World Literature (Aesop Fables)｜世界文学（イソップ童話）Lesson40: The Monkey and the Camel

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　grace	/greys/
	-a quality of moving in a smooth, relaxed, and attractive way
	The ballerina dances with grace.
2.　knotty	/NOT-ee/
	-full of knots, or covered with hard, dark areas
	The boat’s knotty pine interior brought back memories.
3.　clumsy	/KLUHM-zee/
	-awkward in movement or manner
	All eyes were on the server after he made a clumsy move at the restaurant.
4.　refreshment	/ri-FRESH-muhnt/
	-a small amount of food and drink
	Ken stopped at a bar for a some refreshments.
5.　rage	/reyj/
	-(a period of) extreme or violent anger
	He was shaking in rage when he saw his enemy.

PART B_1

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

PART B_2

The Monkey and the Camel

At a great celebration in honor of King Lion, the Monkey was asked to dance for the company. His dancing was very clever indeed, and the animals were all highly pleased with his grace and lightness.

The praise that was showered on the Monkey made the Camel envious. He was very sure that he could dance quite as well as the Monkey, if not better, so he pushed his way into the crowd that was gathered around the Monkey, and rising on his hind legs, began to dance. But the big hulking Camel made himself very ridiculous as he kicked out his knotty legs and twisted his long clumsy neck. Besides, the animals found it hard to keep their toes from under his heavy hoofs.

At last, when one of his huge feet came within an inch of King Lion’s nose, the animals were so disgusted that they set upon the Camel in a rage and drove him out into the desert.

Shortly afterward, refreshments, consisting mostly of Camel’s hump and ribs, were served to the company.

Do not try to ape your betters.

PART C_1

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

PART C_2

1.	How did the guests react after asking the Monkey to dance?
2.	How did the Monkey’s performance affect the Camel, and what did he do about it?
3.	What were the guests’ reactions after the Camel’s performance?

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	What can you say about how the guests reacted to the Monkey’s and Camel’s performances?
2.	In your opinion, what could envy lead us to?
3.	How do you prevent yourself from being envious of someone?
4.	Why is it important to be humble?
5.	How do you practice confidence and humility at the same time?

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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