The Gospel of John Chapter 6 Verses 2 - 14
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Listening Practice:

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


2 A large crowd him, because they had seen his miracles of healing the sick.

3 Jesus went up a and sat down with his disciples.

4 The time for the Passover Festival was .

5 Jesus looked around and saw that a large crowd was coming to him. "Where can we buy enough food to all these people?

6 (He said this to Philip; actually he already knew what he would do.)

7 "For everyone to have even a little, it would take more than two hundred coins to buy enough bread."

8 Another one of his disciples, Andrew, who was Simon Peter's brother, said,

9 "There is a boy here who has five of barley bread and two fish. But they will certainly not be enough for all these people."

10 "Make the peo ple sit down," (There was a lot of there.) So all the people sat down; there were about five thousand men.

11 Jesus took the bread, gave thanks to God, and it to the people who were sitting there. He did the same with the fish, and they all had as much as they wanted.

12 When they were all full, he said to his disciples, " the pieces left over; let us not waste a bit."

13 So they gathered them all and filled twelve with the pieces left over from the five barley loaves which the people had eaten.

14 Seeing this miracle that Jesus had , the people there said, "Surely this is the Prophet who was to come into the world!"

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

  1. The people followed Jesus because they were hungry .
  2. Andrew and Simon Peter were brothers .
  3. A boy had two loaves of barley bread and five small fish .
  4. Five thousand people were fed.
  5. There was lots of bread left over .

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

  1. silver
  2. barley
  3. grass
  4. distribute
  5. gather
  6. basket
  7. test
  • a. any of a variety of green plants that cover the ground
  • b. to examine someone
  • c. an open, light-weight container made of straw, reeds, or strips of wood
  • d. a white, shiny, metallic element used for making jewelry, knives, forks, spoons, and other objects
  • e. a grain used for food and drink
  • f. to give out or deal out
  • g. to bring together

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

  1. She put dirty clothes in a laundry .
  2. The state people who want to get a driver's license.
  3. I had mushroom and soup for lunch.
  4. The government free food to the poor.
  5. He his clothes together and packed them in the suitcase .
  6. My grandmother has a bracelet on her wrist.

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

  1. Where did Jesus and His disciples go?
  2. When did this event take place?
  3. Why did crowds always follow Jesus wherever He went?
  4. What did Philip think when Jesus suggested they feed all the people?
  5. What did Andrew do when Jesus suggested they feed all the people?
  6. If Jesus already knew what He would do, why did he ask the disciples for advice?
  7. About how many people were fed from five loaves of barley bread and two fish?
  8. How much food was left over?
  9. How do you think the disciples felt as the gathered up the left-over food?
  10. What lessons did Jesus want to teach his disciples and all the people through this miracle?
  11. After this, what did the people say about Jesus?
  12. What do you think about Jesus?
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