20142015學(xué)年高中英語 unit 4 pygmalion listening and writing課件 新人教版選修

1、 Testing Eliza Listening on page 70 Before you listen to next part of play, discuss these questions with a partner. 1 How would you test Eliza? 2 Where would you take her? 3 What criteria would you use to decide if the test was a success or not? 2 Now read these statements and listen to the tape for

2、 the first time. Then decide whether they are true or false. 1) Mrs Higgins is not interested in the experiment. 2) Clara enjoys the new small talk. 3) Eliza thinks somebody killed her aunt. F F T 4) Henry is disappointed with how the experiment is going. 5) Mrs Higgins thinks Eliza can go to the am

3、bassadors garden party. 6) Henry thinks he will take Eliza to the pictures. F F F Listen to the tape a second time and answer the following questions. 1. Why does Freddy laugh at Eliza when she talks about the weather? 2. Why is Clara confused with Elizas use of English? 3. Why does Henry describe E

4、lizas conversation as “the new small talk” ? 4. Do you think Freddy likes Eliza? Why or why not? 5. Does Mrs Higgins thinks the test is successful? Why or why not? 6. How does Eliza give herself away? 1.Why does Freddy laugh at Eliza when she talks about the weather? He realizes she is using the cor

5、rect language and talking about suitable subjects but in a language that is like a textbook, which shows she does not understand what she is saying. 2.Why is Clara confused with Elizas use of English? Clara is confused with Elizas use of English because Eliza is using slang and also talking of subje

6、cts not discussed in polite society. Clara would not have heard them discussed before. Henry wants to disguise the fact that Elizas language is unsuitable by pretending it is a new and fashionable way to talk. 3.Why does Henry describe Elizas conversation as “the new small talk”? Freddy makes it cle

7、ar that he likes Eliza because he sits next to her and wants to walk her home. 4. Do you think Freddy likes Eliza? Why or why not? Mrs Higgins is amused by Eliza but recognizes that she is not yet ready for polite society. Her language is so unsuitable that she would give herself away as not being a

8、n authentic English lady. 5.Does Mrs Higgins thinks the test is successful? Why or why not? She gives herself away by the choice of topics and by the language she uses to talk about these topics. 6. How does Eliza give herself away? Now help Professor Higgins decide what still needs to be done to tu

9、rn Eliza into a lady. The improvements in Eliza What still needs to be improved 1. her dress 2. her pronunciation 3. her manners 1. her grammar 2. her choice of conversation topics 3. her language TESTING ELIZA HH = Henry Higgins CP = Colonel Pickering MH = Mrs Higgins F = Freddy E = Eliza M = Maid

10、C = Clara N = Narrator Listening text N: Elizas first test is a tea party at Henrys mothers house. HH: Well, hello, mother! This is Colonel Pickering, and this is Eliza. CP: Good afternoon, Mrs Higgins. E: (slowly and carefully) Good afternoon, Mrs Higgins. MH: (to both) Good afternoon. (murmurs) No

11、w Henry, how is your experiment coming along? HH: Well, mother, well. M: (announces loudly): Here is Mr and Miss Hill! MH: Good afternoon, Freddy and Clara. Its so good of you to come. Let me introduce you to Miss Eliza Doolittle, my son Henry and his friend Colonel Pickering. F: How dyou do? (shake

12、s hands with everyone) HH: Delighted Im sure. N: Eliza talks to Clara and Freddy while the others listen. E: (very carefully): How do you do, Mr Hill and Miss Hill? C: Good afternoon. May I call you Eliza and do please call me Clara. How pretty you look? F: Yes, indeed. May I sit next to you, Eliza?

13、 E: Oh, yes. Please do. F: Now, will it rain, do you think? E: There are indications that the rain to the west of these islands is likely to move to the east. F: Oh, how funny! E: (crossly) Whats wrong with that, young man? I bet I got it right. C: I hope it wont turn cold though. Theres so much flu

14、 about. E: My aunt died of flu, so they said. But I believe they done the old woman in. C: Done her in? Please what does that mean, Mr Higgins? HH: Oh, thats the new small talk. To do a person in means to kill them. E: (continuing) Yes, why should she die of influenza? She recovered from diphtheria

15、the year before. I believe they done her in. C: (turning to Eliza) Do you mean that? E: (getting enthusiastic) Yes, I do! What became of her new straw hat that she promised to me? Somebody stole it, and what I say is: the person who stole it, done her in. Her family would have killed her for a hat-p

16、in, let alone hat! F: (cant help laughing) I like the new small talk. E: (angrily) If that was right, why were you laughing? Have I said anything I oughtnt, Mrs Higgins? MH: Not at all. E: Well, what I say is HH: (looking at his watch) Ahem! E: (taking the hint and rising) Well, I must go. So please

17、d to have met you. Goodbye. MH: Goodbye. F: May I walk you home? E: Walk? Not likely! Im going in a taxi! (exits) (Freddy and Clara also rise) C: Its time for us to leave. Thank you, Mrs Higgins. MH: Its been my pleasure. See you next week then? (exit the Hills) HH: Now, mother, do you think she is

18、ready for the ambassadors garden party? MH: You silly boy. Of course not. She looks all right, of course. But she gives herself away with every sentence she speaks! HH: Never mind about that! Pickering and I will just have to work a little harder. Do you think, Pickering, we should take her to the t

19、heatre? CP: Yes, what a good idea! But do you think shell(fade out as they leave the house) 1.Read the following statements, and then listen to the tape and decide whether they are true or false. 1) Henry thinks Mr Pommuck is his best and greatest student. 2) The ambassadors wife is impressed by Eli

20、zas beauty. F T THE AMBASSADORS GRADEN PARTY Listening task on page 73 3) Mr Pommuck thinks Eliza speaks the language so perfectly that she must be French. 4) Eliza enjoys peoples praise and likes to be the centre of attraction. 5) Henry and Pickering are very proud of Elizas “performance” and popul

21、arity. F F F Listen to the tape again and answer the following questions. 1 Why do the ambassador and his wife think Eliza is a princess? 2 Does Henry encourage everyone to think she is a princess? Why or why not? 3 Does Eliza enjoy the party? Why or why not? 1 Why do the ambassador and his wife thi

22、nk Eliza is a princess? The ambassador and his wife think Eliza must be a princess because she is well dressed and looks so beautiful. 2 Does Henry encourage everyone to think she is a princess? Why or why not? No, he doesnt. Henry wants to see if Eliza can behave well enough to be taken as a lady r

23、ather than as a princess. 3 Does Eliza enjoy the party? Why or why not? No, she doesnt. Eliza does not enjoy the party because it is a strain for her. Listen to the tape a third time and enjoy the humour of this act. It lies in Mr Pommucks claim to be an expert although he fails to unmask Eliza. Sho

24、w how he is wrong about her. Mr Prommucks ideas about Eliza Evidence to prove he is wrong 1. She cannot be English as she speaks the language too well. 1. The ambassadors wife speaks good English but is not considered to be foreign. Mr Prommucks ideas about Eliza Evidence to prove he is wrong 2. She

25、 speaks English so well that she must be a foreigner, probably a Hungarian. 3. She is so beautiful that she must be a princess. 3. Beauty does not make a princess. 2. She cannot be Hungarian as she does not recognize the language. THE AMBASSADORS GARDEN PARTY The ambassador, his wife and their frien

26、d, Mr Pommuck, are receiving guests as they arrive at the party. Henry, Colonel Pickering and Eliza arrive together. Mr Pommuck catches sight of Henry as he enters the room and rushes up to him. Listening text P = Mr Pommuck H = Henry Higgins C = Colonel Pickering E = Eliza A = the ambassador W = th

27、e ambassadors wife O = official announcer P: Well, hello, Professor Higgins. Do you remember me? H: No, I dont. Who the devil are you? P: Im Pommuck. I was our first student, your best and greatest pupil. You cannot forget ME. H: What are you doing here? P: Im an interpreter of the ambassador and I

28、can speak THIRTY-TWO languages. Nobody can fool me when it comes to discovering what country they come from. You know all about the phonetics of London and I know the phonetics of Europe! (Colonel Pickering and Eliza stand in line ready to be introduced to the ambassador and his wife.) C: Are you ne

29、rvous, Eliza? E: No, not me. (laughs) Oh, Colonel, this is too much of a dream for that! O: (loudly) Miss Doolittle, Colonel Pickering and Professor Higgins. W: Hello, my dear. The ambassador and I are so happy to meet you. E: (slowly and clearly) How do you do? (passes on to the party) P: (catches

30、sight of Eliza) My goodness, who is she? I must go and find out. (follows Eliza) A: Now come on, Henry. Tell us about the wonderful young lady. H: What wonderful young lady? W: You know very well. They tell me there has been nothing like this for years. They are all standing on their chairs to look

31、at her. (Mr Pommuck comes back.) A: Ah, heres Pommuck. What have you found out about the Doolittle lady? P: Ive found out all about her, ambassador. Shes a cheat. W: A cheat! Oh no! P: Yes, yes. She cant hide it from me. Her name cant be Doolittle. H: (nervously) Why? P: Because Doolittle is an Engl

32、ish name. And shes not English. W: Nonsense. She speaks English perfectly! P: Thats it! Too perfectly. Can you show me any English woman who speaks English as it should be spoken? Only foreigners whove been taught to speak it, can speak it so well. W: Well, if shes not English, what is she? P: Hunga

33、rian. EVERYBODY: (astonished) Hungarian? P: Hungarian and a princess. H: Did you speak to her in Hungarian? P: I did. She was very clever and said (imitates Eliza) “Please speak to me in English. I dont understand French”. Impossible. She knows both. H: And a princess? P: Yes, yes, Professor Higgins

34、. W: I agree. She must be a princess. A: I agree too. H: Well, I dont agree with you. (Pickering enters with Eliza) E: (to Henry) Im ready to go home now. I dont think I can bear it much more. People stare at me so. An old lady said I spoke just like the Queen. Im sorry if I lost the bet, but I did

35、my best. C: Youve not lost it, my dear. Youve won it ten times over. (to Henry) Lets go now, Henry. Elizas tired and Im hungry. Lets go now, Henry. Elizas tired and Im hungry. Lets go and have supper somewhere. E: Yes please! Lets eat whelks. I feel like some simple food tonight. (all exit) In pairs

36、, think about why Bernard Shaw did not end his play happily with Henry marrying Eliza. Remember that the story is based on the Greek tale of Pygmalion even though there is no character called Pygmalion in the play. Bernard Shaw must have had good reasons for giving his play this title. Refer back to

37、 page 28 for the story of Pygmalion, then work out the similarities and differences between the play and the story. The story of Pygmalion and the play Pygmalion Similarities 1. 2. Differences 1. 2. 3. The story of Pygmalion and the play Pygmalion Similarities 1. 2. They are both about a man who “ma

38、kes” a perfect woman. Both the women benefit: Galatea by becoming alive and Eliza by learning how to behave in polite society. The story of Pygmalion and the play Pygmalion Differences 1. 2. In the story the artist admits that he has fallen in love with the statue, but in the play Henry does not adm

39、it that he loves Eliza. In the story the artist and the statue get married and live happily together, but in the play they do not get married and appear to part. The story of Pygmalion and the play Pygmalion Differences 3.In the story the artist changes from not liking women to loving one, but in th

40、e play Henry does not appear to change as much as Eliza. Now in pairs discuss how the characters change in the play? Example: Galatea changes from stone into a real person. Eliza changes from Pygmalion changes from a rough, dirty flower girl who spoke bad English into a beautiful and accomplished la

41、dy. a man who dislikes women into one who loves one particular woman. Does Henry change? Consider these questions: 1. What does he think of Eliza at the beginning of the play? 2. What does he think of Eliza at the end of the play? 3. Has his attitude changed? If yes, how? 1. What does he think of El

42、iza at the beginning of the play? 2. What does he think of Eliza at the end of the play? He thinks Eliza is a rough, dirty flower girl who speaks bad English at the beginning of the play. He thinks that she is beautiful and speaks good English at the end of the play but she is his creation. 3. Has his