Lesson 5

Family and Friends

Li ajom: Laa’in tintzol chan ru xjuntaq’eetankileb’ li kristiaan.

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: Learn by Study and by Faith

Xkʼulbʼal li qanawom rikʼin li tzolok ut rikʼin ajwiʼ li paabʼaal

In EnglishConnect, we rely on God to learn by study and by faith.

Sa’ EnglishConnect, naqakanab’ qib’ sa’ ruq’ li Dios re xkʼulbʼal li qanawom rik’in li tzolok jo’ ajwi’ li paab’aal.

Sa’ 1832, laj Jose Smith ut eb’ laj jolominel sa’ xtiklajik Lix Iglees li Jesukristo reheb’ laj Santil Paab’anel sa’ Roso’jikeb’ li Kutan ke’b’eresiik chixtikib’ankil jun li eskweel. Li Dios kiraj naq te’tzoloq, te’k’iiq, ut te’kawresiiq re xb’eresinkileb’ li ras riitz’in. Eb’ li komon a’in maak’a’eb’ xtitulo sa’ li ninqi tzoleb’aal, ut jwal ka’ch’in ajwi’ xtzolb’aleb’. Maak’a’eb’ xtumin ut xk’anjeleb’aal. Sa’eb’ li loq’laj hu, li Dios kixk’ut chiruheb’ chan ru naq te’tzoloq:

“Ut rikʼin naq moko chixjunilebʼ ta wankebʼ xpaabʼaal, chexsikʼoq chi yalbʼil eeqʼe ut kʼutumaq cheribʼil eeribʼ li aatin re chaabʼil naʼlebʼ; relik chi yaal, sikʼomaq chaq saʼebʼ li hu qʼaxal chaabʼil li aatin re chaabʼil naʼlebʼ; chesikʼ xkʼulbʼal eenawom, rikʼin li tzolok ut rikʼin ajwiʼ li paabʼaal” (Tzolʼlebʼ ut Sumwank 88:118)

Li Dios naxk’ut naq tento taqataw li qanawom rik’in li tzolok, ut rik’in ajwi’ li paab’aal. Naqayal qaq’e chi anchal qach’ool, ut naqapatz’ re li Dios naq tixtaqla chaq lix Musiq’ re xteeb’al qak’a’uxl ut li qach’ool re tzolok. Li Musiq’ej naxkutanob’resi li qana’leb’ jwal wi’chik chiru li tooruuq raj qajunes qib’. Us naq chaab’il laj k’utunel ut chaab’ileb’ li qahu, a’b’an li Dios naru nokoxtzol us ta maak’a’eb’ li tenq’ a’an. Naq naqak’ul qanawom rik’in li tzolok ut rik’in ajwi’ li paab’aal, li Dios naru tooxtenq’a chixtzolb’al xkomon chik li na’leb’ chiru li xqak’oxla naq taaruuq raj chiqu.

Ponder

• K’a’ru naru taab’aanu re xsik’b’al aanawom “rik’in li tzolok ut rikʼin ajwiʼ li paabʼaal”?

• K’oxla li yookat chixk’ulb’al sa’ EnglishConnect. Chan ru naq li Dios yoo chatenq’ankil chi tzolok?

Memorize Vocabulary

Tzol li naraj naxye ut chan ru nayaab’asiman li junjunq chi aatin rub’elaj li ch’uut re aatinak. Yal xkawresinkileb’ kok’ hu li te’tenq’anq aawe chixtzolb’aleb’ li ak’ aatin. Naru nakawoksi li perel hu malaj jun aplicacion.

different

jalan

Nouns

Chi’ilmanq xtiqb’al li aatin re xtawb’al xkomoneb’ chik li family nouns.

Adjectives 1

shorter	ka’ch’in roq chiru
taller	nim roq chiru

older	nim xchihab’ chiru
younger	ka’ch’in xchihab’ chiru

louder

nim xyaab’ xkux chiru

Adjectives 2

athletic	atletico
beautiful	chʼina-us
energetic	aj aj ru
generous	aj k’ehonel
intelligent	seeb’ xch’ool
outgoing	extrovertido
patient	wan xkuyum
quiet	ch’anch’o
thoughtful	nak’oxlak

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: How are you and your (noun) different?A: I am (adjective 1).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: How are you and your son different?A: He is shorter.

Q: How are you and your daughter different?A: I am taller.

Q: How are you and your cousins different?A: They are louder.

Practice Pattern 2

Yal roksinkileb’ li eetalil toj reetal naq naru nakatpatz’ok ut nakatsumenk chi kaw aach’ool. Yal xyeeb’aleb’ li eetalil chi kaw xyaab’ aakux. Naru nakachap resil li nakaye. K’e reetal chan ru neke’el li aatin nakayaab’asi.

Q: How are your (noun) and (noun) different?A: My (noun) is more (adjective 2).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: How are your sisters and brother different?A: My sisters are more thoughtful.

Q: How are your mother and father different?A: My father is less outgoing.

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: Learn by Study and by Faith

(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)

Part 1

Ileb’ li jalam-uuch. Patz’on ut sumeheb’ li patz’om chirixeb’ li kristiaan sa’ li junjunq chi jalam-uuch. Ye jo’ k’ihal naru chawu. K’ehomaq eehoonal chixb’aanunkil a’an.

Example: Luis and Carlos

• A: How are Luis and Carlos different?

• B: Luis is younger. Carlos is older. Luis is less athletic. Carlos is less patient.

Image 1: Susan and her mom

Image 2: Sam and Rachel

Image 3: Anya and Yash

Part 2

Patz’on ut sumeheb’ li patz’om re xjuntaq’eetankil aawib’ rik’ineb’ li komon sa’ laa junkab’al. Ye jo’ k’ihal naru chawu. K’ehomaq eehoonal chixb’aanunkil a’an.

Example

• A: How are you and your mother different?

• B: I am younger. She is more generous. She is less energetic.

Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations

(15–20 minutes)

Patz’on ut sumeheb’ li patz’om re xjuntaq’eetankil aawib’ rik’in laa wochb’een. Oksi jo’ k’ihaleb’ li adjetivo naru chawu. K’ehomaq eehoonal chixb’aanunkil a’an.

New Vocabulary

We are both tall.

Xkab’ichalo nim li qoq.

Example

• A: How old are you?

• B: I’m twenty-nine years old. How old are you?

• A: I’m thirty-nine years old. I am older. You are younger.

• B: Are you athletic?

• A: Yes, I am athletic. Are you athletic?

• B: Yes, I am. We are both athletic!

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:

• Compare myself to others.

  Xjuntaq’eetankil wib’ rik’ineb’ li was wiitz’in.

  

• Compare other people to each other.

  Xjuntaq’eetankil jun kristiaan rik’in jun chik li kristiaan.

  

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

“Naqak’oxla naq q’axal loq’ lix seeb’al li junjunq chi kristiaan, jo’kan naq naqil li qatzolb’al jo’ jun qateneb’ankil sa’ li qapaab’aal. … Laj Yiib’ahom qe naraj naq chixjunileb’ li ralal xk’ajol sa’ chixjunil na’ajej te’xtaw xtzolb’aleb’” (Russell M. Nelson, “Where is Wisdom?,” Ensign, noviembre 1992, 6).