Advanced course_Reaction Training_9

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 are your hobbies?

PART A_5

________________________________. How about you?

PART A_6

________________________________. Let’s begin our lesson!

PART B_1

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

PART B_2

1. plank
2. brook
3. snap
4. beware lest…
5. grasp
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. It happened that
2. a Dog had got a piece of meat
3. and was carrying it home in his mouth
4. to eat it in peace.
5. Now on his way home
6. he had to cross a plank
7. lying across a running brook.
8. As he crossed,
9. he looked down
10. and saw his own shadow reflected in the water beneath.
11. Thinking it was another dog with another piece of meat,
12. he made up his mind
13. to have that also.
14. So he made a snap at the shadow in the water,
15. but as he opened his mouth
16. the piece of meat fell out,
17. dropped into the water
18. and was never seen more.
19. Beware lest you lose the substance
20. by grasping at the shadow.
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. It happened that a Dog had got a piece of meat and was carrying it home in his mouth to eat it in peace.
PART C_7

1. What was the dog carrying?
2. Where was he going?

PART C_8

2. Now on his way home he had to cross a plank lying across a running brook. As he crossed, he looked down and saw his own shadow reflected in the water beneath.

PART C_9

1. What did he have to do on his way home?
2. What did he see in the water beneath?
PART C_10

3. Thinking it was another dog with another piece of meat, he made up his mind to have that also.

PART C_11

1. What did he decide to do after thinking it was another dog with another piece of meat?
PART C_12

4. So he made a snap at the shadow in the water, but as he opened his mouth the piece of meat fell out, dropped into the water and was never seen more.

PART C_13

1. What did the dog do to get another piece of meat?
2. What happened to the piece of meat?
PART C_14

5. Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

PART C_15

1. According to the passage, what will happen if you grasp the shadow?
PART C_16

Now, let’s review your answers.

PART C_17

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 a hard time.)

PART D_2

Options: ( his mouth / another dog / substance / meat / dropped / shadow )
A Dog was carrying home a piece of _____ he happened to find. On the way home, he crossed a plank across a running brook. While doing so, he saw his own _____ on the surface of the water. Thinking it was ______ with another piece of meat, he snapped at it wishing to get that meat also. But the moment the Dog opened ______, his meat fell out of the mouth and _____ into the water. Seek _______ , not its shadow.

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: A dog looked down and saw his own shadow reflected in the water beneath.


Question: What would the dog think?
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: When the dog opened his mouth, the piece of meat fell out and dropped into the water.

Question: What would the dog think?
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. Tell me your experience that relates to the proverb “The grass is always greener on the other side.”
Answer:
2. Have you ever lost a thing when you asked too much?
Answer:
3. At that time if you had not asked too much, what would have happened?
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: Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

1. How do you interpret this moral along 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