Chapter twoCain and Abel
When Adam and Eve left Eden, they went east.
Adam became a farmer.
Soon they had two sons.
The older son was named Cain.1
The younger son was called Abel.
Abel became a shepherd.
All day long he would follow his flock of sheep.2
Cain grew up to be a farmer, like his father.3
He worked hard in the fields.
His hands became rough and dirty.
He thought, “This is very difficult work.
I think it’s easier to be a shepherd.”
Check up
Which has the closest meaning with “be named”?
a. be called
b. be told
c. be followed
Key Words
farmer (n): nông dân
older (adj): lớn hơn, già hơn (younger)
be named: được đặt tên là
shepherd (n): người chăn cừu
all day long: suốt cả ngày
would (past tense of will): sẽ
follow (v): đi theo sau
flock (n): đàn
grow up (v): lớn lên, trưởng thành
like (prep): giống với, như
field (n): cánh đồng
become + adj (v): trở nên (= get + adj)
rough (adj): thô ráp
Key Sentences
1 The older son was named Cain.
2 All day long he would follow his flock of sheep.
3 Cain grew up to be a farmer, like his father.
In Eden, Adam and Eve talked to and thanked God directly.1
But now they had a new way.
They would give precious things to God.
They made a fire on a stone altar and put the things in the fire.2
This way, they could see the gift going up to heaven in the smoke.3
One day, Adam’s family prepared their gifts to God.
Abel put a fat, young lamb on the altar.
The flames grew large.
This meant that God was pleased with Abel’s present.4
Then Cain put his grains and green herbs on the fire.
But the flames became small.
Check up
Choose what does not match with the story.
a. The Adam’s family offered a sacrifice to praise God.
b. Cain offered a fat calf.
c. God liked Abel’s present.
Key Words
directly (adv): trực tiếp
way (n): cách, phương pháp
precious (adj): quý giá, quý báu
make a fire (v): nhóm lửa
altar (n): bệ thờ, bàn thờ
this way: theo cách này
gift (n): món quà
smoke (n): khói
prepare (v): chuẩn bị
lamb (n): con cừu non
mean (v): có nghĩa là
(mean - meant - meant)
flame (n): ngọn lửa
be pleased with: hài lòng với
present (n): món quà
grain (n): ngũ cốc
herb (n): cỏ
Key Sentences
1 In Eden, Adam and Eve talked to and thanked God directly.
2 They made a fire on a stone altar and put the things in the fire.
3 This way, they could see the gift going up to heaven in the smoke.
4 This meant that God was pleased with Abel’s present.
Cain was angry.
He saw that the Lord took Abel’s gift easily.
But God would not accept Cain’s gift.1
Cain told Abel to meet him in a lonely field.
When Abel came, Cain killed him.
God called out to Cain,
“Why did you kill your brother?
No plants will grow for you anymore.2
You will move around the earth to find food.”
Cain replied, “Oh Lord, it is too much.
People will kill me when they see me on the street.”
God said, “I will put a mark on your forehead.3
It will be a warning.
If anyone kills you, I will punish him.
But this mark will also make people remember your crime.”4
So Cain left his home.
Some people say he went to the land of Nod.
Check up
From the text, find the word with the similar meaning of “take.”
__________________
Key Words
the Lord (n): Chúa trời (= God)
accept (v): nhận, chấp nhận
lonely (adj): vắng vẻ
call out (v): gọi to
anymore (adv): nữa
move around (v): đi khắp nơi
reply (v): đáp lại, trả lời
(reply - replied - replied)
too much: quá nhiều
mark (n): dấu, vết
forehead (n): trán
warning (n): lời cảnh báo
punish (v): trừng phạt
remember (v): nhớ
crime (n): tội, tội ác
Key Sentences
1 But God would not accept Cain’s gift.
2 No plants will grow for you anymore.
3 I will put a mark on your forehead.
4 But this mark will also make people remember your crime.
Noah’s Ark
God was upset.
Everywhere He looked, people were evil.
God decided He would destroy everyone and everything on Earth.1
“I will start again,” He thought.
There was only one man that God liked.2
His name was Noah.
God came to Noah, and ordered him to build a big boat.
He told Noah that He would cover the Earth with water.3
Noah and his sons started to work on the boat.4
Other people laughed at him.
Noah tried to warn them about the flood, but they just laughed harder.5
Key Words
ark (n): thuyền lớn
upset (adj): buồn bực, tức giận
evil (adj): xấu xa
decide (v): quyết định
destroy (v): tiêu diệt, tàn phá
order (v): ra lệnh, yêu cầu
build (v): làm, tạo ra
(build - built - built)
work on (v): nỗ lực làm việc
laugh at (v): cười nhạo
try to (v): cố gắng
warn (v): cảnh báo
flood (n): nạn lụt
Key Sentences
1 God decided He would destroy everyone and everything on Earth.
2 There was only one man that God liked.
3 He told Noah that he would cover the Earth with water.
4 Noah and his sons started to work on the boat.
5 Noah tried to warn them about the flood, but they just laughed harder.
Finally the boat was finished.
God came to Noah and said, “Gather enough food for you and your family.1
And bring two of every animal into the boat.”
After Noah did what God told him, it began to rain.2
This was a big, heavy rain.
Soon the land was covered with water.
Only Noah, his family, and the animals on the boat were alive.
It rained for forty days and forty nights.
As the clouds cleared, the waters began to drop.3
After one hundred and fifty days,
Noah’s boat touched land.4
Noah saw that they were on mount Ararat.
Noah and his family made a new home near the mountain.
Then they gave precious gifts to God.
Choose what does not match with the story.
Noah reached land in 40 days since the rain.
Only people and animals on Noah’s ark survived.
Noah built a new home.
Key Words
finally (adv): cuối cùng
gather (v): gom
enough (adj): đủ
bring… into (v): mang… vào trong
(bring - brought - brought)
as (conj): khi, lúc
heavy (adj): nặng, lớn, to
be covered with: được bao phủ bởi
alive (adj): còn sống
clear (v): quang đãng
drop (v): rơi xuống
(drop - dropped - dropped)
touch (v): đụng phải, đến
Mount (n): Núi
make a home (v): xây nhà
Key Sentences
1 Gather enough food for you and your family.
2 After Noah did what God told him, it began to rain.
3 As the clouds cleared, the waters began to drop.
4 After one hundred and fifty days, Noah’s boat touched land.
Tower of Babel
Noah had many children.
Those children had more children.
Soon there were thousands of people again in the world.1
They went around the earth, looking for a good place to live.2
Soon these people came to the valley of Shinar.
They found a lot of clay and water there.
“Let’s make bricks,” they said.
“We can build a tall tower.”
“Let’s build a tower all the way up to heaven!”3
The people were very excited.
They started to make many bricks and the tower rose up higher and higher.
Check up
Complete the following sentence.
The people made bricks to build a _____________ up to heaven.
Key Words
thousands of: hàng ngàn
go around (v): đi vòng quanh
look for (v): tìm kiếm
valley (n): thung lũng
a lot of: rất nhiều
clay (n): đất sét
brick (n): gạch
tower (n): tháp
all the way: dọc theo đường đi
up to: dẫn tới
excited (adj): hào hứng
rise up (v): nhô lên
(rise - rose - risen)
Key Sentences
1 Soon there were thousands of people again in the world.
2 They went around the earth, looking for a good place to live.
3 Let’s build a tower all the way up to heaven!
One day, God looked down and saw the tower.
“These people have become too proud,” said God.
“They think they can touch heaven by building bricks.”1
God decided to teach these people a lesson.
“Let’s see if they can work together in different languages,”2 said God.
As soon as He spoke, the people became confused.3
They could not understand each other.
Everywhere, people were making strange sounds.4
The work stopped.
The people became afraid and left the valley.
The tower these people built was called Babel.
Never again did all the people of the earth share the same language.
Key Words
look down (v): nhìn xuống dưới
proud (adj): kiêu ngạo, tự đắc
teach a lesson: dạy một bài học
see if (v): thử xem liệu rằng
language (n): ngôn ngữ, tiếng
as soon as: ngay khi
confused (adj): lúng túng, bối rối
understand (v): hiểu
each other: lẫn nhau
make a sound (v): tạo thành âm thanh
strange (adj): kỳ lạ
share (v): chia sẻ
Key Sentences
1 They think they can touch heaven by building bricks.
2 Let’s see if they can work together in different languages.
3 As soon as He spoke, the people became confused.
4 Everywhere, people were making strange sounds.
Comprehension Quiz
A. Circle the words related to the tower of Babel.
B. Like the example, complete the sentences by filling in the right number.
ex. God worked for six days.
1. It rained for ___________ days and ___________ nights.
2. ___________ of each animal were brought into Noah’s boat.
3. Noah’s boat floated for ___________ days after it stopped raining.
C. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the past tense.
grow - be - caused - take - feel
1. The flood _________________ by rain.
2. Abel _________________ care of sheep.
3. Cain _________________ grain.
4. Cain _________________ angry with Abel.
D. Mark ‘T’ if true or ‘F’ if false.
1. The workers on the Tower of Babel lost their voices. T...F
2. God marked Cain’s forehead to protect him. T...F
3. Noah died on his boat, but his sons survived. T...F
E. Put the sentences in order.
1. The people started building the Tower of Babel.
2. Noah’s children grew in numbers.
4. The Earth was covered in a flood.
5. Everyone suddenly spoke a different language.
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