World Literature (Aesop Fables)｜世界文学（イソップ童話）Lesson144: The Ass in the Lion's Skin

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　amuse	/uh-MYOOZ/
	-to keep someone happy, especially for a short time
	Chris amuses himself by reading books.
2.　thicket	/THIK-it/
	-an area of trees and bushes growing closely together
	The animals ran into the thicket to hide from predators.
3.　express	/ik-SPRES/
	-to show a feeling, opinion, or fact
	She’s not very good at expressing herself.
4.　delight	/dih-LAHYT/
	-great pleasure, satisfaction, or happiness, or something or someone that gives this
	She cried in delight when she won the contest.
5.　frighten	/FRAHYT-n/
	-to make someone feel fear
	Don’t wear that mask. You’ll frighten the child.

PART B_1

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

PART B_2

The Ass in the Lion’s Skin

An Ass found a Lion’s skin left in the forest by a hunter. He dressed himself in it and amused himself by hiding in a thicket and rushing out suddenly at the animals who passed that way. All took to their heels the moment they saw him.

The Ass was so pleased to see the animals running away from him, just as if he were King Lion himself, that he could not keep from expressing his delight by a loud, harsh bray. A Fox, who ran with the rest, stopped short as soon as he heard the voice. Approaching the Ass, he said with a laugh:

“If you had kept your mouth shut you might have frightened me, too. But you gave yourself away with that silly bray.”

A fool may deceive by his dress and appearance, but his words will soon show what he really is.

PART C_1

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

PART C_2

1.	What did the Ass do to the Lion skin he found?
2.	What did the animals do as soon as they saw the Ass in Lion’s skin?
3.	What gave the Ass’ disguise away?

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	What should the Ass have done to the Lion’s skin instead of wearing it?
2.	If you were one of the animals, would you also be frightened of the Ass in Lion’s skin? Why or why not?
3.	Do you agree that a person cannot fool others with his words all the time? Please explain your answer.
4.	What is your understanding of the fable’s lesson?
5.	Cite an example when you experienced the same situation as the lesson.

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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