World Literature (Aesop Fables)｜世界文学（イソップ童話）Lesson125: The Hare and the Tortoise

PART A_1

Let’s learn vocabulary. Listen and repeat the words and the sentences with your tutor.

PART A_2

1.　mocking	/MOK-ing/
	-mocking behavior involves laughing at someone or something in an unkind way
	He produced a burst of mocking laughter after listening to the man’s song.
2.　prove	/proov/
	-to show a particular result after a period of time
	He proved to everyone that he can also be successful.
3.　amuse	/uh-MYOOZD/
	-showing that you think something is funny
	He was amused by their comments.
4.　consent	/kuhn-SENT/
	-to agree to do something, or to allow someone to do something
	I’ve consented to lend her my car.
5.　mark	/mahrk/
	-to make a mark on something or someone
	Make sure you don’t mark the walls while you’re moving the furniture around.

PART B_1

Let’s read the story. Please read it aloud, and I will check your pronunciation and intonation.

PART B_2

The Hare and the Tortoise

A Hare was making fun of the Tortoise one day for being so slow.

“Do you ever get anywhere?” he asked with a mocking laugh.

“Yes,” replied the Tortoise, “and I get there sooner than you think. I’ll run you a race and prove it.”

The Hare was much amused at the idea of running a race with the Tortoise, but for the fun of the thing, he agreed. So the Fox, who had consented to act as judge, marked the distance and started the runners off.

The Hare was soon far out of sight, and to make the Tortoise feel very deeply how ridiculous it was for him to try a race with a Hare, he lay down beside the course to take a nap until the Tortoise should catch up.

The Tortoise meanwhile kept going slowly but steadily, and, after a time, passed the place where the Hare was sleeping. But the Hare slept on very peacefully; and when at last he did wake up, the Tortoise was near the goal. The Hare now ran his swiftest, but he could not overtake the Tortoise in time.

The race is not always to the swift.

PART C_1

Let’s answer comprehension questions. Please answer them based on the story.

PART C_2

1.	Who was making fun of the Tortoise one day?
2.	Who had consented to act as a judge?
3.	What was the Hare doing while the Tortoise kept going slowly but steadily?

PART D_1

Let’s discuss the story. Please answer the questions below and express your opinions.

PART D_2

1.	Do you think that the Hare was too proud of himself? Why do you think so?
2.	What can you say about the Tortoise when he said this, “I’ll run you a race and prove it”?
3.	Do you think the Tortoise is ridiculous for him to try a race with a Hare? Please explain your answer.
4.	Do you consider life as a race? Why or why not?
5.	How can you relate the moral of the story to your own life?

REVIEW AND FEEDBACK

Now, let us review the things that you learned in this lesson.

ではこのレッスンで学んだことを振り返りましょう。

(Please give a short feedback on how your student did on your class.)

	Grammar 文法	Pronunciation 発音	Vocabulary 単語	Comprehension 理解
GOOD	文法の誤りはほとんどなく、完全な文章で話すことができる	ほとんどの単語をはっきりと正しく発音することができる	習った表現を適切に使うことができる	文章を理解し、質問に正しく答えることができる
FAIR	文法の誤りはあるが、完全な文章で話すことができる	発音の練習が必要な言葉がいくつかある	たまにミスはあるが、習った表現を適切に使うことができる	文章を完全に理解するのは難しく、質問に正しく答えられないときもある
POOR	文章で話すのは難しく、単語だけで話すことができる	発音の練習が必要である	習った単語と表現を少しだけ使うことができる	文章を理解するのは難しく、質問に答えるのは難しい

TUTOR FEEDBACK

GRAMMAR
Good:	Was able to speak in complete sentences with minimal grammatical errors.
Fair:	Was able to speak in complete sentences with evident grammatical errors.
Poor:	Was able to speak using words only.
PRONUNCIATION
Good:	Was able to pronounce most of the words clearly and correctly.
Fair:	Mispronounced a few words.
Poor:	Mispronounced most of the words.
VOCABULARY
Good:	Used appropriate expressions learned in class.
Fair:	Used appropriate expressions learned in class and made a few errors in word choice.
Poor:	Used only a few words and expressions.
COMPREHENSION
Good:	Was able to understand the passages and answer the questions correctly.
Fair:	Had a little difficulty in understanding passages and answering questions.
Poor:	Had a hard time understanding passages and answering questions.

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