English Class about Spiritual Renewal.pdf

Aula de Inglês sobre renovação espiritual.

1. Spiritual
Renewal
Teacher Carol

2. Predicting
a)Lookatthephotographsofamonastery.Whatdoyouknowaboutmonasteries?Whydo
youthinksomeonewouldchoosetoliveinamonastery?
b)Thenumberofvisitorstomonasteriesandotherspiritualretreatcentershasincreased
dramaticallyoverthepastfewyears.Whydoyouthinkthisishappening?Whydoyou
thinksomeonewouldchoosetovisitamonastery?

3. Modern Monastic Life: Fact or Myth?
oTherearemanyformsofspiritualrenewalinmodernlife.Manypeoplepracticesmall
dailyritualssuchasintentionallyremainingquietorspendingtimealone;agrowing
numberofpeoplechoosetoretreatfromsocietyfromafewdays,oftenbyvisitinga
spiritualcommunity;andafewpeoplewithdrawfrommainstreamsocietytoliveina
monastery.Whatdoyouknowaboutmodernmonasticlife?
oReadtheparagraphbelow.Thenreadthelistofstatements.WriteF(fact)orM(myth)
beforeeachstatement.Therearethreeofeach.Thencompareyouranswerswiththoseof
aclassmate.
o“Amonasteryisaplaceoccupiedbyacommunityofpeople,calledmonks(males)ornuns
(females),whofollowstrictreligiousvows,orpromises.Monasteriestranscendcultural,
national,andreligiousboundaries:thereareBuddhist,Indian,Christian,hermit,and
wanderingmonks.Allmonasteriesthroughouttheworldshareasimilarcommitment:
brotherlyorsisterlylove,harmony,prayer,andcommunalwork.”

4. Modern Monastic Life: Fact or Myth?
1.Mostmonksandnunsarequiet,introvertedpeople.
2.Monksandnunsneverretireandgenerallyworkuntil
theydie.
3.Monksandnunshavemadefewcontributionstothe
outsideworld,sincetheydevotethemselvestoaninner,
spiritualworld.
4.Monksandnunsarechosenfrombirthtobecomemonks
andnunsbythefamilyorthecommunity.
5.Itisnotnecessaryformonksandnunstobevegetarians,
shavetheirheads,orwearspecialrobescalled“habits”.
6.Althoughmostmonksandnunsfollowstrictdaily
schedules,mostmonasteriesareopentooutsidevisitors.

5. Modern Monastic Life: Fact or Myth?
M 1.Mostmonksandnunsarequiet,introvertedpeople.
F 2.Monksandnunsneverretireandgenerallyworkuntil
theydie.
M 3.Monksandnunshavemadefewcontributionstothe
outsideworld,sincetheydevotethemselvestoaninner,
spiritualworld.
F 4.Monksandnunsarechosenfrombirthtobecomemonks
andnunsbythefamilyorthecommunity.
M 5.Itisnotnecessaryformonksandnunstobevegetarians,
shavetheirheads,orwearspecialrobescalled“habits”.
F 6.Althoughmostmonksandnunsfollowstrictdaily
schedules,mostmonasteriesareopentooutsidevisitors.

6. The Talkative Trappist
1)Afterreadingthetext“TheTalkativeTrappist”,matcheachunderlinedwordinthe
passagetoitssynonymordefinition:
1. Hectic
2. Quest
3. Traces
4. Tookon
5. Well-being
6. Fostered
7. Notion
8. Pullback
9. Refrainfrom
10.Drawhimout
11.Overtime
12.Caughton
13.Royalties
14.Enact
a)Makearuleorlaw()
b)Becamepopular()
c)Findstheoriginsofsomething()
d)Idea()
e)Started()
f)Search()
g)Feelingofbeinghappyorsatisfied()
h)Verybusy,fullofactivity()
i)Moneypaidtoawriter()
j)Notdosomethingyouwanttodo()
k)Makesomeonewillingtotalk()
l)Developed()
m)Eventually()
n)Withdraw()

7. The Talkative Trappist
1)Afterreadingthetext“TheTalkativeTrappist”,matcheachunderlinedwordinthe
passagetoitssynonymordefinition:
1. Hectic
2. Quest
3. Traces
4. Tookon
5. Well-being
6. Fostered
7. Notion
8. Pullback
9. Refrainfrom
10.Drawhimout
11.Overtime
12.Caughton
13.Royalties
14.Enact
a)Makearuleorlaw(14)
b)Becamepopular(12)
c)Findstheoriginsofsomething(03)
d)Idea(07)
e)Started(04)
f)Search(02)
g)Feelingofbeinghappyorsatisfied(05)
h)Verybusy,fullofactivity(01)
i)Moneypaidtoawriter(13)
j)Notdosomethingyouwanttodo(09)
k)Makesomeonewillingtotalk(10)
l)Developed(06)
m)Eventually(11)
n)Withdraw(08)

8. The Talkative Trappist
1.Canyouunderstandwhyayoung,modernAmericanwithagoodlifewouldchooseto
gointoamonastery?
2.Whydoyouthinkthetitleofthepassageis“TheTalkativeTrappist”?
3.HowdoyouthinkMerton’searlyvolunteerworkinHarleminfluencedhiswriting?
4.WhatimpressedyoumostaboutMerton’slife?
5.WhyisMerton’sworksopopularwiththegeneralpublic?
6.HowdoyouthinktheothermonksatGethsemanifeltaboutMerton’swritingcareer?
7.WhatpartofMerton’slifewouldyouliketofindoutmoreabout?
8.WhatimpressedyoumostaboutMerton’slife?

9. Thank
You!