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1、Reading 第1页/共45页Please enjoy some pictures about Greek stories.Warming up第2页/共45页天神宙斯天神宙斯天后赫拉天后赫拉第3页/共45页地神该亚地神该亚第4页/共45页海神波塞冬海神波塞冬火神赫淮斯拉斯火神赫淮斯拉斯第5页/共45页太阳神阿波罗太阳神阿波罗农神得墨忒耳农神得墨忒耳第6页/共45页维纳斯的诞生维纳斯的诞生第7页/共45页智慧女神雅典娜智慧女神雅典娜战神阿瑞斯战神阿瑞斯第8页/共45页丘比特的诞生丘比特的诞生第9页/共45页皮格马利翁与伽拉忒亚皮格马利翁与伽拉忒亚第10页/共45页 心理学家莫顿（Robert
2、 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 Effect”?第11页/共45页 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 the
3、m not to even try,they probably wont.第12页/共45页 This play by George Bernard Shaw This play by George Bernard Shaw(萧伯纳萧伯纳)is an adaptation of a Greek)is an adaptation of a Greek story.Do you know this story?story.Do you know this story?Pygmalion,a gifted artist,dislike women.One day he makes a stone s
4、tatue of a beautiful woman.第13页/共45页When he finishes the statue,he falls in love with it and goes to the Greek goddess,Aphrodite,to ask her to make the statue into a real woman.第14页/共45页His wish is granted.第15页/共45页The author-George Bernard ShawAn Irish dramatist,literary critic,a socialist spokesma
5、n,and a leading figure in the 20th century theater.His main works:ImmaturityWidowers Houses PygmalionMan and Superman(1902),Major Barbara(1905)第16页/共45页In Shaws play,Professor Higgins is a man who does not like women either and is very rude to them.For a bet he agrees to teach a poor young woman so
6、that she can be passed off as a rich lady in high class society.So,like Pygmalion,Higgins creates a perfect young woman.Both the statue and Eliza depend on their creator for their new life.第17页/共45页My Fair Lady Have you seen the film?If you have,did you like it?Have a discussion and give reasons.Pre
7、-reading第18页/共45页Eliza 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 Higgins who set
8、s him a task.Main characters第19页/共45页Fateful meetings第20页/共45页 1.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 gentlemanComprehending I.Read through the act one and choose the best answer.第
9、21页/共45页2.Which of the following can best describe Henry Higgins?A.Kind and polite.B.Impatient and anxious.C.Self-important and confident.D.Unsure and generous.第22页/共45页3.The flower girl wanted to become _.A.a duchess B.a shop assistantC.a lady D.a ladys maid第23页/共45页4.The flower girl was worried wh
10、en she found Higgins making notes because _.A.she thought she did something wrongB.she thought she didnt have the right to sell flowersC.she didnt want Higgins to write down what she saidD.she thought Higgins was a policeman in disguise第24页/共45页 5.Eliza greeted to the gentleman in order to _.A.ask h
11、im to buy some flowers from her B.talk with him C.ask him to teach her D.beg some money from him第25页/共45页 6.Why Eliza began to cry?Because _.A.she thought Professor Higgins would arrest him B.the gentleman didnt give her some money C.Pickering beat and scolded her D.there was no reason第26页/共45页 7.Pr
12、ofessor Higgins believed that he could judge a person by _.A.his appearance B.his action C.his conversation D.his manners第27页/共45页8.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 gr
13、eedy第28页/共45页9.From the last sentence of the play,we can conclude that Eliza felt _ about what Higgins said.A.confident B.optimistic C.certain D.doubtful第29页/共45页CharacterPosition in societyEvidence in the playElizaLower classLanguage:calls gentleman“sir”and“capin”(or captain)which is a complimentBe
14、haviour:respectful to people of higher classII.Fill in the blanks.第30页/共45页CharacterPosition in societyEvidence in the playHenry HigginsLanguage:calls Eliza“you silly girl”and Pickering“my dear man”(an equal and friend)Behaviour:rude(and patronizing)to lower class;polite to same or upper classMiddle
15、 class第31页/共45页CharacterPosition in societyEvidence in the playColonel PickeringUpper classLanguage:prepared to begin a conversation with Henry,whom he does not know;generous with praise to himBehaviour:generally confident and polite;but ignores Eliza第32页/共45页The social position of each character in
16、fluences the way they behave to each other.Generally speaking,people are more polite to those who they think are of a higher social class(H)and less polite to those they consider are members of a lower class(L).Is this true of the characters in Shaws play?Give your evidence in the chart below.第33页/共
17、45页Relationships between charactersEvidence from the playHenry Higgins:2 Attitude to Eliza(L)Is the statement true?1 Attitude to Colonel Pickering(H)2 watches her;notes her reactions;talks about her in front of her;calls her silly girl1 respects his professional work as a phonetician;calls him sir a
18、nd my dear man2 Yes1 Yes第34页/共45页Relationships between charactersEvidence from the playColonel Pickering:1 appreciates his expertise;praises him;asks his opinion;happy to be friends2 ignores her;does not stop Henry when he talks about Eliza in front of her(which is very rude)1 Attitude to Henry Higg
19、ins(L)2 Attitude to Eliza(L)Is the statement true?2 Yes1 Yes第35页/共45页Relationships between charactersEvidence from the playEliza:1 anxious;eager not to do the wrong thing;ambitious to improve herself;respectful and curious about Henrys expertise2 feels upset not being included in the conversation wh
20、en talked about1 Attitude to Henry Higgins(H)2 Attitude to Colonel Pickering(H)Is the statement true?2 Unclear1 Yes第36页/共45页The social relationships within the play are shown by the different way people talk to and about each other.Try to think about what you say when you like someone or want to hel
21、p them.第37页/共45页What other things show ones status in society apart from how one speaks?clothes you wearAttitudes and behaviorHow many foreign languages spoken and countries visitedExpensive possessionsEducation level第38页/共45页Use some adjectives which best describe each character in the play.Work in
22、 pairs to discuss them.You may use the adjectives on page 31.第39页/共45页kind,polite,generous,enthusiastic,eager,confident impatient,rude,confident,superior,self-importantanxious,eager,emotional,ambitious,unsure,dynamic第40页/共45页Summary Read the play and finish this part.Act one of Pygmalion tells us ho
23、w the main characters of this play,Eliza Doolittle,Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering had their _ meetings while _ from a heavy rain outside a theatre in London,England in 1914.sheltering/hidingfateful第41页/共45页Eliza Doolittle was a poor flower girl.When she tried to sell her flowers to a gentle
24、man,her _ English caught Professor Higgins attention.Professor Higgins,an expert in _,could place a person by his/her remarks.He convinced that the _ of a persons English decides his/her social position.terriblephoneticsquality第42页/共45页In his opinion,once educated to speak _,Eliza Doolittle could pa
25、ss herself off in three months as a _ at an ambassadors garden party and perhaps she could even work as _ or a shop assistant.Colonel Pickering,an officer in the army,who had studied many _ dialects himself,came to England to make the _ of Professor Higgins.properlyduchessa ladys maidIndianacquaintance第43页/共45页 Preview grammar by finishing Exercise 1&2 on Page 33 and exercise of page 72 of using structures.Homework第44页/共45页感谢您的观看！第45页/共45页