1、Unit 4 Fateful meetings (Act One) Please enjoy some pictures about Greek stories. Warming up 地神该亚 海神波塞冬 火神赫淮斯拉斯 太阳神阿波罗 农神得墨忒耳 天神宙斯 天后赫拉 维纳斯的诞生 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
2、 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 wont. This play by George Bernard Shaw (萧伯纳 ) is an adaptation of a Greek story. Do you know this story? Pygma
3、lion, a gifted artist, makes a stone statue 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: Immaturi
4、ty Widowers Houses Pygmalion Man and Superman (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
5、 phonetics, convinced that the quality 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. This text is mainly about the first experience of Eliza meeting with _.
6、 A. Professor Higgins B. Colonel Pickering C. Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering D. a gentleman Act One 主旨大意 2. Eliza greeted to the gentleman in order to _. A. ask him to buy some flowers from her B. talk with him C. ask him to teach her D. beg some money from him 3. Why Eliza began to cry? Be
7、cause _. A. she thought Professor Higgins would arrest him B. the gentleman didnt give her some money C. Pickering beat and scolded her D. there was no reason 4. Professor Higgins believed that he could judge a person by _. A. his appearance B. his action C. his conversation D. his manners 5. From t
8、he text , we can infer that Professor Higgins is a man described below EXCEPT _. A. he doesnt care about money B. he is an expert in phonetics C. he is proud D. he is greedy 推理判断 Character Position in society Evidence in the play Eliza Lower class Language: calls gentleman “sir” and “capin” (or capt
9、ain) which is a compliment Behaviour: respectful to people of higher class Comprehending Character Position in society Evidence in the play Henry Higgins Language: calls Eliza “you silly girl” and Pickering “my dear man” (an equal and friend) Behaviour: rude (and patronizing) to lower class; polite
10、to same or upper class Middle class Character Position in society Evidence in the play Colonel Pickering Upper class Language: prepared to begin a conversation with Henry, whom he does not know; generous with praise to him Behaviour: generally confident and polite; but ignores Eliza Relationships be
11、tween characters Evidence from the play Henry Higgins: 2 Attitude to Eliza (L) Is the statement true? 1 Yes; 1 Attitude to Colonel Pickering (H) 2 watches her; notes her reactions; talks about her in front of her; calls her silly girl 1 respects his professional work as a phonetician; calls him sir
12、and my dear man 2 Yes Relationships between characters Evidence from the play Colonel Pickering: 1 appreciates his expertise; praises him; asks his opinion; happy to be friends 2 ignores her; does not stop Henry when he talks about Eliza in front of her (which is very rude) 1 Attitude to Henry Higgi
13、ns (L) 2 Attitude to Eliza (L) Is the statement true? 1 Yes; 2 Yes Relationships between characters Evidence from the play Eliza: 1 anxious; eager not to do the wrong thing; ambitious to improve herself; respectful and curious about Henrys expertise 2 resents not being included in the conversation w
14、hen talked about 1 Attitude to Henry Higgins (H) 2 Attitude to Colonel Pickering (H) Is the statement true? 1 Yes; 2 Unclear kind, polite, generous, enthusiastic, eager, confident impatient, rude, confident, superior, self-important anxious, eager, emotional, ambitious, unsure 1. Professor Higgins (
15、H): an expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality of a persons English decides his/her position in society. 希金斯教授是一位语音学专家 , 他认为一个人的英语水平决定了他 (她 )的社会地位。 Language points convince vt. to cause to believe or feel certain; to persuade 说服 ; 使相信 ; 说(某人 ) We convinced him to go by train rather than plane. 我们说服了他坐火车去 ,不要搭飞机。 I tried to convince my wife that we cant afford a new car. 我试图说服我妻子我们买不起新车。 convinced adj. 坚信的 ;意志坚定的 convincing adj. 令人心服的 2. Colonel Pickering (P): an officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins who sets him a task. 皮克林上校 (简称 P):陆军军官 , 后来成为希金斯的朋友。希金斯给他安排了一项任务。
