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NSEFCStudent’sBook8Unit4PygmalionPeriod1WarmingUp&ReadingQuestions:Whatdoyouthinkofwhenyouhearof“Pygmalion”?AGreekstory.WarmingupPygmalion,agiftedartist,makesastonestatueofabeautifulwoman.HeaskstheGreekGoddesstobringhertolife.(使…复活)Hiswishisgranted.GalateaPygmalion,kingofCyprusAphrodite,thegoddessofbeautyandlovePygmalion,theplaybyGeorgeBernardShaw,isanadaptationoftheGreekstory.Abouttheauthor,GeorgeBernardShaw1.Shaw’slife2.Shaw’sworks3.Shaw’sidentitygroup1:Shaw’slifeShawwasborninDublin,Irelandin1856anddiedin1950.hatedschoolinganddroppedoutofschoolat15.In1876,ShawmovedtoLondontolivewithhismother,wherehebeganhisliterarycareerbywritingmusicandtheatrecriticism,andnovels.In1884,hejoinedtheFabianSociety（费边社）,andtookanactivepartinthesocialistmovement.beganwritingplaysin1892.wonNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1925.Hewrote51plays,muchconcernedaboutthesocialproblemshelived.Hisfamousplaysinclude:Widowers’House《鳏夫的房产》Mrs.Warrens’Profession《华伦夫人的职业》MajorBarbara《巴巴拉少校》HeartbreakHouse《伤心之家》SaintJoan《圣女贞德》Pygmalion《卖花女》TheAppleCart《苹果车》group2:Shaw’sworksplaywright,literarycritic,socialistspokesman，freethinker.identitygroup3:Shaw’sidentityHeisconsideredtobethebest-knownEnglishdramatistsinceShakespeare.PygmalionwasmadeintoafilmcalledMyFairLadyin1964.ReadthethreemaincharactersandpredictwhoisPygmalionintheplay.Pre-readingPygmalionFatefulmeetingsActOneSkimmingPayattentiontothetitleandpara.1,skimthepassage,andanswerthefollowingquestions:1.Whenandwheredoesthestorytakeplace?2.WhatistheweatherlikeinActOne?3.HowmanycharactersareincludedinActOne?Whoarethey?Answers:1.11:15pminLondonin1914outsideatheatre.2.It’spouringwithrain.3.Four.TheyareEliza(E),agentleman(G),ProfessorHiggins(H)andColonelPickering(CP).ScanningReadActOneoftheplayandtheanswerthefirstfivequestionsinEx.1onP.30.Answers:1.HenryHiggins.2.Shethinksheisapolicemanindisguise.3.HehasbeenlivinginIndiaandhasstudiedmanyIndiandialects.4.HeisanxioustomeetColonelPickering,becausetheyarestudyinginthesameacademicfield.5.Ashopassistant.ShedecidestotakelessonsfromColonelPickeringAnswer:Elizaisfromthelowerclass,ProfessorHigginsisfromthemiddleclassandColonelPickeringisfromtheupperclassCanyourecognizeeachcharacter’ssocialpositionbytheirbehaviorandlanguage?Isheorshefromtheupperclass,middleclassorlowerclass?”1.What’sProfessorHiggins’sattitudetowardsEliza?WhatdoeshecallherandhowdoesheevaluateherEnglish?2.What’sProfessorHiggins’sattitudetowardsColonelPickering?Whatdoeshecallhim?3.What’sColonelPickering’sattitudetowardsProfessorHiggins?4.DoesColonelPickeringdoorsayanythingtoEliza?Why?5.HowterribleisEliza’sEnglish?CanyoufindsomeadjectivestodescribeEliza’sfeelingstowardsProfessorHigginsatdifferenttimes?CarefulreadingReadthepassagecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.What’sProfessorHiggins’sattitudetowardsEliza?WhatdoeshecallherandhowdoesheevaluateherEnglish?2.What’sProfessorHiggins’sattitudetowardsColonelPickering?Whatdoeshecallhim?Rude.Hecallsher“asillygirl”andhesaysthatherEnglishisterrible.Politeandrespectful.Hecallshim“sir”and“mydearman”.3.What’sColonelPickering’sattitudetowardsProfessorHiggins?4.DoesColonelPickeringdoorsayanythingtoEliza?Why?Heappreciateshisexpertiseandadmireshim.No.Maybeheisnotinterestedinthosewhofromthelowerclass.5.HowterribleisEliza’sEnglish?CanyoufindsomeadjectivestodescribeEliza’sfeelingstowardsProfessorHigginsatdifferenttimes?HerEnglishisterribleintermsofgrammar,spellingandpronunciation.Atfirst,sheisfrightenedofhim,andthensheisrespectfulandcuriousaboutHenry’sexpertise.妄自尊大的impatientkindpolitemodestconfidentanxiousrudeenthusiasticunsureaggressivegenerousambitioussuperioremotionalself-important傲慢的妄自尊大的ChoosethoseadjectiveswhichbestdescribeeachcharacterIntheplay.kind,polite,generous,enthusiastic,eager,confidentimpatient,rude,confident,superior,self-importantanxious,eager,emotional,ambitious,unsure1.What’sthestyleoftheplay?Tragedy,comedyorhistoricalplay?2.Howdowegetthestorythroughaplay?Answers:1.Comedy.2.Stagedirectionsandlines.Discussion1.FinishEx.5onP.31,correctingthesentencesspokenbyEliza.2.Preparetoretellthepassage.3.Listentothetapeandreadthepassagealoud,underliningthedifficultpointsforyou.Homework