高中英语 Unit4《Pygmalion》-Reading 新人教选修8.ppt

Unit 4 Fateful meetings (Act One); Please enjoy some pictures about Greek stories.;地神该亚;海神波塞冬;太阳神阿波罗;天神宙斯;维纳斯的诞生; 心理学家莫顿（Robert Merton）将此现象名之为“自我实现的预言”。这也就是在萧伯纳名剧《窈窕淑女》(My Fair Lady)中为人所熟知的“皮格马利翁效应”（Pygmalion effect）。; The Pygmalion Effect is that people tend to behave as you expect they will. If you expect a person to take responsibility, they probably will. If you expect them not to even try, they probably won’t.; This play by George Bernard Shaw (萧伯???) is an adaptation of a Greek story. Do you know this story? ;The authorGeorge Bernard Shaw;My Fair Lady Have you seen the film? If you have, did you like it? Have a discussion and give reasons.;Eliza Doolittle(E): a poor flower girl who is ambitious to improve herself. Professor Higgins(H): an expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality of a person’s English decides his/her position in society. Colonel Pickering(P): an officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins’ who sets him a task.;Fateful meetings; 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; 2. Eliza greeted to the gentleman in order to _______. A. ask him to buy some flowers from her B. talk with him C. 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 him B. the gentleman didn’t give her some money C. Pickering beat and scolded her D. there was no reason; 4. Professor Higgins believed that he could judge a person by _______. A. his appearance B. his action C. his conversation D. his manners; 5. From the text , we can infer that Professor Higgins is a man described below EXCEPT _________. A. he doesn’t care about money B. he is a