英语选修8-unit4-pygmalion-reading

Unit4PygmalionReadingThisplay,Pygmalion,wasalsomadeintoafilmcalledMyFairLady.Haveyouseenthefilm?Ifyouhave,didyoulikeit?Haveadiscussionandgivereasons.Pre-readingTheplaybyShawhasthesamethemeastheGreekStory.Inpairsdiscusswhatthisthememightbe.ThemeoftheGreekstory:Pygmalion,anartistcreateastatuefromstoneandmakeithaveanewlife.ThemeofMyfairlady:Higgins,aphoneticscreateanewgirlElizafromlowerclasstoupperclassbyteachingherEnglish.PygmalionActingActoneFatefulmeetings:Trytoactitout.ElizaDoolittleHenryHigginsColonelPickeringElizaDoolittle(E):apoorflowergirlwhoisambitioustoimproveherself.ProfessorHiggins(H):anexpertinphonetics,convincedthatthequalityofaperson’sEnglishdecideshis/herpositioninsociety.ColonelPickering(P):anofficerinthearmyandlaterafriendofHiggins’whosetshimatask.1.ThistextismainlyaboutthefirstexperienceofElizameetingwith______.A.ProfessorHigginsB.ColonelPickeringC.ProfessorHigginsandColonelPickeringD.agentlemanCChoosethebestanswer.2.Elizagreetedtothegentlemaninorderto_______.A.askhimtobuysomeflowersfromherB.talkwithhimC.askhimtoteachherD.begsomemoneyfromhimA3.WhyElizabegantocry?Because_______.A.shethoughtProfessorHigginswouldarrestherB.thegentlemandidn’tgivehersomemoneyC.PickeringbeatandscoldedherD.therewasnoreasonA4.ProfessorHigginsbelievedthathecouldjudgeapersonby_______.A.hisappearanceB.hisactionC.hisconversationD.hismannersC5.Fromthetext,wecaninferthatProfessorHigginsisamandescribedbelowEXCEPT_________.A.hedoesn’tcareaboutmoneyB.heisanexpertinphoneticsC.heisproudD.heisgreedyDCharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayElizaLowerclassLanguage:callsgentleman“sir”and_________(orcaptain)whichisacomplimentBehaviour:_________topeopleofhigherclassrespectful“cap’in”Fillinthechart.CharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayHenryHigginsLanguage:callsEliza“___________”andPickering“____________”Behaviour:_____tolowerclass;_____tosameorupperclassMiddleclassrudepoliteyousillygirlmydearmanCharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayColonelPickeringUpperclassLanguage:preparedtobegina__________withHenry,whomhedoesnotknow;generouswithpraisetohimBehaviour:generallyconfidentand______;but_______Elizapoliteignoresconversation1.ElizawassellingsomeflowerswhenHigginsfirstmether.2.ShesucceededinsellingsomedeadflowerstoHugginsforsomesmallchange.3.Hugginswrotedownhernameandaddress.4.Hugginswasgoodatjudgingpeoplefromtheirownspeech.TFFTTrueorFalse?5.Hugginscouldearnalotforhisjob.6.Hugginspromisedtofindheragoodjob.7.Eithermanhadplannedtomeettheotheralthoughtheydidn’tknoweachother.TFT1ReadActOneoftheplayandthenanswerthesequestions.Comprehending1.Whatisthenameofthemanhidingfromtherain?HenryHiggins2.WhyisElizafrightenedofhimatfirst?3.WherehasColonelPickeringbeenlivingandwhathashestudied?Shethinksheisapolicemanindisguise.HehasbeenlivinginIndiaandhasstudiedmanyIndiandialects.4.WhoisHenryHigginsanxioustomeetandwhy?HeisanxioustomeetColonelPickeringbecauseheisresearchinginthesameacademicfieldasPickering.5.WhatisEliza’sambitionandwhatdoesshedecidetodoaboutit?Herambitionistobeashopassistant.ShedecidestotakelessonsfromProfessorHigginstoachieveheraim.6.Canyourecognizeeachcharacter’ssocialpositionbytheirbehaviourandlanguage?Isheorshefromtheupperclass,middleclassorlowerclass?Giveyourreasons.2Thesocialpositionofeachcharacterinfluencesthewaytheybehavetoeachother.Generallyspeaking,peoplearemorepolitetothosewhotheythinkareofahighersocialclass(H)andlesspolitetothosetheyconsideraremembersofalowerclass(L).IsthistrueofthecharactersinShaw’splay?Giveyourevidenceinthechartbelow.RelationshipsbetweencharactersEvidencefromtheplayHenryHiggins:1.respecthis_____________workasa____________;callshimsirandmydearman2.watchesher;_______herreactions;talksaboutherinfrontofher;callsher___________1.AttitudetoColonelPickering(H)2.AttitudetoEliza(L)Isthestatementtrue?1._____2.______professionalphoneticiannotessillygirlYesYesRelationshipsbetweencharactersEvidencefromtheplayColonelPickering1.Appreciateshis_________;_______him;askshisopinion;Happytobefriends2._______her;doesnot______HenrywhenhetalksaboutElizainfrontofher(whichisveryrude)1.AttitudetoHenryHiggins(H)2.AttitudetoEliza(L)Isthestatementtrue?1._____2.______expertisepraisesYesYesignoresstopRelationshipsbetweencharactersEvidencefromtheplayEliza1.________;______nottodothewrongthing;__________toimproveherself;_________andcuriousaboutHenry’sexpertise2.____________notbeingincludedintheconversationwhentalkedabout1.AttitudetoColonelPickering(H)2.AttitudetoHenry(H)Isthestatementtrue?1._____2.________feelsupsetYesUnclearanxiouseagerambitiousrespectful3Whatotherthingsshowone’sstatusinSocietyapartfromhowonespeaks?Youcanshowyoursocialstatusby:•Clothesyouwear•Expensivepossessions(likecarsorjewellery)•Attitudesandbehavior•Educationlevel•howmanyforeignlanguagesspokenandcountriesvisited4Choosethoseadjectivesinthelistwhichbestdescribeeachcharacterintheplay.Inpairsdiscussthemandthenplacethemintheboxesbelow.Somecanbeusedmorethanonce.impatientkindpoliterudeconfidentanxiouseagerenthusiasticemotionalself-importantambitiousgenerousunsuresuperi