Advanced course_Reaction Training_3

PART A_1

Let’s introduce ourselves to each other.

PART A_2

My name is ________________. What is your name?

PART A_3

I am ________________. Nice to meet you.

PART A_4

Nice to meet you too, ________________. What music do you listen to?

PART A_5

________________________________. How about you?

PART A_6

________________________________. Let’s begin our lesson!

PART B_1

We will read aloud the phrases below. Please repeat after me. I will check your pronunciation.
(Please send the mispronounced words and phrases to your student.)

PART B_2

1. summon
2. order
3. strain
4. effort
5. strength
PART B_3

Now, let’s review some words from part B_2.
(Please review the mispronounced words and expressions from part B_2.)

PART B_4

PART C_1

We will read aloud the passage in short sentences. Please repeat after me. I will check your pronunciation.
(Please send the mispronounced words and expressions to your student.)

PART C_2

1. An old man
2. on the point of death
3. summoned his sons around him
4. to give them some parting advice.
5. He ordered his servants
6. to bring in a bundle of sticks,
7. and said to his eldest son
8. “Break it.”
9. The son strained and strained,
10. but with all his efforts
11. was unable to break the Bundle.
12. The other sons also tried,
13. but none of them was successful.
14. “Untie the bundles,”
15. said the father,
16. “and each of you take a stick.”
17. When they had done so,
18. he called out to them
19. “Now, break,”
20. and each stick was easily broken.
21. “You see my meaning,”
22. said their father.
23. “Union gives strength.”
PART C_3

Now, let’s review some words and phrases.
(Please review the mispronounced words and expressions.)

PART C_4

PART C_5

We will read aloud the passage below in short chunks. Please repeat after me. Please read the passage as if you were the character in the story. I will check your pronunciation.
(Please send the mispronounced words and expressions to your student.)

PART C_6

1. An old man on the point of death summoned his sons around him to give them some parting advice.
PART C_7

1. Who did the old man summon?
2. Why did he summon them?
PART C_8

2. He ordered his servants to bring in a bundle of sticks, and said to his eldest son: “Break it.” The son strained and strained, but with all his efforts was unable to break the Bundle. The other sons also tried, but none of them was successful.

PART C_9

1. What did he order his servants to do?
2. What did the eldest son do?
3. Were they able to break the bundle of sticks?
PART C_10

3. “Untie the bundles,” said the father, “and each of you take a stick.” When they had done so, he called out to them: “Now, break,” and each stick was easily broken.

PART C_11

1. What did he tell his sons to do this time?
2. Did the sticks break?
PART C_12

4. “You see my meaning,” said their father. “Union gives strength.”

PART C_13

1. What lesson did the father teach his sons?
PART C_14

Now, let’s review your answers.

PART C_15

PART D_1

You will summarize the story. Please fill in the blanks using the appropriate words below. Then, please read aloud the passage. You may refer to the textbook if you need.
(Students may refer to their own textbooks when they have hard time.)

PART D_2

Options: ( broken / failed / die / stronger / sticks / untied )
An old man was about to ___. He wanted to give his sons a piece of his last advice. He gave a bundle of _____ to each son and told them to break it. They tried to break it over and over again, but _____. The father _____ the bundles and gave a stick to each of them. He said, “Now break it.” The sticks were easily _____. You are ______ when you are united than when you are separated.

PART D_3

Now, let’s review your answers.

PART D_4

PART D_5

Now, please look at the pictures and situations below and answer the questions. I will check if your sentences are complete and if the grammar is correct.

PART D_6

Situation: One of the old man’s sons tried to break a bundle of sticks but he was unable to break it.


Question: How would the son feel?
PART D_7

Now, let’s review your answers.
(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)

PART D_8

PART D_9

Situation: His sons took a stick, and each stick was easily broken.

Question: How would the son feel?
PART D_10

Now, let’s review your answers.
(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)

PART D_11

PART E_1

Now, please answer the following questions. I will check if your sentences are complete and if the grammar is correct.

PART E_2

1. What were the sticks compared to?
Answer:
2. When you cooperate with your friends or family members, can you do better than usual?
Answer:
3. Tell me a story that is related to the previous question.
Answer:
PART E_3

Now, let’s review your answers.
(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)

PART E_4

PART E_5

Now, please answer the following questions. I will check if your sentences are complete and if the grammar is correct.

PART E_6

The moral: Union gives strength.

1. How do you interpret this moral along with the flow of the story?
Answer:
2. Tell me the story that would best suit this moral.
Answer:
PART E_7

Now, let’s review your answers.
(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)

PART E_8