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1、Unit 4 PygmalionReading 1This play, Pygmalion, was also made into a film called My Fair Lady. Have you seen the film?If you have, did you like it? Have a discussion and give reasons.Pre-reading234The play by Shaw has the same theme as the Greek Story. In pairs discuss what this theme might be.5Theme
2、 of the Greek story: Pygmalion, an artist create a statue from stone and make it have a new life .Theme of My fair lady: Higgins, a phonetics create a new girl Eliza from lower class to upper class by teaching her English.6Pygmalion7ActingAct oneFateful meetings: Try to act it out.Eliza DoolittleHen
3、ryHigginsColonel Pickering8Eliza Doolittle(E): a poor flower girl who is ambitious to improve herself.Professor Higgins(H): an expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality of a persons English decides his/her position in society.Colonel Pickering(P): an officer in the army and later a friend of H
4、iggins who sets him a task.91. This text is mainly about the first experience of Eliza meeting with _. A. Professor Higgins B. Colonel Pickering C. Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering D. a gentlemanC Choose the best answer. 102. Eliza greeted to the gentleman in order to _. A. ask him to buy som
5、e flowers from her B. talk with him C. ask him to teach her D. beg some money from himA 113. Why Eliza began to cry? Because _. A. she thought Professor Higgins would arrest her B. the gentleman didnt give her some money C. Pickering beat and scolded her D. there was no reasonA 124. Professor Higgin
6、s believed that he could judge a person by _. A. his appearance B. his action C. his conversation D. his mannersC 135. From the text, we can infer that Professor Higgins is a man described below EXCEPT _. A. he doesnt care about money B. he is an expert in phonetics C. he is proud D. he is greedyD 1
7、4CharacterPosition in societyEvidence in the playElizaLower classLanguage: calls gentleman “sir” and _ (or captain) which is a complimentBehaviour: _ to people of higher classrespectful“capin”Fill in the chart. 15CharacterPosition in societyEvidence in the playHenry HigginsLanguage: calls Eliza “_”
8、and Pickering “_”Behaviour: _ to lower class; _ to same or upper classMiddle classrudepoliteyou silly girlmy dear man16CharacterPosition in societyEvidence in the playColonel PickeringUpper classLanguage: prepared to begin a _ with Henry, whom he does not know; generous with praise to himBehaviour:
9、generally confident and _; but _ Elizapoliteignoresconversation171. Eliza was selling some flowers when Higgins first met her.2. She succeeded in selling some dead flowers to Huggins for some small change.3. Huggins wrote down her name and address.4. Huggins was good at judging people from their own
10、 speech.T F F T True or False?18 5. Huggins could earn a lot for his job.6. Huggins promised to find her a good job.7. Either man had planned to meet the other although they didnt know each other.T F T 191Read Act One of the play and then 2 answer these questions. Comprehending 1. What is the name o
11、f the man hiding from the rain? Henry Higgins202. Why is Eliza frightened of him at first? 3. Where has Colonel Pickering been living and what has he studied? She thinks he is a policeman in disguise.He has been living in India and has studied many Indian dialects.214. Who is Henry Higgins anxious t
12、o meet and why?He is anxious to meet Colonel Pickering because he is researching in the same academic field as Pickering.225. What is Elizas ambition and what does she decide to do about it? Her ambition is to be a shop assistant. She decides to take lessons from Professor Higgins to achieve her aim
13、.236. Can you recognize each characters social position by their behaviour and language? Is he or she from the upper class, middle class or lower class? Give your reasons. 242The social position of each character 3 influences the way they behave to 4 each other. Generally speaking, people 5 are more
14、 polite to those who they think 6 are of a higher social class (H) and less 7 polite to those they consider are 8 members of a lower class (L). Is this 9 true of the characters in Shaws play? 10 Give your evidence in the chart below. 25Relationships between charactersEvidence from the playHenry Higg
15、ins:1. respect his _ work as a _; calls him sir and my dear man2. watches her; _her reactions; talks about her in front of her; calls her _1. Attitude to Colonel Pickering (H)2. Attitude to Eliza (L)Is the statement true? 1. _ 2. _professionalphoneticiannotessilly girlYesYes26Relationships between c
16、haractersEvidence from the playColonel Pickering1. Appreciates his _;_him; asks his opinion;Happy to be friends2. _her; does not _ Henry when he talks about Eliza in front of her (which is very rude)1. Attitude to Henry Higgins (H)2. Attitude to Eliza (L)Is the statement true? 1._ 2._expertisepraise
17、sYesYesignoresstop27Relationships between charactersEvidence from the playEliza 1._; _ not to do the wrong thing; _ to improve herself; _ and curious about Henrys expertise2. _ not being included in the conversation when talked about1. Attitude to Colonel Pickering (H)2. Attitude to Henry (H)Is the
18、statement true? 1. _ 2. _feels upsetYesUnclearanxiouseagerambitiousrespectful283 What other things show ones status in Society apart from how one speaks?You can show your social status by:Clothes you wearExpensive possessions ( like cars or jewellery)Attitudes and behaviorEducation levelhow many for
19、eign languages spoken and countries visited294Choose those adjectives in the list which 5best describe each character in the play. 6In pairs discuss them and then place them 7in the boxes below. Some can be used more 8than once. impatient kind polite rude confident anxious eager enthusiastic emotion
20、al self-important ambitious generous unsure superior dynamic 30kind, polite, generous, enthusiastic, eager, confident impatient, rude, confident, superior, self-importantanxious, eager, emotional, ambitious, unsure, dynamic315 Suppose you have a chance to help Eliza improve her use of the English la
21、nguage. Correct all these sentences in terms of grammar, spelling, etc, so that she can use them properly. 321. Come overere, capin, and buy me flowers off a poor girl.Come over here, captain, and buy some flowers from a poor girl.2. I aint done nothing wrong by speaking to that gentleman.I havent d
22、one anything wrong by speaking to that gentleman.33I thought maybe you were a policeman in disguise.4. How do I know whether ou took down right?How do I know whether you wrote down what I said accurately?5. A shop assistant? Now thats sommat I want, that is!A shop assistant? Now thats something I wo
23、uld like to be!3. I thought maybe you was a policeman in disguise.341.Professor Higgins (H): an expert in phonetics, 2. convinced that the quality of a persons English 3. decides his/her position in society.4. 希金斯教授是一位语音学专家希金斯教授是一位语音学专家, 他认为一个人的他认为一个人的5. 英语水平决定这个人的社会地位。英语水平决定这个人的社会地位。1) convinced vt
24、. to cause to believer or feel certain; to persuade 说服说服; 使相信使相信, 说动某人说动某人我们说服了他坐火车去我们说服了他坐火车去, 不要搭飞机去。不要搭飞机去。We convinced him to go by train rather plane.352) (be) convinced + of 短语短语/ that 从句从句 “坚信坚信”；“确信确信”。例如：。例如： 我确信他有罪。我确信他有罪。 3) convince (vt.) sb + of 短语短语/that 从句从句, “使使坚信坚信”； “使使确信确信”。I am c
25、onvinced of his guilt.=I am convinced that he was guilty.我不认为她的强作欢颜能使她父亲相信她在我不认为她的强作欢颜能使她父亲相信她在那个小孤岛上过得开心。那个小孤岛上过得开心。I dont think her forced smile _ on that small lonely island.father that she lives happilywill convince her362. While watching, he makes notes. 他一边观察他一边观察, 一边做笔记。一边做笔记。 while watching
26、为为 while he was watching 省略句。在以省略句。在以when, while, if, unless 等引导的状语从句中，如果从等引导的状语从句中，如果从句中的主语与主句主语一致且从句谓句中的主语与主句主语一致且从句谓语动词含有语动词含有be动词的形式，往往将从动词的形式，往往将从句中的主语及句中的主语及be动词省略，而以动词动词省略，而以动词的的-ing形式或过去分词形式来代替。形式或过去分词形式来代替。37 After finishing the work, he went home. 完成工作后他就回家了。完成工作后他就回家了。 After being discuss
27、ed, the plan should be carried out at once. 计划讨论后，应立即实施。计划讨论后，应立即实施。 While crossing the street, look out for cars passing by. 过马路时，小心过路车辆。过马路时，小心过路车辆。381) When_ help, one often says “Thank you.” or “Its kind of you.” A. offering B. to offer C. to be offered D. offered2) While_ the river, he saw a bi
28、g crocodile. A. to cross B. crossing C. cross D. crossed3) Before_ , the play must be examined by the director. A. putting on B. to be put on C. put on D. being put onD B C 394) Never_ faith in himself, the scientist went on with his research. A. losing B. to lose C. lost D. to be lost5) -Whats the
29、matter with you? -_ the window, my finger was cut unexpectedly. A. Cleaning B. To clean C. While cleaning D. While I was cleaningA D 403. hesitate v. 犹豫犹豫, 踌躇踌躇hesitate to do sth. 对做某事犹豫不决对做某事犹豫不决hesitate about doing sth. 对做某事犹豫不决对做某事犹豫不决I always hesitate _ advising my friends on what to read. A. wi
30、th B. to C. for D. about If you have any questions, dont hesitate _me.A. ask B. asked C. to ask D. asking D C 414. hold up 1) raise; keep up 举起举起 Hold up your right hand.2) show as an example 提出提出(作为榜样作为榜样) The teacher always holds up Tom as a model of hard work.3) to delay 阻滞阻滞 The building of the
31、new road has held up by bad weather.短语短语: hold back 使固定使固定; 阻挡阻挡 hold down 压制压制 hold to 遵循遵循; 坚持坚持 hold together 使团结使团结; 连接在一起连接在一起425. I aint done nothing wrong by speaking to that gentleman. 我跟那位先生说话我跟那位先生说话, 又没做什么坏事呀。又没做什么坏事呀。 aint 是不规范的语言是不规范的语言, 相当于相当于am not, is not, has not, have not。 We aint
32、coming. 我们不来了。我们不来了。 They aint got it. 他们没有那玩意儿。他们没有那玩意儿。436. in disguise 意为意为“乔装乔装”我以为你是便衣警察。我以为你是便衣警察。 I thought maybe _这位皇帝喜欢微服私访。这位皇帝喜欢微服私访。联想联想: in need of 意思是意思是“需要需要”。他需要理发了。他需要理发了。in need 意思是意思是“在困难在困难(穷困穷困)中中”。例如：例如：我们应该帮助贫困的人。我们应该帮助贫困的人。you was a policeman in disguise.He is in need of a ha
33、ircut.The emperor liked travelling in disguise.We should help those in need.447. Here you are (hands over the paper covered with writing). 给你给你 (他把写满字的纸递过来他把写满字的纸递过来)。 hand over 移交移交; 让与让与; 交给某人照料交给某人照料 The captain was unwilling to hand over the command of his ship. 船长不愿移交军舰的指挥权。船长不愿移交军舰的指挥权。45 The
34、thief was handed over to the policeman. 小偷被交给警察处理。小偷被交给警察处理。 hand down 传给传给 hand on 传递传递 hands up 举手举手 hand out 分给分给, 分发分发468. mistaken adj. 错误的错误的, 不正确的不正确的 If Im not mistaken, we must have met before. be mistaken about 对对持错误的见解持错误的见解 mistake n./v. 错误错误; 犯错误犯错误 make a mistake mistake A for B 把把A错当成
35、错当成B 9. What if I was? 如果我是又怎样呢？如果我是又怎样呢？ 此句为省略句。原句为此句为省略句。原句为: What if I was born in? What if意思为意思为“要是要是又会怎样又会怎样?”4710. classify v. 编排编排; 分类分类; 归类归类be classified by/according to 通过通过归类归类be classified as 被归类为被归类为classify sth in / into 把某物分成把某物分成In the library, books are usually classified by subject
36、s.4811. People begin their working life in a poor neighborhood of London with 80 pounds a year and end in a rich one with 100 thousand. 人们在伦敦的一个贫穷地区开始工作人们在伦敦的一个贫穷地区开始工作, 年薪年薪 80英镑英镑, 而最终成为拥有而最终成为拥有10万英镑的富人。万英镑的富人。 此句为并列句此句为并列句, 主句为主句为 people beginand end in; in a poorwith, in a rich. with 在在 句中作状语。句
37、中作状语。4912. But they betray themselves every time they open their mouths. 但每次一张嘴说话但每次一张嘴说话, ,他们就原形毕露。他们就原形毕露。betray oneself 无意中露出本性无意中露出本性; 背叛背叛相当多的人面对金钱的诱惑便原形毕露。相当多的人面对金钱的诱惑便原形毕露。_When tempted by money.Quite a lot of people will betray themselves50betray 1) vt. give away or make known 泄露泄露(秘密秘密) 他向所
38、有的朋友透露了这个消息。他向所有的朋友透露了这个消息。 _He betrayed the news to all his friends.2) vt. to be disloyal or unfaithful to 出卖出卖; 背叛背叛他的最好的朋友背叛了他。他的最好的朋友背叛了他。_His best friend betrayed him.他背叛祖国，向敌人投降了。他背叛祖国，向敌人投降了。_.He betrayed his country to the enemy513) to be a sign of (sth. One would like to hide) 显露显露; 显示显示 他的
39、脸显露出他很生气。他的脸显露出他很生气。 _ betray + n. + to 出卖出卖, 背叛背叛 betray +n.+ (to be)/-that “无意中显示无意中显示, 暴露暴露” 名词形式名词形式 betrayal, 如如: an act of betrayal 背叛的行为背叛的行为His face betrayed that he was angry.5213. Now once taught by me 一旦由我来教一旦由我来教 When finished, the homework was handed in. 作业一完成就交上了去。作业一完成就交上了去。以以once, if
40、, as, unless, when, though, although引导的状语从句引导的状语从句, 若从句主语与主句主语一致若从句主语与主句主语一致, 且从句中谓语动词为且从句中谓语动词为 be+v.-ed 形式形式, 或从句中或从句中主谓结构为主谓结构为it is (was)+ adj.时时, 则从句结构可以则从句结构可以直接由以上连词加直接由以上连词加v-ed或或adj.代替。代替。5314. condemn vt. 谴责谴责1) condemn sb. / sth. 谴责某人谴责某人/某事某事 大部分人谴责任何形式的暴力行为。大部分人谴责任何形式的暴力行为。 _2) be conde
41、mned to death / be sentenced to death 被判死刑被判死刑 那个罪犯被判处死刑。那个罪犯被判处死刑。 _3) condemn sb. to do sth. 判处某人服判处某人服刑刑 他的病使他被迫一直呆在床上。他的病使他被迫一直呆在床上。_ Most people condemn any sort of violence.The criminal was condemned to death.His illness condemned him to be in bed all thetime.5415. But, sir, (proudly) once edu
42、cated to speak properly, the girl could pass herself off in three months as a duchess at an ambassadors garden party. 可是可是, 先生先生(自豪地自豪地), 一旦那个女孩被教会一旦那个女孩被教会说正确的英语说正确的英语, 她就能够在三个月后在一位大使她就能够在三个月后在一位大使举办的舞会上冒充一位女公爵。举办的舞会上冒充一位女公爵。这是一个复合句这是一个复合句, 从句为从句为once she is educated to speak properly 的省略形式。的省略形式。5
43、5pass off as 冒充冒充她冒充自己是位有经验的演员。她冒充自己是位有经验的演员。_She passed herself as an experienced actress.pass off 逐渐消失逐渐消失; 不加理会；不加理会；(进展进展)顺利顺利你的牙疼还没消吗？你的牙疼还没消吗？Has your toothache passed off yet? 他回避了那个难问题他回避了那个难问题。 He passed off the difficult question.舞会进展顺利。舞会进展顺利。The party passed off well.56pass away 去世去世pass
44、 down/on 把把传给后世传给后世pass out 昏过去昏过去; 失去知觉失去知觉 pass on to 把把传递给传递给 pass through 通过通过; 穿过穿过pass by 走过走过; 不理会不理会57我很久以前已经认识他了。我很久以前已经认识他了。我懂得这门语言。我懂得这门语言。16. acquaintance n. 相识相识; 了解了解 acquaint vt.I have some acquaintance with the language.I made his acquaintance long ago.使某人了解使某人了解make ones acquaintanc
45、e /make the acquaintance of sb.结识某人结识某人be familiar with/be acquainted with对对熟悉熟悉acquaint sb. with58have a nodding acquaintance with sb.与某人为点头之交与某人为点头之交The musician had little acquaintance _ modern science.A. in B. with C. to D. of I am delighted to _ your acquaintance.A. pull B. take C. have D. make
46、 B D 5917. a handful of 一把，少数的一把，少数的 (人人) 我给了那个男孩一把糖。我给了那个男孩一把糖。 我们邀请了我们邀请了12人人, 但只有几个人来。但只有几个人来。 I gave the boy a handful of sweets. We invited 12, but only a handful of them came.a basketful ofa bagful of a mouthful ofa pocketful of一篮子一篮子一书包一书包一口一口一袋一袋6018. a fortune! 一笔财富一笔财富1)U success; good luc
47、k 成功成功; 好运好运, 幸运幸运2)Fortune smiled on him. 他事事顺利他事事顺利.3)By good fortune he was not hurt.2) C 未来的命运未来的命运; 运道运道; 运气运气What will be our fortune?One day good fortune befell him.3) C 财富财富He received a large fortune when his father died.fortunate adj. 幸运的幸运的 fortunately adv. 幸运地幸运地make a fortune 发财发财 seek
48、ones fortune 外出找出路外出找出路try ones fortune 碰运气碰运气 be fortunate to do sth. / in doing sth. 幸运地做某事幸运地做某事6119. Generally speaking, people are more polite tothose whom they think are of higher social class.总的来说总的来说, 人们对那些他们认为属于较高社会阶层人们对那些他们认为属于较高社会阶层的人更礼貌一些。的人更礼貌一些。1) 本句中的本句中的of 表示表示”从属从属”关系。关系。物以类聚物以类聚, 人
49、以群分。人以群分。Birds of a feather flock together.2) be of + 形容词形容词+抽象名词抽象名词=be +副词副词+与该抽象与该抽象名词同根的形容词。名词同根的形容词。如如: 我所说的非常重要。我所说的非常重要。 What I said is of great importance. = What I said is very important.62可用于以上结构的抽象名词及相对应的可用于以上结构的抽象名词及相对应的形容词有形容词有: ability-able, help-helpful, importance-important, interest
50、-interesting, significance-significant, use-useful, value-valuable.6320. superior 作为形容词有两大用法：作为形容词有两大用法：1) 作为普通形容词作为普通形容词, 意为意为“傲慢的傲慢的”。例如：。例如：我讨厌他那傲慢的态度。我讨厌他那傲慢的态度。I hate his superior manner.2) 作为暗含比较级的形容词作为暗含比较级的形容词, 意为意为“较高级较高级”、 “较好的较好的”、“较较为优秀的为优秀的”。由于由于superior本身隐含着比较意义本身隐含着比较意义, 因此不能因此不能在前面再加
51、在前面再加more。在与另一事物进行比较时。在与另一事物进行比较时, 与之搭配的介词要用与之搭配的介词要用to, 不能用不能用than。如：。如：约翰逊的数学比王先生好。约翰逊的数学比王先生好。Johnson is superior to Mr. Wang in mathematics.64与与superior用法相同的词还有用法相同的词还有inferior, senior, junior, prior等。等。比比优越优越, 不屈服于不屈服于 be superior to 低于低于 be inferior to 比比年长年长 be senior to 比比年轻年轻 be junior to如如
52、: 青铜不如金子。青铜不如金子。Brass is inferior to gold.他比我小很多岁。他比我小很多岁。He is junior to me by many years.我母亲在结婚前曾经是电工。我母亲在结婚前曾经是电工。Prior to her marriage, my mother was an electrician.6521. in terms of 就就来说来说, 从从角度角度 In terms of natural resources it is one of the poorest countries in Western Europe.In terms of mon
53、ey were quite rich, but not in terms of happiness.就安置房子你做了什么就安置房子你做了什么?What have you done in terms of fixing the house? in the long/ short term 从长期从长期/短期而言短期而言66be ambitious to decideset sb. a taskhide from the rainshelter from the rainmake notes /take notes hold upbetter than nothing1.雄心勃勃的雄心勃勃的2.使
54、确信使确信3.决定决定/影响影响4.安排某人任务安排某人任务5.躲雨躲雨6.作笔记作笔记7.举起举起8.比没有好比没有好Phrases convince sb. of sth./that/to do sth. 67in disguisehand over push sth backif Im not mistakenwhat ifevery time end inbetray sb/sth/oneselfdismissively9. 假装假装, 装扮装扮10. 移交移交11. 推迟延迟推迟延迟12. 如果我没有搞错的话如果我没有搞错的话13. 要是要是又会怎样又会怎样14. 每次每次15. 以
55、以为结尾为结尾16. 背叛背叛, 泄露泄露17. 轻蔑地轻蔑地68condemn sb. to sth.the gutter to the end of her daysfind employmentmake ones acquaintancea handful ofin amazementdeep in conversationfancy oneself18. 迫使接受困境迫使接受困境19. 社会底层贫民窟社会底层贫民窟20. 余生余生21. 找工作找工作22. 结识结识23. 一把一把24. 惊谔地惊谔地25. 专心谈话专心谈话26. 自负自命不凡自负自命不凡69quite a commo
56、n kind ofbadly dressedask sb. a favourtreat sb. like dirthave the face to do the other daytake awaypass sb. off asgo off stagefade out27.相当普通的一种相当普通的一种28. 穿着很差穿着很差29.请求帮忙请求帮忙30.视视如粪土蔑视如粪土蔑视31.恬不知耻做恬不知耻做32.几天前几天前33.带走带走, 外卖外卖34.冒充冒充35.退下舞台退下舞台36.逐渐模糊逐渐模糊70Homework1. Review the text. Try to act out the play.2.Write a short passage to introduce the 3. story briefly. 4.3. Find out some difficult words and 5. expressions in the play. 7172
