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1、PYGMALION,unit 4,period 1 warming up & reading,Pygmalion, a gifted artist, dislikes local women. He spends much time creating a stone statue of a beautiful woman.,Pygmalion,He falls in love with the statue and goes to the Greek Goddess Aphrodite to ask her to to bring the statue to life.,As a result
2、 of his prayers, his wish is granted and the statue is made into a real woman. The two marry and live happily ever after.,the Pygmalion Effect,The Pygmalion Effect is that people tend to behave as you expect they will. If you expect a person to take responsibility, they probably will. If you expect
3、them not to even try, they probably wont.,What we expect tends to come true.,Psychological term,This play “My fair lady” (窈窕淑女)by George Bernard Shaw (萧伯纳) is an adaptation改编 of this Greek myth(神话). Although there is no character called Pygmalion in the play, it is about the same theme 主题。,the myth,
4、the play,The play by Shaw has the same theme as the Greek story.,What is the theme of the play?,A brief introduction to Shaw,George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist, literary critic, a socialist spokesman, and a leading figure in the 20th century theater. Shaw was a freethinker, defender of womens righ
5、ts, and advocate of equality of income. In 1925 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Shaw accepted the honour but refused the money. He was a very humorous playwright.,George Bernard Shaw,(1856-1950),Reading Pygmalion,Fateful meetings,Act One,This text is mainly about the first experience
6、of Eliza meeting with _. A. Professor Higgins B. Colonel Pickering C. Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering D. a gentleman,Act One,Skimming,Tip: Some information is included in the stage directions, like the character, time, place, weather, lighting, etc.,11:15,PM in 1914,London, England,Eliza, Pr
7、ofessor Higgins, Colonel Pickering,fateful meetings,Fast reading,6,Scanning,1. Eliza greeted to the gentleman in order to _.,2. Why did Eliza begin to cry? Because _.,3. Professor Higgins believed that he could judge a person by _.,Scanning,1. Eliza greeted to the gentleman in order to _.,talk with
8、him B. ask him to buy some flowers from her C. ask him to teach her D. beg some money from him,2.The flower girl cried when she found Higgins making notes because A. She thought she did something wrong. B. She thought she didnt have the right to sell flowers. C. She didnt want Higgins to write down
9、what she said. D. She thought Higgins was a policeman in disguise and wanted to arrest her.,Scanning,3. Professor Higgins believed that he could judge a person by _.,his appearance B. his action C. his conversation D. his manners,status,speaking or behavior,clothes,attitude,expensive possessions,edu
10、cation level,how many foreign languages spoken or countries visited,(like cars and jewellery),What other things can show ones status in society?,Lower class,Language: calls gentleman “sir” and _ (or captain) which is a compliment,Behaviour: _ to people of higher class,Comprehending,respectful,“capin
11、”,Language: calls Eliza “_” and Pickering “_”,Behaviour: _ to lower class; _ to same or upper class,Middle class,rude,polite,you silly girl,my dear man,Upper class,Language: prepared to begin a _ with Henry, whom he does not know; generous with praise to him,Behaviour: generally confident and _; but
12、 _ Eliza,polite,ignores,conversation,He is arrogant（傲慢的）. He thinks the use of correct English grammar matters. He thinks the girl can never overcome this problem.,Eliza is respectful to people of a higher social class than her (sir). She is aggressive （敢做敢为的）when defending herself. She is sensitive
13、（敏感的） about how she appears to others.,Modest. In truth he is an authority （权威）on Indian languages. He is prepared to learn from others. He ignores Eliza but speaks to Henry as they are social equals.,Choose those adjectives in the list which best describe each character in the play.,Impatient kind
14、polite rude confident anxious eager enthusiastic ambitious （有雄心的） emotional （易于动感情的，情绪化的） self-important(妄自尊大的) generous unsure (没自信的) superior (傲慢的),kind, polite, generous, enthusiastic, eager, confident,impatient, rude, confident, superior, self-important,anxious, eager, emotional, ambitious, unsu
15、re,Making the bet (Act Two),1. This text is mainly about Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering _ about teaching Eliza. A. making a conversation B. quarreling C. making a bet D. fighting,Act Two,2. Eliza came to visit Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering in order to let them _ A. give her some money B. give her a job as a flower shops assistant C. teach her to speak well D. have a bath,3. Aliza only offered them _ if they could teach her. A. 1 shilling B. 2 shillings C. nothing D. 3 shillings,4. Henry Higgins and colonel Pickering finally decided to _ Eliza. A. t
