World Literature (Aesop Fables)｜世界文学（イソップ童話）Lesson75: The Wolf and the Shepherd

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　anxiously	/ANK-shes-li/
	-in an anxious way
	She roamed around the room anxiously after hearing the bad news.
2.　harm	/harm/
	-hurt or damage
	She meant no harm to the kids when she approached them.
3.　wicked	/WIK-id/
	-extremely bad and morally wrong
	The wicked witched injured everyone in the town.
4.　foolish	/FU-lish/
	-stupid and not wise
	The foolish act of the landowner caused her the loss of her property.
5.　prowl	/prawl/
	-to move around quietly in a place trying not to be seen or heard, such as an animal does when hunting
	The fox is prowling while trying to look for his next prey.

PART B_1

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

PART B_2

The Wolf and the Shepherd

A Wolf had been prowling around a flock of Sheep for a long time, and the Shepherd watched very anxiously to prevent him from carrying off a Lamb. But the Wolf did not try to do any harm. Instead, he seemed to be helping the Shepherd take care of the Sheep. At last, the Shepherd got so used to seeing the Wolf that he forgot how wicked he could be.

One day he even went so far as to leave his flock in the Wolf’s care while he went on an errand. But when he came back and saw how many of the flock had been killed and carried off, he knew how foolish to trust a Wolf.

Once a wolf, always a wolf.

PART C_1

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

PART C_2

1.	What did the shepherd do when the wolf was prowling?
2.	Why was the shepherd able to trust the wolf?
3.	What happened to the flock of sheep?

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	Do you think the wolf has planned everything? Why or why not?
2.	Do you think it was right for the shepherd to trust the wolf? Why or why not?
3.	What do you think the shepherd felt after seeing that many of his flock had been killed and eaten?
4.	Do you agree with the moral of the story? Why or why not?
5.	Do you think people are capable of changing? Why or why not?

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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