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1、PYGMALION,unit 4,period 1 warming up & reading,Please enjoy some pictures about Greek stories.,Warming up,地神该亚,海神波塞冬,火神赫淮斯拉斯,太阳神阿波罗,农神得墨忒耳,天神宙斯,天后赫拉,维纳斯的诞生,心理学家莫顿(Robert Merton)将此现象名之为“自我实现的预言”。这也就是在萧伯纳名剧窈窕淑女(My Fair Lady)中为人所熟知的“皮格马利翁效应”(Pygmalion effect)。,Have you ever heard of the “Pygmalion Effe
2、ct ”?,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 of his prayers, his wish is granted and
3、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 them not to even try, they probably wont.
4、,What we expect tends to come true.,Psychological term,saikldikl,心理学的;心理学家的, 心理的,精神的,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神话,the play,
5、The play by Shaw has the same theme as the Greek story.,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 rights, and advocate of equality of income.
6、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),Company Logo,Quotes,1. If its true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for? 有人说我们来到这个世上就是要帮助别人的
7、, 倘若此话非虚,那么请问,别人来到这个世界 又是干什么的 2. Money is not everything. Theres Mastercard & Visa. 金钱并非一切,还有信用卡呢。 3. One should love animals. They are so tasty. 人们应该喜爱动物,它们好吃来着呢。,Reading Pygmalion,Fateful meetings,Act One,This text is mainly about the first experience of Eliza meeting with _. A. Professor Higgins
8、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, Professor Higgins, Colonel Pickering,fateful mee
9、tings,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 him B. ask him to buy some flowers from her C.
10、 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 what she said. D. She thought Higgins was a po
11、liceman 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,4. From the text , we can infer that Professor Higgins is a man described below EXCEPT _. A. he doesnt care about mo
12、ney B. he is an expert in phonetics C. he is proud D. he is greedy,status,speaking or behavior,clothes,attitude,expensive possessions,education level,how many foreign languages spoken or countries visited,(like cars and jewellery),What other things can show ones status in society?,Lower class,Langua
13、ge: calls gentleman “sir” and _ (or captain) which is a compliment(赞美话,恭维话),Behaviour: _ to people of higher class,Comprehending,respectful,“capin”,Language: calls Eliza “_” and Pickering “_”,Behaviour: _ to lower class; _ to same or upper class,Middle class,rude,polite,you silly girl,my dear man,Up
14、per class,Language: prepared to begin a _ with Henry, whom he does not know; generous with praise to him,Behaviour: generally confident and _; but _ 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
15、 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(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
16、but speaks to Henry as they are social equals.,Choose those adjectives in the list which best describe each character in the play.,Impatient (不耐烦的,急燥的) kind polite rude confident anxious 焦急的,忧虑的,渴望的,担心的 eager enthusiastic热心的,满腔热情的 ambitious (有雄心的) emotional (易于动感情的,情绪化的) self-important(妄自尊大的) generous慷慨的,大方的,善良的