Lesson 2

Introductions

Li ajom: Laa’in tintzol chan ru xyeeb’al li na’leb’ chirix lix tenamit jun kristiaan ut li k’a’ru nawulak chiru xb’aanunkil.

Personal Study

Kawresi aawib’ re aatinak sa’ laa ch’uut rik’in xb’aanunkileb’ xb’een wa li kok’ k’anjel A toj E.

Study the Principle of Learning: Exercise Faith in Jesus Christ

Xk’anjelankil li paabʼaal chirix li Jesukristo

Jesus Christ can help me do all things as I exercise faith in Him.

Li Jesukristo naru nikinixtenq’a chixb’aanunkil chixjunil naq nink’anjela lin paab’aal chirix a’an

Li Jesukristo a’an li Ralal li Dios. Li Dios kixtaqla li Jesus re qatzolb’al ut qatenq’ankil. Li Jesus naxk’ut chiqu chan ru toowanq re xk’ulb’al li qatz’aqal wankilal jo’ ralal xk’ajol li Dios. Li Jesus wan xwankil re qatenq’ankil chi numtaak sa’ xb’een xq’unal qametz’ew ut li qach’a’ajkilal. Aʼan kixk’ut chiqu:

“Wi ta li xnimal lee paab’aal a’an jo’ jun t’orol chi mostaas, teeye raj re li tzuul a’in; Elen arin ut q’axon le’, ut a’an taaq’axonq raj; ut maak’a’ raj k’a’ru ink’a’ truuq teeb’aanu” (Mateo 17:20).

Maare nakaweek’a naq li xtzolb’al li Ingles a’an chanchan jun nimla tzuul—jun k’anjel moko naru ta xb’aanunkil. A’b’an wi taak’anjela yal ta jun miin raqal li paab’aal chirix li Jesukristo, taanimanq laa paab’aal. Naq yooq chi nimank laa paab’aal chirix a’an, tattenq’aaq chi numtaak sa’ xb’eeneb’ laa ch’a’ajkilal.

Ponder

• K’a’ru junjunqeb’ li ch’a’ajkilal nakanumsi sa’ xtzolb’al li Ingles?

• K’a’ru naru nakab’aanu re xnimob’resinkil laa paab’aal chirix li Jesukristo?

Memorize Vocabulary

Tzol li naraj naxye ut chan ru nayaab’asiman li junjunq chi aatin rub’elaj li ch’uut re aatinak. Li Dios tixk’e chi naqk sa’ laa ch’ool li k’a’ru yookat chixzolb’al wi yookat chi tzolok chi anchal aach’ool.

Nouns

Brazil	Brasil
Ghana	Ghana
India	India
Japan	Japon
Mexico	Mexico
South Korea	Corea del Sur
Tonga	Tonga

Verbs

cook	k’uub’ank
play soccer	b’olotz’ oq
play violin	xtoch’b’al li violin
run	aalinak
sew	b’ojok
shop	loq’ok
sing	b’ichank
watch shows	rilb’al kax mu

Practice Pattern 1

Wankeb’ naab’aleb’ li eetalil sa’ Ingles. Rik’in jun ajwi’ li eetalil ut junjunqeb’ li aatin, naru nakaye naab’aleb’ li ch’ol aatin. Yal roksinkileb’ li eetalil toj reetal naq naru nakatpatz’ok ut nakatsumenk chi kaw aach’ool. Naru nakak’eheb’ li aatin li wankeb’ sa’ li raqal “Memorize Vocabulary” sa’ xna’ajeb’ li aatin wankeb’ xjuch’ chirub’eleb’.

Q: Where are you from?A: I am from (noun).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: Where are you from?A: I am from Ghana.

Q: Where is he from?A: He is from Chile.

Practice Pattern 2

Yal roksinkileb’ li eetalil toj reetal naq naru nakatpatz’ok ut nakatsumenk chi kaw aach’ool. Wi wan li k’a’ru ink’a’ nakataw ru, tijon re xk’ulb’al aatenq’ ut yal aaq’e chixtawb’al ru. Li Dios tatxtenq’a naq taayal aaq’e chi anchal aach’ool re tzolok.

Q: What do you like to do?A: I like to (verb).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: What do you like to do?A: I like to cook.

Q: What does he like to do?A: He likes to watch TV.

Q: What doesn’t she like to do?A: She doesn’t like to sew.

Use the Patterns

Tz’iib’a kaahib’eb’ li patz’om naru nakawoksi. Tz’iib’a xsumenkil li junjunq chi patz’om. Yaab’asiheb’.

Additional Activities

B’aanu li junjunq chi k’anjel ut tz’ilok-ix sa’ internet sa’ englishconnect.org/learner/resources malaj sa’ li Hu re tzolok re EnglishConnect 2.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

Re xtzolb’al jun chik li aatinob’aal, tento taak’e aach’ool chixyalb’al roksinkil wulaj wulaj. Naru nakattenq’aak xb’aan jun li meta. Moko na’ajman ta naq ch’a’aj laa meta. A’aneb’ b’an li kok’ meta li neke’tenq’ank chi chaab’il wi’chik xb’aan naq nakate’xtenq’a chixyalb’al roksinkil li Ingles wulaj wulaj.

Maakanab’ roksinkil li Ingles wulaj wulaj. Oksi laa “Tusleb’aal re xtz’ilb’al rix laa tzolb’al.” Tz’il rix laa meta re tzolok ut lix yalb’al aaq’e chixb’aanunkil.

Conversation Group

Discuss the Principle of Learning: Exercise Faith in Jesus Christ

(20–30 minutes)

• Yaab’asi li na’leb’ re tzolok re li tzolok a’in.

• Aatinan chirixeb’ li patz’om.

Activity 1: Practice the Patterns

(10–15 minutes)

Tz’il rix xtusulaleb’ li aatin rik’in jun laa wochb’een.

Yal roksinkil li eetalil 1 rik’in jun laa wochb’een.

• Yal patz’ok.

• Yal xsumenkileb’ li patz’om.

• Yal aatinak, ut taawoksiheb’ li eetalil.

B’aanu wi’chik rik’in li eetalil 2.

Activity 2: Create Your Own Sentences

(10–15 minutes)

Ileb’ li jalam-uuch. Patz’on ut sumeheb’ li patz’om chirix lix k’ab’a’ li junjunq chi kristiaan ut b’ar wan lix tenamit. Aatinan chirix k’a’ru nawulak chiruheb’ xb’aanunkil ut li ink’a’ nawulak chiruheb’. Oksiheb’ li eetalil neke’tawman sa’ li tzolok a’in ut sa’ li tzolok 1. K’anjela laa seeb’al. K’ehomaq eehoonal chixb’aanunkil a’an.

Example: Raul

• 

• A: What’s his name?

• B: He is Raul.

• A: Where is he from?

• B: He is from Chile.

• A: What does he like to do?

• B: He likes to play soccer.

• A: What doesn’t he like to do?

• B: He doesn’t like to shop.

Image 1: Cho and Ji-Hu

Image 2: Heather

Image 3: Kota

Image 4: Sasha and Levi

Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations

(15–20 minutes)

Patz’on ut sumeheb’ li patz’om chirix k’a’ru nawulak chawu xb’aanunkil ut k’a’ru ink’a’ nawulak chawu. Ye jo’ k’ihal naru chawu. K’ehomaq eehoonal chixb’aanunkil a’an.

Example

• A: What do you like to do?

• B: I like to travel. Do you like to travel?

• A: No, I don’t like to travel. What don’t you like to do?

• B: I don’t like to watch sports. Do you like to watch sports?

• A: Yes, I like to watch sports.

Evaluate

(5–10 minutes)

Tz’il rix li ak xab’aanu re xtz’aqob’resinkileb’ ru li ajom ut lix yalb’al aaq’e chiroksinkil li Ingles wulaj wulaj.

Evaluate Your Progress

I can:

• Ask where others are from.

  Xpat’zb’al b’ar wan xtenamiteb’ anihaq chik.

  

• Say where I and others are from.

  Xyeeb’al b’ar wan lin tenamit laa’in ut b’ar wan xtenamit anihaq chik.

  

• Ask others what they like and don’t like to do.

  Xpatz’b’al k’a’ru nawulak ut k’a’ru ink’a’ nawulak chiru xb’aanunkil anihaq chik.

  

• Talk about what I and others like and don’t like to do.

  Aatinak chirix k’a’ru nawulak ut k’a’ru ink’a’ nawulak chiwu xb’aanunkil laa’in ut anihaq chik.

  

Evaluate Your Efforts

Tz’il rix lix yalb’al aaq’e sa’:

1. Xtzolb’al li na’leb’ re tzolok.

2. Xtzolb’al sa’ aach’ool eb’ li aatin.

3. Xyalb’al roksinkileb’ li eetalil.

4. Roksinkil li Ingles wulaj wulaj.

K’e jun li meta. K’oxla roksinkileb’ li na’leb’ sa’ Li naru nab’aanuman re tzolok li wankeb’ sa’ li “Tusleb’aal re xtz’ilb’al rix laa tzolb’al.”

Wotz laa meta rik’in jun laa wochb’een.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

“Tikib’ [anajwan] xnimankil lee paab’aal. Sa’ xk’ab’a’ lee paab’aal, li Jesukristo tixnimob’resi lee wankilal chixjalb’al xna’ajeb’ li tzuul sa’ lee yu’am [chi’ilmanq 1 Nefi 7:12], us ta lee ch’a’ajkilal chanchan li tzuul q’axal najt xteram” (Russell M. Nelson, “Xwakli li Kristo; Li paab’aal chirix a’an tixjal xna’ajeb’ li tzuul,” Jolomil ch’utub’aj-ib’ re abril 2021).