Reader 4 - Noah's story - Learn to read

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Reader 4: Noah's story (English Primer) retells the biblical Flood narrative in clear, beginner-friendly language. The text explains how people became evil, how God decided to destroy the creation, and why Noah was chosen to build a large boat with his family and animal pairs. It describes the forty days of rain, the drying land, the dove release, and God’s promise symbolized by a rainbow. Lessons include discussion questions, word-finding activities, and sentence-writing practice.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryReligion & Spirituality

FormatPDF

Pages28

Reading Time1 h 11 min

Noah's story

Lesson 1 - People fill the earth

Lesson 2 - People became evil

Reader 4: Noah's story A learn to read book English Primer Copyright © 2018, Christina Levisen and Glenys Waters [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may adapt and add to this work, but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc. This is an English version of a book that was first developed in Pijin for use in the Solomon Islands. It has been translated into several community languages also. Coloured illustrations are from Sweet Publishing. Reader 4: Noah's story English Noah's story After God had created the earth and all the living things, the man and the woman had children, and their children had children, and soon, the earth was full of people . But the people became evil and started doing evil things to each other . God saw this, and he became very sad. He was sorry he ever created the earth and all the living things, and he decided to destroy his creation . But one man, Noah, was a good man, and he was loved by God. God did not want to destroy Noah, and therefore, he said to him,“I am going to let it rain for forty days and forty nights, and the earth will be covered with water, and all the people and animals and other living things will die . I want you to build a large boat and bring your family into the boat, along with one pair of each type of animal – one male and one female, and when the rain comes, you will all live .” And Noah did as God had said. Then the rain came . It rained for forty days and forty nights, and the earth was covered with water . All the people and animals and all the living things died. But God did not forget Noah; he and his family and all the animals that were with him on the boat were safe, just as God had said. When the forty days and forty nights had passed, the rain stopped, and the water slowly started to dry up. One day, Noah took one of the doves on the boat and sent it out to look for dry land, but the dove could not find any dry land and returned to the boat. After another seven days, Noah sent out the dove again, and this time the dove did not return to the boat. Noah knew that the water was now gone . Then God said to Noah,“Take your family and all the animals and leave the boat.” And Noah did as God had said. Then God said,“From you and your family and all the animals that were with you on the boat, I will let the earth be filled with life again, and I will never again destroy myand I will never again destroy my creation .” And God gave as a sign of his promise a rainbow, and he said,“Whenever you seethe rainbow, remember my promise!” And Noah did as God had said. Lesson 1 People fill the earth After God had created the earth and all the living things, the man and the woman had children, and their children had children, and soon, the earth was full of people . Talk about these questions together 1. What happened after God created the earth? 2. Was this a surprise to God? Find the words in the word find by looking across and down the rows. Show your partner where the words are hiding. earth created people God woman full man living Make up a sentence using these words. Write it in your exercise book. The earth people full was of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . Copy the sentences into your exercise book. Fill in the blanks. God created living things . The men and women had . The children had . Practise writing these letters and words in your exercise book. o o o o e e e e o o o o p p p p | earth | created | | --- | --- | people Lesson 2 People became evil But the people became evil and started doing evil things to each other . God saw this, and he became very sad. He was sorry he ever created the earth and all the living

FAQs

Why did God become very sad in Noah's story?

The people became evil and started doing evil things to each other, so God regretted creating the earth and its living things.

What did God ask Noah to do before the rain came?

God told Noah to build a large boat, bring his family, and bring one male and one female pair of each type of animal.

What sign did God give as a promise after the Flood?

God gave a rainbow and said that when people see the rainbow, they should remember God’s promise never to destroy creation again.

Jul 17, 2026

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