江西省南昌市湾里区第一中学高中英语《Unit4PygmalionWarmingupandreading》课件新人教版选修8

WarmingupandreadingUnit4.Doyoulikewatchingplays?Doyoulikewatchingcomediesortragedies?Why?DoyouknowaboutBernardShaw?Freetalk.GeorgeBernardShawanIrishdramatist,literarycritic,andaleadingfigureinthe20thcenturytheater

Hismainworksinclude:ImmaturityWidowers'HousesPygmalionManandSuperman(1902),JohnBull'sOtherIsland(1904),MajorBarbara(1905).DoyouknowanythingmoreaboutShaw?GeorgeBernardShawwasafreethinker,defenderofwomen’srights,andadvocateofequalityofincome.In1925hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforliterature.Shawacceptedthehonorbutrefusedthemoney.Hewasaveryhumorousplaywright..BernardShaw’sworksplaysonthecomplexbusinessofhumanrelationshipsinasocialworld.PhoneticsProfessorHenryHigginstutorstheveryCockneyElizaDoolittle,notonlyintherefinementofspeech,butalsointherefinementofhermanner.WhentheendresultproducesaveryladylikeMissDoolittle,thelessonslearnedbecomemuchmorefarreaching.

.....DoyouknowthemythofPygmalion?ItisaGreekmyth..Pygmalionwasaverygiftedartist.Hespentalongtimemakingastonestatueofabeautifulwoman.Itwassobeautifulthathecouldn’thelplovingitandwantedittobehiswife..Butitwasonlyastone.Howcouldhemakehisdreambecometrue?HethoughtandthoughtandatlastheaskedtheGreekGoddesstohelphimtobringittolife.TheGreekGoddessagreedtohelpandhiswishwasgranted..TheGreekmythwasapopularsubjectforVictorianeraEnglishplaywrights.Basedontheclassicalmyth,BernardShawwroteafamousplayPygmalion..MyFairLadyisamusicalbaseduponGeorgeBernardShaw'sPygmalion.Themusical’s1956Broadwayproductionwasasmashhit,settinganewrecordforthelongestrunofanymajormusicaltheatreproductioninhistory.

Ithasbeencalled“theperfectmusical”.

.MyFairLady.ThePygmalioneffect,orRosenthaleffect,referstothephenomenonthatthegreatertheexpectationplaceduponpeople,oftenchildrenorstudents,thebettertheyperform.

HaveyoueverheardofthePygmalionEffect?.ProfessorHiggins

isamanwhodoesnotlikewomanandisveryrudetothem.Forabetheagreestoteachapooryoungwoman(Eliza)sothatshecanbepassedoffasarichladyinhighclasssociety.Elizabecomesacceptedasamemberoftheupperclass..Readthepassagequicklyandfindanswerstothequestions.WhatdoyouthinkofEliza’ssocialposition?WhydidElizawanttobeashopassistant?Howdoyouknowthat?Andhowtojudgeone’ssocialposition?

.WhatdoyouthinkofEliza’ssocialposition?WhydidElizawanttobeashopassistant?Howdoyouknowthat?Andhowtojudgeone’ssocialposition?Shewasfromthepoorworkingclass.ItisthroughEliza’sclothesandthewayshespoke(accent,poorgrammarandgeneralconversation).Atthetimeofthestorytherewereveryfewrespectablejobsforwomen.SosellingflowersandowningaflowershopwasoneofthefewjobsthatsomeoneinEliza’spositioncoulddo..TFFTTFTTrueorfalse1.ElizawassellingsomeflowerswhenHigginsfirstmether.2.ShesucceededinsellingsomedeadflowerstoHugginsforsomesmallchange.3.Hugginswrotedownhernameandaddress.4.Hugginswasgoodatjudgingpeoplefromtheirownspeech.5.Hugginscouldearnalotforhisjob.6.Hugginspromisedtofindheragoodjob.7.Eithermanhadplannedtomeettheotheralthoughtheydidn’tknoweachother..CharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayElizaLowerclassBehavior:_________________________________________Language:______________________________________________

respectfultopeopleofhigherclass

callsgentleman“sir”or“cap’in”asacomplimentFinishthechartbelow..

HenryHigginsMiddleclassBehavior:______________________________________________________________Language:_______________________________________________________________________

rudetolowerclass;politetothesameorupperclass

toEliza“yousillygirl”whiletoPickering“mydearman”.ColonelPickeringUpperclassBehavior:_______________________________________________________Language:________________________________________

generallyconfidentandpolite;butignoresEliza

generouswithpraisetoHenry

.1.ReadActOneoftheplayandthenanswerthesequestions.Whatisthenameofthemanhidingfromtherain?WhyisElizafrightenedofhimatfirst?WherehasColonelPickeringbeenlivingandwhathashestudied?WhoisHenryHigginsanxioustomeetandwhy?WhatisEliza'sambitionandwhatdoesshedecidetodoaboutit?Canyourecognizeeachcharacter'ssocialpositionbytheirbehaviourandlanguage?Isheorshefromtheupperclass,middleclassorlowerclass?Giveyourreasons..1.Whatisthenameofthemanhidingfromtherain?2.WhyisElizafrightenedofhimatfirst?3.WherehasColonelPickeringbeenlivingandwhathashestudied?HenryHiggins.Shethinksheisapolicemanindisguise.HehasbeenlivinginIndiaandhasstudiedmanyIndiandialects..4.WhoisHenryHigginsanxioustomeetandwhy?5.WhatisEliza'sambitionandwhatdoesshedecidetodoaboutit?HeisanxioustomeetColonelPickeringbecauseheisresearchinginthesameacademicfieldasPickering.Herambitionistobeashopassistant.ShedecidestotakelessonsformProfessorHigginstoachieveheraim..Elizaisfromthelowerclass.Sheisrespectfultopeopleofthehigherclass.Shecallsgentleman“sir”and“cap’in”(orcaptain)whichisacompliment.HenryHigginsisfromthemiddleclass.Heisrudetothelowerclassandpolitetothesameorupperclass.HecallsEliza“yoursillygirl”andPickering“mydearman”(anequalandfriend).Recognizeeachcharacter'ssocialpositionbytheirbehaviourandlanguage.Giveyourreasons.ColonelPickeringisfromtheupperclass.HeispreparedtobeginaconversationwithHenry,whomhedoesnotknowandgenerouswithpraisetohim..Thesocialpositionofthecharactersinfluencesthewaytheybehavetoeachother.IsthistrueinShaw’splay?Giveyourevidenceinthechartbelow..(H)---highersocialclass;(L)---lowerclassRelationshipsbetweencharactersEvidencefromtheplayHenryHiggins:1.respecthis_____________workasa____________;callshimsirandmydearman1.AttitudetoColonelPickering(H)2.AttitudetoEliza(L)Isthestatementtrue?2.watchesher;________herreactions;talksaboutherinfrontofher;callsher__________1._____2.______YesYesprofessionalphoneticiannotessillygirl.RelationshipsbetweencharactersEvidencefromtheplayColonelPickering1.appreciateshis___________;________him;askshisopinion;happytobefriends1.AttitudetoHenryHiggins(H)2.AttitudetoEliza(L)Isthestatementtrue?2.__________her;doesnot_______HenrywhenhetalksaboutElizainfrontofher(whichisveryrude)1._____2.______expertisepraisesignoresstopYesYes.RelationshipsbetweencharactersEvidencefromtheplayEliza

1._______;_______nottodothewrongthing;_________toimproveherself;___________andcuriousaboutHenry’sexpertise1.AttitudetoColonelPickering(H)2.AttitudetoHenry(H)Isthestatementtrue?2._______notbeingincludedintheconversationwhentalkedabout1._____2.________anxiouseagerambitiousrespectfulupsetYesUnclear.Whatotherthingsshowone’sstatusin