课件49张PPT。PYGMALIONunit 4period 1 warming up & speakingDo 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?罗马假期 (Roman Holiday)
1953年龙凤配 (Sabrina)
1954年战争与和平
(War and Peace)1956年修女传
(The Nun‘s Story)
1959年第凡内早餐
(Breakfast at Tiffany‘s)
1961年窈窕淑女
(My Fair Lady)
1964年Questions:Have you seen the film My Fair Lady ?
Who wrote the play?Do you know something about Shaw?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’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. The Fair Lady by George Bernard Shaw is an adaptation of a Greek story. Do you know the story?Pygmalion, a gifted artist, makes a stone statue of a beautiful womanHe asks the Greek Goddess to bring her to life.His wish is granted.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. The play by Shaw has the same theme as the Greek story. What this theme might be? Fateful meetingsMain charactersEliza 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.This play, Pygmalion, was
also made into a film called
My Fair Lady.
Have you seen the film? 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 gentlemanAct 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 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推理判断Lower classLanguage: calls gentleman “sir” and ___________ (or captain) which is a complimentBehaviour: _______ to people of higher classComprehending respectful“cap’in”Language: calls Eliza “___________” and Pickering “________________”Behaviour: _____ to lower class; _____ to same or upper classMiddle classrudepoliteyou silly girlmy dear manUpper classLanguage: prepared to begin a __________ with Henry, whom he does not know; generous with praise to himBehaviour: generally confident and ______; but _______ ElizapoliteignoresconversationChoose adjectives to describe each character
in the play.Henry Impatient, rude, confident, superior, self-importantColonel Kind, polite ,generous,
enthusiastic, eager, confidentElizaAnxious, eager, emotional
ambitious, unsureCorrect all these sentences in terms of grammar, spelling,etc.
1. Come over’ere, cap’in, and buy me flowers off a poor girl.Come over here, captain, and buy some flowers
From a poor girl.2. I ain’t done nothing wrong bu speaking to that
gentleman.I haven’t done anything wrong by speaking to
That gentleman.3. I thought maybe you was a policeman in disguise.I thought maybe you were a policeman in disguise4. 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 that’s sommat I want,
that is!A shop assistant? Now that’s something I would
like to be!1. Professor Higgins (H): an expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality of a person’s English decides his/her position in society. P28Language points希金斯教授是一位语音学专家,
他认为一个人的英语水平决定了他(她)的社会地位。▲ convince vt. 说服; 使相信
We convinced him to go by train rather than plane.
我们说服了他坐火车去,不要搭飞机。(be) convinced + of / that “坚信…”;“确信…”。例如:
我确信他有罪。
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=__________________________________.I am convinced of his guilt.I am convinced that he was guilty.12. in disguise 意为“乔装”
(1)我以为你是便衣警察。
I thought maybe________________________
(2)这位皇帝喜欢微服私访。
_______________________________________.you were a policeman in disguise.The emperor liked travelling in disguise.2. Here you are (hands over the paper covered with writing). 给你(他把写满字的纸递过来)
▲ hand over 移交; 让与;交给某人照料
① The captain was unwilling to hand over the command of his ship. 船长不愿移交军舰的指挥权。 小偷被交给警察处理。
hand down 传给
hand on 传递
hands up 举手
hand out 分给,分发The thief was handed over to the policemanIt is certain that he will ____ his business to his son when he gets old. A. take over B. think over C. hand over D. go over. But they betray themselves every time they open their mouths.
betray oneself 无意中露出本性;背叛相当多的人面对金钱的诱惑便原形毕露。
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When tempted by money.Quite a lot of people will betray themselves(1)vt. 泄露(秘密)
他向所有的朋友透露了这个消息。
__________________________________.He betrayed the news to all his friends.但每次一张嘴说话,他们就原形毕露(2)vt. 出卖;背叛 (betray + n. + to)他背叛祖国,向敌人投降了.
_________________________________.He betrayed his country to the enemy(3) betray +n.+ (to be)/-that 表示“无意中显示,
他的脸显露出他很生气。
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名词形式betrayal 如an act of betrayal 背叛的行为His face betrayed that he was angry.6. Condemn vt.谴责
(1)condemn sb. / sth. 谴责某人/某事
大部分人谴责任何形式的暴力行为。
___________________________________.
(2)be condemned to death / be sentenced to death被判死刑
那个罪犯被判处死刑。
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(3) condemn sb. to do sth.迫使某人处于不利境地
他的病使他被迫一直呆在床上。
___________________________________ Most people condemn any sort of violence.The criminal was condemned to death.His illness condemned him to be in bed all the time.4. But, sir, (proudly) once educated to speak properly, the girl could pass herself off in three months as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party. 可是,先生(自豪地), 一旦那个女孩被教会说正确的英语,
她就能够在三个月后由一位大使举办的舞会上冒充一
位女公爵。pass off
pass away
pass down/on
pass …on to
pass throughpass off… as… 冒充
She passed herself off as an American.
她冒充是美国人逐渐消失;不加理会;(进展)顺利去世把…传给后世把…传递给 通过;穿过7.acquaintance n. 相识; 了解I have some acquaintance with the language.我懂得这门语言.
__________________________________I made his acquaintance long ago.我很久以前已经认识他了.
______________________________ make one’s acquaintance / make the acquaintance of sb.结识某人 be acquainted with对…熟悉 I got /became acquainted with him long ago. acquaint vt8. a handful of 一把,少数的(人)
我给了那个男孩一把糖。
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我们邀请了12人,但只有几个人来。
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I gave the boy a handful of sweets.We invited 12, but only a handful of them came.
a bagful of
a mouthful of
a pocketful of一书包一口一袋9. in amazement 惊讶地
当她撕烂那张合同然后仍掉的时候,我们都惊讶地望着她。
_______________________as she tore up the contract and threw it.
We watched in amazement使我惊奇的是,我得了一等奖。
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to one’s amazement 使某人惊奇的是To my amazement I got the first prize.18. superior1) adj. 高傲的傲慢的
我讨厌他那傲慢的态度。
____________________________I hate his superior manner.2) adj. 较高级、较好的、较…为优秀的.与“to”搭配
约翰逊的数学比王先生好。
Johnson ________________Mr. Wang in mathematics.is superior tobe superior to 比…优越,不屈服于
be prior to 在前的,比…优越 be inferior to 低于,不如
be senior to 比…年长
be junior to 比…年轻
我母亲在结婚前曾经是电工。
__________________, my mother was an
electrician.Prior to her marriage3) n.上级,长官
I’ll speak to your superior about this careless work.
我要找你老板谈谈这粗劣的工作。10.superiorsuperior 作为形容词有两大用法:
1) 作为普通形容词,意为“傲慢的”。例如:
我讨厌他那傲慢的态度。
____________________________I hate his superior manner.2) 作为暗含比较级的形容词,意为”较高级”、“较好的”、“较…为优秀的”。由于superior本身隐含着比较意义,因此不能在前面再加more。在与另一事物进行比较时,与之搭配的介词要用to,不能than。例如:约翰逊的数学比王先生好。
Johnson ________________Mr. Wang in mathematics.is superior to11. in terms of 有两个意思:一个意为“根据”、“依照”;另一个意为“以…的措辞”。例如:
让每一个孩子根据自己的兴趣爱好选择书籍阅读。
Let each child read_______________________________
他对你的工作大加赞赏。
He referred to your work__________________________in terms of his own tastes and choices. in terms of high praise.