MORE SPOKEN ENGLISH -- JESUS’ FOLLOWERS:  #4  A Religious Festival (part 1)

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<< For help understanding the meaning, read this story from a Bible written in your language.  The story is found in:

Acts 2:1-4



V V V V JESUS’ FOLLOWERS  (jf-4.txt / jf-4.mp3) V V V V


When the day of Pentecost came,  (When the day of Pentecost came,)

all the believers were gathered together in one place.  (all the believers were gathered together in one place.)

When the day of Pentecost came, all the believers were gathered together in one place.  (When the day of Pentecost came, all the believers were gathered together in one place.)

When the day of Pentecost came, all the believers were gathered together in one place.  (When the day of Pentecost came, all the believers were gathered together in one place.)

Suddenly there was a noise from the sky  (Suddenly there was a noise from the sky)

which sounded like a strong wind blowing,  (which sounded like a strong wind blowing,)

Suddenly there was a noise from the sky which sounded like a strong wind blowing,  (Suddenly there was a noise from the sky which sounded like a strong wind blowing,)

Suddenly there was a noise from the sky which sounded like a strong wind blowing,  (Suddenly there was a noise from the sky which sounded like a strong wind blowing,)

and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.  (and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.)

and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.  (and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.)

Suddenly there was a noise from the sky which sounded like a strong wind blowing, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.  (Suddenly there was a noise from the sky which sounded like a strong wind blowing, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.)

Suddenly there was a noise from the sky which sounded like a strong wind blowing, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.  (Suddenly there was a noise from the sky which sounded like a strong wind blowing, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.)

Then they saw what looked like tongues of fire  (Then they saw what looked like tongues of fire)

which spread out and touched each person there.  (which spread out and touched each person there.)

Then they saw what looked like tongues of fire which spread out and touched each person there.  (Then they saw what looked like tongues of fire which spread out and touched each person there.)

Then they saw what looked like tongues of fire which spread out and touched each person there.  (Then they saw what looked like tongues of fire which spread out and touched each person there.)

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit  (They were all filled with the Holy Spirit)

and began to talk in other languages,  (and began to talk in other languages,)

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to talk in other languages,  (They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to talk in other languages,)

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to talk in other languages,  (They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to talk in other languages,)

as the Spirit enabled them to speak.  (as the Spirit enabled them to speak.)

as the Spirit enabled them to speak.  (as the Spirit enabled them to speak.)

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to talk in other languages, as the Spirit enabled them to speak.  (They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to talk in other languages, as the Spirit enabled them to speak.)

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to talk in other languages, as the Spirit enabled them to speak.  (They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to talk in other languages, as the Spirit enabled them to speak.)


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VOCABULARY  (Suggestion: To understand the meaning better, read  Acts 2:1-4 from a Bible written in your language.)

a (an)
all
and
as
began (to begin)
believer
blowing (to blow)
came (to come)
day
each
enabled (to enable)
filled (to fill)
fire
from
gathered (to gather)
holy (Holy Spirit = a name)
house
in
it
language
like (to be like)
looked (to look)
noise
of
one
other
out
Pentecost (= a religious festival)
person
place
saw (to see)
sitting (to sit)
sky
sounded (to sound)
speak (to speak)
spirit (Holy Spirit = a name)
spread (to spread)
strong (strong, stronger, strongest, strongly)
suddenly (sudden, more, most sudden, suddenly)
talk (to talk)
the
them
then
there
they
to
to be
to be like
to begin
to blow
to come
to enable
to fill
to gather
to look
to see
to sit
to sound
to speak
to spread
to talk
to touch
together
tongue
touched (to touch)
was (to be)
were (to be)
what
when
where
which
whole
wind
with