World Literature (Aesop Fables)｜世界文学（イソップ童話）Lesson94: The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　stroll	/strol/
	-to walk somewhere in a slow and relaxed way
	She strolls on the beach every morning to keep herself calm.
2.　slaughter	/SLO-ter/
	-when a lot of people or animals are killed in a cruel way
	When the owner went away, his bunnies were slaughtered by a fox.
3.　evil	/I-vel/
	-something that is very bad and harmful
	Due to a lot of evil she had caused him, he decided to run away.
4.　harm	/harm/
	-hurt or damage
	Afraid that she would only cause harm to her family, the poor girl stayed away from them.
5.　deceit	/di-SIT/
	-(an act of) keeping the truth hidden, especially to get an advantage
	She was able to get the other party to agree through deceit.

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 in Sheep’s Clothing

A certain Wolf could not get enough to eat because of the watchfulness of the Shepherds. But one night he found a sheepskin that had been cast aside and forgotten. The next day, dressed in the skin, the Wolf strolled into the pasture with the Sheep. Soon a little Lamb was following him about and was quickly led away to slaughter.

That evening the Wolf entered the fold with the flock. But it happened that the Shepherd took a fancy for mutton broth that very evening, and, picking up a knife, went to the fold. There the first he laid hands on and killed was the Wolf.

The evil-doer often comes to harm through his own deceit.

PART C_1

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

PART C_2

1.	What did the Fox do to get into the pasture?
2.	Was he successful with his plan?
3.	How was the Wolf killed?

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	What do you think drove the Fox to dress in sheep’s skin?
2.	What would happen if the Fox did not enter the pasture at all?
3.	In your opinion, how could the Shepherd avoid the intrusion of predators?
4.	Do you agree with the moral of the story? Why or why not?
5.	Do you believe that these evildoers deserve the harm which they may receive in return? 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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