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Unit4PygmalionUnit4PygmalionMadebylingming6th,May,2006PICTURE1:Pygmalion,anartist,dislikewomen.onedayhemakesastatueofabeautifulwomanPICTURE2:Whenhefinishesthestatue,hefallsinlovewithitandgoestotheGreekGoddesstoaskhertomakethestatueintoarealwoman.PICTURE3:Asaresultofhisprayers,theGoddessagreestohelphimandmakesthestatueintoawomanPRE-READING2HaveyouseenthefilmMyfairlady?Ifyouhave,didyoulikeit?Givereasons.1ThemeoftheGreekstory:Pygmalion,anartistcreateastatuefromstoneandmakeithaveanewlife.ThemeofMyfairlady:Higgins,aphoneticscreateanewgirlElizafromlowerclasstoupperclassbyteachingherenglish.3Readtheinformationonthemaincharactersbelow.Thinkaminuteofapossibleplot.Thenbegintoreadtheplayandseewhetheryouhavegottherightidea.Maincharacters:ElizaDoolittle(E):apoorflowergirlwhoisambitioustoimproveherself.ProfessorHiggins(H):anexpertinphonetics,convincedthatthequalityofaperson’sEnglishdecideshis/herpositioninsociety.ColonelPickering(P):anofficerinthearmyandlaterafriendofHiggins’whosetshimatask.FIRSTREADINGReadthepassagequicklywhileyouarelisteningtothetape,trytounderlinethedifferentexpressionsthatElizausedinherwords.Correctallthesesentencesintermsofgrammar,spelling,etc,sothatElizacanusethemproperly.1.Comeover’ere,cap’in,andbuymeflowersoffapoorgirl.2.Iain’tdonenothingwrongbyspeakingtothatgentleman3.Ithoughtmaybeyouwasapolicemanindisguise.4.howdoIknowwhether’outookmedownright?5.Ashopassistant?Nowthat’ssommatIwant,thatis!comeoverhere,captain,andbuysomeflowersfromapoorgirl.Ihaven’tdoneanythingwrongbyspeakingtothatgentleman.Ithoughtmaybeyouwereapolicemanindisguise.howdoIknowwhetheryoutookmedownright?Ashopassistant?Nowthat’ssomethingIwouldliketobe!SECONDREADINGReadthepassagecarefullyandfinishthecomprehendingexercises.CharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayElizaLowerclassHenryHigginsMiddleclassColonelPickeringUpperclassBehavior:respectfultopeopleofhigherclassLanguage:callsgentleman“sir”and“cap”inBehavior:rudetolowerclassLanguage:callsEliza“yousillygirl”Behavior:generallyconfidentandpolite;butignoresElizaLanguage:preparedtobeginaconversationwithHenry,whomhedoesnotknowChoosethoseadjectivesinthelistwhichbestdescribeeachcharacterintheplay.Inpairsdiscussthemandthenplacethemintheboxesbelow.NotallneedtobeusedandsomecanbeusedmorethanonceImpatientkindpoliterudeconfidentanxiouseagerenthusiasticemotionalself-importantambitiousgenerousunsuresuperior•HenryhigginsColonelPickeringElizaImpatient,rudeconfidentsuperiorSelf-importantKindpolitegenerousenthusiasticeagerconfidentAnxiouseagerEmotionalAmbitiousunsureHOMEWORKFinishthecomprehendingexercises.Reviewthetext.Trytoactouttheplay.