World Literature (Aesop Fables)｜世界文学（イソップ童話）Lesson109: The Mischievous Dog

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　michievous	/MIS-chuh-vuhs/
	-behaving in a way, or describing behavior, that is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm or damage
	I think these rumors are mischievous.
2.　drag	/drag/
	-to move something by pulling it along a surface, usually the ground
	Pick the chair up, do not drag it behind you.
3.　impress	/im-PRES/
	-to cause someone to admire or respect you
	When I was a kid, I remember being impressed by how many toys she had.
4.　wise	/wahyz/
	-having or showing the ability to make good judgments, based on a deep understanding and experience of life
	It started raining. I think we made a wise decision not to go to the coast today.
5.　acquaintance	/uh-KWEYN-tns/
	-a person that you have met but do not know well
	I recently bumped into an old work acquaintance who I didn’t remember.

PART B_1

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

PART B_2

The Mischievous Dog

There was once a Dog who was so ill-natured and mischievous that his Master had to fasten a heavy wooden clog about his neck to keep him from annoying visitors and neighbors. But the Dog seemed to be very proud of the clog and dragged it about noisily as if he wished to attract everybody’s attention. He was not able to impress anyone.

“You would be wiser,” said an old acquaintance, “to keep quietly out of sight with that clog. Do you want everybody to know what a disgraceful and ill-natured Dog you are?”

Notoriety is not fame.

PART C_1

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

PART C_2

1.	How was the Dog described in the fable?
2.	What did the Master do to the Dog to keep him from annoying visitors and neighbors?
3.	Why did the Dog drag the clog noisily?

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	Do you think that Master did the right thing when he fastened a heavy wooden clog about the Dog’s neck? Why do you think so?
2.	Do you think the Dog is proud of what he has done? Why do you think so?
3.	Would you commend the old acquaintance’s action? Why?
4.	Do you know someone who achieved notoriety? Please tell me more about it.
5.	How would you feel if you became famous because of something bad you have done?

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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