课件31张PPT。Unit 4
PygmalionDo you know the myth of Pygmalion?
It is a Greek myth.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.The Greek myth was a popular subject for Victorian era English playwrights.
Based on the classical myth, Bernard Shaw wrote a famous play Pygmalion.Bernard Shaw’s works plays on the complex business of human relationships in a social world. Phonetics Professor Henry Higgins tutors the very Cockney Eliza Doolittle, not only in the refinement of speech, but also in the refinement of her manner. When the end result produces a very ladylike Miss Doolittle, the lessons learned become much more far reaching.
My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion.
The musical’s 1956 Broadway production was a smash hit, setting a new record for the longest run of any major musical theatre production in history. It has been called “the perfect musical”. My Fair LadyThe Pygmalion effect, or Rosenthal effect, refers to the phenomenon that the greater the expectation placed upon people, often children or students, the better they perform. Have you ever heard of the Pygmalion Effect ?George Bernard Shawan Irish dramatist, literary critic, and a leading figure in the 20th century theater His main works include:Immaturity
Widowers' Houses
Pygmalion
Man and Superman (1902),
John Bull's Other Island (1904),
Major Barbara (1905)Do you know anything more about Shaw?George Bernard 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. PygmalionReadingProfessor Higgins is a man who does not like woman and is very rude to them. For a bet he agrees to teach a poor young woman (Eliza) so that she can be passed off as a rich lady in high class society. Eliza becomes accepted as a member of the upper class. Read the passage quickly and find answers to the questions.What do you think of Eliza’s social position?
Why did Eliza want to be a shop assistant?
How do you know that? And how to judge
one’s social position? What do you think of Eliza’s social position?
How do you know that? And how to judge one’s social position?
Why did Eliza want to be a shop assistant?She was from the poor working class.It is through Eliza’s clothes and the way she spoke (accent, poor grammar and general conversation). At the time of the story there were very few respectable jobs for women. So selling flowers and owning a flower shop was one of the few jobs that someone in Eliza’s position could do.
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.T F F T T F T Tell true or false respectful to people of higher class. calls gentleman “sir” or “cap’ in” as a complimentFinish the chart below. rude to lower class; polite to the same or upper class. to Eliza “you silly girl”
while to Pickering “my dear man” generally confident
and polite; but ignores Eliza generous with praise to Henry 1. Read Act One of the play and then answer these questions.What is the name of the man hiding from the
rain?
Why is Eliza frightened of him at first?
Where has Colonel Pickering been living and
what has he studied?
Who is Henry Higgins anxious to meet and why?
What is Eliza's ambition and what does she
decide to do about it?
Can you recognize each character's social position by
their behaviour and language? Is he or she from the
upper class, middle class or lower class? Give your
reasons.1. What is the name of the man hiding from the rain?
2. Why is Eliza frightened of him at first?
3. Where has Colonel Pickering been living and what has he studied?Henry Higgins.She thinks he is a policeman in disguise.He has been living in India and has studied many Indian dialects.4. Who is Henry Higgins anxious to meet and why?
5. What is Eliza's ambition and what does she decide to do about it?He is anxious to meet Colonel Pickering because he is researching in the same academic field as Pickering.Her ambition is to be a shop assistant. She decides to take lessons form Professor Higgins to achieve her aim.Eliza is from the lower class. She is respectful to people of the higher class. She calls gentleman “sir” and “cap’ in” ( or captain) which is a compliment.Henry Higgins is from the middle class. He is rude to the lower class and polite to the same or upper class. He calls Eliza “your silly girl” and Pickering “my dear man” (an equal and friend). Recognize each character's social position by their behaviour and language. Give your reasons.Colonel Pickering is from the upper class. He is prepared to begin a conversation with Henry, whom he does not know and generous with praise to him.The social position of the characters influences the way they behave to each other. Is this true in Shaw’s play? Give your evidence in the chart below.(H)---higher social class; (L)---lower classprofessionalphoneticiannotessilly girlYesYesexpertisepraisesYesYesignoresstopupsetYesUnclearanxiouseagerambitiousrespectfulWhat other things show one’s status in society apart from how one speaks?You can show your social status by:
clothes you wear
expensive possessions (like cars or jewellery)
attitudes and behavior
education level
how many foreign language spoken and countries visitedChoose adjectives to describe each character
in the play.Henry Colonel Elizaimpatient, rude, confident, superior, self-importantkind, polite, generous,
enthusiastic, eager, confidentanxious, eager, emotional
ambitious, unsureDiscussion
1. In what ways is Henry like Pygmalion?
2. In what ways is Eliza like the statue-
woman?
3. How do you think their relationship is
going to develop?
4. What difficulties do you predict for them?DiscussionFrom the play we know Eliza’s clothes, accent, poor grammar and general conversation show her low social class. What signs are there in China that indicate status?1. Review Act One of the play and pick out the language points in it;
2. Describe a person in no less than 80 words.Homework
