【縣公開課課件】高二英語Unit-4 Pygmalion

PYGMALIONUnit4Whowrotetheplay?(1856-1950)WorksIntroductionGeorgeBernardShawAbriefintroductionGeorgeBernardShaw,EngIishdramatist,literarycritic,asocialistspokesman,andaleadingfigureinthe20thcenturytheater.Hewasaveryhumorousplaywright.Shawwasafreethinker,defenderofwomen’srights,andadvocateofequalityofincome.In1926hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature.Shawacceptedthehonourbutrefusedthemoney.PygmalionEffect

ThePygmalionEffect

isthatpeopletendtobehaveasyouexpecttheywill.Ifyouexpectapersontotakeresponsibility,theyprobablywill.Ifyouexpectthemnottoeventry,theyprobablywon’t.Whatweexpecttendstocometrue.Haveyoueverheardofthe“PygmalionEffect”?心理學(xué)家莫頓（RobertMerton）將此現(xiàn)象名之為“自我實現(xiàn)的預(yù)言”。這也就是在蕭伯納名劇《窈窕淑女》(MyFairLady)中為人所熟知的“皮格馬利翁效應(yīng)”（Pygmalioneffect）。Thisplay,Pygmalion,

wasalsomadeintoafilmcalledMyFairLady.Haveyouseenthefilm?ThefilmSkimmingcharacterswhenwhereweatherwhataretheydoingElizaDoolittle;ProfessorHiggins;ColonelPickering11:15pmin1914inLondon,outsideatheatrepouringwithrainTheyareshelteringfromtherainoutsidethetheatreScanning1.Elizagreetedtothegentlemaninorderto_______.2.WhydidElizabegintocry?Because_______.3.ProfessorHigginsbelievedthathecouldjudge

apersonby_______.4.Fromthetext,wecaninferthatProfessorHigginsis

amandescribedbelowEXCEPT_________.Elizagreetedtothegentlemaninorderto_______.talkwithhimB.askhimtobuysome

flowersfromherC.askhimtoteachherD.begsomemoneyfromhim2.WhydidElizabegintocry?Because_______.A.shethoughtProfessorHigginswouldarrestherB.thegentlemandidn’tgiveher

somemoneyC.PickeringbeatandscoldedherD.therewasnoreason3.ProfessorHigginsbelievedthathecouldjudgeapersonby_______.hisappearanceB.hisactionC.hisconversationD.hismannersWhatotherthingsshowone’sstatusinsocietyapartfromhowonespeaks?1.Clothes

2.Expensivepossessions（likecarsorjewellery)3.Attitudesandbehavior4.Educationlevel5.Howmanyforeignlanguagespokenandcountriesvisited4.Fromthetext,wecaninferthatProfessorHigginsisamandescribedbelowEXCEPT________.A.hedoesn’tcareaboutmoneyB.heisanexpertinphoneticsC.heisproudD.heisgreedyCarefulreadingReadthetextcarefullyandfillintheblanks.ElizaDoolittleSheisverypoorandmakesalivingbyselling________andis_________toimproveherself.WhensheseesProfessorHiggins___________,shefeelsworriedbecauseshetakeshimfora(n)__________indisguisewhowantstocatchherasa()n_________.Her______Englishwillmakeherliveinthe______allherlife,accordingtoProfessorHiggins.flowersambitioustakingnotesthiefpolicemanterriblegutterProfessorHigginsHeisanexpertin________,whothinksthatthequalityofaperson’sEnglishdecideshis/her________insociety.Hecanknowwhereapersonisfrombywhathe/she_________.Hethinksiftaughtbyhimtospeakproperly,Elizamaybecomea(n)___________lady.HethinksElizacanbechangedintoawomanlikeaduchessatanambassador’sgardenpartyin______months.Hewasgoingto______tomeetColonelPickeringphoneticspositionsaysupperclassthreeIndiaColonelPickeringHeisa(n)_______inthearmyandlaterafriendofHiggins’.HestudiesmanyIndian________andcomestoEnglandtomakeHiggins’acquaintance.officerdialectsCharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayElizaLowerclassLanguage:callsgentleman“sir”and___________(orcaptain)whichisacomplimentBehaviour:_______topeopleofhigherclassComprehendingrespectful“cap’in”CharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayHenryHigginsLanguage:callsEliza“___________”andPickering“________________”Behaviour:_____tolowerclass;_____tosameorupperclassMiddleclassrudepoliteyousillygirlmydearmanCharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayColonelPickeringUpperclass

Language:preparedtobegina__________withHenry,whomhedoesnotknow;generouswithpraisetohimBehaviour:generallyconfidentand______;but_______

ElizapoliteignoresconversationDiscussionGroupsreasonsChooseadjectivestodescribeeachcharacterintheplay.impatientkindpoliteconfidentanxiouseagerrudeenthusiasticunsuregenerousdynamicambitioussuperioremotionalself-importantagreefrommiddleclassElizaHenryHigginsfromupperclassTextrudeimpatientconfidentsuperiorself-importantColonelPickeringkindpoliteeagerconfidentgenerousenthusiasticlowerclassanxiousunsureemotionaleagerambitiousdynamicActoneFatefu