Lesson 3

Interests

Li ajom: Laa’in tintzol chan ru aatinak chirix k’a’ru nawulak chiru xb’aanunkil junaq kristiaan ut k’a’ut.

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: Take Responsibility

Xk’ulb’al li teneb’aak

I have the power to choose, and I am responsible for my own learning.

Wan xtaql inch’ool, ut teneb’anb’il sa’ inb’een laa’in li k’a’ru tintzol.

Laa’at jun ralal li Dios ut k’eeb’il aawankil chixsik’b’al ru laa b’e aajunes aawib’. Li wankilal a’in nawb’il ru jo’ xtaql li ch’oolej. Laj Lehi, jun li profeet sa’ lix Hu laj Mormon, naxk’ut chiqu naq moko chanchano ta li pek; ink’a’ yal naqoyb’eni naq anihaq chik tooxjal ut tooreek’asi. Laa’o laj b’aanunel ut naru naqasik’ ru k’a’ru naqapaab’, k’a’ru taqab’aanu, ut toj b’ar toowulaq. Laj Lehi kixye:

“[Li Dios] xyoʼobʼtesi chixjunil li kʼaʼaq re ru, … li kʼaʼru nakʼanjelak joʼ ajwiʼ li kʼaʼru kʼanjelanbʼil … Joʼkan ut, li Qaawaʼ Dios kixkʼe re li winq re tixbʼaanu xjunes ribʼ li naraj” (2 Nefi 2:14, 16).

Laa’at naru nakasik’ ru tzolok ut chaab’ilo’k. Laj k’utunel ut eb’ laj tzolonel sa’ laa ch’uut re aatinak naru tate’xtenq’a, a’b’an ch’olch’o naq li k’a’ru nakasik’ ru a’an li jwal tixtoch’ laa tzolb’al. Laa’at naru nakak’e aach’ool chiroksinkil li Ingles wulaj wulaj. Naq te’chalq li ch’a’ajkilal, sik’ ru xtuqub’ankileb’. Wan xtaql aach’ool—li wankilal re k’anjelak li naxk’e li Dios. Laa’at naru taateneb’ aawib’ sa’ laa tzolb’al.

Ponder

• K’a’ru naraj naxye naq laa’at “aj b’aanunel” ut naq taateneb’ aawib’ sa’ laa tzolb’al?

• K’a’ru nach’a’ajkilan aawe chixtzolb’al li Ingles wulaj wulaj?

• K’a’ru naru nakab’aanu re k’anjelak ut ink’a’ wank chi k’anjelanb’il naq yookat chixtzolb’al li Ingles wulaj wulaj?

Memorize Vocabulary

Tzol li naraj naxye ut chan ru nayaab’asiman li junjunq chi aatin rub’elaj li ch’uut re aatinak. Yal roksinkileb’ li aatin sa’ laa yu’am. K’oxla jo’q’e ut b’ar taaruuq raj taawoksiheb’ li aatin a’in.

Verbs/Verbs + ing

cook/cooking	k’uub’ank/xk’uub’ankil
dance/dancing	xajok
fish/fishing	karab’k
go/going to museums	xik sa’ li museo
paint/painting	b’onok/xb’onb’al
play/playing sports	b’atz’unk deportes
read/reading	ilok ru hu/rilb’al ru
run/running	aalinak
swim/swimming	numxik
write/writing	tz’iib’ak/xtz’iib’ankil

Adjectives

amazing	jwal chaab’il
boring	natitz’ok
challenging	ch’a’aj
difficult	ch’a’aj
easy	moko ch’a’aj ta
fun	nasahob’resin ch’oolej
interesting	chaab’il xnawb’al
relaxing	nahiltesin
tiring	naluktesink ch’oolej
wonderful	jwal us

Practice Pattern 1

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: What do you like doing?A: I like (verb + ing).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: What do you like doing?A: I like reading.

Q: What doesn’t she like doing?A: She doesn’t like swimming.

Practice Pattern 2

Yal roksinkileb’ li eetalil toj reetal naq naru nakatpatz’ok ut nakatsumenk chi kaw aach’ool. Yal aaq’e chixtawb’aleb’ ru li regla sa’eb’ li eetalil. K’oxla chan ru naq juntaq’eet malaj jalan li Ingles rik’in laa waatinob’aal.

Q: Why do you like (verb + ing)?A: I like (verb + ing) because it’s (adjective).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: Why do you like reading?A: I like reading because it’s interesting.

Q: Why doesn’t she like swimming?A: She doesn’t like swimming because it’s difficult.

Q: Why does he like painting?A: Because it’s relaxing.

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

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: Take Responsibility

(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 li junjunq chi kristiaan. K’ehomaq eehoonal chixb’aanunkil a’an.

Example: Ahmad

Likes

Doesn’t Like

• A: What does Ahmad like doing?

• B: He likes playing sports.

• A: Why does he like playing sports?

• B: Because it’s fun.

• A: What doesn’t Ahmad like doing?

• B: He doesn’t like cooking.

• A: Why doesn’t he like cooking?

• B: He doesn’t like cooking because it’s tiring.

Image Group 1: Ken

Likes

Doesn’t Like

Image Group 2: Marisa

Likes

Doesn’t Like

Image Group 3: Mei

Likes

Doesn’t Like

Image Group 4: Rosa

Likes

Doesn’t Like

Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations

(15–20 minutes)

Sik’eb’ ru oxib’eb’ li amiiw malaj komon re li junkab’al. Patz’on ut sumeheb’ li patz’om chirix k’a’ru nawulak chiru li junjunq chi kristiaan. K’ehomaq eehoonal chixb’aanunkil a’an.

New Vocabulary

cheap	moko terto ta
expensive	terto
playing games	b’atz’unk
shopping	loq’ok
traveling	b’eek chi najt

Example

• A: My sister likes shopping.

• B: Why does your sister like shopping?

• A: She likes shopping because it’s exciting.

• B: Does your sister like traveling?

• A: No, she doesn’t like traveling.

• B: Why doesn’t she like traveling?

• A: Because it’s expensive.

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:

• Talk about what I like and don’t like doing and why.

  Aatinak chirix k’a’ru nawulak ut k’a’ru ink’a’ nawulak chiwu xb’aanunkil ut k’a’ut.

  

• Talk about what others like and don’t like doing and why.

  Aatinak chirix k’a’ru nawulak ut k’a’ru ink’a’ nawulak chiru xb’aanunkil junaq kristiaan ut k’a’ut.

  

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

“Rik’in li k’a’ru naqasik’ ru nachal li toowanq wi’” (Thomas S. Monson, “Li sik’ok-u,” Jolomil ch’utub’aj-ib’ re abril 2016).