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1、人教版英语精品资料（精修版）Section_Warming Up & Reading Prereading1Have you ever heard of the Pygmalion effect?2Do you want to know more about it?Please read the following passage to get the information.The Pygmalion effect refers to the concept that a person will achieve or perform as he is expected to perform,
2、 and it can have both positive, and negative effects on an individual or a group.A person expected to perform well will achieve or exceed (超越)this expectation, according to the Pygmalion effect, but a person expected to underachieve or perform poorly will also fulfill this expectation.The term “Pygm
3、alion effect”comes from a Greek myth.According to the myth, Pygmalion was a prince of Cyprus and a sculptor who created and fell in love with an ivory statue of his ideal woman.He pleaded with the goddess Venus to give life to his creation, and she agreed.Pygmalion married his creation and they had
4、a perfect life together.He had expected the statue to be the perfect woman, and she fulfilled his expectations when she was brought to life.Many studies have been conducted on the Pygmalion effect in the classroom.Teachers were given information that certain students in the class were more likely to
5、 excel and achieve than other members of the class.No verbal cues (暗示)were used by the teacher to inform students of the information or expectations, but students who were believed by tutors to have greater potential still showed significantly greater intellectual growth.Body language is just as imp
6、ortant as verbal communication when conveying both positive and negative expectations, as is the tone of voice.The use of body language is most commonly a subconscious (潜意识的) form of communication, but it can prove to be very powerful.A student may detect that his teacher believes he will never be a
7、 high achiever and is less intelligent and capable of succeeding than other members of the class.If the child detects these negative expectations and comes to believe them, these negative expectations can remain with him for the rest of his life, trapping him in a continuous circle of the negative s
8、elffulfilling prophecy (预言)Warming Up1Look at the pictures and answer the following questions.Who and what is the man in Picture A?Its_George_Bernard_Shaw,_an_Irish_dramatist,_literary_critic,_a_socialist_spokesman_and_a_leading_figure_in_the_20th_century.The Pygmalion effect is used in class now.Ca
9、n you say something about it?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.2A brief introduction to George Bernard Shaw.Born In 1856NationalityIrishA
10、chievementsNobel Prize for Literature in 1925, Irish dramatist, literary critic, a socialist spokesmanWorksA.Mrs.Warrens ProfessionBMajor BarbaraCMan and SupermanDSaint JoanEPygmalion(My Fair Lady)FWidowers HousesDeathIn 1950Match the works or plays shown in the chart：华伦夫人的职业_圣女贞德 _皮格马利翁 _人与超人 _巴巴拉少
11、校 _鳏夫的房屋 _答案：ADECBFFast Reading1Read the text and write down the main idea of the text.The play is mainly about a_poor_flower_girl who is lucky to come across a professor who might help her to improve her life.2Look at the pictures and tell who they are.Choose adjectives to describe each character i
12、n the play. 答案：(1)Eliza DoolittleC(2)Henry HigginsA(3)Colonel PickeringBCareful ReadingRead the text and then choose the best answer according to the passage.(1)What was the girls spoken English like?AShe spoke standard English.BShe didnt speak standard English.CShe spoke official English.DShe spoke
13、 American English.(2)Why did the girl begin to cry?AShe thought that man might be a policeman.BShe felt hungry but she had nothing to eat.CShe was wet in the rain.DShe was unable to take a bus to get home.(3)What did Higgins take down on his notebook?AHe wrote down what the girl said.BHe wanted to t
14、ell the police what he had seen.CHe took down the weather.DHe was writing a diary.(4)Where was the girl from?AShe was from the west end of Wales.BShe was from the west end of Scotland.CShe was from the west end of London.DShe was from the east end of London.(5)Once educated to speak properly, the gi
15、rl can do the following things EXCEPT _.Aacting as a duchessBgoing on selling flowersCworking as a shop assistantDserving as a ladys maid答案：(1)(5)BAACB SummaryRead the text carefully and fill in the blanks.My Fair Lady was the title of a successful musical and later a film 1.based (base) on Bernard Shaws classical Pygmalion.In the musical, Professor Higgins takes 2.a bet from Colonel Pickering 3.that he can transfer an unrefined 4.dirty (dirt) flower girl Eliza Doolittle 5.into a lady,
