Module 1 Bernard Shaw’’s Pygmalion Introduction&Reading

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名称 Module 1 Bernard Shaw’’s Pygmalion Introduction&Reading
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课件42张PPT。Glad to see
you !Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw
(1856-1950)How much do you
know about him?*Read Part 3 on Page 1 and find out the following informationGeorge Bernard ShawBritain / IrelandDramatist PlaysPygmalionBecame the winner of the Nobel Prize for literatureRead through the words in the box and the introduction to Bernard Shaw, then answer the first three questions.What does a dramatist do?
What kinds of things does a socialist believe?Writes plays.Education, no class system, equal rights for everyone.Amusing, popular and educational.3. What kind of plays did Shaw write?My Fair Lady is a very famous movie, which was adopted from the play PygmalionNow, let’s appreciate pictures of the leading actress and scenes from the movie My Fair Lady Complete the quotations with the words.1. The English have no respect for their _________, and will not teach their children to speak it. They spell it so ______ that no man can teach himself what it sounds like. It is impossible for an Englishman to open his _______ without making another Englishman hate him.languagebadlymouthEnglish is not taught well in England. The spelling system is so variable that you cannot work out how to say something from reading it. English people judge each other on their accent.2. Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about ________ yourself.
3. If you are going to tell people the truth, you’d better make them ______. Otherwise, they’ll kill you.creatinglaughIn life, we are not looking for someone which already exists, we are learning how to make ourselves into someone.4. My way of joking is to tell the truth. It’s the funniest _____ in the world.
5. Nothing is ever _____ in this world until men are prepared to kill one another if it is not done.
6. Take care to get what you like or you will have to ____ what you get.jokedonelikeTranslation:1. In most cases, truth is more entertaining than jokes .2. You need a really good reason to start doing something important.3. If you don’t make an effort to get what you want, you will have to put up with what you get.Translation:4. To tell the truth,I’m a big fan of Michael Jackson;I really fall for most of his songs.5.If you are modest and tolerant enough,you show respect for almost everything and everybody around you.6.Madame Curie won the Nobel Prize twice for physics and chemistry respectively.Fast reading(Part 1)[Activity 1]Read and answer questions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7Why is the play called Pygmalion?
What does Higgins want to do with Eliza?Because it is based on a Greek myth of the same name.To make her into a lady.She changes from being an uneducated flower-seller into a charming young woman who is accepted in polite society.3. How does Eliza change?5. Does Higgins believe that coming from a high social class gives you a better character? Why? / Why not?No, he doesn’t. Because he thinks that social class is about “appearance” only.6. How does Higgins treat Eliza?
7. How does Eliza win his respect?
He is domineering in his behaviour towards Eliza,and doesn’t treat her well.By leaving him and marrying a young man who cares a lot for her.Reading(Part 1)[Activity 2]Find these words and phrases in the passages and choose the correct meanings. … a king… carves a statue … This means ________. A. pays for B. makes
The statue comes to life … This means _______. A. looks very alive B. becomes aliveBB3. … tries to make a lady out of an uneducated girl … This means _______. A. a woman who belongs to the higher classes of society B. a real woman
4. … to behave in a refined way … This means _____. A. in a polite and educated way B. intelligentlyAA5. Higgins introduces Eliza to polite society …. This means ____. A people who are polite B. people in the highestBFast reading(Part 2)[Activity 1]Read and answer questions 4.4. Does the extract in Part 2 come from the beginning, the middle or the end of the play? Say why you think so.The beginning.Fast reading(Part 2)[Activity 2]6. …he treats me as if I was dirt. This means _____. A. as if I was completely unimportant B. he thinks I am dirty
7. I won’t give more than a shilling. This is probably ______. A. a small amount of money B. a large amount of moneyAA8. What about the ambassador’s party? An ambassador is ______. A. a man with an important position in society B. A man with an unimportant position in society
9. I’ll … pass her off as anything. This means_______. A. to make people believe she is very different from what she really is B. people will pass her without noticing herAAComplete the sentences with the correct form of the following words and expressions:
accustomed, adopt, get rid of, educate,
prove, base, bet, twist
1.The girl felt _________ of passing the examination.
2.He ______ his hopes on the good news they had yesterday.
3.Alex quickly became __________ to the local food.confidentbasedaccustomed4.The task _______ to be more difficult than they had thought.
5.Paul’s mum had him ________ because she could not look after him herself.
6.She ___ her husband that he wouldn’t be able to give up smoking.
7.They ______ the bed sheets into a rope and escaped by climbing down it.
accustomed, get rid of, educate,
prove, base, bet, twist , adoptprovedadoptedbettwistedaccustomed, get rid of, educate,
prove, base, bet, twist , adopt8.The public should be ________ in how to use energy more efficiently.
9.Fine clothes added to his strikingly handsome___________.
10.I’ve had a cold for two weeks,and I just can’t ___________ it.educatedappearanceget ride ofComplete the passage with a, you, good and / or other necessary words.Pickering, Higgins’s friend, is very different from the professor. He seems a (n) (1) _____ man, who (2) _____ feel is interested in Eliza as (3) ____ person, unlike Higgins. The audience soon realizes that it’s no (4) _____ expecting Higgins to care for Eliza. Higgins is always telling goodyouagoodEliza what to do “ (5) _________ do this, (6) _________ do that”, whereas Pickering, who is a (n) (7) ____ person, is more gentle and understanding. It is (8) _____ that Pickering is there to teach Eliza, by his example, real manners. He is such (9) ___ kind man that he even gives Eliza and her new husband money to start (10) ___ flower shop.don’t /youyou/don’tgoodagooda