Wednesday, the thirteenth of January
Theme:The Time Line
1.
Pre-reading task
T.: Today we are going to learn about the time line and the usage of the time line.
How did people orient in the historical events?
What things did people help to orient in the
historical events?
What measurement units of time did you know?
T.:
In order to understand history, it is important to know whether Jesus’ death on
the Cross occurred before or after Abraham lived on Earth. Look at the
blackboard:
B.C. – before Christ’s birth
A.D. – after Christ’s
birth
T.: Let's read and translate the text “The Time
Line”
The Time Line
A special line called a
"time line" helps us know the order in which historical events took
place. In order to understand history, it is important to know whether Abraham
lived before or after the Great Flood of Noah's day. It is also important to
know whether Jesus' death on the Cross occurred before or after Abraham lived
on Earth. A time line helps us learn the order in which events occurred.
The birth of Jesus Christ is a dividing
point in time. Dates before Christ's coming to Earth have B.C. after them,
which means "before Christ." In other words, 400 B.C. means 400 years
before Christ came to Earth. Sometimes dates in history after Christ came to
Earth have the letters A.D. in front of the year, such as A.D. 400.
We can
often be more exact in fixing A.D. dates on the time line than B.C. dates. One
reason we cannot be exact in fixing some B.C. dates is that few historical
records of those times exist. We must remember that any records from before the
Great Flood of Genesis would have been washed away and no longer exist.
With many B.C. dates, we know the order in
which those events occurred, but we do not know the exact date when they
occurred. For example, we know that Creation Week was the very first event in
history. God's story of history began at Creation. However we do not know the
exact date of Creation. Many believe Creation Week occurred somewhere between
4000 and 6000 B.C.
We do not
know the exact date of the Flood, but we do know that the Flood took place
after Creation. We also know that the Flood took place before Abraham's time,
and we know that Abraham lived before the time of Christ.
On the time line
above, you can see several important historical events and the order in which
they occurred. As we study American history, we will add a number of historical
events to our time line.
While-reading task
T.:
While reading the text, be ready to explain what B.C. and A.D. mean.
Post-reading task
2. Speaking
T.:
You have just read the text. Now, please, answer my questions according to the
text:
What is the time line?
What is a dividing point in time?
What does A.D. mean?
What does B.C. mean?
What important historical events can you name?
3 .Writing
T.:
You have got the cards and your task is to fill in the blanks with the right
answers (card #1):
2. B.C., which stands for …………, is the time
before Christ’s coming to Earth.
3. Sometimes dates in history after Christ came
to Earth have the letters …… in front of the year.
4. We can often be more exact in fixing …….
dates than ………. dates.
5. We cannot be exact in fixing some B.C. dates
because few ……………of those times exist.
6. With many B.C. dates, we know the …………in
which events occurred, but we do not know the exact date.
Card #1
Fill in the blanks
with the right answers.
2. B.C., which stands for …………, is the time
before Christ’s coming to Earth.
3. Sometimes dates in history after Christ came
to Earth have the letters …… in front of the year.
4. We can often be more exact in fixing …….
dates than ………. dates.
5. We cannot be exact in fixing some B.C. dates
because few ……………of those times exist.
6. With many B.C. dates, we know the …………in
which events occurred, but we do not know the exact date.
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