World Literature (Aesop Fables)｜世界文学（イソップ童話）Lesson50: The Wolf and the Lion

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　inconvenience	/in-kuhn-VEEN-yuhns/
	-a state or an example of problems or trouble, often causing a delay or loss of comfort
	The hotel room had so many inconveniences.
2.　lair	/lair/
	-a place where a wild animal lives, often underground and hidden, or a place where a person hides
	The thieves’ lair was discovered by the police.
3.　property	/PROP-er-tee/
	-a building or area of land that someone owns
	His property was taken away by the government.
4.　injured	/IN-jerd/
	-hurt or physically harmed
	The star athlete was injured in yesterday’s championship game.
5.　shepherd	/SHEP-erd/
	-a person who takes care of sheep and move them from one place to another
	The shepherd chased the sheep that was lost from the flock.

PART B_1

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

PART B_2

The Wolf and the Lion

A Wolf had stolen a Lamb and was carrying it off to his lair to eat it. But his plans were very much changed when he met a Lion, who, without making any excuses, took the Lamb away from him.

The Wolf made off to a safe distance, and then said in a much injured tone:

“You have no right to take my property like that!”

The Lion looked back, but as the Wolf was too far away to be taught a lesson without too much inconvenience, he said:

“Your property? Did you buy it, or did the Shepherd make you a gift of it? Pray tell me, how did you get it?”

What is evil won is evil lost.

PART C_1

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

PART C_2

1.	What happened when the Lion saw the Wolf take away its lamb?
2.	How did the Wolf respond after the Lion took away the lamb?
3.	Since the Wolf was too far away to be taught a lesson, how did the Lion respond?

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	How do you understand the fable’s lesson?
2.	What characteristic/s of the Lion did you observe?
3.	If you were the Lion, how would you have reacted upon seeing the Wolf steal your lamb?
4.	What should we do to prevent our possessions from being stolen?
5.	Have you had an experience when your properties were stolen? What action/s did you take after the incident?

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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