[英语]新人教版选修8reading 课件.ppt

PYGMALION;Pygmalion, a gifted artist, dislikes local women. He spends much time creating a stone statue of a beautiful woman.;He falls in love with the statue and goes to the Greek Goddess Aphrodite to ask her to to bring the statue to life.;As a result of his prayers, his wish is granted and the statue is made into a real woman. The two marry and live happily ever after. ;the Pygmalion Effect;;This play “My fair lady” (窈窕淑女)by George Bernard Shaw (萧伯纳) is an adaptation改编 of this Greek myth(神话). Although there is no character called Pygmalion in the play, it is about the same theme 主题。;the myth;A brief introduction to Shaw;; 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;;;Scanning;Scanning;2.The flower girl cried when she found Higgins making notes because A. She thought she did something wrong. B. She thought she didn’t have the right to sell flowers. C. She didn’t want Higgins to write down what she said. D. She thought Higgins was a policeman in disguise and wanted to arrest her. ;Scanning;status;;;;;;;Choose those adjectives in the list which best describe each character in the play. ;kind, polite, generous, enthusiastic, eager, confident ;Making the bet (Act Two); 1. This text is mainly about Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering _________ about teaching Eliza. A. making a conversation B. quarreling C. making a bet D. fighting; 2. Eliza came to visit Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering in order to let them _________ A. give her some money B. give her a job as a flower shop’s assistant C. teach her to speak well D. have a bath; 3. Aliza only offered them ________ if they could teach her. A. 1 shilling B. 2 shillings C. nothing