Unit4 Pygmalion reading0 课件.ppt

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Period 1&2 Warming up,and Reading I,Period 1&2 Warming up,and Reading I,Unit 4 Pygmalion,Are you interested in Psychology?If yes,have you ever heard of the“,Pygmalion Effect,”?,Warming up(5m),What is it?,The Pygmalion Effect,is that people tend to behave as you expect they will.If you expect a person to take responsibility,they probably will.If you expect them not to even try,they probably wont.,Pygmalion,the play by,George Bernard Shaw,is an adaptation of a Greek story.,According to the myth,Pygmalion created a female statue and treated it with such affection that,through Aphrodites intervention,the statue came to life and responded to him.Such is the essence of the self-fulfilling prophecy:what we expect tends to come true.,The author-George Bernard Shaw,who is,an Irish dramatist,literary critic,and a leading figure in the 20th century theater.,His main works:,Immaturity,Widowers Houses,Pygmalion,Man and Superman(1902),John Bulls Other Island(1904),Major Barbara(1905),This play,Pygmalion,was,also made into a film called,My Fair Lady,.,Have you seen the film?,If you have,did you like it?,Have a discussion and give,reasons.,Pre-reading-(2m),The play by Shaw has the same theme as the,Greek Story.In pairs discuss what this,theme might be.,Main characters,Eliza Doolittle(E):,a poor flower girl who is ambitious to improve herself.,Professor Higgins(H):,an expert in phonetics,convinced that the quality of a persons English decides his/her position in society.,Colonel Pickering(P):,an officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins who sets him a task.,Pygmalion,Reading,Scanning the text and finish the chart.,character,Position in society,Evidence in the play,Eliza,Lower class,Behavior:_,Language:_,Henry,Higgins,Middle,class,Colonel,Pickering,Upper,class,respectful to people,of higher class.,calls gentleman“sir”or,“capin”as a compliment,Scanning the text and finish the chart.,character,Position in society,Evidence in the play,Eliza,Lower class,Behavior:,Language:,Henry,Higgins,Middle,class,Behavior:_,Language:_,Colonel,Pickering,Upper,class,rude to lower class;polite,to same or upper class.,to Eliza“you silly girl”,while to Pickering“my dear,man”,Scanning the text and finish the chart.,character,Position in society,Evidence in the play,Eliza,Lower class,Behavior:,Language:,Henry,Higgins,Middle,class,Behavior:,Language:,Colonel,Pickering,Upper,class,Behavior:_,Language:_,generally confident,and polite;but ignores Eliza,Generous with praise,to Henry,Detailed reading I,The social position of the characters influences the way they behave to each other.Is this true in Shaws play?Give your evidence in the chart below.,Relationships between characters,Evidence from the play,Henry Higgins:,1.respect his _ work as a _;calls him,sir,and,my dear man,1.Attitude to Colonel Pickering(H),2.Attitude to Eliza(L),Is the statement true?,2.watches her;_her reactions;talks about her in front of her;calls her _,1._ 2._,(H)-higher social class;(L)-lower class,professional,phonetician,notes,silly girl,Yes,Yes,Relationships between characters,Evidence from the play,Colonel Pickering,1.Appreciates his _;,_him;asks his opinion;,Happy to be friends,1.Attitude to Henry Higgins(H),2.Attitude to Eliza(L),Is the statement true?,2._her;does not _Henry when he talks about Eliza in front of her(which is very rude),1._ 2._,(H)-higher social class;(L)-lower class,expertise,praises,Yes,Yes,ignores,stop,Relationships between characters,Evidence from the play,Eliza,1._;_not to do the wrong thing;_ to improve herself;_and curious about Henrys expertise,1.Attitude to Colonel Pickering(H),2.Attitude to,Henry(H),Is the statement true?,2._ not being included in the conversation when talked about,1._ 2._,(H)-higher social class;(L)-lower class,resents,Yes,Unclear,anxious,eager,ambitious,respectful,What other things show ones,status,in,Society apart from how one speaks?,You can show your social status by:,Clothes you wear,Expensive possessions(like cars or jewellery),Attitudes and behavior,Education level,How many foreign language spoken and countries visited,Choose,adjectives to describe each character,in the play.,Henry,Impatient,rude,confident,superior,self-important,Colonel,Kind,polite,generous,enthusiastic,eager,confident,Eliza,Anxious,eager,emotional,ambitious,unsure,