unit4 pygmalion -Warming up and reading

1、AreyouinterestedinPsychology?Ifyes,haveyoueverheardofthe“PygmalionEffect”?Whatisit?thePygmalionEffectThePygmalionEffectisthatpeopletendtobehaveasyouexpecttheywill.Ifyouexpectapersontotakeresponsibility,theyprobablywill.Ifyouexpectthemnottoeventry,theyprobablywon’t.Whatweexpecttendstocometrue.Psychologicaltermsaikə'lɔdʒikəl心理学的;心理学家的,心理的,精神的Pygmalion,agiftedartist,dislikeslocalwomen.Hespendsmuchtimecreatingastonestatueofabeautifulwoman.PygmalionHefallsinlovewiththestatueandgoestotheGreekGoddessA。

2、phroditetoaskhertotobringthestatuetolife.Asaresultofhisprayers,hiswishisgrantedandthestatueismadeintoarealwoman.Thetwomarryandlivehappilyeverafter.TheplayMyFairLadybyShawhasthesamethemeastheGreekStory.Inpairsdiscusswhatthisthememightbe.ReadingPygmalionFatefulmeetingsActOne2Whatdotheydorespec-tively(分别的,各自的)?1Whatarethemaincharactersofthisact?3Whataretheydoingatthebeginningoftheplay?Tip:Someinformationisincludedinthestagedirections,likethecharacter,time,place,weather,lighting,etc.ElizaDoolittle(E。

3、):apoorflowergirlwhoisambitioustoimproveherself.ProfessorHiggins(H):anexpertinphonetics,convincedthatthequalityofaperson’sEnglishdecideshis/herpositioninsociety.ColonelPickering(P):anofficerinthearmyandlaterafriendofHiggins’whosetshimatask.CharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayElizaLowerclassLanguage:callsgentleman“sir”and___________(orcaptain)whichisacompliment(赞美话,恭维话)Behaviour:_______topeopleofhigherclassComprehendingrespectful“cap’in”CharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayHenryHiggi。

4、nsLanguage:callsEliza“___________”andPickering“________________”Behaviour:_____tolowerclass;_____tosameorupperclassMiddleclassrudepoliteyousillygirlmydearmanCharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayColonelPickeringUpperclassLanguage:preparedtobegina__________withHenry,whomhedoesnotknow;generouswithpraisetohimBehaviour:generallyconfidentand______;but_______ElizapoliteignoresconversationCharacterQuotefromtheplayWhatitshowsHenryHigginsLookatthisgirlwithherterribleEnglish:theEnglishthatwillcondemn。

5、hertotheguttertotheendofherdays.1.Heisarrogant（傲慢的）.2.HethinkstheuseofcorrectEnglishgrammarmatters.3.Hethinksthegirlcanneverovercomethisproblem.CharacterQuotefromtheplayWhatitshowsElizaThankyou,sir.Hey!Iain’tdonenothingwrongbyspeakingtothatgentleman.I’vearighttosellflowers.1.Elizaisrespectfultopeopleofahighersocialclassthanher(sir).2.Sheisaggressive（敢做敢为的）whendefendingherself.3.Sheissensitive（敏感的）abouthowsheappearstoothers.CharacterQuotefromtheplayWhatitshowsColonelPickeringThat’squitebrilliant!。

6、Howdidyoudothat,mayIask?1.Modest.Intruthheisanauthority（权威）onIndianlanguages.2.Heispreparedtolearnfromothers.3.HeignoresElizabutspeakstoHenryastheyaresocialequals.Choosethoseadjectivesinthelistwhichbestdescribeeachcharacterintheplay.ImpatientkindpoliterudeconfidentanxiouseagerenthusiasticambitiousEmotionalself-importantgenerousunsuresuperiorWhat’stheproperwayofsayingthefollowingsentences?1.Comeover'ere,cap'in,andbuymeflowersoffapoorgirl.2.Iain'tdonenothingwrongbyspeakingtothatgentleman.3.Ithough。

7、tmaybeyouwasapolicemanindisguise.4.HowdoIknowwhether'outookmedownright?5.Ashopassistant'?Nowthat'ssommat1want,thatis!Comeoverhere,captain,andbuysomeflowersfromapoorgirl.Ihaven’tdoneanythingwrongbyspeakingtothatgentleman.Ithoughtmaybeyouwereapolicemanindisguise.HowdoIknowwhetheryouwrotedownwhatIsaidaccurately?Ashopassistant?Nowthat’ssomethingIwouldliketobe.Discussion:FromtheplayweknowEliza’sclothes,accent,poorgrammarandgeneralconversationshowherlowsocialclass.WhatsignsarethereinChinathatindicates。

8、tatus?statusspeakingorbehaviorclothesattitudeexpensivepossessionseducationlevelhowmanyforeignlanguagesspokenorcountriesvisited(likecarsandjewellery)Whatotherthingscanshowone’sstatusinsociety?1.learnthelanguagepointsinreadingpassage;2.SurftheInternettofindmoreinformationaboutMyFairladyorPygmalionandyouareexpectedtopresentittoyourpeerinthenextclass.Homework。