Listening Practice:

Watch the video clip again and fill in the missing words from the dropdown box:

1 Early on Sunday morning, while it was still , Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the had been taken away from the entrance.

2 She went running to Simon Peter and the disciple, whom Jesus loved , "They have the Lord from the tomb, and we don't know they have put him!"

3 Then Peter and the other disciple went to the tomb.

4 The of them were running, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and the tomb first.

5 He bent over and saw the cloths, but he did not go in.

6 Behind him came Simon Peter, and he went straight into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there

7 and the which had been around Jesus' head. It was not lying with the linen cloths but was up by itself.

8 Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in; he saw and

9 (They still did not understand the scripture which said that he must from death.)

10 Then the disciples went back home.

11 Mary stood outside the tomb. While she was still crying, she bent over and looked in the tomb

12 and saw two there dressed in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been, one at the and the other at the feet.

13 "Woman, why are you crying?" they asked her. "They have taken my Lord and I do not know where they have put him!"

14 Then she turned around and saw Jesus there; but she did not know that it was Jesus.

15 "Woman, why are you crying?" "Who is it that you are for?" She thought he was the , so she said to him, "If you took him away, sir, tell me where you have him, and I will go and get him."

16 "Mary!" She turned toward him and said in , "Rabboni!" (This means "Teacher.")

17 "Do not hold on to me because I have not yet gone back up to the Father. But go to my and tell them that I am returning to him who is my Father and Father, my God and their God."

18 So Mary Magdalene went and told the that she had seen the Lord and to them what he had told her.

Matching exercise: Match the words on the left with the definitions on the right:

Completion exercise: Complete these sentences with words from the exercise above: (Hint: you may need to change the form of the word.)

1. Can you the top shelf of books?
2. The ball across the football field.
3. She over and picked up a piece of paper from the floor.
4. If I were a I'd grow lots of tomatoes and peppers.
5. I early every morning.
6. When my neighbor returned from Asia, she many stories about her trip.
7. of many kinds are found in the Bible.
8. The castles in Europe are made of .

Comprehension and discussion questions: Discuss these questions in your group or with a partner.

1. On what day did Jesus rise from death?
2. What did Mary think when she saw the tomb had been opened?
3. What did the disciples see inside the tomb?
4. Who did Mary see when she looked inside the tomb later?
5. When a man spoke to her, who did Mary think he was?
6. Why do you think Mary did not recognize Jesus immediately?
7. What did Jesus want the other disciples to understand about God?
8. What does Jesus' rising from death teach us about Him?