1、Unit 4 Pygmalion Warming Up&Reading()1.Getting to know Bernard.2.Compare standard English with non-standard English.3.Putting on the play.Company LogoAnecdoteA brief introduction1.Irish dramatist,literary critic,a socialist spokesman2.Defender of womens rights,and advocate of equality of income.3.In
2、 1925 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.Shaw accepted the honour but refused the money.4.He was a very humorous playwright.George Bernard ShawAnecdoteYoure so skinnyMeat ball O“When people see you,they will know how poor your country is.”“When people see you,they will know the reason why
3、 your country is so poor.”Quotes1.If it s true that we are here to help others,then what exactly are the others here for?有人说我们来到这个世上就是要帮助别人的，有人说我们来到这个世上就是要帮助别人的，倘若此话非虚，那么请问，别人来到这个世界倘若此话非虚，那么请问，别人来到这个世界又是干什么的又是干什么的?2.Money is not everything.There s Mastercard&Visa.金钱并非一切，还有信用卡呢。金钱并非一切，还有信用卡呢。3.One sh
4、ould love animals.They are so tasty.人们应该喜爱动物，它们很好吃。人们应该喜爱动物，它们很好吃。This text is mainly about the firstexperience of Eliza meeting with _.A.Professor Higgins B.Colonel Pickering C.Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering D.a gentlemanAct OneMain ideaSkimming213Eliza Doolittle(E):a poor flower girl who
5、is ambitious to improve herselfColonel Pickering(CP):an officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins who sets him a taskProfessor Higgins(H):an expert in phonetics,convinced that the quality of a persons English decides his/her position in society Main charactersThey are sheltering from the rai
6、n outside a theatre.1.Eliza greeted to the gentleman in order to _.2.Why did Eliza begin to cry?Because _.3.Professor Higgins believed that he could judge a person by _.4.From the text,we can infer that Professor Higgins is a man described below EXCEPT _.1.Eliza greeted to the gentleman in order to
7、_.A.ask him to buy some flowers from her B.talk with himC.ask him to teach herD.beg some money from him2.Why did Eliza begin to cry?Because _.A.she thought Professor Higgins would arrestherB.the gentleman didnt give her some moneyC.Pickering beat and scolded herD.there was no reason3.Professor Higgi
8、ns believed that he could judge a person by _.A.his appearance B.his action C.his conversation D.his manners4.From the text,we can infer that Professor Higgins is a man described below EXCEPT _.A.he doesnt care about moneyB.he is an expert in phoneticsC.he is proud D.he is greedyWhat other things sh
9、ow ones status in society?Clothes Expensive possessions(like cars or jewelry)Attitudes and behavior Education level How many foreign languages spoken and countries visitedCharacterPosition in societyEvidence in the playElizaLower classLanguage:calls gentleman“sir”and“capin”(or captain)which is a com
10、plimentBehaviour:respectful to people of higher classComprehending CharacterPosition in societyEvidence in the playHenry HigginsLanguage:calls Eliza“you silly girl”and Pickering“my dear man”(an equal and friend)Behaviour:rude(and patronizing)to lower class;polite to same or upper classMiddle classCh
11、aracterPosition in societyEvidence in the playColonel PickeringUpper classLanguage:prepares to begin a conversation with Henry,whom he does not know;generous with praise to himBehaviour:generally confident and polite;but ignores Elizafrom middle classEliza Henry Higginsfrom upper classTextrudeimpati
12、entconfidentsuperior self-importantColonel Pickeringkind politeeagerconfidentgenerousenthusiasticEliza DoolittleEliza Doolittle(E):a poor flower girl who is ambitious to improve herselfProfessor Higgins(H):an expert in phonetics,convinced that the quality of a persons English decides his/her positio
13、n in societyColonel Pickering(CP):an officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins who sets him a taskThis play,Pygmalion,wasalso made into a film calledMy Fair Lady.Have you seen the film?Correct all these sentences in terms of grammar,spelling,etc.1.Come overere,capin,and buy me flowers off a
14、poor girl.Come over here,captain,and buy some flowersfrom a poor girl.2.I aint done nothing wrong by speaking to that gentleman.I havent done anything wrong by speaking to that gentleman.3.I thought maybe you was a policeman in disguise.I thought maybe you were a policeman in disguise.4.How do I kno
15、w whether ou took me down right?How do I know whether you wrote down what I said accurately?5.A shop assistant?Now thats sommat I want,that is!A shop assistant?Now thats something I would like to be!Homework1.Surf the Internet to find more information about films and film events.2.Prepare the Reading Part.
