World Literature (Aesop Fables)｜世界文学（イソップ童話）Lesson133: The Man and the Satyr

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　porridge	/PAWR-IJ/
	-a thick, soft food made from oats boiled in milk or water, eaten hot for breakfast
	When I am sick, my mother cooks porridge for me.
2.　steaming	/steam-ING/
	-very hot
	I cannot eat the ramen yet; it is steaming!
3.　cheerfully	/CHEER-fuhlee/
	-in a happy and positive way
	The students looked forward to summer cheerfully.
4.　spring	/spring/
	-to move quickly and suddenly towards a particular place
	The children were so excited that they sprang to the playground.
5.　fellow	/FEL-oh/
	-a person; used to refer to someone in the same situation as you
	I met a kind fellow while camping today.

PART B_1

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

PART B_2

The Man and the Satyr

A long time ago a Man met a Satyr in the forest and succeeded in making friends with him.

The two soon became the best of comrades, living together in the Man’s hut. But one cold winter evening, as they were walking homeward, the Satyr saw the Man blow on his fingers

“Why do you do that?” asked the Satyr. “To warm my hands,” the Man replied.

When they reached home the Man prepared two bowls of porridge. These he placed steaming hot on the table, and the comrades sat down very cheerfully to enjoy the meal. But much to the Satyr’s surprise, the Man began to blow into his bowl of porridge.

“Why do you do that?” he asked. “To cool my porridge,” replied the Man.

The Satyr sprang hurriedly to his feet and made for the door.

“Goodby,” he said, “I’ve seen enough. A fellow that blows hot and cold in the same breath cannot be friends with me!

The man who talks for both sides is not to be trusted by either.

PART C_1

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

PART C_2

1.	What did the Satyr see as they were walking homeward?
2.	What did the man do when they reached home?
3.	What did the man do that made the Satyr spring hurriedly to his feet?

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	Do you agree with what the Satyr did at the end? Why or why not?
2.	What makes the fable interesting for you?
3.	Do you agree with the fable’s lesson? Why or why not?
4.	How can you develop trust in your relationships?
5.	Do you think that being honest is important in friendship? Please explain your answer.

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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