Unit 4 Pygmalion P2 Reading课件.pptVIP

Relationships between characters Evidence from the play Professor Higgins: 2 Attitude towards Eliza (L) 1 Attitude towards Colonel Pickering (H) 2 watches her; notes her reactions; talks about her in front of her; calls her silly girl 1 respects his professional work as a phonetician; calls him sir and my dear man 1 Yes; 2 Yes Is the statement above true? Relationships between characters Evidence from the play Colonel Pickering: 1 appreciates his expertise; praises him; asks his opinion; happy to be friends 2 ignores her; does not stop Henry when he talks about Eliza in front of her (which is very rude) 1 Attitude towards Henry Higgins (L) 2 Attitude towards Eliza (L) Is the statement above true? 1 Yes; 2 Yes Relationships between characters Evidence from the play Eliza: 1 anxious; eager not to do the wrong thing; ambitious to improve herself; respectful and curious about Henry’s expertise 2 feel upset not being included in the conversation when talked about 1 Attitude towards Professor Higgins (H) 2 Attitude towards Colonel Pickering (H) Is the statement above true? 1 Yes; 2 Unclear Discuss these questions in groups. Group Work What other things show one’s status in society apart from how one speaks? You can also show your social status by 1 clothes your wear 2 expensive possessions (like cars or jewellery) 3 attitudes and behaviour 4 education level 5 how many foreign languages spoken and countries visited Choose those adjectives in the list which best describe each character in the play. In groups discuss them and then place them in the circles below. Some can be used more than once. impatient kind polite rude confident anxious eager enthusiastic emotional self-important ambitious generous unsure superior dynamic kind, polite, generous, enthusiastic, eager, confident impatient, rude, confident, superior, self-important anxious, eager, emotional, ambitious, uns