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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!