Word check. 1. to take notice of – to pay attention to;

Ex. 1.Word extension

1. to take notice of – to pay attention to;

2. fulfillment – doing smth. to the required standard;

3. to get along – agree; to be friendly or in harmony;

4. obedience – doing, willing to do what one is told to do, submission to the law;

5. to preach – to teach;

6. to prohibit – to forbid, say that smth. must not be done;

7. to observe – to follow, to keep;

8. devout – paying serious attention to religious duties, sincere;

9. commandment – one of the ten laws given by god to Moses.

Ex. 2.Match the words in column A with their definitions in column B.

Ex. 3.Complete the sentences, use the words and expression from the text.

1. At first few people in the Roman Empire … much … of this small band of believers.

2. Besides telling stories about Jesus … tells about the birth and early development of Christianity.

3. The Christians felt that their faith was the … of Judaism.

4. Since the … the scattering of Jewish settlements throughout the Mediterranean that began in the 500s B.C.

5. The Jews and Gentiles did not always … .

6. The early Christians concentrated on trying to … other Jews.

7. The Christians insisted that belief in Jesus and Jesus’ love was more important than strict … to Jewish law.

8. That was Peter, a … who had been chosen by Jesus to spread his teachings.

9. Jewish law … Jews from eating food that was not prepared according to their rules.

10. One of the first to set off on this mission was Saul, the former … of Christians.

11. Because Paul was a … Jew he could speak to fellow Jews and be heard.

12. Paul said that people needed to accept Jesus as their … .

13. Paul also insisted that Gentile converts to Christianity did not have to … all the Jewish laws.

14. Paul was becoming a … in the eyes of the Roman authorities.

15. For centuries Jews had lived by the … of God.

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Words for reference: trouble maker, observe, savior, take notice, New Testament, fulfillment, Diaspora, Gentiles, get along, to convert, obedience, disciple, prohibited, devout, persecutor, commandments.