人教课标版高中英语选修8Unit4reading（22）.pptVIP

PYGMALION12023/11/7 Are you interested in Psychology? If yes, have you ever heard of the “Pygmalion Effect ”??What is it?22023/11/7 the Pygmalion EffectThe 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. What we expect tends to come true.Psychological termsaik?l?d?ik?l 心理学的;心理学家的,心理的,精神的32023/11/7 Pygmalion, a gifted artist, dislikes local women. He spends much time creating a stone statue of a beautiful woman.Pygmalion42023/11/7 He falls in love with the statue and goes to the Greek Goddess Aphrodite to ask her to to bring the statue to life.52023/11/7 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. 62023/11/7 72 ?The play My Fair Lady by Shaw has the same theme as the Greek Story. In pairs discuss what this theme might be.82023/11/7 Reading Pygmalion Fateful meetingsAct One92023/11/7 2What do they do respec-tively(分别的,各自的)?1What are the main characters of this act?3What are they doing at the beginning of the play?Tip: Some information is included in the stage directions,  like the character, time, place, weather, lighting, etc.Fast - Reading102023/11/7 Main charactersEliza 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.112023/11/7 CharacterPosition in societyEvidence in the playElizaLower classLanguage: calls gentleman “sir” and ___________ (or captain) which is a compliment(赞美话,恭维话)Behaviour: _______ to people of higher classComprehending respectful“cap’in”12 CharacterPosition in societyEvidence in the playHenry HigginsLanguage: calls Eliza “___________” and Pickering “______