(TESOL Worksheets--Aesop Fables, Story Time ESL Listening)
Worksheet: docs, pubSlow speed Version: HERE, Normal speed version: HERE, Storytelling version: HERE, Quizlet: HERE
Aesop at the Shipyard Aesop’s Fables #8
Video slow speed: https://youtu.be/DXhKz6IdKKU
Video normal speed: https://youtu.be/xeYuU2YGjIk
Video Storytelling: https://youtu.be/DeVUx5VmxRQ
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_6spqab
Suggested Use:
Step 1: Look at the vocabulary. Check any words that you don’t know in your dictionary.
Step 2: Listen to the video. (Listen only. Don’t look at the reading yet).
Step 3: Practice the vocabulary on Quizlet
Step 4: Watch the video again. This time look at the reading. Read and listen at the same time.
Step 5: Practice the vocabulary on Quizlet again.
Step 6: Listen one last time. The last time, don’t look at the reading.
Vocabulary
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Aesop at the Shipyard Aesop’s Fables #8
Background Information: (“Background information” is something you need to know in order to understand the story.)
Every culture has its own story about how the Earth began. The ancient Greeks believed that the Earth was alive. They thought that the whole Earth--all of the land, including all the mountains, forests, and grasslands--was all part of one giant Earth goddess. The Greeks believed that in the beginning the whole earth was covered by ocean. But one day, the Earth took a big gulp of water. (“Gulp” means to drink a lot of something very quickly). Much of the ocean disappeared, and because the ocean level went down, the mountains could be seen. Then the Earth took another big gulp of water, and the ocean level went down even more, and this time the forests and the grasslands appeared. The Greeks believed that one day the Earth goddess might take a third gulp, and then the ocean would disappear entirely.
The Story
Aesop, the famous storyteller, once visited a town that was next to the ocean. Because this town was next to the ocean, they needed a lot of ships. (“Ships” are large boats that can carry things over the ocean.) So, many people had jobs building ships.
Aesop went to the shipyard to watch the builders. (A “shipyard” is a place where ships are built.)
Now, Aesop was very ugly. And he was very poor. When the builders saw how ugly Aesop was, and how poor his clothes looked, they laughed at him, and made fun of him.
“Ah,” said Aesop. “You think you are better than me because you have money and good jobs. Well, let me tell you a story. In the beginning, the whole Earth was covered by ocean. And then, the Earth took a big gulp, and the mountains appeared. Then the Earth took a second gulp, and the forests and grasslands appeared. Someday, the Earth may take a third gulp, and then all of the ocean will disappear. And then, nobody will need ships, and you will all lose your jobs.”
The moral of the story is:
The world is always changing, and the good things you have today could be gone tomorrow.
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Aesop at the Shipyard Aesop’s Fables #8
Video slow speed: https://youtu.be/DXhKz6IdKKU
Video normal speed: https://youtu.be/xeYuU2YGjIk
1. What is something that you need to know in order to understand the story?
2. What does every culture have?
3. What appeared after the Earth took the first gulp of water?
4. What appeared after the Earth took the second gulp of water?
5. What would happen if the Earth took a third gulp of water?
6. At the town Aesop visited, what did a lot of people have jobs doing?
7. Where did Aesop go to watch the builders?
8. Why did the builders laugh at Aesop and make fun of him?
9. Why did the builders think they were better than Aesop?
10. What will happen if the ocean disappears?
Answers
1. What is something that you need to know in order to understand the story?
Background information
2. What does every culture have?
Its own story about how the Earth began
3. What appeared after the Earth took the first gulp of water?
The mountains
4. What appeared after the Earth took the second gulp of water?
The forests and the grasslands
5. What would happen if the Earth took a third gulp of water?
The ocean would disappear entirely
6. At the town Aesop visited, what did a lot of people have jobs doing?
Building ships
7. Where did Aesop go to watch the builders?
The shipyard.
8. Why did the builders laugh at Aesop and make fun of him?
Because he was very ugly, and he was very poor.
9. Why did the builders think they were better than Aesop?
Because they had money and good jobs.
10. What will happen if the ocean disappears?
Nobody will need ships, and the builders will all lose their jobs.
Vocabulary
alive - living, not dead:
Are your grandparents still alive?
ancient - from a long time ago:
This is an ancient building.
background - the situation that an event happens in, or things that have happened in the past that affect it:
The talks are taking place against a background of economic uncertainty.
background information - all information that a reader requires to increase his awareness of the topic
believe - to think that something is true, or that what someone says is true:
They believe that their health has suffered because of the chemicals.
boat - a vehicle for travelling on water:
This is a fishing boat.
builder - someone who makes or repairs buildings or structures as a job
clothes - items such as shirts and trousers that you wear on your body:
She was wearing her sister's clothes.
cover - to form a layer on the surface of something:
Snow covered the trees.
culture - the habits, traditions, and beliefs of a country, society, or group of people:
It's a good opportunity for children to learn about other cultures.
disappear - to stop existing:
These flowers are disappearing from our countryside.
appear - to start to be seen:
He suddenly appeared in the doorway.
drink - To put liquid into your mouth and swallow it:
Would you like something to drink?
Earth - the planet that we live on:
The spaceship returned to Earth.
entirely - completely:
I'm not entirely convinced that it will work.
even - used when comparing things, to emphasize the difference:
I think Alex is going to be even taller than his father.
famous - known or recognized by many people:
New York is a city famous for its shopping and nightlife.
fun - enjoyment or pleasure, or something that gives you enjoyment or pleasure:
You'll like it - it's good fun!
giant - extremely big, or much bigger than other similar things:
This is a giant spider.
goddess - a female spirit that people pray to and who has control over parts of the world or nature:
She was the ancient goddess of hunting.
grassland - a large area of land covered with grass:
Conservation groups are restoring grasslands in the Midwest.
gulp - to drink or eat something quickly:
He took a large gulp of tea.
in order to - with the purpose of achieving something:
She worked all summer in order to save enough money for a holiday.
including - used to show that someone or something is part of a larger group, amount, or process:
Fourteen people, including a prison warden, were killed.
land - the surface of the Earth that is not sea:
I want to travel over land and sea.
laugh - to smile while making sounds with your voice that show you are happy or think something is funny:
You never laugh at my jokes.
laugh at - to show that you think someone or something is stupid:
I can't go into work looking like this - everyone will laugh at me.
level - the height of something:
The water level is going up.
lose - to stop having someone or something that you had before:
I hope he doesn't lose his job.
make fun of - to make a joke about someone or something in an unkind way:
The other children at school used to make fun of his hair.
moral - something you learn from a story or event about how to behave:
The moral of the story is never lie.
mountain - a very high hill:
It was a long climb up the mountain but the view was worth it.
nobody - no person:
There was nobody I could talk to.
ocean - the sea:
I want to swim in the ocean.
once - in the past, but not now:
This house once belonged to my grandfather.
part - one of the things that, with other things, makes the whole of something:
Part of this form seems to be missing.
place - a position, building, town, area, etc:
Is there a place where we can talk privately?
poor - having very little money or few possessions:
Most of these people are desperately poor.
quickly - fast or in a short time:
I quickly shut the door.
ship - a large boat that carries people or goods by sea:
This ship sails weekly from Florida to the Bahamas.
shipyard - a place where ships are built or repaired
someday - at an unknown time in the future:
We plan to get married someday.
storyteller - a person who writes, tells, or reads stories
tomorrow - the day after today or on the day after today:
It's my birthday tomorrow.
ugly - unpleasant to look at:
It hurt my feelings when he said I was ugly.
whole - complete, including every part:
She spent the whole afternoon studying.
Aesop - a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fables
Greek - Someone from Greece, or coming from or relating to Greece
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