1、Unit 4 PygmalionreadingCompany LogoQuestions:1.Who wrote the play?George Bernard ShawCompany LogoCompany LogoCompany LogoCompany LogoCompany Logo 1.This text is mainly about the firstexperience of Eliza meeting with _.A.Professor Higgins B.Colonel Pickering C.Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering
2、D.a gentlemanAct Onemain meaning2.Eliza greeted to the gentleman in orderto _.A.ask him to buy some flowers from her B.talk with himC.ask him to teach herD.beg some money from himAct Onemain meaning3.Why Eliza began to cry?Because _.A.she thought Professor Higgins would arresthimB.the gentleman didn
3、t give her some moneyC.Pickering beat and scolded herD.there was no reasonAct Onemain meaning4.Professor Higgins believed that he could judge a person by _.A.his appearance B.his action C.his conversation D.his mannersAct Onemain meaning5.From the text,we can infer that Professor Higgins is a man de
4、scribed below EXCEPT _.A.he doesnt care about moneyB.he is an expert in phoneticsC.he is proud D.he is greedyAct Onemain meaningCompany LogoEliza DoolittleEliza Doolittle(E):a poor flower girl who is ambitious to improve herself.Professor Higgins(H):an expert in phonetics,convinced that the quality
5、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.This play,Pygmalion,wasalso made into a film calledMy Fair Lady.Have you seen the film?CharacterPosition in societyEvidence in the playElizaLower cla
6、ssLanguage:calls gentleman“sir”and _(or captain)which is a complimentBehaviour:_ to people of higher classComprehending respectful“capin”CharacterPosition in societyEvidence in the playHenry HigginsLanguage:calls Eliza“_”and Pickering“_”Behaviour:_ to lower class;_ to same or upper classMiddle class
7、rudepoliteyou silly girlmy dear manCharacterPosition in societyEvidence in the playColonel PickeringUpper classLanguage:prepared to begin a _ with Henry,whom he does not know;generous with praise to himBehaviour:generally confident and _;but _ ElizapoliteignoresconversationChoose adjectives to descr
8、ibe each characterin the play.Henry Impatient,rude,confident,superior,self-importantColonel Kind,polite,generous,enthusiastic,eager,confidentElizaAnxious,eager,emotionalambitious,unsureCorrect all these sentences in terms of grammar,spelling,etc.1.Come overere,capin,and buy me flowers off a poor gir
9、l.Come over here,captain,and buy some flowersFrom a poor girl.2.I aint done nothing wrong bu 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 disguise4.How do I know whether
10、 ou took me words 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!.acquaintance n.相识相识;了解了解I have some acquaintance with the language.我懂得这门语言我懂得这门语言._I made his acquaintance long ago.我很久以前已经认识他了我很久以前已经认识他了._make ones acquaintance/make the acquaintance of sb.结识某人结识某人be acquainted with对对熟悉熟悉I got/became acquainted with him long ago.acquaint vt
