Lesson:Essentials/58

Grammar

1. Complete with as or like:

Used for belonging to, relating to, or connected with:

   The secret of this game is that you can’t ever win.
   The highlight of the show is at the end.
   The first page of the book describes the author’s profile.
   Don’t touch it. That’s the bag of my friend’s sister.
   I always dreamed of being rich and famous.

Used to indicate reference:

   I got married in the summer of 2000.
   This is a picture of my family.
   I got a discount of 10 percent on the purchase.

Used to indicate an amount or number:

   I drank three cups of milk.
   A large number of people gathered to protest.
   I had only four hours of sleep during the last two days.
   He got a perfect score of 5 on his writing assignment.

Conversation

1. How would you define a "religion"?
2. Do most people work out a religion for themselves or simply follow their ancestors' religion?
3. What characteristics are common in fundamentalist religious groups?
4. Should religion be taught in schools? Why? Why not?
5. What positive things do religions do today?
6. What negative things do religions do today?
7. Do you think that religious people are happier? Why? Why not?
8. What do you think of the idea of hell?
9. What do you think of the idea of heaven?
10. In what areas does religion have an impact in your country?

Vocabulary

Religion

• Mosque
• Minaret
• Heaven
• Angel
• Halo
• Hell
• Devil
• Pitchfork
• Demon
• Church
• Steeple
• Stained glass window
• Bell
• Bible
• Cross
• Podium
• Preacher
• Altar
• Chalice
• Candle
• Organ
• Choir
• Cathedral
• Monk
• Nun

http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/religion/

Review

2. Rewrite the sentences following the model.

• That roller coaster is as tall as the ferris wheel. / elevator / not
  • That roller coaster is as tall as the elevator.
  • That roller coaster is not as tall as the elevator.

3. Look at the picture and write sentences with them:

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3. 
   
   
   
4. 
   
   
   
5. 
   
   
   
6. 
   
   
   
7. 
   
   
   

4. Sentence listening

Answers

5. Read the text and answer the questions below:

Religion


A religion is an organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence. Many religions have narratives, symbols, and sacred histories that are intended to explain the meaning of life and/or to explain the origin of life or the Universe. From their beliefs about the cosmos and human nature, people derive morality, ethics, religious laws or a preferred lifestyle. According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.
The word religion is sometimes used interchangeably with faith, belief system or sometimes set of duties; A global 2012 poll reports that 59% of the world's population is religious, and 36% are not religious, including 13% who are atheists, with a 9% decrease in religious belief from 2005. On average, women are more religious than men. Some people follow multiple religions or multiple religious principles at the same time.

DT   belief

DT   narrative

DT   sacred

DT   intend

DT   morality

DT   ethics

DT   derive

DT   roughly

DT   interchangeable

DT   duties

DT   atheist

DT   decrease

DT   average

1. What is a religion?
2. What do most of reilgions have?
3. What are the discussions usually about in reiligious meetings?
4. How many religions are there in the world?
5. How much percent of the population are religious?
6. Who are the more religious men or women? Do you wonder why?
7. Are you a religious person?

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