4.1b Repeat each sentence.

There were Jews living in Jerusalem, (There were Jews living in Jerusalem,) / religious people (religious people) / who had come from every country in the world. / (who had come from every country in the world.) / There were Jews living in Jerusalem, religious people who had come from every country in the world. / (There were Jews living in Jerusalem, religious people who had come from every country in the world.) / There were Jews living in Jerusalem, religious people who had come from every country in the world. / (There were Jews living in Jerusalem, religious people who had come from every country in the world.) When they heard this noise, (When they heard this noise,) / a large crowd gathered. (a large crowd gathered.) / When they heard this noise, a large crowd gathered. / (When they heard this noise, a large crowd gathered.) / When they heard this noise, a large crowd gathered. / (When they heard this noise, a large crowd gathered.)

They were all excited, (They were all excited,) / because all of them heard the believers (because all of them heard the believers) / talking in their own languages. (talking in their own languages.) / They were all excited, because all of them heard the believers talking in their own languages. / (They were all excited, because all of them heard the believers talking in their own languages.) / They were all excited, because all of them heard the believers talking in their own languages. / (They were all excited, because all of them heard the believers talking in their own languages.)

In amazement and wonder they exclaimed, (In amazement and wonder they exclaimed,) / These people who are talking like this (These people who are talking like this) / are [from this country]! (are [from this country]!) / These people who are talking like this are [from this country]! / ( These people who are talking like this are [from this country]! ) / These people who are talking like this are [from this country]! / ( These people who are talking like this are [from this country]! ) / In amazement and wonder they exclaimed, These people who are talking like this are [from this country]! / (In amazement and wonder they exclaimed, These people who are talking like this are [from this country]! ) / In amazement and wonder they exclaimed, These people who are talking like this are [from this country]! / (In amazement and wonder they exclaimed, These people who are talking like this are [from this country]! )

How is it, then, (How is it, then,) / that all of us hear them speaking (that all of us hear them speaking) / in our own native languages? (in our own native languages?) / How is it, then, that all of us hear them speaking in our own native languages? / (How is it, then, that all of us hear them speaking in our own native languages?) / How is it, then, that all of us hear them speaking in our own native languages? / (How is it, then, that all of us hear them speaking in our own native languages?)

We are [from many countries], (We are [from many countries],) / We are [from many countries], (We are [from many countries],) / yet all of us hear them speaking in our own languages / (yet all of us hear them speaking in our own languages) / yet all of us hear them speaking in our own languages / (yet all of us hear them speaking in our own languages) / We are [from many countries], yet all of us hear them speaking in our own languages / (We are [from many countries], yet all of us hear them speaking in our own languages) / We are [from many countries], yet all of us hear them speaking in our own languages / (We are [from many countries], yet all of us hear them speaking in our own languages) / about the great things that God has done! (about the great things that God has done!) / We are [from many countries], yet all of us hear them speaking in our own languages about the great things that God has done! / (We are [from many countries], yet all of us hear them speaking in our own languages about the great things that God has done!) / We are [from many countries], yet all of us hear them speaking in our own languages about the great things that God has done! / (We are [from many countries], yet all of us hear them speaking in our own languages about the great things that God has done!)

Amazed and confused, (Amazed and confused,) / they kept asking each other, (they kept asking each other,) / What does this mean? (What does this mean?) / Amazed and confused, they kept asking each other, What does this mean? / (Amazed and confused, they kept asking each other, What does this mean? ) / Amazed and confused, they kept asking each other, What does this mean? / (Amazed and confused, they kept asking each other, What does this mean? )

But others made fun of the believers, saying, (But others made fun of the believers, saying,) / These people are drunk! (These people are drunk!) / But others made fun of the believers, saying, These people are drunk! / (But others made fun of the believers, saying, These people are drunk! ) / But others made fun of the believers, saying, These people are drunk! / (But others made fun of the believers, saying, These people are drunk! )

This is the end of Lesson 4-A. Use your extra time this week for review. Review the recorded exercises for the first three lessons. Each day do all of the spoken exercises for Lesson 1, 2 or 3. Practice reading from the Lesson Texts you have already studied. Read each Lesson Text aloud for pronunciation practice. Also review the meaning of your vocabulary words.

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