Advanced Lesson 4 -
Peter Is Rescued
Vocabulary Exercise
In this vocabulary exercise for the story Peter Is Rescued, we’ll look at five vocabulary words and phrases. This exercise is the third part of Advanced Lesson 4, or you can do it as an individual vocabulary exercise.
Read the word, study the definition, and listen to how the word is pronounced. Then, listen to how it is used in the sample sentences.
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1. be to (do something)
bi tu (phrase)
used for telling what is going to happen in the future [NOTE: be sure to conjugate the “be” verb according to the subject and tense.]
Remember that I was the one who gave you the Sabbath. That’s why on the sixth day I provide enough bread for two days. Everyone is to stay home and rest on the Sabbath. (Genesis 16:29 CEV)
Then the gold and silver things that Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple and brought to Babylonia are to be returned to their proper places. (Ezra 6:5 CEV)
vocabulary word – be to (do something)
2. fall off
ˈfɔl ɔf (phrasal verb)
to become detached or drop from; to decrease in size, number, etc.
Don’t strip your grapevines clean or gather the grapes that fall off the vines. Leave them for the poor and for those foreigners who live among you. I am the Lord your God. (Leviticus 19:10 CEV)
Elijah’s coat had fallen off, so Elisha picked it up and walked back to the Jordan River.
(2 Kings 2:13 CEV)
vocabulary word – fall off
3. too (adjective) to (do something)
used for saying that something is not possible because someone or something is excessively _____ (adjective)
Godless people are too angry to ask God for help when he punishes them. (Job 36:13 CEV)
Some people are too lazy to fix a leaky roof—then the house collapses. (Ecclesiastes 10:18 CEV)
vocabulary word – too (adjective) to (do something)
4. motion
ˈmoʊ ʃən (verb, also noun)
to direct or signal by a gesture, usually with the hand
When he did come out, he could not speak, and they knew he had seen a vision. He motioned to them with his hands, but did not say a thing. (Luke 1:22 CEV)
Paul got up. He motioned with his hand and said: People of Israel, and everyone else who worships God, listen! (Acts 13:16 CEV)
vocabulary word – motion
5. on guard
ɔn gɑrd (adjectival phrase)
alert and watchful (also “on one’s guard”)
Be on guard! Don’t turn to evil as a way of escape. (Job 36:21 CEV)
Homeowners never know when a thief is coming, and they are always on guard to keep one from breaking in. (Matthew 24:43 CEV)
vocabulary word – on guard
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