Watch and Discuss:

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

1. Where was Moses at the start of the video clip?
2. How did God appear to Moses?
3. Where did God send Moses? Why?
4. Who sat next to Pharaoh?
5. What kind of toy did the boy play with?
6. How many children did Moses’ sister, Miriam, have?

Listening Practice:

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

Voice: Moses. Moses.

Moses: I am here.

Voice: I am the God of Abraham, of Isaac and Jacob.

Moses: You are ?

Voice: I am. I have seen the of my people. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring them out of Egypt.

Moses: But how can I set them free? I'm not a now. I'm nothing.

Voice: I will be with you.

Moses: With your power, I will set my people free.

Narrator: In Egypt, there is a new man on the . Moses' old rival is now Pharaoh.

Pharaoh’s son: Thank you, father.

Pharaoh: One day you will have an of them. Real ones.

Slave master: Come on! Come on!

Moses: Nothing has changed. So much .

Slave master: Hey, you! Hey, you! Back to work! Go on! Move it!

Slave: Wait. Wait. Please. I'll take care of it, master.

What are you doing? Trying to get us all a ?

Who are you? What are you doing here?

Moses: My name is Moses.

Slave: Moses. You are Moses?

Moses: I need to see your .

Slave: Come with me. This man says he's Moses.

Elder: The runaway prince. You're wanted for . If you're who you say you are, why would you return?

Moses: God has sent me. I am here to set you .

Elder: God has sent you?

Moses: Yes. God sent me to speak to you. Have you forgotten God?

Even if you have, He has not you.

Elder: In case you had forgotten, Pharaoh is the only God we have to .

Joshua: And you think he's just going to let us go?

Moses: Who created the earth, the sea, the sky? Who you? Pharaoh or God?

Elder: You're .

Aaron: No. He isn't. He's my brother.

Moses: Aaron.

Aaron: Moses! God sent me a to say you would return. This is Miriam, your sister.

Miriam: Brother. My children.

Moses: My family. My people. Our people. God's people!

Aaron: God's people!

Elder: Old Pharaoh may have been of you, but it's his son you'll have to deal with now.

Joshua: Why would Pharaoh even see you?

Moses: Oh. He'll to see me.

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. Starving people live in .
2. These two sports teams have been for years.
3. On the death of her father King George VI, on 6 February 1952, Elizabeth II took the .
4. A criminal committed when he shot his victim.
5. She is of children and wants to be a school teacher.
6. The town mayor is one of the village .
7. Don't listen to her advice, because she's talking like a person.
8. To clean a rug well, you have to give it a good .

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

1. Why do you think Moses said, “You are real?”
2. At first, why did Moses doubt that he could do what God wanted him to do?
3. What made Moses change his mind?
4. What did Pharaoh mean when he said, “One day you will have an army of them, real ones.”?
5. What did the Israelite elders think of Moses’ plan?
6. Who was Aaron and why was he so happy to see Moses?
7. What things had changed in Egypt during the time Moses was away?
8. Why do you think Moses was sure that Pharaoh would want to see him?