Listening Practice:

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

13 It was almost time for the Festival, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.

14 There in the Temple he found people selling cattle, sheep and , and also the moneychangers sitting at their tables.

15 So he made a from cords and drove all the animals out of the Temple, both the sheep and the ; he overturned the tables of the moneychangers and their coins;

16 and he ordered those who sold pigeons, "Take them out of here! making my Father's house a marketplace!"

17 His disciples remembered that the scripture says, "My to your house, O God, burns in me like a fire."

18 The Jewish came back at him with a question, "What miracle can you perform to show us that you have the to do this?"

19 "Tear down this Temple, and in three days I will build it again."

20 "Are you going to it again in three days?" "It has taken years to build this temple."

21 But the temple Jesus was speaking about was his .

22 So when he was raised from death, his disciples that he had said this, and they believed the scripture and what Jesus had said.

23 While Jesus was in Jerusalem during the Passover , many believed in him as they saw the he performed.

True or False Questions: Write True or False before each statement. If the statement is false, make a correct statement.

1. This happened just after the Passover Festival.
2. Jesus's disciples were with Him in Jerusalem.
3. It took three days to build the Temple.
4. The Jewish leaders were upset with Jesus for doing this.
5. Jesus did many miracles during this visit to Jerusalem.

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. Horseback riders use to make their horses run faster.
2. I still my first day at school as a little boy.
3. are raised for meat, milk, and leather.
4. The newspapers in the wind.
5. She is full of to her family.
6. People in the park threw bread crumbs to the .

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

1. What words did Jesus use to describe the Temple in Jerusalem?
2. What kinds of activities did Jesus find the people doing in the Temple area?
3. Why do you think there were moneychangers in the Temple?
4. What do you use coins for these days?
5. How did Jesus drive the animals and moneychangers out of the Temple?
6. Why do you think Jesus was so angry?
7. What miracle did Jesus say would prove He had authority to drive the sellers from the Temple?
8. Jesus compared Himself to the Temple. Describe some similarities between Jesus and the Temple. We often think anger is a bad emotion, but Jesus was right to be angry in this situation. Give some other examples of good or righteous anger.