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Are you interested in Psychology If yes, have you ever heard of the “Pygmalion Effect ”
What is it
Do you heard of “the Pygmalion Effect”
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 them not to even try, they probably won’t.
Pygmalion
This play by Bernard Shaw is an adaptaion of
a Greek story.
窈窕淑女
(My Fair Lady)
1964年
Who wrote the play
George Bernard Shaw
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 person’s English decides his/her position in society.
Colonel Pickering(P): an officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins’ who sets him a task.
Reading Pygmalion
Fateful meetings
Act One
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 gentleman
Act One
主旨大意
2. 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
3. Why Eliza began to cry Because
_______.
A. she thought Professor Higgins would arrest her
B. the gentleman didn’t give her some money
C. Pickering beat and scolded her
D. there was no reason
4. Professor Higgins believed that he could judge a person by _______.
A. his appearance
B. his action
C. his conversation
D. his manners
5. From the text , we can infer that Professor Higgins is a man described below EXCEPT _________.
A. he doesn’t care about money
B. he is an expert in phonetics
C. he is proud
D. he is greedy
推理判断
6 The sentence “ But they betray themselves every time they open their mouths.: indicates that _______.
A. the way they speak will tell others what their social position is
B. when they open their mouths, the others will know which class they are from
C. people can not tell whether someone is rich or not according to the way one speaks
D. their pronunciation will not tell us which class they are from
7. We can infer from the last part of the act that ______.
A. Eliza was glad to become a friend of Higgins’
B. Higgins knows how to improve Eliza’s English
C. Eliza refused the help from Higgins
D. Eliza was quite sure Higgins could help her
Character Position in society Evidence in the play
Eliza
Lower class
Language: calls gentleman “sir” and _________ (or captain) which is a compliment
Behaviour: _________ to people of higher class
respectful
“cap’in”
Character Position in society Evidence in the play
Henry Higgins
Language: calls Eliza “___________” and Pickering “________________”
Behaviour: _____ to lower class; _____ to same or upper class
Middle class
rude
polite
you silly girl
my dear man
Character Position in society Evidence in the play
Colonel Pickering
Upper class
Language: prepared to begin a __________ with Henry, whom he does not know; generous with praise to him
Behaviour: generally confident and ______; but _______ Eliza
polite
ignores
conversation
Discussion
Groups
reasons
Choose adjectives to describe each character in the play.
impatient kind polite confident
anxious eager rude enthusiastic
unsure generous ambitious
superior emotional self-important
agree
kind, polite, generous,
enthusiastic, eager, confident
impatient, rude, confident,
superior, self-important
anxious, eager, emotional,
ambitious, unsure,
lower class
upper class
middle class
Higgins, Pickering and Eliza were sheltering ______ the rain. Eliza was a poor flower girl who was __________(ambition) to improve herself. But she could speak poor English. The expert in Phonetic, Higgins, noticed this and became interested in ______ she said. ____ he wrote down the words that the girl used, ______ made Eliza fightened. But later she knew that phonetics, Higgins’ profession and hobby, _________(classify) from people’s own speech. Higgins said her terrible English will condemn her to the end of her days, but once _________(educate) to speak properly, she could pass herself off in three months ____ a duchess at ____ ambassador’s garden party. Colonel Pickering was surprised at _____ Higgins could place a man by just a few marks. They got into conversation with each other, and Higgins found the man was the person he wanted to meet in India, and Colonel Pickering found Higgins was the very man he wanted to know. They left happily after Higgins gave the girl a pound, which made the girl very excited.
from
ambitious
what
So
which
classified
educated
as
an
how
One night in London, England in 1914, it was pouring
with rain and cab_____were blowing in all directions.
Outside a theatre a man called Higgins was hiding from
the rain listening to people’s language and watching
their reactions.While watching, he made notes. At the
same time, a flower girl nearby was also _______
from the rain. A gentleman passed and _______
for a moment. Then the girl asked the gentleman to
buy flowers from her, but he had no change. The girl
was disappointed at the ______, but thought it was
better than nothing.
whistles
sheltering
hesitated
outcome
When the flower girl found Higgins made notes
of the ______between the gentleman and
her, she was worried because she thought
Higgins was a policeman in _______. Higgins
talked with the girl and judged that she was
born in Lisson Grove, and that made the girl
very ______. Colonel Pickering was surprised
and wanted to know how Higgins could
________ a man by just a few remarks.
remarks
disguise
confused
place
Higgins was an expert in phonetics and he said
that if the flower girl could be taught to speak
______ by him, she could _______ herself off
in three months as a duchess. They got into
conversation with each other, and Higgins found the
man was the person he wanted to meet in India, and
Colonel Pickering found Higgins was the very man
he wanted to know. They left happily after Higgins
gave the girl a pound, which made the girl very excited.
properly
pass
Unit 4 Making the bet
(Act Two)
Making the bet
1. This text is mainly about Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering _________ about teaching Eliza.
A. making a conversation
B. quarreling
C. making a bet
D. fighting
Act Two
主旨大意
2. Eliza came to visit Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering in order to let them _________
A. give her some money
B. give her a job as a flower shop’s
assistant
C. teach her speak well
D. have a bath
3. Aliza only offered them ________ if they could teach her.
A. 1 shilling B. 2 shillings
C. nothing D. 3 shillings
4. Henry Higgins and colonel Pickering finally decided to _______ Eliza.
A. throw back
B. teach
C. only teach her how to speak
D. beat
5. Eliza refused to have a bath, from what she said, we can infer that she lived a ________ life.
A. miserable B. happy
C. good D. dirty
推理判断
1 Do you think Eliza is very ambitious
2 Why did Pickering fancy himself
3 What habits did Eliza have
4 What do you think Higgins would have to do
to change Eliza into a lady
5 How do you think Colonel Pickering
Answer the following questions:
1 Do you think Eliza is very ambitious
Yes, because she still likes to learn even if Higgins treats her rudely.
2 Why did Pickering fancy himself
Because he can pronounce twenty-four distinct vowel sounds.
3 What habits did Eliza have
She has never had a bath in her life; not over her whole body.
4 What do you think Higgins would have to do to change Eliza into a lady
In order to have Eliza make a big change, Higgins has to teach her from the alphabet.
5 How do you think Colonel Pickering
He is very kind and well-educated.
A brief introduction
George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist, literary critic, a socialist spokesman, and a leading figure in the 20th century theater. 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 Minister 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’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 nobody's perfect...... so why practice
完美无缺苦练来……但没有一个人是完美无缺的……所以干吗要苦练呢？
4. If it's 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. Money is not everything. There's 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。
This play, Pygmalion, was also made into a film called My Fair Lady, which is is an adaptation of a Greek story. Do you know the Greek story
Literary works
Candia 康蒂妲
Androcles and the Lion 安德罗克利斯与狮子
The Devil’s Disciple 魔鬼的门徒
Saint Joan 圣女贞德
Heartbreak House伤心之家
Arms and the Man 武器与人
The film
Some were made into filmsModule 8 Unit 4 Pygmalion (Using Language)
MAKING THE BET
Task 1
Characters
Eliza was poor but ambitions.
Colonel Pickering was kind modest and considerate.
Mr. Higgins was superior, rude and a little self-important.
Task 2
Read the text carefully and find out the correct answers.
1. This text is mainly about Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering about teaching Eliza.
A. making a conversation B. quarreling C. making a bet D. fighting
2. Eliza came to visit Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering in order to let them .
A. give her some money B. give her a job as a flower shop’s assistant
C. teach her speak well D. have a bath
3. Eliza only offered them if they could teach her.
A. 1shilling B. 2 shilling C. nothing D. 3 shilling
4. Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering finally decided to Eliza.
A. throw back B. teach C. only you teach her how to speak D. beat
5. Eliza refused to have a bath. From what she said, we can infer that she lived a life.
A. miserable B. happy C. good D. dirty
Task 3
Rewrite these sentences using correct English.
1. “I wanna be lady in a flower shop ‘stead o’ selling flowers in the street.’’
2.Now yer talking. … You wouldn’t have the face to ask me for the same for teaching me as yer would for French.
3. I can’t. I doesn’t. It isn’t natural and it’d kill me.2007---2012年6年高考题按知识点分类汇编解析 ( http: / / zjls.school. / SoftInfo.aspx InfoID=2381683" \t "_blank )Module 8 Unit 4 Pygmalion
Warming Up
Are you interested in Psychology If yes, have you ever heard of the “Pygmalion Effect”
Pygmalion, the play by George Bernard Shaw, is an adaptation of a Greek story. Do you know some information about the author----George Bernard Shaw
His main works:
Immaturity
Widowers’ houses
Pygmalion
Man and supperman (1992 )
John Bull’s Other Island (1904 )
Major Barbara (1905 )
George Bemard Shaw, Irish dramatist, literary critic, a socialist spokesman, and a leading figure in the 20th century theater. Shaw was a freethinker, defender of women’s rights, and advocate of equality of income. In 1925 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. Shaw accepted the honor but refused the money. He was a very humorous playwright.
look at the pictures on page 28 and try to work out the story and tell it to your partner.
Pre-reading
1 This 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.
2 Do you know the famous actress She is regarded as the one of the most elegant ladies in the world. What’s her name Can you name some films which she acted in
(Roman Holiday) 1953 (Sabrina) 1954
(War and Peace) 1956 (The Nun’s Story)1959
(Breakfast at Tiffany’s) 1961 (My Fair Lady) 1964
Reading
Task 1
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 gentleman
2. 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
3. Why Eliza began to cry Because .
A. she thought Professor Higgins would arrest him
B. the gentleman didn’t give her some money
C. Pickering beat and scolded her
D. there was no reason
4. Professor Higgins believed that he could judge a person by .
A. his appearance B. his action C. his conversation D. his manners
5. From the text, we can infer that Professor Higgins is a man described below EXCEPT .
A. he doesn’t care about money B. he is an expert in phonetics
C. he is proud D. he is greedy
6. Why did Higgins make notes while he was watching the flower girl
A. Because he wanted to study something about phonetics from the girl.
B. Because he was really a policeman in disguise.
C. Because he wanted to know what the girl wanted to do.
D. Because he was going to teach the girl to speak properly.
7.From , Higgins got to know the flower girl was born in Lisson Grove.
A. her clothes B. her language C. her look D. her job of selling flowers
8. According to Higgins, if the flower girl was educated well to speak properly, she could do the following things EXCEPT .
A. passing herself off in three months as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party
B. serving as a lady’s maid
C. becoming a shop assistant
D. selling dead flowers to gentlemen
9. What is the main idea of the passage
A. The poor flower girl, Eliza, asked Higgins to buy some flowers from her.
B. Higgins found Eliza proper for his phonetics study.
C. Colonel Pickering found Higgins outside a theatre of London.
D. Higgins made his acquaintance with Colonel Pickering.
Task 2 (True or False)
Eliza was selling some flowers when Higgins first met her. T
She succeeded in selling some dead flowers to Huggins for some small change. F
Huggins wrote down her name and address. F
Huggins was good at judging people from their own speech. T
Huggins could earn a lot for his job. T
Huggins promised to find her a good job. F
Either man had planned to meet the other although they didin’t know each other. T
Task 3
Character Position in society Evidence in the play
Eliza Lower class Behavior: respectful to people of higher class Language: calls gentleman “sir”and cap’in (or captain ) which is a compliment
Henry Higgins Middle class Behavior: rude to lower class; polite to same or upper classLanguage: calls Eliza “ you silly girl ”and Pickering “ my dear man ”
Colonel Pickering Opper class Behavior: generally confident and polite , but ignores Eliza.Language: prepareed to begin a conversation with Henry, whom he does not know, generous with praise to him.
Task 4 The social position of each character influences the way they bahave 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 Shaw’s play
Give your evidence in the chart below.
Relationships between characters Ecidence from the play
Henry Higgins: 1. respect his professional work as a phonetician ; calls him sir and my dear man2.watches her; notes her reactions; talks about her in front of her; calls her silly girl
1. Attitude to Colonel Pickering (H)
2. Attitude to Eliza (L)
Is the statement true 1. yes 2. yes
Colonel Pickering 1. Appreciates his expertise , praises him; asks his opinion; Happy to be friends
1.Attitude to Henry Higgins(H)
2.Attitude to Eliza (L) 2. ignores her; does not stop Henry when he talks about Eliza in front of her (which is very rude)
Is the statement true 1. yes 2. yes
1. Attitude to Colonel Pickering (H) 1. anxious , eager not to do the wrong things; ambitions to improve herself; respectful curious about Henry’s expertise
Attitude to Henry (H) 2. feel upset not being included in the conversation when talked about
Is the statement true 1. yes 2. unclear
Task 5 Finish the Ex4 and Ex5 on page 31
Task 6 Close reading
One night in London, England in 1914, it was pouring with rain and cab 1 were blowing in all directions. Outside a theatre a man called Higgins was hiding from the rain listening to people’s language and watching their reactions. While watching, he made notes. At the same time, a flower girl nearby was also 2 from the rain. A gentleman passed and 3 for a moment. Then the girl asked the gentleman to buy flowers from her, but he had no change. The girl was disappointed at the 4 , but thought it was better than nothing. When the flower girl found Higgins made notes of the 5 between the gentleman and her, she was worried because she thought Higgins was a policeman in 6 . higgins talked with the girl and judged that she was was born in Lisson Grove, and that made the girl ver 7 . colonel Pickering was surprised and wanted to know how Higgins could 8 a man by just a few remarks. Higgins was an expert in phonetics and he said that if the flower girl could be taught to speak 9 by him, she could 10 herself off in three months as a duchess. They got into conversation with each other, and Higgins found the man was the person he wanted to meet in India, and Colonel Pickering found Higgins was the very man he wanted to know. They left happily after Higgins gave the girl a pound, which made the girl very excited.
Key: whistles; sheltering; hesitated; outcome; remarks; disgnise; confused; place; properly; pass.Module 8 Unit 4 Pygmalion
Warming Up
Are you interested in Psychology If yes, have you ever heard of the “Pygmalion Effect”
Pygmalion, the play by George Bernard Shaw, is an adaptation of a Greek story. Do you know some information about the author----George Bernard Shaw
look at the pictures on page 28 and try to work out the story and tell it to your partner.
Pre-reading
1 This 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.
2 Do you know the famous actress She is regarded as the one of the most elegant ladies in the world. What’s her name Can you name some films which she acted in
(Roman Holiday) 1953 (Sabrina) 1954
(War and Peace) 1956 (The Nun’s Story)1959
(Breakfast at Tiffany’s) 1961 (My Fair Lady) 1964
Reading
Task 1
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 gentleman
2. 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
3. Why Eliza began to cry Because .
A. she thought Professor Higgins would arrest him
B. the gentleman didn’t give her some money
C. Pickering beat and scolded her
D. there was no reason
4. Professor Higgins believed that he could judge a person by .
A. his appearance B. his action C. his conversation D. his manners
5. From the text, we can infer that Professor Higgins is a man described below EXCEPT .
A. he doesn’t care about money B. he is an expert in phonetics
C. he is proud D. he is greedy
6. Why did Higgins make notes while he was watching the flower girl
A. Because he wanted to study something about phonetics from the girl.
B. Because he was really a policeman in disguise.
C. Because he wanted to know what the girl wanted to do.
D. Because he was going to teach the girl to speak properly.
7.From , Higgins got to know the flower girl was born in Lisson Grove.
A. her clothes B. her language C. her look D. her job of selling flowers
8. According to Higgins, if the flower girl was educated well to speak properly, she could do the following things EXCEPT .
A. passing herself off in three months as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party
B. serving as a lady’s maid
C. becoming a shop assistant
D. selling dead flowers to gentlemen
9. What is the main idea of the passage
A. The poor flower girl, Eliza, asked Higgins to buy some flowers from her.
B. Higgins found Eliza proper for his phonetics study.
C. Colonel Pickering found Higgins outside a theatre of London.
D. Higgins made his acquaintance with Colonel Pickering.
Task 2 (True or False)
Eliza was selling some flowers when Higgins first met her.
She succeeded in selling some dead flowers to Huggins for some small change.
Huggins wrote down her name and address.
Huggins was good at judging people from their own speech.
Huggins could earn a lot for his job.
Huggins promised to find her a good job.
Either man had planned to meet the other although they didin’t know each other.
Task 3
Character Position in society Evidence in the play
Eliza Lower class Behavior: to people of higher class Language: calls gentleman “sir”and ’in (or captain ) which is a compliment
Henry Higgins Middle class Behavior: to lower class; to same or upper classLanguage: calls Eliza “ ”and Pickering “ ”
Colonel Pickering Opper class Behavior: generally confident and , but Eliza.Language: prepared to begin a with Henry, whom he does not know, generous with praise to him.
Task 4 The social position of each character influences 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 Shaw’s play
Give your evidence in the chart below.
Relationships between characters Ecidence from the play
Henry Higgins: 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.
Colonel Pickering 1. Appreciates his , him; asks his opinion; Happy to be friends
1.Attitude to Henry Higgins(H)
2.Attitude to Eliza (L) 2. her; does not Henry when he talks about Eliza in front of her (which is very rude)
Is the statement true 1. 2.
1. Attitude to Colonel Pickering (H) 1. , not to do the wrong things; to improve herself; curious about Henry’s expertise
Attitude to Henry (H) 2. not being included in the conversation when talked about
Is the statement true 1. 2.
Task 5 Finish the Ex4 and Ex5 on page 31
Task 6 Close reading
One night in London, England in 1914, it was pouring with rain and cab 1 were blowing in all directions. Outside a theatre a man called Higgins was hiding from the rain listening to people’s language and watching their reactions. While watching, he made notes. At the same time, a flower girl nearby was also 2 from the rain. A gentleman passed and 3 for a moment. Then the girl asked the gentleman to buy flowers from her, but he had no change. The girl was disappointed at the 4 , but thought it was better than nothing. When the flower girl found Higgins made notes of the 5 between the gentleman and her, she was worried because she thought Higgins was a policeman in 6 . higgins talked with the girl and judged that she was was born in Lisson Grove, and that made the girl ver 7 . colonel Pickering was surprised and wanted to know how Higgins could 8 a man by just a few remarks. Higgins was an expert in phonetics and he said that if the flower girl could be taught to speak 9 by him, she could 10 herself off in three months as a duchess. They got into conversation with each other, and Higgins found the man was the person he wanted to meet in India, and Colonel Pickering found Higgins was the very man he wanted to know. They left happily after Higgins gave the girl a pound, which made the girl very excited.
