吉林省-高昆-poems课件.pptVIP

* Unit 4 Fateful meetings (Act One) Please enjoy some pictures about Greek stories. Warming up 地神该亚 海神波塞冬 火神赫淮斯拉斯 金苹果的故事 太阳神阿波罗 农神得墨忒耳 天神宙斯 天后赫拉 维纳斯的诞生 智慧女神雅典娜 战神阿瑞斯 丘比特的诞生 皮格马利翁与伽拉忒亚 心理学家莫顿（Robert Merton）将此现象名之为“自我实现的预言”。这也就是在萧伯纳名剧《窈窕淑女》(My Fair Lady)中为人所熟知的“皮格马利翁效应”（Pygmalion effect）。 Have you ever heard of the “Pygmalion Effect ”? 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. This play by George Bernard Shaw (萧伯纳) is an adaptation of a Greek story. Do you know this story? Pygmalion, a gifted artist, makes a stone statue of a beautiful woman. He asks the Greek Goddess to bring her to life. His wish is granted. The author-----George Bernard Shaw An Irish dramatist, literary critic, a socialist spokesman, and a leading figure in the 20th century theater. His main works: Immaturity Widowers Houses Pygmalion Man and Superman (1902), Major Barbara (1905) My Fair Lady Have you seen the film? If you have, did you like it? Have a discussion and give reasons. Pre-reading Eliza Doolittle(E): a poor flower girl who is ambitious to improve herself. Professor Higgins(H): an expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality of a person’s English decides his/her position in society. Colonel Pickering(P): an officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins’ who sets him a task. Main characters Fateful meetings 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 Act One 主旨大意 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 _