World Literature (Aesop Fables)｜世界文学（イソップ童話）Lesson146: The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　bear	/bair/
	-to accept, tolerate, or endure something, especially something unpleasant
	I cannot bear the taste of mint chocolate.
2.　crawl	/krawl/
	-to move along on hands and knees or with your body stretched out along a surface
	The baby finally crawled.
3.　victory	/VIK-tuh-ree/
	-an occasion when you win a game, competition, election, war, etc. or the fact that you have won
	The football team celebrated their victory at the old restaurant.
4.　boast	/bohst/
	-to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own
	She is always boasting about her latest clothes.
5.　rival	/RAHY-vuhl/
	-a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the same area
	He considers the new member of the team his rival.

PART B_1

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

PART B_2

The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle

Once there were two Cocks living in the same farmyard who could not bear the sight of each other. At last one day they flew up to fight it out, beak and claw.

They fought until one of them was beaten and crawled off to a corner to hide.

The Cock that had won the battle flew to the top of the hen-house, and, proudly flapping his wings, crowed with all his might to tell the world about his victory.

But an Eagle, circling overhead, heard the boasting chanticleer and, swooping down, carried him off to his nest.

His rival saw the deed, and coming out of his corner, took his place as master of the farmyard.

Pride goes before a fall.

PART C_1

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

PART C_2

1.	Who crawled off to a corner to hide?
2.	How did the Cock celebrate his victory?
3.	What did the Eagle do to the Cock?

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	What makes the fable interesting for you?
2.	How would you describe the Cock?
3.	Do you agree with the moral of the story? Why or why not?
4.	What do you think of people who constantly boast about their achievements and possessions?
5.	Do you think that being humble leads to success? Why or why not?

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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