pygmalion act 1 unit 4
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Unit 4 PygmalionReading
(Act One)Fateful meetings
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A brief introduction to George Bernard Shaw:
Born
Nationality
Achievements
Works
In 1856Ireland
Nobel Prize for Literature in1925
Irish dramatist, literary critic, asocialist spokesman
Arms and the Man(1894)
The Devils Disciple(1897)
Superman(1905)
Androcles and the Lion(1912)
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Personality
Death
Pygmalion(1913), adapted as
the musical play My FairLady in 1956
Humorous and witty
In 1950
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A story about him:
One day ,Shaw took part in a grand party, in
which he met the then Prime Minister Churchill.
Churchill was very fat at that time whereas Shaw
was very thin. Churchill said to Shaw very sharply,When people see you ,they will know how poor the
country is. And then Shaw answered very quickly,
When people see you, they will know the reasonwhy our country is so poor.
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Reading
Have you ever seen the film My
Fair Lady?
Do you like it ? Why?
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Fateful meetings
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Questions:
1. How many characters are there in the play?
2. Whats the weather like when the play begins?
3. Do you think Eliza a well-educated woman?
Why?
Three. They are Eliza, Professor Higgins, and
Colonel Pickering.
No, she is a poor-educated woman. We can know it
clearly from what she said and her behavior.
When the play begins, it is pouring with rain.
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Read the play quickly then finish the following
multi-choice exercises:
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
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2. Eliza greeted to the gentleman in order to _______.
A. ask him to buy some flowers from
her
B. talk with himC. ask him to teach her
D. beg some money from him
3. Why Eliza began to cry? Because _______.A. she thought Professor Higgins would arrest
her
B. the gentleman didnt give her some money
C. Pickering beat and scolded her
D. there was no reason
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4. Professor Higgins believed that he couldjudge a person by _______.
A. his appearance
B. his actionC. his conversation
D. his manners
5. From the text , we can infer that ProfessorHiggins is a man described below EXCEPT
_________.
A. he doesnt care about moneyB. he is an expert in phonetics
C. he is proud
D. he is greedy
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Character Position
in society
Evidence in the play
ElizaLower
class Language: calls
gentleman sir and
capin (or captain)
which is a
compliment
Behaviour:
respectful to people
of higher class
Comprehending
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Character Position
in society
Evidence in the play
Henry
Higgins Language: calls
Eliza you silly girl
and Pickering my
dear man (an equal
and fr iend)
Behaviour: rude
(and patronizing) to
lower class; poli te to
same or upper classMiddle
class
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Character Position
in society
Evidence in the play
ColonelPickering
Upperclass
Language: prepared
to begin a
conversation wi th
Henry, whom he does
not know; generous
with praise to him
Behaviour: generally
conf ident and poli te;
but ignores Eliza
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Relationships
between characters
Evidence from the play
Henry Higgins:
2 Attitude to Eliza (L)
Is the statement
true?
1 Yes;
1 Attitude to Colonel
Pickering (H)
2 watches her; notes her
reactions; talks about
her in front of her;
calls her si l ly gir l
1 respects his
professional work as
a phonetician; calls
him sirand my dear
man
2 Yes
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Relationships
between characters
Evidence from the play
Colonel Pickering: 1 appreciates his
expertise; praises
him; asks his opinion;
happy to be friends
1 Attitude to Henry
Higgins (L)
2 Attitude to Eliza
(L)
Is the statement
true?
2 Yes1 Yes;
2 ignores her; does not
stop Henry when he talksabout Eliza in front of her
(which is very rude)
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Relationships
between characters
Evidence from the play
Eliza: 1 anxious; eager not to
do the wrong thing;
ambitious to improve
herself; respectful andcurious about Henrys
expertise
1 Attitude to Henry
Higgins (H)
2 Attitude to ColonelPickering (H)
Is the statement
true?
2 Unclear 2 resents not beingincluded in the
conversation when talked
about
1 Yes;
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kind, polite, generous,
enthusiastic, eager, confident
impatient, rude, confident,
superior, self-important
anxious, eager, emotional,
ambitious, unsure
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Homework:
1.Read the play repeatedly and try to act
out the play.
2.Find out some difficult words andexpressions in the play.
See you next time!