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1、Pygmalion,Period1 Warming Up & Reading,NSEFC Students Book 8,About the author,(1856-1950),George Bernard Shaw,A brief introduction,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 women
2、s rights, 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),Anecdote,One day, Shaw took part in a grand party, in which he met the then Prime Mi
3、nister Churchill. Churchill was very fat at that time whereas Shaw was very thin. Churchill said to Shaw very sharply, “When people see you, they will know how poor your country is”. And then Shaw answered very quickly, “When people see you, they will know the reason why our country is so poor.”,You
4、re so skinny,Meat ball O,Quotes,1. Behind every successful man, there is a woman and behind every unsuccessful man, there are two. 每个成功的男人后面都有一个女人；每个不成功的男人后面都有两个女人。 2. I was born intelligent education ruined me. 我生下来时很聪明的教育把我给毁了。3. Practice makes perfect. But nobodys perfect. so why practice? 完美无缺苦练
5、来但没有一个人是完美无缺的所以干吗要苦练呢？ 4. 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，倘若此话非虚，那么请问，别人来到 这个世界又是干什么的？ 5. Since light travels faster than sound, people appear bright until you hear them speak. 由于光速比音速快，所以在我们听到人们开口之前，个个都显得很聪明。,Quotes,6. Mone
6、y is not everything. Theres Mastercard & Visa. 金钱并非一切，还有信用卡呢。7. One should love animals. They are so tasty. 人们应该喜爱动物，它们好吃来着呢。8. Every man should marry. After all, happiness is not the only thing in life. 每一个男人都应该结婚。毕竟，幸福不是人生中惟一的东西。9. The wise never marry and when they marry they become otherwise. 明白
7、人从不结婚，结了婚就不明白了。10. Success is a relative term. It brings so many relatives. 成功是一个相对的概念，就看你怎么看，无怪乎成功人士大家都拿他当自家亲戚看。,Click here to watch the film.,This play, Pygmalion, was also made into a film calledMy Fair Lady. Have you seen the film?,Literary works,The film,Some were made into films,Pygmalion,This
8、 play by Bernard Shaw is an adaptaion of a Greek story.,His wish is granted.,He asks the Greek Goddess to bring her to life.,Pygmalion, a gifted artist, makes a stone statue of a beautiful woman,Pygmalion Effect,The Pygmalion Effect is that people tend to behave as you expect they will. If you expec
9、t a person to take responsibility, they probably will. If you expect them not to even try, they probably wont.,Pre-reading,the myth,the play,The play by Shaw has the same theme as the Greek story. In pairs discuss what this theme might be.,Reading Pygmalion,Fateful meetings,Act One,Skimming,Tip: Som
10、e information is included in the stage directions, like the character, time, place, weather, lighting, etc.,Lets check,Skimming,Main characters,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 pers
11、on by _.,4. From the text, we can infer that Professor Higgins is a man described below EXCEPT _.,Scanning,1. Eliza greeted to the gentleman in order to _.,talk with him B. ask him to buy some flowers from her C. ask him to teach herD. beg some money from him,Scanning,2. Why did Eliza begin to cry?
12、Because _.,A. she thought Professor Higgins would arrest herB. the gentleman didnt give her some moneyC. Pickering beat and scolded herD. there was no reason,Scanning,3. Professor Higgins believed that he could judge a person by _.,his appearance B. his action C. his conversation D. his manners,What
13、 other things show ones status in Society?,Clothes Expensive possessions(like cars or jewellery)Attitudes and behaviorEducation levelHow many foreign language spoken and countries visited,Scanning,4. From the text , we can infer that Professor Higgins is a man described below EXCEPT _.,A. he doesnt
14、care about moneyB. he is an expert in phoneticsC. he is proud D. he is greedy,According to Higgins,language,behaviour,social position,upper,Eliza,Colonel Pickering,HenryHiggins,middle,lower,Come overere, capin, and buy me flowers off a poor girl.,How did you do that, may I ask?,There, there. Whos hu
15、rting you, you silly girl? Who do you take me for?,standardwell-educated,standardwell-educated,non-standardpoor-educated,Comprending,Pickering who had been watching the girl, now speaks to Higgins,carelessly throws handful of money into her basket,listened quietly when spoken to,respectful to people
16、 of higher class,rude to lower class; polite to same or upper class,generally confident and polite;but ignores Eliza, click to see more details, click to correct,Discussion,Groups,reasons,Choose adjectives to describe each character in the play.,impatient kind polite confident anxious eager rude ent
17、husiastic unsure gereous ambitious superior emotional self-important,agree,from middle class,Eliza,Discussion,Henry Higgins,from upper class,Text,rudeimpatientconfidentsuperior self-important,Colonel Pickering,kind politeeagerconfidentgenerousenthusiastic,anxious,unsure,emotional,eager,ambitious,Act
18、 one,Fateful meetings,Acting,Read the play repeatedly & try to act it out.,Assignment,Thank You !,Designer for this period: Shao Changguo,Suppose you are Professor Higgins. Find out all the incorrect/improper use of Elizas words. Try to correct all of them in terms of grammar, spelling, etc, so that
19、 she can use them properly.,Comprending,1. 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 done anything wrong by speaking to that gentleman.,I thought maybe
20、you were a policeman in disguise.,4. How do I know whether ou took me words 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 would like to be!,3. I thought maybe you was a policema
21、n in disguise.,Attitude,Colonel Peckering,Appreciates his expertisepraises him; asks his opinion;Happy to be friends,Henry Higgins,Eliza,ignores her; does not stop Henry when he talks about Eliza in front of her (which is very rude),Attitude,Henry Higgins,Eliza,Colonel Peckering,watches her; notes her reactions; talks about her in front of her; calls her silly girl,calls him sir and my dear man,Attitude,anxious; eager not to do the wrong things; ambitious to improve her self,Henry Higgins,Eliza,respectful and curious about Henrys expertise,herself,