SECTION 4. 1. Why did people turn away from religion in the past, according to Indarjit Singh? . 2. What sort of society does he think we will have if we ignore religion?
SECTION 4
Listen to section 4 of the tape and answer these questions:
1. Why did people turn away from religion in the past, according to Indarjit Singh? 2. What sort of society does he think we will have if we ignore religion? 3. How does Singh describe the Sikh community in Britain? 4. Sir Sigmund Sternberg describes several Jewish communities. What is the 'mainstream of the Jewish community? 5. What does Sir Sigmund tell us about the Reform movement?
SECTION 5
Listen to section 5 and answer these questions.
1. Choose the best answer: Yusuf Islam thinks many Muslims came to Britain because: a) It's a Christian country b) It's a liberal and democratic society c) Muslims don't have to pay tax 2. What does Yusuf Islam think is unfair about paying taxes? 3. Why do you think Zaki Badawi mentions Northern Ireland in relation to Muslims? 4. What does he suggest the government should do if people are against denominational schools? 5. If they do not do this, what rights does he feel Muslim communities should have? SECTION 6 Listen to section 6 and answer these questions
1. Indarjit Singh talks about the events after he told local people that they were extending the Southfields temple. Which of the following is the best summary of what happened? a) the local people were positive about a seaside trip for handicapped children, but afterwards they viewed the Sikhs with fear. b) The local people were negative about the Sikhs' plans at first, butafter they went out together they were very happy. c) The Sikhs had the wrong image of the local people
2. Write your own brief summary of the old story Sir Sigmund Sternberg tells about Rabbi Sham [7]
VOCABULARY ON RELIGION
Abandonment(n) Abandon (v) ~ principles, beliefs, hopes Agnostic (n) Atheist (n) Austere (adj) ~ way of life
Austerity (n) Benefit by/from sb (v) Benefit (n) with ~ of clergy, to the ~, reap the ~ Beneficiary (n) Beneficial (adj) Civic (adj) ~ affairs, rights Clairvoyance (n) Clergy (n) (pl) Commit (v) ~ crime, murder, adultery, suicide, money to helping people, a committed member/priest, be committed to god Commitment (n) make a ~ Condemn (v) ~ slavery, war, terrorism Condemnation(n) Conform to/with (v) ~ the established church, stereotype, rules, laws, local customs Convert (v and n) ~ from Christianity to Islam (v); a convert to Islam, converts from other faiths; a convert to the cause Conformist (n) Conformity(n) ~ in conformity with Congregate(v) ~ in churches Congregation (n) Congregational(adj)
Conscientious (adj) ~ student, teacher, worker Conscientiousness (n) Contentious (adj) ~ issue, topic, subject, debates Controversial (adj) a highly ~ topic, plan, question Controversy over/about sb/sth (n) ~ to arouse ~, to cause ~ Denomination (n) ~ conventional ~, Christians of all ~ Denominational (adj) ~ schools Disestablish (v) ~ the Church of England Disestablishment(n) Dissipate (v) ~ anger, hatred Dissipation (n) Elaborate (adj) ~ ceremony, designs, meal Elaboration(n) Elaborate on sth (v) ~ on the reasons Established (adj) ~ church Establishment (n) ~ of a new college, ~ of diplomatic relations between the countries Faith (n) to lose ~, blind ~, to restore ~ in The Faithful (n) pl Fidelity to sth. or sb(n) ~ to principles, marital ~, sexual ~. Following (n) Hierarchical (adj) ~ structure, society, organization Hierarchy (n) social, political ~, a ~ of needs Implication of sb in sth (n) ~ in a political scandal Imply(v) ~ an idea, action, a degree of interest Incline sb to sth (v) ~ smb to crime, murder Inclination towards/for sth natural ~, religious ~, ~ for music, a priest by ~ Invoke sth against sb (v) ~feelings, vision, ~ God Nonconformist (n)(adj) ~ beliefs, practices Ordinate (v) ~ a priest, a minister, a rabbi Ordination (n) Parish (n and adj) ~ church, priest, council, clerk,
register Parishioner (n) Pastor (n) Pastoral (adj) ~ care, love Persecution(n) victims of religious ~ Persecute (v) ~ because of race, religious or political beliefs persecuted minorities Persecutor (n) Preach ( v) ~ a sermon, ~ to the congregation, ~ the Word of God, ~moral values, ~ to the converted (idiom) Preacher (n) lay ~ Preachy (adj) (inf. disapprov. ) Prosperity (n) ~ economic prosperity, peace and prosperity Prosperous (adj) ~ society, country Pursuer (n) Pursuit (n) in ~ of sth (happiness, knowledge, profit), Pursue(v) be pursued by government, police, authorities, press; ~ a goal, aim, objective, policy. Revelation (n) come as a revelation
Reveal sth to smb (v) revealed religion Revelatory (adj) ~ insight Sacrament (n) to receive ~, Sacramental (adj) ~ wine Secular (adj) ~life, music, education, priest Sin (n and v) commit ~, confess ~, mortal ~, original ~, a life of ~, do sth for your sins (idiom) Sinful (adj) ~ thoughts, actions, life Sinner (n) Scorn (v) ~ modern life, pour scorn on sb/sth (idiom) Scornful(adj) Teetotal (adj) Teetotaler(n) a strict ~ Teetotalism (n) Temperance (n) Virtue (n) a life of~, by/in ~ of sth; make a virtue of necessity (idiom); virtue is its own reward (idiom) Worship (n and v) an act/place of ~, morning ~, ~ceremony, to worship at church
PHRASES:
Adherence to a certain faith Devotion to some principle To be enriched by To be inclined to do sth. To be ranged against To discriminate against To disengage from the state To dissipate hatred To hear a sermon To implant into minds To maintain changes To pose a crisis To pour scorn on smb To profess religion To put to rest To receive sacraments To renounce the title To speak out against To summon the faithful
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