1、Unit 4 Fateful meetings (Act One),Pygmalion, a gifted artist, dislikes local women. He spends much time creating a stone statue of a beautiful woman.,Pygmalion,He falls in love with the statue and goes to the Greek Goddess Aphrodite to ask her to to bring the statue to life.,As a result of his praye
2、rs, his wish is granted and the statue is made into a real woman. The two marry and live happily ever after.,心理学家莫顿（Robert Merton）将此现象名之为“自我实现的预言”。这也就是在萧伯纳名剧窈窕淑女(My Fair Lady)中为人所熟知的“皮格马利翁效应”（Pygmalion effect）。,Have you ever heard of the “Pygmalion Effect ”?,The Pygmalion Effect is that people tend
3、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 wont.,This play by George Bernard Shaw (萧伯纳) is an adaptation of a Greek story. Do you know this story?,Pygmalion, a gifted artist, makes a stone st
4、atue of a beautiful woman. He asks the Greek Goddess to bring her to life. His wish is granted.,The author-George Bernard Shaw,An Irish dramatist, literary critic, a socialist spokesman, and a leading figure in the 20th century theater.,His main works:,Immaturity Widowers Houses Pygmalion Man and Su
5、perman (1902), Major Barbara (1905),My Fair Lady Have you seen the film? If you have, did you like it? Have a discussion and give reasons.,Pre-reading,Eliza Doolittle(E): a poor flower girl who is ambitious to improve herself. Professor Higgins(H): an expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality
6、of a persons 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.,Main characters,Fateful meetings,1. Eliza greeted to the gentleman in order to _.A. talk with him B. ask him to buy some flowers from her C. ask h
7、im to teach herD. beg some money from him,2. Why Eliza began to cry? Because _.A. she thought Professor Higgins would arrest himB. the gentleman didnt give her some moneyC. Pickering beat and scolded herD. there was no reason,3. Professor Higgins believed that he could judge a person by _.A. his app
8、earance 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 doesnt care about moneyB. he is an expert in phoneticsC. he is proud D. he is greedy,推理判断,5. What other things show ones status in society after rea
9、ding the play EXCEPT _.A. Clothes and Education levelB. Expensive possessions(like cars or jewellery)C. Attitudes and behavior and how many foreign language spoken and countries visitedD. What families one comes from,Lower class,Language: calls gentleman “sir” and “capin” (or captain) which is a com
10、pliment,Behaviour: respectful to people of higher class,Comprehending,Language: calls Eliza “you silly girl” and Pickering “my dear man” (an equal and friend),Behaviour: rude (and patronizing) to lower class; polite to same or upper class,Middle class,Upper class,Language: prepared to begin a conver
11、sation with Henry, whom he does not know; generous with praise to him,Behaviour: generally confident and polite; but ignores Eliza,kind, polite, generous, enthusiastic, eager, confident,impatient, rude, confident, superior, self-important,anxious, eager, emotional, ambitious, unsure,1.While watching
12、 television， . A. the doorbell rang B. the doorbell rings C. we heard the doorbell ring D. we heard the doorbell rings,2. Do not stop _ you come to a word or a phrase you do not know. Afor the first time Bbecause Cevery time Dsince,3.I told them not everybody could run as fast as you did, ? A. could he B. didnt IC. didnt you D. could they,4.Its the first time that he has been to Australia, _？ Aisnt he Bhasnt heCisnt it Dhasnt it,5.Sallys never seen a play in the Shanghai Grand Theatre, _？ Ahasnt she Bhas she CIsnt she Dis she,
