World Literature (Aesop Fables)｜世界文学（イソップ童話）Lesson145: The Fisherman and the Little Fish

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　spare	/spair/
	-to not hurt or destroy something or someone
	He begged the policeman to spare him from punishment.
2.　worthwhile	/wurth-WAHYL/
	-useful, important, or good enough to be a suitable reward for the money or time spent or the effort made
	My stay in the countryside was worthwile.
3.　foolish	/FOO-lish/
	-resulting from or showing lack of sense
	She does not like talking to people she finds foolish.
4.　gain	/geyn/
	-an occasion when you get something useful or positive
	The knowledge he got from studying was a huge gain.
5.　promise	/prom-IS/
	-the act of saying you will certainly do something
	Keeping a promise is important.

PART B_1

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

PART B_2

The Fisherman and the Little Fish

A poor Fisherman, who lived on the fish he caught, had bad luck one day and caught nothing but a very small fry. The Fisherman was about to put it in his basket when the little Fish said:

“Please spare me, Mr. Fisherman! I am so small it is not worth while to carry me home. When I am bigger, I shall make you a much better meal.”

But the Fisherman quickly put the fish into his basket.

“How foolish I should be,” he said, “to throw you back. However small you may be, you are better than nothing at all.”

A small gain is worth more than a large promise.

PART C_1

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

PART C_2

1.	What did the fisherman catch on the day he had bad luck?
2.	What did the fish promise the fisherman when it was caught?
3.	How did the fisherman respond to the fish?

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 fisherman?
3.	If you were the fisherman, would you have eaten or spared the fish?
4.	Share an experience where you gained something great from taking advantage of a situation.
5.	Do you save things for later? e.g. new clothes, food, money. 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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