World Literature (Aesop Fables)｜世界文学（イソップ童話）Lesson39: The Cock and the Jewel

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　precious	/PRESH-uhs/
	-of great value because of being rare, expensive, or important
	The king’s daughter is as precious as a treasure.
2.　grain	/greyn/
	-a seed from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice or wheat
	Every rice grain counts.
3.　scrape	/skreyp/
	-to remove an unwanted covering or a top layer from something
	I had to go up on the roof yesterday to scrape the snow and ice off the TV antenna.
4.　barleycorn	/BAHR-lee-kawrn/
	-a grain of barley
	The hen gave the last barleycorn to her precious chick.
5.　costly	/KAWST-lee/
	-too expensive
	The product is cheap but the shipping fee is costly.

PART B_1

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

PART B_2

The Cock and the Jewel

A Cock was busily scratching and scraping about to find something to eat for himself and his family, when he happened to turn up a precious jewel that had been lost by its owner.

“Aha!” said the Cock. “No doubt you are very costly and he who lost you would give a great deal to find you. But as for me, I would choose a single grain of barleycorn before all the jewels in the world.”

Precious things are without value to those who cannot prize them.

PART C_1

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

PART C_2

1.	What did the Cock find while looking for something to eat?
2.	What was the initial reaction of the Cock after he saw it?
3.	What would the Cock choose over the thing that he found?

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	What is your understanding of the fable’s lesson, “Precious things are without value to those who cannot prize them”?
2.	In your opinion, why would the Cock choose a grain of barleycorn before all the jewels in the world?
3.	How do you apply the fable’s lesson in your life?
4.	What are the things that you consider valuable?
5.	How do you take care of your valuables?

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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