《Unit 4 Warming up and reading》课件四（21张PPT）（人教版选修8）.pptVIP

Acting * Module 8 Unit 4 Period 1 Warming up and reading (I) 1. Pygmalion is _________. A. a person B. a book C. a myth D. a place 2. Why was the statue of a pretty lady sculpted? _______________________________________. 3. The visit made to the temple was to _______. A. wish for a good harvest B. hope to be given good luck C. get the protection of the god D. to pray for a wife just like the statue 4. In line 3, “…immersing himself in his art” here immersing means _____________. He showed no interest in the local women. A D absorbing 5. Why did Aphrodite bring the statue to life? ______. A. she received his money B. she wanted to marry the sculptor C. The statue looked like her D. she intended to marry them. 6. In Para 2, “…threw himself at her feet…”means _________________________ in Chinese. 7. The last sentence “people tend to behave as you expect they will.” What is your understanding of it? ___________________________________________ expectation, condfidence, inspiration, patience C 拜倒在她的石榴裙下 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. George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) He was born in Dublin, Ireland. He is the only person to have been awarded both the Nobel Prize for literature (1925) and an Oscar (1938). Who wrote Pygmalion, a Greek story myth? What do you know about him? “The English have no respect for their language, and will no teach their children to speak it. They spell it so badly that no man can teach himself what it sounds like.” It is an adaptation of the play “Pygmalion”. It is a musical made in 1956. It was filmed in 1964. Audrey Hepburn 奥黛丽 赫本 The film was a huge success, winning eight Oscars. Roman Holiday (罗马假日 ) 1953 Sabrina (龙凤配 ) 1954 War and Peace (战争与和平)1956 The Nun’s Story (修女的故事) 1959年 Breakfast at Tiffany’s (第凡内早餐)