PYGMALIONunit4PYGMALIONunit41PygmalionHiswishisgranted.HeaskstheGreekGoddesstobringhertolife.Pygmalion,agiftedartist,makesastonestatueofabeautifulwomanItisaGreekmyth.PygmalionHiswishisgranted.H2Pygmalionwasaverygiftedartist.Hehatedwomen,andespeciallyhatedtheideaofgettingmarried.Hespentalongtimemakingastonestatueofabeautifulwomanoutofivory.Itwassobeautifulthathecouldn’thelplovingitandwantedittobehiswife.Butitwasonlyastone.Howcouldhemakehisdreambecometrue?HethoughtandthoughtandatlastheaskedtheGreekGoddesstohelphimtobringittolife.TheGreekGoddessagreedtohelpandhiswishwasgranted.Thestatuewasmadeintoarealwoman.Thetwomarriedandlivedhappilyeverafter.

Pygmalionwasaverygifted3PygmalionEffect

ThePygmalionEffect

isthatpeopletendtobehaveasyouexpecttheywill.Ifyouexpectapersontotakeresponsibility,theyprobablywill.Ifyouexpectthemnottoeventry,theyprobablywon’t.PygmalionEffectThePygmali4Pre-readingthemyththeplayThisplaybyBernardShawisanadaptationoftheGreekstory.Theyhavethesametheme.Pre-readingthemyththeplayThi5Abouttheauthor(1856-1950)GeorgeBernardShawAnIrishdramatist,literarycritic,andaleadingfigureinthe20thcenturytheater.

Hismainworks:ImmaturityWidowers'HousesPygmalionManandSuperman(1902),MajorBarbara(1905)Abouttheauthor(1856-1950)Geo6In1926hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature.Shawacceptedthehonourbutrefusedthemoney.Hewasaverycriticrealisticbuthumorousplaywright.In1926hewasawardedtheNob7FatefulmeetingsActOneFatefulmeetingsActOne8Intheorderofimportance:Plot情節Character人物Thought思想Diction語言Music音樂Spectacle景觀sixelementsofdrama!Intheorderofimportance:six9Skimming2Whatdotheydorespectively?1Whatarethemaincharactersofthisact?3Whataretheydoingatthebeginningoftheplay?Tip:Someinformationisincludedinthestagedirections（舞臺指令）,likethecharacter,time,place,weather,lighting,etc.Skimming2Whatdotheydorespe10ElizaDoolittle(E):apoorflowergirlwhoisambitioustoimproveherself.ColonelPickering(P):anofficerinthearmyandlaterafriendofHiggins’whosetshimatask.

Let’scheckProfessorHiggins(H):

anexpertinphonetics,convincedthatthequalityofaperson’sEnglishdecideshis/herpositioninsociety.Skimming

MaincharactersTheyareshelteringfromtherainoutsideatheatre.ElizaDoolittle(E):apoorflo11Scanning1.Elizagreetedtothegentlemaninorderto____.2.WhydidElizabegintocry?Because_______.3.ProfessorHigginsbelievedthathecouldjudge

apersonby_______.4.Fromthetext,wecaninferthatProfessorHigginsisamandescribedbelowEXCEPT_________.Scanning1.Elizagreetedtoth12Scanning1.Elizagreetedtothegentlemaninorderto_______.talkwithhimB.askhimtobuysomeflowersfromherC.askhimtoteachherD.begsomemoneyfromhimScanning1.Elizagreetedtoth13Scanning2.WhydidElizabegintocry?Because_______.A.shethoughtProfessorHiggins

wouldarrestherB.thegentlemandidn’tgiveher

somemoneyC.PickeringbeatandscoldedherD.therewasnoreasonScanning2.WhydidElizabegin14Scanning3.ProfessorHigginsbelievedthathecouldjudgeapersonby_______.hisappearanceB.hisactionC.hisconversationD.hismannersScanning3.ProfessorHigginsb15Whatotherthingsshowone’sstatusinSociety?ClothesAttitudesandbehaviorEducationlevelExpensivepossessions(likecarsorjewelry)HowmanyforeignlanguagespokenandcountriesvisitedWhatotherthingsshowone’ss16Scanning4.Fromthetext,wecaninferthatProfessorHigginsisamandescribedbelowEXCEPT_________.A.hedoesn’tcareaboutmoneyB.heisanexpertinphoneticsC.heisproudD.heisgreedyScanning4.Fromthetext,we175.ThistextismainlyaboutthefirstexperienceofElizameetingwith______.A.ProfessorHigginsB.ColonelPickering

C.ProfessorHigginsandColonelPickeringD.agentlemanMainidea5.Thistextismainlyabout18AnalysischaracterpositionevidenceElizaHigginsPickeringAnalysischaracterpositionevide19CharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayElizaLowerclassLanguage:callsgentleman“sir”and___________(orcaptain)whichisacomplimentBehaviour:_______topeopleofhigherclassComprehendingrespectful“cap’in”CharacterPositioninsocietyEv20CharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayHenryHigginsLanguage:callsEliza“___________”andPickering“________________”Behaviour:_____tolowerclass;_____tosameorupperclassMiddleclassrudepoliteyousillygirlmydearmanCharacterPositioninsocietyEv21CharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayColonelPickeringUpperclassLanguage:preparedtobegina__________withHenry,whomhedoesnotknow;generouswithpraisetohimBehaviour:generallyconfidentand______;but_______ElizapoliteignoresconversationCharacterPositioninsocietyEv221.Comeover’ere,cap’in,andbuymeflowersoffapoorgirl.

Comeoverhere,captain,andbuysomeflowersfromapoorgirl.2.Iain’tdonenothingwrongbyspeakingtothatgentlemen.

Ihaven’tdoneanythingwrongbyspeakingtothatgentlemen.3.Ithoughtmaybeyouwasapolicemanindisguise.

Ithoughtmaybeyouwereapolicemanindisguise.4.HowdoIknowwhether’outookmewordsdownright?

HowdoIknowwhetheryouwrotedownwhatIsaidaccurately?5.Ashopassistant?Nowthat’ssommatIwant,thatis!

Ashopassistant?Nowthat’ssomethingIwouldliketobe!Post-reading1.Comeover’ere,cap’in,andb23DiscussionChooseadjectivestodescribeeachcharacterintheplay.impatientkindpoliteconfidentanxiouseagerrudeenthusiasticunsuregenerousambitioussuperioremotionalself-importantDiscussionChooseadjectivesto24anxious,emotional,ambitiousenthusiasticunsuredynamicimpatient,rude,proud,superior,self-importantkind,polite,generous,eagerconfidentElizaDoolittleHigginsColonelPickeringanxious,impatient,rude,kind,25Eliza’sambitionistoimproveherself.WithoutmeetingHigginsandPickering,shecouldn’trealizeherdream.So,themeetingdeterminedherfate.Whyisthemeetingfateful？ThinkingEliza’sambitionistoimprov26PYGMALIONunit4PYGMALIONunit427PygmalionHiswishisgranted.HeaskstheGreekGoddesstobringhertolife.Pygmalion,agiftedartist,makesastonestatueofabeautifulwomanItisaGreekmyth.PygmalionHiswishisgranted.H28Pygmalionwasaverygiftedartist.Hehatedwomen,andespeciallyhatedtheideaofgettingmarried.Hespentalongtimemakingastonestatueofabeautifulwomanoutofivory.Itwassobeautifulthathecouldn’thelplovingitandwantedittobehiswife.Butitwasonlyastone.Howcouldhemakehisdreambecometrue?HethoughtandthoughtandatlastheaskedtheGreekGoddesstohelphimtobringittolife.TheGreekGoddessagreedtohelpandhiswishwasgranted.Thestatuewasmadeintoarealwoman.Thetwomarriedandlivedhappilyeverafter.

Pygmalionwasaverygifted29PygmalionEffect

ThePygmalionEffect

isthatpeopletendtobehaveasyouexpecttheywill.Ifyouexpectapersontotakeresponsibility,theyprobablywill.Ifyouexpectthemnottoeventry,theyprobablywon’t.PygmalionEffectThePygmali30Pre-readingthemyththeplayThisplaybyBernardShawisanadaptationoftheGreekstory.Theyhavethesametheme.Pre-readingthemyththeplayThi31Abouttheauthor(1856-1950)GeorgeBernardShawAnIrishdramatist,literarycritic,andaleadingfigureinthe20thcenturytheater.

Hismainworks:ImmaturityWidowers'HousesPygmalionManandSuperman(1902),MajorBarbara(1905)Abouttheauthor(1856-1950)Geo32In1926hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature.Shawacceptedthehonourbutrefusedthemoney.Hewasaverycriticrealisticbuthumorousplaywright.In1926hewasawardedtheNob33FatefulmeetingsActOneFatefulmeetingsActOne34Intheorderofimportance:Plot情節Character人物Thought思想Diction語言Music音樂Spectacle景觀sixelementsofdrama!Intheorderofimportance:six35Skimming2Whatdotheydorespectively?1Whatarethemaincharactersofthisact?3Whataretheydoingatthebeginningoftheplay?Tip:Someinformationisincludedinthestagedirections（舞臺指令）,likethecharacter,time,place,weather,lighting,etc.Skimming2Whatdotheydorespe36ElizaDoolittle(E):apoorflowergirlwhoisambitioustoimproveherself.ColonelPickering(P):anofficerinthearmyandlaterafriendofHiggins’whosetshimatask.

Let’scheckProfessorHiggins(H):

anexpertinphonetics,convincedthatthequalityofaperson’sEnglishdecideshis/herpositioninsociety.Skimming

MaincharactersTheyareshelteringfromtherainoutsideatheatre.ElizaDoolittle(E):apoorflo37Scanning1.Elizagreetedtothegentlemaninorderto____.2.WhydidElizabegintocry?Because_______.3.ProfessorHigginsbelievedthathecouldjudge

apersonby_______.4.Fromthetext,wecaninferthatProfessorHigginsisamandescribedbelowEXCEPT_________.Scanning1.Elizagreetedtoth38Scanning1.Elizagreetedtothegentlemaninorderto_______.talkwithhimB.askhimtobuysomeflowersfromherC.askhimtoteachherD.begsomemoneyfromhimScanning1.Elizagreetedtoth39Scanning2.WhydidElizabegintocry?Because_______.A.shethoughtProfessorHiggins

wouldarrestherB.thegentlemandidn’tgiveher

somemoneyC.PickeringbeatandscoldedherD.therewasnoreasonScanning2.WhydidElizabegin40Scanning3.ProfessorHigginsbelievedthathecouldjudgeapersonby_______.hisappearanceB.hisactionC.hisconversationD.hismannersScanning3.ProfessorHigginsb41Whatotherthingsshowone’sstatusinSociety?ClothesAttitudesandbehaviorEducationlevelExpensivepossessions(likecarsorjewelry)HowmanyforeignlanguagespokenandcountriesvisitedWhatotherthingsshowone’ss42Scanning4.Fromthetext,wecaninferthatProfessorHigginsisamandescribedbelowEXCEPT_________.A.hedoesn’tcareaboutmoneyB.heisanexpertinphoneticsC.heisproudD.heisgreedyScanning4.Fromthetext,we435.ThistextismainlyaboutthefirstexperienceofElizameetingwith______.A.ProfessorHigginsB.ColonelPickering

C.ProfessorHigginsandColonelPickeringD.agentlemanMainidea5.Thistextismainlyabout44AnalysischaracterpositionevidenceElizaHigginsPickeringAnalysischaracterpositionevide45CharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayElizaLowerclassLanguage:callsgentleman“sir”and___________(orcaptain)whichisacomplimentBehaviour:_______topeopleofhigherclassComprehendingrespectful“cap’in”CharacterPositioninsocietyEv46CharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayHenryHigginsLanguage:callsEliza“___________”andPickering“________________”Behaviour:_____tolowerclass;_____tosameorupperclassMiddleclassrudepoliteyousillygirlmydearmanCharacterPositioninsocietyEv47CharacterPositioninsocietyEvidenceintheplayColonelPickeringUpperclassLanguage:preparedtobegina__________withHenry,whomhedoesnotknow;generouswithpraisetohimBehaviour:generallyconfidentand______;but_______ElizapoliteignoresconversationCharacterPositioninsocietyEv481.Comeover’ere,cap’in,andbuymeflower