Unit 4《Pygmalion》课件27（19张PPT）（人教版选修8）.pptVIP

Unit 4 Pygmalion Reading (Act One) Fateful meetings A brief introduction to George Bernard Shaw: Born Nationality Achievements Works In 1856 Ireland Nobel Prize for Literature in1925 Irish dramatist, literary critic, a socialist spokesman Arms and the Man(1894) The Devil’s Disciple(1897) Superman(1905) Androcles and the Lion(1912) Personality Death Pygmalion(1913), adapted as the musical play My Fair Lady in 1956 Humorous and witty In 1950 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 reason why our country is so poor.” Reading Have you ever seen the film My Fair Lady? Do you like it ? Why? Fateful meetings Questions: 1. How many characters are there in the play? 2. What’s 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. 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 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 her B. the gentleman didn’t give her some money C. Pickering beat and scolded h