World Literature (Aesop Fables)｜世界文学（イソップ童話）Lesson113: The Old Lion

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　gasp	/gahsp/
	-to take a short, quick breath through the mouth, especially because of surprise, pain, or shock
	She gasped in surprise when she met her long-lost friend.
2.　gore	/gawr/
	-(of an animal) to cause an injury to someone, or damage something, with the horns or tusks
	The bull has almost gored the bullfighter.
3.　trample	/TRAM-puhl/
	-to step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury
	A herd of oxen trampled the king’s enemy.
4.　contemptible	/kuhn-TEMP-tuh-buhl/
	-deserving contempt or blame
	His actions in the conference yesterday were contemptible.
5.　bray	/brey/
	-to make a loud, unpleasant noise
	Passersby brayed insults toward the thief.

PART B_1

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

PART B_2

The Old Lion

A Lion had grown very old. His teeth were worn away. His limbs could no longer bear him, and the King of Beasts was very pitiful indeed as he lay gasping on the ground, about to die.

Where now his strength and his former graceful beauty?

Now a Boar spied him, and rushing at him, gored him with his yellow tusk. A Bull trampled him with his heavy hoofs. Even a contemptible Ass let fly his heels and brayed his insults in the face of the Lion.

It is cowardly to attack the defenseless, though he be an enemy.

PART C_1

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

PART C_2

1.	As mentioned in the fable, what were the signs that the Lion had aged?
2.	Is the Lion’s strength and beauty still with him?
3.	What did the Boar, Bull, and Ass do to the pitiful Lion?

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	In your opinion, did the Boar, Bull, and Ass do the right thing against the Lion? Why or why not?
2.	What do you think would be the consequences of their actions?
3.	What is your understanding of the fable’s lesson?
4.	In your opinion, how should one deal with his/her defenseless opponent?
5.	Cite a sample situation similar to the fable’s lesson.

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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