人教新课标选修八unit4 Warming up and reading

Unit4PygmalionDoyouknowthemythofPygmalion?ItisaGreekmyth.Pygmalionwasaverygiftedartist(sculpter),whodoesn’tlikewomen.However,hespentalongtimecreatingaperfectstonestatueofabeautifulwoman.Itwassobeautifulthathecouldn’thelplovingitandwantedittobehiswife.Butitwasonlyastone.Howcouldhemakehisdreambecometrue?HethoughtandthoughtandatlastheaskedtheGreekGoddesstohelphimtobringittolife.TheGreekGoddessagreedtohelpandmakehisdreamcometruebyturningthestonestatueintoarealwoman.Thetwoaremarriedandlivehappilytogether.TheGreekmythwasapopularsubjectforVictorianeraEnglishplaywrights.Basedontheclassicalmyth,BernardShawwroteafamousplayPygmalion.MyFairLadyisamusicalbaseduponGeorgeBernardShaw'sPygmalion.Themusical’s1956Broadwayproductionwasasmashhit,settinganewrecordforthelongestrunofanymajormusicaltheatreproductioninhistory.Ithasbeencalled“theperfectmusical”.MyFairLadyGeorgeBernardShawanIrishdramatist,literarycritic,andaleadingfigureinthe20thcenturytheaterHismainworksinclude:ImmaturityWidowers'HousesPygmalionManandSuperman(1902),JohnBull'sOtherIsland(1904),MajorBarbara(1905)GeorgeBernardShawwasafreethinker,defenderofwomen’srights,andadvocateofequalityofincome.In1925hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforliterature.Shawacceptedthehonorbutrefusedthemoney.Hewasaveryhumorousplaywright.ReadingProfessorHigginsisamanwhodoesnotlikewomanandisveryrudetothem.Forabetheagreestoteachapooryoungwoman(Eliza)sothatshecanbepassedoffasarichladyinhighclasssociety.Elizabecomesacceptedasamemberoftheupperclass.Briefintroductionoftheplay1.ElizawassellingsomeflowerswhenHigginsfirstmether.2.ShesucceededinsellingsomedeadflowerstoHugginsforsomesmallchange.3.Hugginswrotedownhernameandaddress.4.Hugginswasgoodatjudgingpeoplefromtheirownspeech.5.Hugginscouldearnalotforhisjob.6.Hugginspromisedtofindheragoodjob.7.Eithermanhadplannedtomeettheotheralthoughtheydidn’tknoweachother.TFFTTFTTelltrueorfalse1.ReadActOneoftheplayandthenanswerthesequestions.Whatisthenameofthemanhidingfromtherain?WhyisElizafrightenedofhimatfirst?WherehasColonelPickeringbeenlivingandwhathashestudied?WhoisHenryHigginsanxioustomeetandwhy?WhatisEliza'sambitionandwhatdoesshedecidetodoaboutit?Canyourecognizeeachcharacter'ssocialpositionbytheirbehaviourandlanguage?Isheorshefromtheupperclass,middleclassorlowerclass?Giveyourreasons.1.Whatisthenameofthemanhidingfromtherain?2.WhyisElizafrightenedofhimatfirst?3.WherehasColonelPickeringbeenlivingandwhathashestudied?HenryHiggins.Shethinksheisapolicemanindisguise.HehasbeenlivinginIndiaandhasstudiedmanyIndiandialects.4.WhoisHenryHigginsanxioustomeetandwhy?5.WhatisEliza'sambitionandwhatdoesshedecidetodoaboutit?HeisanxioustomeetColonelPickeringbecauseheisresearchinginthesameacademicfieldasPickering.Herambitionistobeashopassistant.ShedecidestotakelessonsformProfessorHigginstoachieveheraim.Elizaisfromthelowerclass.Sheisrespectfultopeopleofthehigherclass.Shecallsgentleman“sir”and“cap’in”(orcaptain)whichisacompliment.HenryHigginsisfromthemiddleclass.Heisrudetothelowerclassandpolitetothesameorupperclass.HecallsEliza“yoursillygirl”andPickering“mydearman”(anequalandfriend).Recognizeeachcharacter'ssocialpositionbytheirbehaviourandlanguage.Giveyourreasons.ColonelPickeringisfromtheupperclass.HeispreparedtobeginaconversationwithHenry,whomhedoesnotknowandgenerouswithpraisetohim.Thesocialpositionofthecharactersinfluencesthewaytheybehavetoeachother.IsthistrueinShaw’splay?Giveyourevidenceinthechartbelow.CharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayElizaLowerclassBehavior:__________________________________________Language:______________________________________________respectfultopeopleofhigherclass.callsgentleman“sir”or“cap’in”asacomplimentFinishthechartbelow.HenryHigginsMiddleclassBehavior:___________________________________________________Language:__________________________________________________________________________rudetolowerclass;politetothesameorupperclass.toEliza“yousillygirl”whiletoPickering“mydearman”ColonelPickeringUpperclassBehavior:_______________________________________________Language:______________________________________________generallyconfidentandpolite;butignoresElizagenerouswithpraisetoHenryRelationshipsbetweencharactersEvidencefromtheplayHenryHiggins:1.respecthis_____________workasa____________;callshimsirandmydearman1.AttitudetoColonelPickering(H)2.AttitudetoEliza(L)Isthestatementtrue?2.watchesher;________herreactions;talksaboutherinfrontofher;callsher______________1._____2.______(H)---highersocialclass;(L)---lowerclassprofessionalphoneticiannotessillygirlYesYesRelationshipsbetweencharactersEvidencefromtheplayColonelPickering1.appreciateshis___________;________him;askshisopinion;happytobefriends1.AttitudetoHenryHiggins(H)2.AttitudetoEliza(L)Isthestatementtrue?2.__________her;doesnot_______HenrywhenhetalksaboutElizainfrontofher(whichisveryrude)1._____2.______expertisepraisesYesYesignoresstopRelationshipsbetweencharactersEvidencefromtheplayEliza1._________;_______nottodothewrongthing;__________toimproveherself;______________andcuriousaboutHenry’sexpertise1.Att