1 Study the meanings of the new vocabulary items.
| Annunciation | the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary |
| give birth | bear a child |
| be engaged to | having formally agreed to marry |
| expect a baby | be pregnant |
| empire | a number of countries controlled by a person or government |
| census | an official survey to count the number of people living in a country |
| stable | a building where domestic animals are kept |
| Saviour | a person who saves someone from danger, a way of referring to Jesus |
| manger | an open container in a stable from which animals feed |
2 Write the word or expression in the box next to their definitions.
the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary bear a child having formally agreed to marry be pregnant a number of countries controlled by a person or government an official survey to count the number of people living in a country a building where domestic animals are kept a person who saves someone from danger, a way of referring to Jesus an open container in a stable from which animals feed
