选修8Unit4Pygmalionreading

1、Do you know the famous actress? She is regarded as the one of the most elegant ladies in the world. Whats her name? Can you name some films which she acted in? Roman Roman HolidayHoliday罗马假期罗马假期 1953 1953年年 War and PeaceWar and Peace战争与和平战争与和平 1956 1956年年My Fair LadyMy Fair Lady 窈窕淑女窈窕淑女 1964 1964年年

2、Pygmaliona Greek storyDo you know this story? Pygmalion, a gifted artist, dislike women. One day he makes a stone statue of a beautiful woman. 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.She makes his

3、 wish come true. “Pygmalion Effect ”?What is it?心理学的心理学的;心理学家的心理学家的,心理的心理的,精神的精神的/saikldikl /the Pygmalion EffectThe Pygmalion Effect is that people tend to behave as you expect they will. If you expect a person to be successful, he probably will. If you expect something to happen, it will happen. O

4、n the contrary, if you expect something not to happen, it will not happen.What we expect tends to come true.“说你行，你就行，不行也行；说你行，你就行，不行也行；说你不行，你就不行，行也不说你不行，你就不行，行也不行。行。”美国心理学家罗森塔尔等人于美国心理学家罗森塔尔等人于1968年做过一年做过一个著名实验。他们到一所小学对三个班的儿个著名实验。他们到一所小学对三个班的儿童进行煞有介事的童进行煞有介事的“预测未来发展的测验预测未来发展的测验”，然后实验者将认为有然后实验者将认为有“优异

5、发展可能优异发展可能”的学的学生名单通知教师。其实，这个名单并不是根生名单通知教师。其实，这个名单并不是根据测验结果确定的，而是随机抽取的。它是据测验结果确定的，而是随机抽取的。它是以以“权威性的谎言权威性的谎言”暗示教师，从而调动了暗示教师，从而调动了教师对名单上的学生的某种期待心理。教师对名单上的学生的某种期待心理。8个月个月后，再次智能测验的结果发现，名单上的学后，再次智能测验的结果发现，名单上的学生的成绩普遍提高。这个实验取得了奇迹般生的成绩普遍提高。这个实验取得了奇迹般的效果，人们把这种通过教师对学生心理的的效果，人们把这种通过教师对学生心理的潜移默化的影响，从而使学生取得教师所期潜

6、移默化的影响，从而使学生取得教师所期望的进步的现象，称为望的进步的现象，称为“罗森塔尔效应罗森塔尔效应”，习惯上也称为习惯上也称为“皮格马利翁效应皮格马利翁效应” My Fair Lady a play written by George Bernard ShawHave you seen the film?If you have, did you like it? Have a discussion and give reasons.The author-George Bernard ShawAn Irish dramatist, literary critic, a socialist s

7、pokesman, and a leading figure in the 20th century theater. His main works:ImmaturityWidowers Houses PygmalionMan and Superman (1902),Major Barbara (1905)BornNationalityAchievementsWorksIn 1856IrelandNobel Prize for Literature in1925Irish dramatist, literary critic, a socialist spokesmanArms and the

8、 Man(1894)The Devils Disciple(1897)Superman(1905)Androcles and the Lion(1912)PersonalityDeathPygmalion(1913), adapted as the musical play My Fair Lady in 1956 Humorous and witty In 1950The play My Fair Lady has the same theme as the Greek Story. artistPhonetics professorstatueFlower girlGoddessColon

9、el PickeringTheme 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. ActingAct oneFateful meetings: Try to act it out.Eliza Dooli

10、ttleHenryHigginsColonel Pickeringwhenwherewhowhathow11:15 pm, in1914London, EnglandEliza, Colonel Pickering, Higginsfateful meetingsEliza wanted to sell flower to ColonelPickering, Higgins noticed her pronunciation.skimming 1. This text is mainly about the first experience of Eliza meeting with _. A

11、. Professor Higgins B. Colonel Pickering C. Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering D. a gentlemanscanning I. Read through the act one and choose the best answer.2. Which of the following can best describe Henry Higgins?A. Kind and polite. B. Impatient and anxious. C. Self-important and confident. D

12、. Unsure and generous. 3. The flower girl wanted to become _.A. a duchess B. a shop assistantC. a lady D. a ladys maid4. The flower girl was worried when 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

13、 want Higgins to write down what she saidD. she thought Higgins was a policeman in disguise 5. Eliza greeted to the gentleman in order to _. A. ask him to buy some flowers from her B. talk with him C. ask him to teach her D. beg some money from him 6. Why Eliza began to cry? Because _. A. she though

14、t Professor Higgins would arrest him B. the gentleman didnt give her some money C. Pickering beat and scolded her D. there was no reason 7. Professor Higgins believed that he could judge a person by _. A. his appearance B. his action C. his conversation D. his manners8. From the text, we can infer t

15、hat 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 greedy9. From the last sentence of the play, we can conclude that Eliza felt _ about what Higgins said. A. confident B. optimistic C. certain D. doubtful1. C

16、ome 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 you were a policeman in disguise.4. How do I kno

17、w 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 would like to be!3. I thought maybe you was a policeman in disguise.1Read Act One of the play and then answer these q

18、uestions. Comprehending 1. What is the name of the man hiding from the rain? Henry Higgins2. 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 d

19、ialects.4. Who is Henry Higgins anxious to meet and why?He is anxious to meet Colonel Pickering because he is researching in the same academic field as Pickering.5. 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 fr

20、om Professor Higgins to achieve her aim.1. 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 speech.T F F T True or F

21、alse? 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 Can you recognize each characters social position by their behaviour and language? Is he or she from the upper class, middle

22、class or lower class? Give your reasons. CharacterPosition in societyEvidence in the playElizaLower classLanguage: calls gentleman “sir” and _ (or captain) which is a compliment(赞美话赞美话,恭维话恭维话)Behaviour: _ to people of higher classRole play Comprehending respectful“capin”CharacterPosition in societyE

23、vidence in the playHenry HigginsLanguage: calls Eliza “_” and Pickering “_”Behaviour: _ to lower class; _ to same or upper classMiddle classrudepoliteyou silly girlmy dear manCharacterPosition in societyEvidence in the playColonel PickeringUpper classLanguage: prepared to begin a _ with Henry, whom

24、he does not know; generous with praise to himBehaviour: generally confident and _; but _ ElizapoliteignoresconversationChoose those adjectives in the list which Choose those adjectives in the list which best describe each character in the play. best describe each character in the play. Impatient kin

25、d polite rude confident anxious eager enthusiastic ambitious Emotional self-important generous unsure superiorkind, polite, generous, enthusiastic, eager, confident impatient, rude, confident, superior, self-importantanxious, eager, emotional, ambitious, unsure, dynamicSummary Read the play and finish this part. Act one of Pygmalion tells us how the main characters of this play, Eliza Doolittle, Professor