B2 – Upper Intermediate
Without a doubt, times have changed so much. There are more temptations around that each and everyone of us are confronted with. The use of the internet has revolutionized people’s capacity to commit sins in several and more imaginative ways. Though this is not all that the Vatican is worried about.
The Vatican believed that the Seven Deadly Sins had to be updated and more modern sins had to be added to the list which included those that touch on the complexities of the modern world.
Let’s read the article and know about the all-new set of deadly sins for the modern age.
Heads Up English | ESL Lessons – New Sins for the Modern Age
Vocabulary Questions:
- What does “free of something” mean? “The church believes that all people should try to live a life free of the seven deadly sins, which will then ensure entrance into heaven.” Give two (2) synonyms or similar expressions and use ‘free of something’ in your own sentence.
- What does “second-in-charge” mean? “The second-in-charge at the Vatican released the information on sins, modern evils, and forgiveness.” Give two (2) synonyms or similar expressions and use ‘second-in-charge’ in your own sentence.
- What is the meaning of “to hold a point of view“? “The Catholic Church holds the point of view that stem cells represent a destroyed human life, and hence experimentation with them is a deadly evil.” Use it in your own sentence.
Discussion Questions:
- Talk about your take on the deadly sins.
- What are your thoughts on the new sins for the modern age? Do you agree with the inclusion of these sins?
- If you were to add more sins to the list, what would they be?
- What is your stand on this statement, “The Catholic Church holds the point of view that stem cells represent a destroyed human life, and hence experimentation with them is a deadly evil.“?
- Do you agree or disagree: “It’s sinful to harm the environment.“. Share your opinion on this.
2 replies on “New Sins for the Modern Age”
Discussion Questions:
Talk about your take on the deadly sins.
Well, I suppose the idea of the seven deadly sins is a kind of advice to the people to avoid them in order to live better in the community. It is for the sake of everybody. In all the religions have some guidance some advices in order to reach a common goal as society… I think overall they are good advices.
What are your thoughts on the new sins for the modern age? Do you agree with the inclusion of these sins?
Even the Church, even the Vatican have to update their doctrine, books, advices… and I think is a good think. We are all in a new era way different of the times of Herodes, so is ok to change things in order to evolve and adapt to the new times.
If you were to add more sins to the list, what would they be?
Not at all, we have to many already. It’s ok like that.
What is your stand on this statement, “The Catholic Church holds the point of view that stem cells represent a destroyed human life, and hence experimentation with them is a deadly evil.“?
I disagree on that, I think some legislation is needed but science have to experiment new things, try with news approaches, and so on…if we, like human beings, want to live better, to treat diseases, etc…
Do you agree or disagree: “It’s sinful to harm the environment.“. Share your opinion on this.
100% agree with that sentence, Nature is our house and we should take care of that, if not we are going to die. We should not damage our Planet if we want to live in it.
Interesting insights about this subject. Nice work answering this lesson’s discussion questions.
Here is a sentence you can improve a little bit:
Keep being able to express your thoughts well in your writing exercises.