高三英语选修8 unit 4 Pygmalion导学案
Period 1 Warming up, Pre-reading & Reading
一. 学习目标
1.To develop the Ss’ reading ability by skimming and scanning the passage.
二.教学重难点
To enable the Ss to learn about the play and help them understand the fact that one’s social status can influence the way they behave to each other.
三.预习自测
Step1 Warming up
1.Warming up by looking and talking
Ask the Ss whether they know the Greek story of Pygmalion. If they know, tell the story.
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2.Ask the Ss whether they have seen the film My Fair Lady How much do you know about the play
Step2 Pre-reading
Read the information on the main characters in Reading. How many characters are there in the play And who are they
Step3 Reading and comprehending
1.Fast reading
What is the main idea of the play
A. The poor flower girl, Eliza, found Higgins to buy some flowers for her.
B. A person’s language and behavior decide his/her position in society.
C. Colonel Pickering found Higgins outside a theatre of London.
D. Higgins made his acquaintance with Pickering.
四.合作探究:
2.Detailed reading
1`. 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
2. 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
3. Professor Higgins believed that he could judge a person by _______.
A. his appearance B. his action C. his conversation D. his manners
4. 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
3. Ask Ss to scan for detailed information and do the following true or false.
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.
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 didn’t know each other.
五.当堂检测:
4.Read the passage again and answer the following questions.
1. What is the name of the man hiding from the rain
2. Why is Eliza frightened of him at first
4. Where has Colonel Pickering been living and what has he studied
5. What is Eliza’s ambition and what does she decide to do about it
6.Can you recognize each character’s social position by their behavior and language Is he or she from the upper class, middle class or lower class Give your reasons.
六.(总结提升)
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.
Homework:
Underline the useful new words and expressions in this period.