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1. spare | /spair/ |
-to not hurt or destroy something or someone | |
He begged the policeman to spare him from punishment. | |
2. worthwhile | /wurth-WAHYL/ |
-useful, important, or good enough to be a suitable reward for the money or time spent or the effort made | |
My stay in the countryside was worthwile. | |
3. foolish | /FOO-lish/ |
-resulting from or showing lack of sense | |
She does not like talking to people she finds foolish. | |
4. gain | /geyn/ |
-an occasion when you get something useful or positive | |
The knowledge he got from studying was a huge gain. | |
5. promise | /prom-IS/ |
-the act of saying you will certainly do something | |
Keeping a promise is important. |
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“Please spare me, Mr. Fisherman! I am so small it is not worth while to carry me home. When I am bigger, I shall make you a much better meal.”
But the Fisherman quickly put the fish into his basket.
“How foolish I should be,” he said, “to throw you back. However small you may be, you are better than nothing at all.”
A small gain is worth more than a large promise.
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1. | What did the fisherman catch on the day he had bad luck? |
2. | What did the fish promise the fisherman when it was caught? |
3. | How did the fisherman respond to the fish? |
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1. | What makes the fable interesting for you? |
2. | How would you describe the fisherman? |
3. | If you were the fisherman, would you have eaten or spared the fish? |
4. | Share an experience where you gained something great from taking advantage of a situation. |
5. | Do you save things for later? e.g. new clothes, food, money. Why or why not? |
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Grammar 文法 |
Pronunciation 発音 | Vocabulary 単語 |
Comprehension 理解 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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