Whowrotetheplay?(1856-1950)WorksIntroductionGeorgeBernardShawAbriefintroductionGeorgeBernardShaw,Irishdramatist,literarycritic,asocialistspokesman,andaleadingfigureinthe20thcenturytheater.Hewasaveryhumorousplaywright.Shawwasafreethinker,defenderofwomen’srights,andadvocateofequalityofincome.In1926hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature.Shawacceptedthehonourbutrefusedthemoney.Thisplay,Pygmalion,wasalsomadeintoafilmcalledMyFairLady.Haveyouseenthefilm?LiteraryworksCandia康蒂妲AndroclesandtheLion安德罗克利斯与狮子TheDevil’sDisciple魔鬼的门徒SaintJoan圣女贞德HeartbreakHouse伤心之家ArmsandtheMan武器与人ThefilmSomeweremadeintofilmsReadingPygmalionFatefulmeetingsActOneSkimmingcharacterswhenwhereweatherwhataretheydoingElizaDoolittle;ProfessorHiggins;ColonelPickering11:15pmin1914inLondon,outsideatheatrepouringwithrainTheyareshelteringfromtherainoutsidethetheatreScanning1.Elizagreetedtothegentlemaninorderto_______.2.WhydidElizabegintocry?Because_______.3.ProfessorHigginsbelievedthathecouldjudgeapersonby_______.4.Fromthetext,wecaninferthatProfessorHigginsisamandescribedbelowEXCEPT_________.1.Elizagreetedtothegentlemaninorderto_______.A.talkwithhimB.askhimtobuysomeflowersfromherC.askhimtoteachherD.begsomemoneyfromhim2.WhydidElizabegintocry?Because_______.A.shethoughtProfessorHigginswouldarrestherB.thegentlemandidn’tgivehersomemoneyC.PickeringbeatandscoldedherD.therewasnoreason3.ProfessorHigginsbelievedthathecouldjudgeapersonby_______.A.hisappearanceB.hisactionC.hisconversationD.hismannersWhatotherthingsshowone’sstatusinSociety?1.Clothes2.Expensivepossessions(likecarsorjewellery)3.Attitudesandbehavior4.Educationlevel5.Howmanyforeignlanguagespokenandcountriesvisited4.Fromthetext,wecaninferthatProfessorHigginsisamandescribedbelowEXCEPT________.A.hedoesn’tcareaboutmoneyB.heisanexpertinphoneticsC.heisproudD.heisgreedyCarefulreadingReadthetextcarefullyandfillintheblanks.ElizaDoolittle•Sheisverypoorandmakesalivingbyselling________andis_________toimproveherself.•WhensheseesProfessorHiggins___________,shefeelsworriedbecauseshetakeshimfora(n)__________indisguisewhowantstocatchherasa()n_________.•Her______Englishwillmakeherliveinthe______allherlife,accordingtoProfessorHiggins.flowersambitioustakingnotesthiefpolicemanterriblegutterProfessorHiggins•Heisanexpertin________,whothinksthatthequalityofaperson’sEnglishdecideshis/her________insociety.•Hecanknowwhereapersonisfrombywhathe/she_________.•Hethinksiftaughtbyhimtospeakproperly,Elizamaybecomea(n)___________lady.•HethinksElizacanbechangedintoawomanlikeaduchessatanambassador’sgardenpartyin______months.•Hewasgoingto______tomeetColonelPickeringphoneticspositionsaysupperclassthreeIndiaColonelPickering•Heisa(n)_______inthearmyandlaterafriendofHiggins’.•HestudiesmanyIndian________andcomestoEnglandtomakeHiggins’acquaintance.officerdialectsCharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayElizaLowerclassLanguage:callsgentleman“sir”and___________(orcaptain)whichisacomplimentBehaviour:_______topeopleofhigherclassComprehendingrespectful“cap’in”CharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayHenryHigginsLanguage:callsEliza“___________”andPickering“________________”Behaviour:_____tolowerclass;_____tosameorupperclassMiddleclassrudepoliteyousillygirlmydearmanCharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayColonelPickeringUpperclassLanguage:preparedtobegina__________withHenry,whomhedoesnotknow;generouswithpraisetohimBehaviour:generallyconfidentand______;but_______ElizapoliteignoresconversationDiscussionGroupsreasonsChooseadjectivestodescribeeachcharacterintheplay.impatientkindpoliteconfidentanxiouseagerrudeenthusiasticunsuregenerousdynamicambitioussuperioremotionalself-importantagreefrommiddleclassElizaHenryHigginsfromupperclassTextrudeimpatientconfidentsuperiorself-importantColonelPickeringkindpoliteeagerconfidentgenerousenthusiasticanxiousunsureemotionaleagerambitiousdynamicActoneFatefulmeetingsActingReadtheplayrepeatedly&trytoactitout.Assignment1.FinishEx1andEx2ofDiscoveringUsefulWordsAndExpressionsonP322.GooverActOneandtrytofindoutthelanguagepoints3.Writeashortpassagetointroducethestorybriefly.