Lesson 23

Special Occasions

Faamoemoega: O le a ou a’oa’o e faamatala atu mea na tutupu i le taimi ua tuanai.

Personal Study

Saunia mo lau talanoaga faalevaega e ala i le faamae’aina o gaoioiga A e oo i le E.

Study the Principle of Learning: Exercise Faith in Jesus Christ

Faatino le Faatuatua ia Iesu Keriso

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

E mafai e Iesu Keriso ona fesoasoani ia te a’u e faia mea uma pe a ou faatinoina le faatuatua ia te Ia.

Ua tatou aoao i le Tusi Paia, i se fafine ua tele tausaga o ma’i. Sa ia faaaluina ana tupe uma e taumafai ai e saili se fofō. Sa alu o ia i le tele o fomai, ae na faasolo ina faateteleina lona ma’i. Ona faalogo lea o le fafine e uiga ia Iesu. Sa ia vaai ia te ia i le motu o tagata. Sa talitonu o ia sa i ai ia Iesu le mana e faamalolo ai o ia. Sa talitonu o ia afai lava e mafai ona ia pa’i atu i ona lavalava, o le a faamaloloina o ia. Sa sau o ia i tua o Iesu ma pa’i atu i Lona laei. Sa ia lagonaina le faamaloloina o lona tino. Sa lagona e Iesu le mana ua tuua Lona tino. Ina ua Ia fesili po o ai na pa’i atu i Lona ofu, sa fefe le fafine e tautino atu o ia lea i le taimi muamua, ae na ia ta’u atu o ia.

Sa fetalai atu Iesu, “Ina faalototele ia oe: ua e ola i lou faatuatua ; ina alu ia oe ma le manuia” (Luka 8:48).

Sa talitonu lenei fafine, ma sa ia faatinoina le faatuatua. O le aapa atu ia Iesu o se gaoioiga itiiti, ae na aumaia ai Lona mana i lona olaga. E te le tau maasiasi pe fefe e ole atu i le Atua mo se fesoasoani. E finagalo o Ia e fesoasoani ia te oe. Pe a e faatinoina le faatuatua, e oo lava i ni auala laiti, e mafai ona aumaia ai le mana o Iesu Keriso i lou olaga.

Ponder

• Na faapefea ona faamalosia oe e le Alii ao e aoaoina le Igilisi?

• E mafai faapefea ona e faaaogaina le faatuatua i isi vaega o lou olaga?

Memorize Vocabulary

Aoao le uiga ma le faaleoina o upu taitasi a o lei faia lau talanoaga faalevaega. Taumafai e faaaoga upu i lou olaga. Mafaufau po o afea ma po o fea e mafai ona e faaaogaina ai nei upu.

a fun time

o se taimi mālie

Nouns

awards ceremony	sauniga otaui
family reunion	faatasigafaaleaiga
food	meaai
graduation	faau’uga
nice speeches	manaia lauga
wedding dinner	taumafataga afiafi o lefaaipoipoga

Verbs Past

ate food	sa ai meaai
danced	sa siva
gave gifts	sa tuuina atu meaalofa
got together with friends	sa faatasitasi ma uo
listened to speeches	sa faalogo i lauga
shared memories	sa fefaasoaai manatuaga
watched fireworks	sa matamata i mea faapāpā

Adjectives

beautiful	aulelei
boring	lē manaia
exciting	manaia
fun	mālie
horrible	leaga faia
tiring	vaivai
weird	ese [i se tulaga le manaia]

Practice Pattern 1

Faataitai le faaaogaina o mamanu seia oo ina mafai ona e fai atu ma le mautinoa ma tali fesili. E mafai ona e suia upu ua vaseina i upu o loo i le vaega “Memorize Vocabulary”.

Q: How was the (noun)?A: It was (adjective). I had a (adjective) time. There were (noun).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: How was the graduation?A: It was exciting. We had a fun time. There were nice speeches.

Q: How did the party go?A: It was tiring. I had a horrible time. There was a weird band.

Practice Pattern 2

Faataitai le faaaogaina o mamanu seia oo ina mafai ona e fai atu ma le mautinoa ma tali fesili. Taumafai e faaaoga mamanu i se talanoaga ma se uo. E mafai ona e talanoa pe auina atu ni savali.

Q: What did you do at the (noun)?A: I (verb past).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: What did you do at the graduation?A: We ate food and shared memories.

Q: What did they do at the wedding dinner?A: They got together with friends.

Use the Patterns

Tusi ni fesili se fa e mafai ona e fai atu i se tasi. Tusi se tali i fesili taitasi. Faitau leotele.

Additional Activities

Faauma gaoioiga o lesona ma iloilo i luga o le initoneti i le englishconnect.org/learner/resources po o le EnglishConnect 2 Workbook.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

Faaauau pea ona faataitai le Igilisi i aso taitasi. Faaaoga lau “Faamaumauga e Siaki ai Suesuega Faaletagata Lava Ia.” Toe faamanatu lau sini mo suesuega ma iloilo au taumafaiga.

Conversation Group

Discuss the Principle of Learning: Exercise Faith in Jesus Christ

(20–30 minutes)

• Faitau leotele le mataupu faavae o le aoaoina mo lenei lesona.

• Talanoaina fesili.

Activity 1: Practice the Patterns

(10–15 minutes)

Iloilo faatasi ma se paga le lisi o vaogagana.

Faataitai le mamanu 1 ma se paga:

• Faataitai le faia o fesili.

• Faataitai le taliina o fesili.

• Faataitai se talanoaga e faaaoga ai mamanu.

Toe fai mo le mamanu 2.

Activity 2: Create Your Own Sentences

(10–15 minutes)

Vaai i ata. Fai atu ma tali fesili e uiga i faatinoga taitasi. Ia fai atu le tele o faamatalaga e mafai ona e faia. Feauauai. Fesuiai paga ma toe faataitai.

Example: graduation

• A: How was the graduation?

• B: It was boring.

• A: What did you do at the graduation?

• B: We listened to speeches.

Image 1: wedding

Image 2: birthday party

Image 3: awards ceremony

Image 4: retirement party

Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations

(15–20 minutes)

Fai atu ma tali fesili e uiga i mea na tutupu, faafiafiaga, po o taimi faapitoa na e auai talu ai nei. Faaaoga le vaogagana mai lenei lesona ma le lesona 22. Ia fai atu le tele o faamatalaga e mafai ona e faia. Feauauai.

Example

• A: How was the family reunion?

• B: It was fun!

• A: What did you do at the family reunion?

• B: We shared memories with family members.

• A: Who was there?

• B: My aunts, uncles, and cousins were there.

Evaluate

(5–10 minutes)

Iloilo lou alualu i luma i faamoemoega ma au taumafaiga e faataitai le Igilisi i aso taitasi.

Evaluate Your Progress

I can:

• Ask about past events.

  Fesili atu e uiga i mea na tutupu i le taimi ua tuanai.

  

• Talk about past events.

  Talanoa e uiga i mea na tutupu i le taimi ua tuanai.

  

Evaluate Your Efforts

Iloilo au taumafaiga e:

1. Suesue le mataupu faavae o le aoaoina.

2. Tauloto le Vaogagana.

3. Ia faataitai mamanu.

4. Faataitai i aso uma.

Faatu se sini. Mafaufau i fautuaga mo suesuega i le “Faamaumauga e Siaki ai Suesuega Faaletagata Lava Ia.”

Faasoa atu lau sini i se paga.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

“A silafia e le Faaola e te manao moni lava e aapa atu ia te Ia—pe a mafai ona Ia lagonaina le manao silisili o lou loto o le fia mauaina o Lona mana i lou olaga—o le a taitaia oe e le Agaga Paia ia iloa tonu le mea e tatau ona e faia [tagai i le Mataupu Faavae ma Feagaiga 88:63]. Pe a oo ina uma lo outou malosi faaleagaga i talaatu o le mea na e faia muamua, ona tafe ifo lea o Lona mana i totonu ia te oe” (Russell M. Nelson, “Mauaina o le Mana o Iesu Keriso i o Tatou Olaga,” Liahona, Me 2017, 42).