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unit 4PYGMALIONPeriod 2 Reading12023/11/7 PYGMALIONunit 4Period 2 Reading22023/11/7 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 term32023/11/7 42 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。52023/11/7 the myththe playThe play by Shaw has the same theme as the Greek story. What is the theme of the play? 62023/11/7 A brief introduction to ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist, literary critic, a socialist spokesman, and a leading figure in the 20th century theater. Shaw was a freethinker, defender of women’s rights, and advocate of equality of income. In 1925 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Shaw accepted the honour but refused the money. He was a very humorous playwright.George Bernard Shaw(1856-1950)72023/11/7 Here is a story about him. One day, Shaw took part in a grand party, in which he met the then Prime Minister Churchill. Churchill was very fat at that time whereas Shaw was very thin. Churchill said to Shaw very sharply, “When people see you, they will know how poor your country is”. And then Shaw answered very quickly, “When people see you, they will know the reason why our country is so poor.” From it we can see how witty Shaw is!82023/11/7 Reading Pygmalion Fateful meetingsAct One92023/11/7 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 gentlemanAct One?102 Skimming2What do they do respec-tively?1What are the main characters of this act?3What’s the weather like?Tip: Some information is included in the stage directions,  lik