World Literature (Aesop Fables)｜世界文学（イソップ童話）Lesson87: The Dog and the Oyster

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　fond	/fand/
	-to like someone or something
	Since she was fond of reading, she decided to build her mini library.
2.　greedy	/GRI-di/
	-wanting a lot more food, money, etc. than you need
	One’s greediness over food may cause obesity.
3.　wonder	/WAN-der/
	-to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction
	She wandered around the seashore to take a break from her work.
4.　spy	/spay/
	-to secretly watch someone
	She spied on her kids to know if they are not skipping classes.
5.　groan	/grown/
	-to make a long, low sound such as when expressing pain, unhappiness, etc.
	After feeling a pain in her stomach, she groaned for almost an hour.

PART B_1

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

PART B_2

The Dog and the Oyster

There was once a Dog who was very fond of eggs. He visited the hen house very often and at last, got so greedy that he would swallow the eggs whole.

One day the Dog wandered down to the seashore. There he spied an Oyster. In a twinkling, the Oyster was resting in the Dog’s stomach, shell and all.

It pained the Dog a good deal, as you can guess.

“I’ve learned that all round things are not eggs,” he said groaning.

Act in haste and repent at leisure—and often in pain.

PART C_1

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

PART C_2

1.	Why did the Dog keep on coming to the hen house?
2.	How was it able to eat the oyster?
3.	How did it feel after eating the oyster?

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	Why do you think the Dog decided to go to the seashore?
2.	What made the Dog think that it could eat the oyster?
3.	What do you think might happen to the Dog after some time?
4.	Do you agree with the moral of the story? Why or why not?
5.	Can you think of any situation where this should be applied? Please tell me about it.

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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