World Literature (Aesop Fables)｜世界文学（イソップ童話）Lesson119: The Flies and the HoneyWorld Literature (Aesop Fables)｜世界文学（イソップ童話）Lesson119: The Flies and the Honey

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　sweetness	/SWEET-nuhs/
	-the quality of being sweet
	The sweetness of candy makes it irresistible to young children.
2.　buzz	/buhz/
	-to make a continuous, low sound such as the one a bee makes
	A mosquito is buzzing near my ear.
3.　gorge	/gawrj/
	-to eat until you are unable to eat any more
	The hungry children gorged themselves on the table full of food.
4.　smear	/smeer/
	-to spread a liquid or a thick substance over a surface
	The baby has peanut butter smeared all over her face.
5.　greedy	/GREE-dee/
	-wanting a lot more food, money, or power than you need
	The tyrant is greedy for more power.

PART B_1

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

PART B_2

The Flies and the Honey

A jar of honey was upset and the sticky sweetness flowed out on the table. The sweet smell of the honey soon brought a large number of Flies buzzing around. They did not wait for an invitation. No, indeed; they settled right down, feet and all, to gorge themselves. The Flies were quickly smeared from head to foot with honey. Their wings stuck together. They could not pull their feet out of the sticky mass. And so they died, giving their lives for the sake of a taste of sweetness.

Be not greedy for a little passing pleasure. It may destroy you.

PART C_1

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

PART C_2

1.	What did the jar of honey attract?
2.	What did the Flies do when they saw the jar of honey?
3.	What happened to the Flies?

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	What should have the Flies done to avoid the unpleasant consequence in the story?
2.	How did their greediness destroy them?
3.	In what ways are human beings similar to the Flies in the story?
4.	Do you agree with the lesson in the fable? Why or why not?
5.	Have you had an experience similar to the fable’s lesson? Tell me more 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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