3. Information Management

The story of Mariam bint Imran contains several cause-effect chains. Read the story again with a partner and complete the chart.

CAUSE	EFFECT
Hannah prayed to Allah (SWT) every day to let her have a child.	She became pregnant.
Zakaria became too weak to look after Mary.
	Mary was pregnant.
Mary knew the other Israelites would not understand why she was pregnant.
Many rabbis were jealous of Jesus.
	Judas was crucified.

d) Learner Activity.

1. Work in groups. List five questions about the life of Mary. Your questions should all be Wh-questions, i.e., they should begin with Who, What, Where, When, Why, or How.

2. Ask your questions to someone from another group. Answer their questions as well.

3. Return to your original group and compare the responses you received. Report your information to the class.

e) Vocabulary in Context

Match each word from the text with the correct meaning.

1. pregnant a. give completely

2. dedicate b. put to death by being nailed or tied to a cross

3. granted (a wish) c. a person legally responsible for another

4. expected d. a student or follower of a teacher

5. suitable e. seize someone by legal authority

6. fasted f. came near to

7. guardian g. ate and drank little or nothing

8. mankind h. believed that something would happen

9. approached i. with an unborn child in the womb

10. blessed j. causing injury to others

11. resurrected k. gave or allowed what was asked for

12. violence 1. brought back to life

13. disciple m. especially loved by God

14. arrest n. right, appropriate

15. crucified o. humanity, people in general

Use some of the words from the previous task to complete the passage below. Use the words in their correct form.

When Hannah asked Allah (SWT) for a child, she promised that her child would be

(1)………..to Allah (SWT). Soon, Allah (SWT) (2)……….. and she became (3) ……….. Although she wanted her baby girl, Mary, to be accepted into the temple, she (4)……….. that the priests would refuse, as serving in the temple was not thought to be (5)……….. for a girl. While she was in the temple, Mary (6)……….. prayed, and sang praises to God. An angel called Jibril (Gabriel) visited her in her room one night and told her she would be (7)………… with a child who would be God's gift to (8)………… People said bad things to her about the baby, whom she called ‘Isa (Jesus), but the baby itself spoke up and told them that he was a servant of Allah (SWT). He already knew that he would be (9)……….. by the soldiers, he would die, and then he would be (10)………… He told them to be kind to his mother, who was blessed, as he was.