Unit
- 02
THE GOOD SAMARITAN
Come, let us talk about this
story:
1) Look at the points raised
in the questions given below. Talk about them to your partner, the boy or the
girl sitting next to you. Write down what you say
a) The first traveler gave
the robbers a good fight. (True / Not True)
Ans: Not True
b) The man suffered serious injuries. (True / Not True)
Ans: True
c) The sight of the wounded man frightened
the priest. (True / Not True)
Ans: True
d) Describe the pitiable state of the man in
two short sentences.
Ans: The man laid bleeding to death on the
side of the road. He was unable to raise his head to beg for help and he was
moaning.
e) “I don’t want to dirty my hands” Who said
this? To whom?
Ans: This was said by the second passerby and
he said that to himself.
f) “I am sure he is no one I know” was this,
a good reason not to help the wounded man? Justify your answer.
Ans: No, this was not a good reason not to
help the wounded man. Every good human being should help any needed person.
g) Who helped the wounded man?
Ans: The wounded man was helped by a Samaritan, who
was walking along the road.
h) Did this man have a reason not to help the
wounded man? If so, what was it?
Ans: No, this man did not have any reason not
to help the wounded man. As wounded man and Samaritan were enemies for decades
but he kept his enmity side and showed wonderful example of humanity.
i) The fourth traveller had noble and
generous feelings. (True / Not True)
Ans: True
j) There was something special in the fourth
man’s act of kindness. What was it?
Ans: Wounded man and Samaritan were enemies
for decades because he was Jew but Samaritan kept his enmity side and showed
wonderful example of humanity. He showed kindness towards his situation.
k) What first aid did the Samaritan give the
wounded man? What was the beast of burden in the ancient days?
Ans: Samaritan very gently lifted that man’s
head and brushed the dust out of his mouth. He took some water and cleaned the
man’s eyes and gave him some water to drink. He put wine on his wounds to clean
them and make them heal quickly. Then, he carried the man and put him on to his
donkey and brought him into town and arranged an innkeeper to look after him
until he was strong again. The beast of
burden in the ancient days was donkey.
l) The Samaritan was well-to-do. Give two
reasons for this after reading the text.
Ans: The Samaritan had shown pettiness on that wounded man. He carried him on a
donkey to town and arranged an innkeeper to look after him.
m) Who narrated this parable?
Ans: Jesus Christ narrated this parable.
n) What moral lesson did
Jesus teach through this parable?
Ans: The moral lesson Jesus taught though this
parable was to love everybody, especially strangers and those who are in need
of help.
Focus on grammar:
2) Now read these pairs of sentences
carefully. Read them aloud to your partner.
a) The four travelers did not travel together.
b) The robbers attacked one of them.
a) The Samaritan tended the injured man.
b) The injured man did not bleed to death.
a) The Samaritan was generous.
b) He gave money to the innkeeper.
3) Read these sentences carefully and tell
your partner what they mean.
a) If all the four travelers had travelled together, the robbers
would not have attacked them.
b) If the Samaritan had not tended the injured man, he would have
bled to death.
c) If the Samaritan had not been generous he would not have been money
to the innkeeper.
4) Now, working with your partner, re-write
these pairs of sentences as single sentences.
a) i) You
did not ask me for a loan.
ii) I
did not give you a loan.
Ans: Neither did you ask me for a loan nor did I give you one.
b) i) I caught the ball at the boundary line.
ii) They lost the match.
Ans: As I caught the ball at the boundary line then they lost the match.
c) i) She ran very fast.
ii) She caught the chain snatcher.
Ans: She ran very fast to catch the chain snatcher.
Word formation:
Note that the suffix ‘-er’ combines with verbs to form nouns.
5) Working with your partner, write down some
verbs and their noun forms.
Verb Noun
Teach Teacher
Plan Planner
Work Worker
Waive Waiver
Dream Dreamer
Read Reader
Lead Leader
Win Winner
Lose Loser
6. a) Work with your partner, the boy or the
girl sitting next to you, and fill inappropriate words in the blanks.
“Let us hide behind this tree”, said the robber to his companion. “Good place.
We can see the travelers from this end to
that end”, said the second one. “The road is empty,” said the first. “We will have to wait”, said the second.
