Watch and Discuss:

As you watch, take notes and be prepared to answer the following questions after you watch the video:

1. Where is Sarah sitting at the start of the video clip? Abraham?
2. What's the weather like on this day?
3. What animals do you see in this clip?
4. What colour is Sarah's headscarf?
5. What does Abraham get from inside the tent?
6. What do Abraham and Isaac carry with them up the mountain?
7. What do they use to build an altar?

Listening Practice:

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

Sarah: Let me make you some , Isaac.

Narrator: After years of struggle, Abraham has learned that to be chosen by God is a blessing and a test. He must his faith again and again.

Abraham: A sacrifice. No. No. Have I not shown you enough faith? Isaac.

Sarah: Eat up. When you have children of your own, you'll want them to grow up as big and... Abraham? What's the ?

Abraham: God wants a . My boy, come with me.

Isaac: Father, we have the . But where's the lamb?

Abraham: The Lord will provide a sacrifice, my son.

Sarah: Did Abraham take a ?

Man: No, mistress.

Abraham: Bring the wood.

Isaac: What are you doing? You're hurting me, father.

Abraham: Isaac, we must in God.

Isaac: No. Please. No. Please. Please. Please, father.

Abraham: me.

Isaac: Please.

Male voice: Abraham!

Abraham: A sacrifice. Oh, my boy, my boy, my boy.

Sarah: No. No. Isaac!

Isaac: Mother!

Narrator: Abraham has passed the ultimate . He will become the father of God's nation. Now it's up to Isaac. He will have a son called Jacob. God will him Israel. The promise of descendants as numerous as the stars is coming .

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. He forgot his wife's birthday, but she him.
2. Our teacher gave us a spelling .
3. I you to do as I say and not argue.
4. He how old he was by showing his driver's license.
5. The parents made many , such as wearing old clothes, to pay for their children's university education.
6. A science building was the "Einstein Building" in honor of the great physicist.
7. The family had roast leg of for dinner.
8. What she says is because witnesses saw it too.

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

1. What did God ask Abraham to do?
2. What question did Isaac ask as he and his dad climbed the Mountain?
3. How do you think Isaac felt as he watched Abraham kill and sacrifice the lamb God had provided?
4. After nearly dying on that mountain that day, how do you think that experience might have affected Isaac for the rest of his very long life?
5. Remembering earlier lessons, why do you think God gave Abraham such a difficult test to test his faith?
6. How do you think this experience affected Abraham?
7. Bible historians tell us that, Jerusalem, the city where Jesus was crucified thousands of years later was built on this mountain. What are some similarities between the death of Jesus and this event?