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Doyouknowthefamousactress?Sheisregardedastheoneofthemostelegantladiesintheworld.What’shername?Canyounamesomefilmswhichsheactedin?罗马假日(RomanHoliday)1953年龙凤配(Sabrina)1954年战争与和平(WarandPeace)1956年修女传(TheNun‘sStory)1959年第凡内早餐(BreakfastatTiffany‘s)1961年窈窕淑女(MyFairLady)1964年Questions:1.HaveyouseenthefilmMyFairLady?2.Whowrotetheplay?GeorgeBernardShawGeorgeBernardShaw,Irishdramatist,literarycritic,asocialistspokesman,andaleadingfigureinthe20thcenturytheater.Shawwasafreethinker,defenderofwomen’srights,andadvocateofequalityofincome.In1925hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature.Shawacceptedthehonourbutrefusedthemoney.Hewasaveryhumorousplaywright.GeorgeBernardShaw(1856-1950)AbriefintroductiontoShawTheFairLadybyGeorgeBernardShawisanadaptationofaGreekstory.Doyouknowthestory?Pygmalion,agiftedartist,dislikeslocalwomen.Hespendsmuchtimecreatingastonestatueofabeautifulwoman.PygmalionHefallsinlovewiththestatueandgoestotheGreekGoddessAphroditetoaskhertotobringthestatuetolife.Asaresultofhisprayers,hiswishisgrantedandthestatueismadeintoarealwoman.Thetwomarryandlivehappilyeverafter.thePygmalionEffectThePygmalionEffectisthatpeopletendtobehaveasyouexpecttheywill.Ifyouexpectapersontotakeresponsibility,theyprobablywill.Ifyouexpectthemnottoeventry,theyprobablywon’t.Whatweexpecttendstocometrue.Psychologicaltermtheself-fulfillingprophecy“皮格马利翁效应”名言警句﹡每个人都希望得到赞美。﹡说你行，你就行，不行也行；说你不行，就不行，行也不行。﹡欣赏引导成功，抱怨导致失败。﹡学会欣赏自己，赞赏别人。﹡当你有了天才的感觉，你就会成为天才；当你有了英雄的感觉，你就会成为英雄。﹡不要用怀疑的态度对待孩子的承诺，更不要讽刺挖苦。﹡鼓励与赞美能使白痴变天才，批评与谩骂会使天才变白痴核心理念：期望和赞美能产生奇迹。ThemeoftheGreekstory:Pygmalion,anartistcreatesastatuefromstoneandmakeithaveanewlife.Thisplay“Myfairlady”(窈窕淑女)byGeorgeBernardShaw(萧伯纳)isanadaptation改编ofthisGreekmyth(神话).AlthoughthereisnocharactercalledPygmalionintheplay,itisaboutthesametheme主题。ThemeoftheGreekstory:Pygmalion,anartistcreatesastatuefromstoneandmakeithaveanewlife.TheplaybyShawhasthesamethemeastheGreekstory.themyththeplayWhatisthethemeoftheplay?PygmalionActOneFatefulmeetingsElizaDoolittle(E):apoorflowergirlwhoisambitioustoimproveherself.ProfessorHiggins(H):anexpertinphonetics,convincedthatthequalityofaperson’sEnglishdecideshis/herpositioninsociety.ColonelPickering(P):anofficerinthearmyandlaterafriendofHiggins’whosetshimatask.Thisplay,Pygmalion,wasalsomadeintoafilmcalledMyFairLady.Now,letusenjoyActOneinthefilm.Whilewatching,pleasepayparticularattentiontothedifferentwaystheyspeakandbehavetoeachother.Readtheplayindifferentroles.★ElizaDoolittle★ProfessorHiggins★ColonelPickering★Gentleman1.ElizawassellingsomeflowerswhenHigginsfirstmether.2.ShesucceededinsellingsomedeadflowerstoHugginsforsomesmallchange.3.Hugginswrotedownhernameandaddress.4.Hugginswasgoodatjudgingpeoplefromtheirownspeech.5.Hugginscouldearnalotforhisjob.6.Hugginspromisedtofindheragoodjob.7.Eithermanhadplannedtomeettheotheralthoughtheydidn’tknoweachother.TelltrueorfalseTFFTTFTThistextismainlyaboutthefirstexperienceofElizameetingwith______.A.ProfessorHigginsB.ColonelPickeringC.ProfessorHigginsandColonelPickeringD.agentleman1.Elizagreetedtothegentlemaninorderto_______.A.talkwithhimB.askhimtobuysomeflowersfromherC.askhimtoteachherD.begsomemoneyfromhim2.WhydidElizabegintocry?Because_______.A.shethoughtProfessorHigginswouldarrestherB.thegentlemandidn’tgivehersomemoneyC.PickeringbeatandscoldedherD.therewasnoreason3.ProfessorHigginsbelievedthathecouldjudgeapersonby_______.A.hisappearanceB.hisactionC.hisconversationD.hismannersWhatotherthingsshowone’sstatusinSociety?•Clothes•Expensivepossessions(likecarsorjewellery)•Attitudesandbehavior•Educationlevel•Howmanyforeignlanguagesspokenandcountriesvisited4.Fromthetext,wecaninferthatProfessorHigginsisamandescribedbelowEXCEPT_________.A.hedoesn’tcareaboutmoneyB.heisanexpertinphoneticsC.heisproudD.heisgreedySupposeyouwereprofessorHiggins.Trytocorrectallofthemintermsofgrammar,spelling,etc,sothatElizacanusethemproperly.1.Comeover’ere,cap’in,andbuymeflowersoffapoorgirl.Comeoverhere,captain,andbuysomeflowersfromapoorgirl.2.Iain’tdonenothingwrongbyspeakingtothatgentleman.Ihaven’tdoneanythingwrongbyspeakingtothatgentleman.Ithoughtmaybeyouwereapolicemanindisguise.3.Ithoughtmaybeyouwasapolicemanindisguise.4.HowdoIknowwhether’outookmewordsdownright?HowdoIknowwhetheryouwrotedownwhatIsaidaccurately?5.Ashopassistant?Nowthat’ssommatIwant,thatis!Ashopassistant?Nowthat’ssomethingIwouldliketobe!languagebehaviourComprendingAccordingtoHigginsColonelPickeringHenryHigginsElizaHowdidyoudothat,mayIask?There,there.Who’shurtingyou,yousillygirl?Whodoyoutakemefor?Comeover’ere,cap’in,andbuymeflowersoffapoorgirl.Pickeringwhohadbeenwatchingthegirl,nowspeakstoHigginscarelesslythrowshandfulofmoneyintoherbasketlistenedquietlywhenspokentosocialpositionstandardwell-educatedstandardwell-educatednon-standardpoor-educatedgenerallyconfidentand______;but________Elizapoliteignores______tolowerclass;_______tosameorupperclassrudepolite_________topeopleofhigherclassrespectfuluppermiddlelowerimpatientkindpoliteconfidentanxiouseagerrudeenthusiasticunsuregenerousambitioussuperioremotionalself-importantDiscussion