1、【预讲练结 】人教版选修八 Unit 4 Pygmalion 讲读Warming up (小组讨论，集中发言 )1. Do you know the Greek story of Pygmalion? If you know, tell the story according the pictures below.2 Do you think Pygmalion and his statue-wife would live a happy life? Give your reasons?3. Can you explain the Pygmalion effect?Pre-reading 1.
2、Have you ever seen the film “My Fair Lady?” Can you tell the story in your own words?2. Why does Pygmalion have something to do with “My Fair Lady”?While-readingScamming 1. Something about the three main characters in the play.Eliza Doolittle (E): 1)_Professor Higgins(H):2)_Colonel Pickering (P):3)_
3、2. The brief information of the play.When:1)_Where:2)_Who:3)_What:4)_3. What is the main idea of the play? A. The poor flower girl, Eliza, found Higgins to buy some flowers for her.B. A persons language and behavior decides on his or her position in societyC. Colonel Pickering found Higgins outside
4、a theatre of London.D. Higgins made his acquaintance with Pickering. Careful reading :Fill in the blanks: 1. Henry HigginsCharacter Position in society Quote from the play What it showsHenry Higgins 1)_ He said to Eliza, “You silly girl.”He said to Pickering, “ My dear man.”2) He is _ to lower class
5、.3) He is _ to the same or upper class.2. ElizaCharacter Position in society Quote from the play What it showsEliza 1)_ Thank you, sir. Hey! I aint done nothing wrong by speaking to that gentleman.Ive a right to sell flowers.2) She is _ to people from a higher class.3) She is _ when defending hersel
6、f.4) She is _ about how she appears to others.3. Colonel PickeringCharacter Position in society Quote from the play What it showsColonel Pickering1)_ Thats quite brilliant!How did you do that, may I ask?2) He is _, because in fact, he is an expert at Indian languages.3) He is prepared to _ from othe
7、rs.Post-reading 1. Read the text carefully again and choose the best answers. 1) This text is mainly about the first experience of Eliza meeting with _.A. Professor HigginsB. Colonel PickeringC. Professor Higgins and Colonel PickeringD. an old soldier 2) Eliza greeted the gentleman in order to _.A.
8、talk with himB. ask him to buy some flowers from herC. ask him to teach her standard EnglishD. beg some money from him. 3) The flower girl cried when she found Higgins making notes because _.A. she thought she did something wrong.B. she thought she didnt have the right to sell flowers.C. she didnt w
9、ant Higgins to write down what she said.D. she thought Higgins was a policeman in disguise and wanted to arrest her. 4).Professor Higgins believed that he could judge a person by _.A. his appearanceB. his actionC. his conversationD. his manners 5) From the text, we can infer that Professor Higgins i
10、s a man described by using the following sentences except _.A. he doesnt care about money.B. he is an expert in phoneticsC. he is proudD. he is greedy 6) “But they betray themselves every time they open their mouths” means that _.A. they way the speak will tell others what their social position is.B
11、. when they open their mouths, the others will know which class they are fromC. people can not tell whether someone is rich or not according to the way one speaksD. their pronunciation will not tell us which class they are from. 2.Correct all these sentences in terms of grammar spelling, etc.1) Come
12、 overere, capin, and buy me flowers off a poor girl.2) I aint done nothing wrong bu speaking to that gentleman.3) I thought maybe you was a policeman in disguise.4) How do I know whetherou took me words down right?5) A shop assistant? Now thats sommat I want, that is!3.True (T) or False (F)1) Though
13、 Eliza couldnt speak good English, she could read very well.2) Colonel Pickerings profession and hobby is studying phonetics.3) Higgins thought even if taught to speak good English, Eliza would never become an upper class lady.4) Higgins thought Elizas terrible English would condemn to the end of he
14、r day.5) To be a shop assistant was what Eliza wanted eagerly.6) In Elizas eyes, a pound was a lot of money.4. In the play, we can decide what kind of person a character is by judging what she or he says. Choose the given adjectives to describe the three main characters in the play.impatient, kind,
15、polite, rude, confident, anxious,eager, enthusiastic, ambitious, emotional, self-important, generous, unsure, superiorEliza: 1)_Higgins: 2)_Pickering: 3)_5. Choose the best word to fill the passageSome people were 1)_from a heavy rain. When Eliza realized Higgins was taking notes she mistook him for
16、 a policeman in 2)_. Higgins read it 3) _ her in his voice and decided where Eliza came from. Colonel Pickering, 4)_ in and asked Higgins how he was able to do that. Higgins said he was studying phonetics and was making an 5)_ by teaching people to improve their 6)_. Then Higgins said Eliza, if educ
17、ated to speak properly, could 7)_ herself off as a duchess. Eliza was pleased at his remark but he 8) _her. As the two men left to celebrate their 9)_ meeting, Eliza was 10)_ to find Higgins the next day to ask him to teach her to speak“authenticEnglish”. Discussion：(四人一组讨论，合作探究，每组出一名代表发言。)If there
18、is a student who have some difficulty with eyesight, what will you do to help him or her? 答案：While-reading：Scamming:1.1) a poor flower girl 2) an expert in phonetics 3) an officer in the army2 1) 11:15, Pm in 19142) London, England3) Eliza, Higgins, Pickering4) fateful meetings3. BCareful reading: 1
19、. Henry Higgins1) Middle class 2)rude 3) polite 2. Eliza1) lower class 2)respectful 3) brave 4) sensitive 3. Colonel Pickering1) Upper class 2) modest 3) learn Post-reading1. CBDCDA2. 1) Come over here, captain, and buy some flowers from a poor girl.2) I havent done anything wrong by speaking to tha
20、t gentleman.3) I thought maybe you were a policeman in disguise.4) How do I know whether you wrote down what I said accurately?5) A shop assistant? Now that is something I would like to be!3. FFFTTT4. 1) anxious, eager, emotional, ambitious, unsure2) impatient, rude, confident, superior, self-important3) kind, polite, generous, enthusiastic, confident5. 1) sheltering 2) disguise 3) imitating 4) cut 5) income 6) speeches7) pass 8) ignored 9) unexpected 10) determined
