课件39张PPT。unit 4period 1 warming up & speakingPYGMALION Are you interested in Psychology? If yes, have you ever heard of the “Pygmalion Effect ”??What is it? 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,the play by George Bernard Shaw, is an adaptation of a Greek story. According to the myth, Pygmalion created a female statue and treated it with such affection that, through Aphrodite's intervention, the statue came to life and responded to him. Such is the essence of the self-fulfilling prophecy: what we expect tends to come true.
The author-----George Bernard Shaw,who isan Irish dramatist, literary critic, and a leading figure in the 20th century theater. His main works:Immaturity
Widowers' Houses
Pygmalion
Man and Superman (1902),
John Bull's Other Island (1904),
Major Barbara (1905)
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?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?George Bernard ShawDo 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.Task 1Please retell the Greek Story.Pygmalion was a very gifted artist. He spent a long time making a stone statue of a beautiful woman. It was so beautiful that he couldn’t help loving it and wanted it to be his wife.But it was only a stone. How could he make his dream become true? He thought and thought and at last he asked the Greek Goddess to help him to bring it to life.
The Greek Goddess agreed to help and his wish was granted.Task 2 DiscussionDo you think that Pygmalion and his statue –wife will be happy together?
2. What problem do you think they will have?
3. How do you think they might solve them?Suggested answers:No, I don’t think so.
May be they can’t understand each other ,because they come from different world.
It’s very hard for Pygmalion to understand his wife ,because his wife is made from a stone . She doesn’t know the words, behavior, anything about him.…Pygmalion loves the girl so much that he decides to teach her how to speak and how to behave herself . Little by little , they understand each other well and live happily. listeningBefore you listen to the tape, discuss in pairs what you would have to do to change Eliza into a lady. Make a list of the most important things and then think about how you will make each changes. Then complete the table below.Then join with another pair. Share your ideas and choose the ones that are the most useful for this task. Prepare to present your ideas to the whole class. You must all take part in the presentation.Now listen to the tape a second time and fill in the chart. Think about how you would evaluate Eliza’s progress. In pairs try to think of some new ideas to help Professor Higgins teach Eliza better. Write them down in a list. Get into fours and discuss the lists. Choose the two best ideas and then share them with the class.Act Three Testing Eliza
( P70)Before you listen to the next part of the play, discuss these questions with a partner.
How would you test Eliza?
Where would you take her?
What criteria would you use to decide if the test was a success or not?Mrs Higgins is not interested in the experiment.
Clara enjoys the new small talk.
Eliza thinks somebody killed her aunt.
Henry is disappointed with how the experiment is going.
Mrs Higgins thinks Eliza can go to the ambassador’s garden party.
Henry thinks he will take Eliza to the pictures. Read these statements and listen to the tape for the fist time. Then decide whether they are true or false.FFTFFFWhy does Freddy laugh at Eliza when she talks about the weather?
Why is Clara confused with Eliza’s use of English?
Why does Henry describe Eliza’s conversation as “the new small talk”?
Do you think Freddy likes Eliza? Why or why not?
Does Mrs Higgins thinks the test is successful? Why or why not?
How does Eliza give herself away?Listen to the tape a second time and answer the following questions.Why does Freddy laugh at Eliza when she talks about the weather?
Why is Clara confused with Eliza’s use of English? He realizes she is using the correct language and talking about suitable subjects but in a language that is like a textbook, which shows she does not understand what she is saying.
Clara is confused with Eliza’s use of English because Eliza is using slang and also talking of subjects not discussed in polite society. Clara would not have heard them discussed before. Henry wants to disguise the fact that Eliza’s language is unsuitable by pretending it is a new and fashionable way to talk.
Freddy makes it clear that he likes Eliza because he sits next to her and wants to walk her home.Why does Henry describe Eliza’s conversation as “the new small talk”?
Do you think Freddy likes Eliza? Why or why not? Mrs. Higgins is amused by Eliza but recognizes that she is not yet ready for polite society. Her language is so unsuitable that she would give herself away as not being an authentic English lady.
She gives herself away by the choice of topics and by the language she uses to talk about these topics.Does Mrs. Higgins thinks the test is successful? Why or why not?
How does Eliza give herself away?Finish the chart below to help Professor Higgins decide what still needs to be done to turn Eliza into a lady.
