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READ
World Religion Day takes place every year on the third Sunday in January. Its aim is to help people understand religions other than their own. It hopes to promote understanding and harmony by focusing on the things that are common to all religions. Things like love, forgiveness, treating others with respect and protecting our world. The World Religion Day website says that "Religion must be the cause of unity". The site also says that World Religion Day is “dedicated towards encouraging the leaders and followers of every religion to acknowledge the similarities in each of our sacred Faiths.” World Religion Day is a time for all of us to understand that we are all one people of the Earth and we must act and work together for peace.
On World Religion Day, it is a good idea to understand how similar the great world religions are in their beliefs. Look at these writings from different religions. Are they similar to your own religion’s teaching? Buddhism states: “Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.” This is similar to Christianity, which teaches us to: “Do unto others as you would have them do to you,” and Judaism: What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man.” The Baha’I Faith tells us that: “Blessed is he who prefers his brother before himself.” This teaching is very similar to Islam, which says: “No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.” In Sikhism "No one is my enemy, none a stranger and everyone is my friend."
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PHRASE MATCH
Match the following phrases from the article.
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on the third Sunday
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and harmony
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help people understand religions other
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in January
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It hopes to promote understanding
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together for peace
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treating others
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our sacred Faiths
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acknowledge the similarities in each of
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than their own
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we must act and work
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with respect
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understand how similar the great
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to Christianity
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similar to your own religion’s
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similar to Islam
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This is similar
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before himself
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Blessed is he who prefers his brother
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and everyone is my friend
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This teaching is very
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No one is my enemy, none a stranger
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LISTENING GAP FILL
World Religion Day takes place every _________________ Sunday in January. Its aim is to help people understand religions _________________. It hopes to promote understanding and harmony by focusing on the things that _________________ religions. Things like love, forgiveness, treating others with respect and protecting our world. The World Religion Day website says that "Religion must _________________ ". The site also says that World Religion Day is “dedicated towards encouraging the leaders and followers of every religion to acknowledge _________________ each of our sacred Faiths.” World Religion Day is a time for all of us to understand that we are all one people of the Earth and ___________________ together for peace.
On World Religion Day, it is _________________ understand how similar the great world religions _________________. Look at these writings from different religions. Are they similar to your own religion’s teaching? Buddhism states: “Hurt not others _________________ yourself would find hurtful.” This is similar to Christianity, which teaches us to: “Do unto others as you would have them do to you,” and Judaism: What is hateful to you, do not _________________.” The Baha’I Faith tells us that: “Blessed is he who prefers his brother before himself.” This teaching _________________ Islam, which says: “No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.” In Sikhism "No _________________, none a stranger and everyone is my friend."
WHILE READING / LISTENING GAP FILL
Put the words into the gaps in the text.
World Religion Day takes __________ every year on the third Sunday in January. Its aim is to help people understand religions __________ than their own. It hopes to promote understanding and harmony by focusing on the things that are __________ to all religions. Things like love, forgiveness, treating others with __________ and protecting our world. The World Religion Day website says that "Religion must be the __________ of unity". The site also says that World Religion Day is “dedicated towards encouraging the leaders and __________ of every religion to acknowledge the similarities in each of our sacred Faiths.” World Religion Day is a __________ for all of us to understand that we are all one people of the Earth and we must act and work together for __________.
followers respect common peace place cause time other
On World Religion Day, it is a good __________ to understand how similar the great world religions are in their __________. Look at these writings from __________ religions. Are they similar to your own religion’s teaching? Buddhism states: “Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would __________ hurtful.” This is similar to Christianity, which teaches us to: “Do unto others as you would have them do to you,” and Judaism: What is hateful to you, do not to your __________ man.” The Baha’I Faith tells us that: “Blessed is he who prefers his brother before __________.” This teaching is very similar to Islam, which says: “No one of you is a believer until he __________ for his brother that which he desires for himself.” In Sikhism "No one is my __________, none a stranger and everyone is my friend."
fellow find desires different idea enemy himself beliefs
CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD
Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics.
World Religion Day takes placed / place every year on the third Sunday in January. Its aim is to help people understand religions another / other than their own. It hopes to promote understanding and harmony by focusing on the things that are / aren’t common to all religions. Things like love, forgiveness, treating others without / with respect and protecting our world. The World Religion Day website says that "Religion must be the because / cause of unity". The site also says that World Religion Day is “dedicated towards encouraging the leaders and followers of every religion for / to acknowledge the similarities in each of our sacred Faiths.” World Religion Day is a time for every / all of us to understand that we are all one people of the Earth and we must act and work together to / for peace.
On World Religion Day, it is a good idea / ideas to understand how similar / similarity the great world religions are in their beliefs. Look at these writings / written from different religions. Are they similar to your own religion’s teaching / teachers? Buddhism states: “Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.” This is similar to Christianity, which teaches / teach us to: “Do unto others as you would have them do to you,” and Judaism: What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man.” The Baha’I Faith tells / telling us that: “Blessed is he who prefers his brother before himself.” This teaching is very similar to Islam, which says: “No one of you is a belief / believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.” In Sikhism "No one is my enemy, none / no a stranger and everyone is my friend."
MULTIPLE CHOICE
World Religion Day takes (1) ____ every year on the third Sunday in January. Its aim is to help people understand religions (2) ____ than their own. It hopes to promote understanding and harmony by focusing on the things that are common to (3) ____ religions. Things like love, forgiveness, treating others (4) ____ respect and protecting our world. The World Religion Day website says that "Religion must be the cause of (5) ____ ". The site also says that World Religion Day is “dedicated towards encouraging the leaders and (6) ____ of every religion to acknowledge the similarities in each of our sacred Faiths.” World Religion Day is a time for all of us to understand that we are all one people of the Earth and we must act and work together for peace.
On World Religion Day, it is a good idea to understand how similar the (7) ____ world religions are in their beliefs. Look at these writings from different religions. Are they similar to your own religion’s (8) ____? Buddhism states: “Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find (9) ____.” This is similar to Christianity, which teaches us to: “Do unto others as you would have them do to you,” and Judaism: What is hateful to you, do not to your (10) ____ man.” The Baha’I Faith tells us that: “Blessed is he who prefers his brother before himself.” This teaching is very similar to Islam, which says: “No one of you is a (11) ____ until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.” In Sikhism "No one is my (12) ____, none a stranger and everyone is my friend."
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
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(a)
places
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place
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placed
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placing
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another
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each
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all
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whole
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for
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with
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to
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unity
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unite
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auntie
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followers
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grate
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greet
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great
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teacher
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hurts
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hurtle
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fellows
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believe
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believing
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believer
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enemy
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cousin
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boss
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sibling
SPELLING
Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
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states: “Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.” This is similar to Christianity, which teaches us
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beliefs. Look at these writings from different religions. Are they similar to your own religion’s teaching? Buddhism
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World Religion Day takes place every year on the third Sunday in January. Its aim is to help people understand
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World Religion Day is “dedicated towards encouraging the leaders and followers of every religion to
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all one people of the Earth and we must act and work together for peace.
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fellow man.” The Baha’I Faith tells us that: “Blessed is he who prefers his brother before himself.” This teaching
( )
religions other than their own. It hopes to promote understanding and harmony by focusing on the things
( )
that are common to all religions. Things like love, forgiveness, treating others with respect and protecting our
( )
world. The World Religion Day website says that "Religion must be the cause of unity". The site also says that
( )
acknowledge the similarities in each of our sacred Faiths.” World Religion Day is a time for all of us to understand that we are
( )
On World Religion Day, it is a good idea to understand how similar the great world religions are in their
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desires for himself.” In Sikhism "No one is my enemy, none a stranger and everyone is my friend."
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to: “Do unto others as you would have them do to you,” and Judaism: What is hateful to you, do not to your
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is very similar to Islam, which says: “No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he
SCRAMBLED SENTENCES
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
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similarities the Faiths sacred our of each in
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What to is you hateful
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about World Religion Day. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about World Religion Day. Write about what happens around the world. Include two imaginary interviews with people who did something on this day.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. POSTER: Make your own poster about World Religion Day. Write about what will happen on this day around the world.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
ANSWERS
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