吉林省伊通满族自治县第三中学校高中英语人教版选修8课件：Unit 4 Pygmalion-Reading1 .pptVIP

Unit 4 Fateful meetings (Act One) Pygmalion, a gifted artist, dislikes local women. He spends much time creating a stone statue of a beautiful woman. Pygmalion 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. 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. Eliza greeted to the gentleman in order to _______. A. talk with him B. ask him to buy some flowers from her C. ask him to teach her D. beg some money from him 2. Why Eliza began to cry? Because _______.