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NSEFC Student’s Book 8 Unit4 Pygmalion Period1 Warming Up Reading Questions: What do you think of when you hear of “Pygmalion”? A Greek story. Warming up Pygmalion, a gifted artist, makes a stone statue of a beautiful woman. He asks the Greek Goddess to bring her to life. (使…复活) His wish is granted. Galatea Pygmalion, king of Cyprus Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and love Pygmalion, the play by George Bernard Shaw, is an adaptation of the Greek story. About the author, George Bernard Shaw 1.Shaw’s life 2.Shaw’s works 3.Shaw’s identity group1: Shaw’s life Shaw was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1856 and died in 1950. hated schooling and dropped out of school at 15. In1876, Shaw moved to London to live with his mother, where he began his literary career by writing music and theatre criticism, and novels. In 1884, he joined the Fabian Society（费边社）, and took an active part in the socialist movement. began writing plays in 1892. won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. He wrote 51 plays, much concerned about the social problems he lived. His famous plays include: Widowers’ House《鳏夫的房产》 Mrs. Warrens’ Profession 《华伦夫人的职业》 Major Barbara 《巴巴拉少校》 Heartbreak House 《伤心之家》 Saint Joan 《圣女贞德》 Pygmalion 《卖花女》 The Apple Cart 《苹果车》 group2: Shaw’s works ? playwright, literary critic, socialist spokesman， free thinker. identity group3: Shaw’s identity He is considered to be the best-known English dramatist since Shakespeare. Pygmalion was made into a film called My Fair Lady in 1964. Read the three main characters and predict who is Pygmalion in the play. Pre-reading Pygmalion Fateful meetings Act One Skimming Pay attention to the title and para.1, skim the passage, and answer the following questions: 1. When and where does the story take place? 2.What is the weather like in Act One? 3.How many characters are included in Act One? Who are they? Answers: 1. 11:15pm in London i