英语选修8第四单元阅读课课件

1、人教课标版 高二 选修 8 Unit 4,英语课件,Reading,Please enjoy some pictures about Greek stories,Warming up,天神宙斯,天后赫拉,地神该亚,海神波塞冬,火神赫淮斯拉斯,太阳神阿波罗,农神得墨忒耳,维纳斯的诞生,智慧女神雅典娜,战神阿瑞斯,丘比特的诞生,皮格马利翁与伽拉忒亚,心理学家莫顿（Robert Merton）将此现象名之为“自我实现的预言”。这也就是在萧伯纳名剧窈窕淑女(My Fair Lady)中为人所熟知的“皮格马利翁效应”（Pygmalion effect,Have you ever heard of the

2、 “Pygmalion Effect ”,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,This play by George Bernard Shaw (萧伯纳) is an adaptation of a Greek story. Do you

3、know this story,Pygmalion, a gifted artist, dislike women. One day he makes a stone statue of a beautiful woman,When he finishes the statue, he falls in love with it and goes to the Greek goddess, Aphrodite, to ask her to make the statue into a real woman,His wish is granted,The author-George Bernar

4、d Shaw,An Irish dramatist, literary critic, a socialist spokesman, and a leading figure in the 20th century theater,His main works,Immaturity Widowers Houses Pygmalion Man and Superman (1902), Major Barbara (1905,In Shaws play, Professor Higgins is a man who does not like women either and is very ru

5、de to them. For a bet he agrees to teach a poor young woman so that she can be passed off as a rich lady in high class society. So, like Pygmalion, Higgins creates a perfect young woman. Both the statue and Eliza depend on their creator for their new life,My Fair Lady Have you seen the film? If you

6、have, did you like it? Have a discussion and give reasons,Pre-reading,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): a

7、n officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins who sets him a task,Main characters,Fateful meetings,1. This text is mainly about the first experience of Eliza meeting with _. A. Professor Higgins B. Colonel Pickering C. Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering D. a gentleman,Comprehending,I. Rea

8、d through the act one and choose the best answer,2. Which of the following can best describe Henry Higgins? A. Kind and polite. B. Impatient and anxious. C. Self-important and confident. D. Unsure and generous,3. The flower girl wanted to become _. A. a duchess B. a shop assistant C. a lady D. a lad

9、ys maid,4. The flower girl was worried when she found Higgins making notes because _. A. she thought she did something wrong B. she thought she didnt have the right to sell flowers C. she didnt want Higgins to write down what she said D. she thought Higgins was a policeman in disguise,5. Eliza greet

10、ed to the gentleman in order to _. A. ask him to buy some flowers from her B. talk with him C. ask him to teach her D. beg some money from him,6. Why Eliza began to cry? Because _. A. she thought Professor Higgins would arrest him B. the gentleman didnt give her some money C. Pickering beat and scol

11、ded her D. there was no reason,7. Professor Higgins believed that he could judge a person by _. A. his appearance B. his action C. his conversation D. his manners,8. From the text, we can infer that Professor Higgins is a man described below EXCEPT _. A. he doesnt care about money B. he is an expert

12、 in phonetics C. he is proud D. he is greedy,9. From the last sentence of the play, we can conclude that Eliza felt _ about what Higgins said. A. confident B. optimistic C. certain D. doubtful,Lower class,Language: calls gentleman “sir” and “capin” (or captain) which is a compliment,Behaviour: respe

13、ctful to people of higher class,Language: 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 class,Middle class,Upper class,Language: prepared to begin a conversation with Henry, whom he does not kno

14、w; generous with praise to him,Behaviour: generally confident and polite; but ignores Eliza,The social position of each character influences the way they behave to each other. Generally speaking, people are more polite to those who they think are of a higher social class (H) and less polite to those

15、 they consider are members of a lower class (L). Is this true of the characters in Shaws play? Give your evidence in the chart below,2 Attitude to Eliza (L) Is the statement true,1 Attitude to Colonel Pickering (H,2 watches her; notes her reactions; talks about her in front of her; calls her silly g

16、irl,1 respects his professional work as a phonetician; calls him sir and my dear man,2 Yes,1 Yes,1 appreciates his expertise; praises him; asks his opinion; happy to be friends 2 ignores her; does not stop Henry when he talks about Eliza in front of her (which is very rude,1 Attitude to Henry Higgin

17、s (L) 2 Attitude to Eliza (L) Is the statement true,2 Yes,1 Yes,1 anxious; eager not to do the wrong thing; ambitious to improve herself; respectful and curious about Henrys expertise 2 feels upset not being included in the conversation when talked about,1 Attitude to Henry Higgins (H) 2 Attitude to

18、 Colonel Pickering (H) Is the statement true,2 Unclear,1 Yes,The social relationships within the play are shown by the different way people talk to and about each other. Try to think about what you say when you like someone or want to help them,What other things show ones status in society apart fro

19、m how one speaks,Use some adjectives which best describe each character in the play. Work in pairs to discuss them. You may use the adjectives on page 31,kind, polite, generous, enthusiastic, eager, confident,impatient, rude, confident, superior, self-important,anxious, eager, emotional, ambitious,

20、unsure, dynamic,Summary,Read the play and finish this part. Act one of Pygmalion tells us how the main characters of this play, Eliza Doolittle, Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering had their _ meetings while _ from a heavy rain outside a theatre in London, England in 1914,sheltering / hiding,fateful,Eliza Doolittle was a poor flower girl. When she tried to sell her flowers to a gentleman, her _ English caught Professor Higgi