英語(yǔ)選修8 unit4 pygmalion reading

1、Unit 4 Pygmalion,Reading,This play, Pygmalion, was also made into a film called My Fair Lady. Have you seen the film? If you have, did you like it? Have a discussion and give reasons.,Pre-reading,?,The play by Shaw has the same theme as the Greek Story. In pairs discuss what this theme might be.,The

2、me of the Greek story: Pygmalion, an artist create a statue from stone and make it have a new life . Theme of My fair lady: Higgins, a phonetics create a new girl Eliza from lower class to upper class by teaching her English.,Pygmalion,Reading,Acting,Act one,Fateful meetings,: Try to act it out.,Eli

3、za Doolittle,Henry Higgins,Colonel Pickering,Main characters,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 persons English decides his/her position in society. Colonel Pickering(P): an officer

4、 in the army and later a friend of Higgins who sets him a task.,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,C,Choose the best answer.,2. Eliza greeted to the gentleman i

5、n 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,A,3. Why Eliza began to cry? Because _. A. she thought Professor Higgins would arrest her B. the gentleman didnt give her some money C. Pickering beat and scolded her D. there wa

6、s no reason,A,4. Professor Higgins believed that he could judge a person by _. A. his appearance B. his action C. his conversation D. his manners,C,5. From the text, we can infer that Professor Higgins is a man described below EXCEPT _. A. he doesnt care about money B. he is an expert in phonetics C

7、. he is proud D. he is greedy,D,Lower class,Language: calls gentleman “sir” and _ (or captain) which is a compliment,Behaviour: _ to people of higher class,respectful,“capin”,Fill in the chart.,Language: calls Eliza “_” and Pickering “_”,Behaviour: _ to lower class; _ to same or upper class,Middle c

8、lass,rude,polite,you silly girl,my dear man,Upper class,Language: prepared to begin a _ with Henry, whom he does not know; generous with praise to him,Behaviour: generally confident and _; but _ Eliza,polite,ignores,conversation,1. Eliza was selling some flowers when Higgins first met her. 2. She su

9、cceeded in selling some dead flowers to Huggins for some small change. 3. Huggins wrote down her name and address. 4. Huggins was good at judging people from their own speech.,T,F,F,T,True or False?,5. Huggins could earn a lot for his job. 6. Huggins promised to find her a good job. 7. Either man ha

10、d planned to meet the other although they didnt know each other.,T,F,T,Read Act One of the play and then answer these questions.,Comprehending,1. What is the name of the man hiding from the rain?,Henry Higgins,2. Why is Eliza frightened of him at first? 3. Where has Colonel Pickering been living and

11、 what has he studied?,She thinks he is a policeman in disguise.,He has been living in India and has studied many Indian dialects.,4. Who is Henry Higgins anxious to meet and why?,He is anxious to meet Colonel Pickering because he is researching in the same academic field as Pickering.,5. What is Eli

12、zas ambition and what does she decide to do about it?,Her ambition is to be a shop assistant. She decides to take lessons from Professor Higgins to achieve her aim.,6. Can you recognize each characters social position by their behaviour and language? Is he or she from the upper class, middle class o

13、r lower class? Give your reasons.,The social position of each character influences the way they behave to each other. Generally speaking, people are more polite to those who they think are of a higher social class (H) and less polite to those they consider are members of a lower class (L). Is this t

14、rue of the characters in Shaws play? Give your evidence in the chart below.,professional,phonetician,notes,silly girl,Yes,Yes,expertise,praises,Yes,Yes,ignores,stop,feels upset,Yes,Unclear,anxious,eager,ambitious,respectful,3 What other things show ones status in Society apart from how one speaks?,Y

15、ou can show your social status by: Clothes you wear Expensive possessions ( like cars or jewellery) Attitudes and behavior Education level how many foreign languages spoken and countries visited,Choose those adjectives in the list which best describe each character in the play. In pairs discuss them

16、 and then place them in the boxes below. Some can be used more than once.,impatient kind polite rude confident anxious eager enthusiastic emotional self-important ambitious generous unsure superior dynamic,kind, polite, generous, enthusiastic, eager, confident,impatient, rude, confident, superior, s

17、elf-important,anxious, eager, emotional, ambitious, unsure, dynamic,5 Suppose you have a chance to help Eliza improve her use of the English language. Correct all these sentences in terms of grammar, spelling, etc, so that she can use them properly.,1. Come overere, capin, and buy me flowers off a p

18、oor girl.,Come over here, captain, and buy some flowers from a poor girl.,2. I aint done nothing wrong by speaking to that gentleman.,I havent done anything wrong by speaking to that gentleman.,I thought maybe you were a policeman in disguise.,4. How do I know whether ou took down right?,How do I kn

19、ow whether you wrote down what I said accurately?,5. A shop assistant? Now thats sommat I want, that is!,A shop assistant? Now thats something I would like to be!,3. I thought maybe you was a policeman in disguise.,Professor Higgins (H): an expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality of a person

20、s English decides his/her position in society. 希金斯教授是一位語(yǔ)音學(xué)專(zhuān)家, 他認(rèn)為一個(gè)人的 英語(yǔ)水平?jīng)Q定這個(gè)人的社會(huì)地位。,1) convinced vt. to cause to believer or feel certain; to persuade 說(shuō)服; 使相信, 說(shuō)動(dòng)某人,我們說(shuō)服了他坐火車(chē)去, 不要搭飛機(jī)去。,We convinced him to go by train rather plane.,Language points,2) (be) convinced + of 短語(yǔ)/ that 從句 “堅(jiān)信”；“確信”。例如： 我確

21、信他有罪。 3) convince (vt.) sb + of 短語(yǔ)/that 從句, “使堅(jiān)信”； “使確信”。,I am convinced of his guilt.,=I am convinced that he was guilty.,我不認(rèn)為她的強(qiáng)作歡顏能使她父親相信她在 那個(gè)小孤島上過(guò)得開(kāi)心。,I dont think her forced smile _ _ on that small lonely island.,father that she lives happily,will convince her,2. While watching, he makes notes.

22、 他一邊觀察, 一邊做筆記。 while watching 為 while he was watching 省略句。在以when, while, if, unless 等引導(dǎo)的狀語(yǔ)從句中，如果從句中的主語(yǔ)與主句主語(yǔ)一致且從句謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞含有be動(dòng)詞的形式，往往將從句中的主語(yǔ)及be動(dòng)詞省略，而以動(dòng)詞的-ing形式或過(guò)去分詞形式來(lái)代替。, After finishing the work, he went home. 完成工作后他就回家了。 After being discussed, the plan should be carried out at once. 計(jì)劃討論后，應(yīng)立即實(shí)施。 While

23、 crossing the street, look out for cars passing by. 過(guò)馬路時(shí)，小心過(guò)路車(chē)輛。,1) When_ help, one often says “Thank you.” or “Its kind of you.” A. offering B. to offer C. to be offered D. offered 2) While_ the river, he saw a big crocodile. A. to cross B. crossing C. cross D. crossed 3) Before_ , the play must be

24、 examined by the director. A. putting on B. to be put on C. put on D. being put on,D,B,C,4) Never_ faith in himself, the scientist went on with his research. A. losing B. to lose C. lost D. to be lost 5) -Whats the matter with you? -_ the window, my finger was cut unexpectedly. A. Cleaning B. To cle

25、an C. While cleaning D. While I was cleaning,A,D,3. hesitate v. 猶豫, 躊躇 hesitate to do sth. 對(duì)做某事猶豫不決 hesitate about doing sth. 對(duì)做某事猶豫不決 I always hesitate _ advising my friends on what to read. A. with B. to C. for D. about If you have any questions, dont hesitate _ me. A. ask B. asked C. to ask D. as

26、king,D,C,4. hold up 1) raise; keep up 舉起 Hold up your right hand. 2) show as an example 提出(作為榜樣) The teacher always holds up Tom as a model of hard work. 3) to delay 阻滯 The building of the new road has held up by bad weather. 短語(yǔ): hold back 使固定; 阻擋 hold down 壓制 hold to 遵循; 堅(jiān)持 hold together 使團(tuán)結(jié); 連接在一起

27、,5. I aint done nothing wrong by speaking to that gentleman. 我跟那位先生說(shuō)話, 又沒(méi)做什么壞事呀。 aint 是不規(guī)范的語(yǔ)言, 相當(dāng)于am not, is not, has not, have not。 We aint coming. 我們不來(lái)了。 They aint got it. 他們沒(méi)有那玩意兒。,6. in disguise 意為“喬裝” 我以為你是便衣警察。 I thought maybe _ 這位皇帝喜歡微服私訪。 聯(lián)想: in need of 意思是“需要”。 他需要理發(fā)了。 in need 意思是“在困難(窮困)中”

28、。例如： 我們應(yīng)該幫助貧困的人。,you was a policeman in disguise.,He is in need of a haircut.,The emperor liked travelling in disguise.,We should help those in need.,7. Here you are (hands over the paper covered with writing). 給你 (他把寫(xiě)滿字的紙遞過(guò)來(lái))。 hand over 移交; 讓與; 交給某人照料 The captain was unwilling to hand over the comm

29、and of his ship. 船長(zhǎng)不愿移交軍艦的指揮權(quán)。, The thief was handed over to the policeman. 小偷被交給警察處理。 hand down 傳給 hand on 傳遞 hands up 舉手 hand out 分給, 分發(fā),8. mistaken adj. 錯(cuò)誤的, 不正確的 If Im not mistaken, we must have met before. be mistaken about 對(duì)持錯(cuò)誤的見(jiàn)解 mistake n./v. 錯(cuò)誤; 犯錯(cuò)誤 make a mistake mistake A for B 把A錯(cuò)當(dāng)成B 9.

30、What if I was? 如果我是又怎樣呢？ 此句為省略句。原句為: What if I was born in? What if意思為“要是又會(huì)怎樣?”,10. classify v. 編排; 分類(lèi); 歸類(lèi) be classified by/according to 通過(guò)歸類(lèi) be classified as 被歸類(lèi)為 classify sth in / into 把某物分成 In the library, books are usually classified by subjects.,11. People begin their working life in a poor nei

31、ghborhood of London with 80 pounds a year and end in a rich one with 100 thousand. 人們?cè)趥惗氐囊粋€(gè)貧窮地區(qū)開(kāi)始工作, 年薪 80英鎊, 而最終成為擁有10萬(wàn)英鎊的富人。 此句為并列句, 主句為 people beginand end in; in a poorwith, in a rich. with 在 句中作狀語(yǔ)。,12. But they betray themselves every time they open their mouths. 但每次一張嘴說(shuō)話,他們就原形畢露。,betray onesel

32、f 無(wú)意中露出本性; 背叛,相當(dāng)多的人面對(duì)金錢(qián)的誘惑便原形畢露。 _ When tempted by money.,Quite a lot of people will betray themselves,betray 1) vt. give away or make known 泄露(秘密) 他向所有的朋友透露了這個(gè)消息。 _,He betrayed the news to all his friends.,2) vt. to be disloyal or unfaithful to 出賣(mài); 背叛,他的最好的朋友背叛了他。 _,His best friend betrayed him.,他背

33、叛祖國(guó)，向敵人投降了。 _.,He betrayed his country to the enemy,3) to be a sign of (sth. One would like to hide) 顯露; 顯示 他的臉顯露出他很生氣。 _ betray + n. + to 出賣(mài), 背叛 betray +n.+ (to be)/-that “無(wú)意中顯示, 暴露” 名詞形式 betrayal, 如: an act of betrayal 背叛的行為,His face betrayed that he was angry.,13. Now once taught by me 一旦由我來(lái)教 Whe

34、n finished, the homework was handed in. 作業(yè)一完成就交上了去。 以once, if, as, unless, when, though, although 引導(dǎo)的狀語(yǔ)從句, 若從句主語(yǔ)與主句主語(yǔ)一致, 且從句中謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞為 be+v.-ed 形式, 或從句中 主謂結(jié)構(gòu)為it is (was)+ adj.時(shí), 則從句結(jié)構(gòu)可以 直接由以上連詞加v-ed或adj.代替。,14. condemn vt. 譴責(zé) 1) condemn sb. / sth. 譴責(zé)某人/某事 大部分人譴責(zé)任何形式的暴力行為。 _ 2) be condemned to death / be

35、 sentenced to death 被判死刑 那個(gè)罪犯被判處死刑。 _ 3) condemn sb. to do sth. 判處某人服刑 他的病使他被迫一直呆在床上。 _ _,Most people condemn any sort of violence.,The criminal was condemned to death.,His illness condemned him to be in bed all the,time.,15. But, sir, (proudly) once educated to speak properly, the girl could pass h

36、erself off in three months as a duchess at an ambassadors garden party. 可是, 先生(自豪地), 一旦那個(gè)女孩被教會(huì) 說(shuō)正確的英語(yǔ), 她就能夠在三個(gè)月后在一位大使 舉辦的舞會(huì)上冒充一位女公爵。 這是一個(gè)復(fù)合句, 從句為once she is educated to speak properly 的省略形式。,pass off as 冒充,她冒充自己是位有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的演員。 _,She passed herself as an experienced actress.,pass off 逐漸消失; 不加理會(huì)；(進(jìn)展)順利,你的牙疼

37、還沒(méi)消嗎？ Has your toothache passed off yet? 他回避了那個(gè)難問(wèn)題。 He passed off the difficult question. 舞會(huì)進(jìn)展順利。The party passed off well.,pass away 去世 pass down/on 把傳給后世 pass out 昏過(guò)去; 失去知覺(jué) pass on to 把傳遞給 pass through 通過(guò); 穿過(guò) pass by 走過(guò); 不理會(huì),我很久以前已經(jīng)認(rèn)識(shí)他了。,我懂得這門(mén)語(yǔ)言。,16. acquaintance n. 相識(shí); 了解 acquaint vt.,I have some

38、 acquaintance with the language.,I made his acquaintance long ago.,使某人了解,make ones acquaintance / make the acquaintance of sb.,結(jié)識(shí)某人,be familiar with/be acquainted with,對(duì)熟悉,acquaint sb. with,have a nodding acquaintance with sb. 與某人為點(diǎn)頭之交 The musician had little acquaintance _ modern science. A. in B.

39、with C. to D. of I am delighted to _ your acquaintance. A. pull B. take C. have D. make,B,D,17. a handful of 一把，少數(shù)的 (人) 我給了那個(gè)男孩一把糖。 我們邀請(qǐng)了12人, 但只有幾個(gè)人來(lái)。,I gave the boy a handful of sweets.,We invited 12, but only a handful of them came.,a basketful of a bagful of a mouthful of a pocketful of,一籃子,一書(shū)包,一

40、口,一袋,18. a fortune! 一筆財(cái)富 U success; good luck 成功; 好運(yùn), 幸運(yùn) Fortune smiled on him. 他事事順利. By good fortune he was not hurt. 2) C 未來(lái)的命運(yùn); 運(yùn)道; 運(yùn)氣 What will be our fortune? One day good fortune befell him. 3) C 財(cái)富 He received a large fortune when his father died. fortunate adj. 幸運(yùn)的 fortunately adv. 幸運(yùn)地 make

41、 a fortune 發(fā)財(cái) seek ones fortune 外出找出路 try ones fortune 碰運(yùn)氣 be fortunate to do sth. / in doing sth. 幸運(yùn)地做某事,19. Generally speaking, people are more polite to those whom they think are of higher social class. 總的來(lái)說(shuō), 人們對(duì)那些他們認(rèn)為屬于較高社會(huì)階層 的人更禮貌一些。 1) 本句中的of 表示”從屬”關(guān)系。 物以類(lèi)聚, 人以群分。Birds of a feather flock toget

42、her. 2) be of + 形容詞+抽象名詞=be +副詞+與該抽象 名詞同根的形容詞。如: 我所說(shuō)的非常重要。 What I said is of great importance. = What I said is very important.,可用于以上結(jié)構(gòu)的抽象名詞及相對(duì)應(yīng)的 形容詞有: ability-able, help-helpful, importance-important, interest-interesting, significance-significant, use-useful, value-valuable.,20. superior 作為形容詞有兩大用

43、法： 1) 作為普通形容詞, 意為“傲慢的”。例如： 我討厭他那傲慢的態(tài)度。 I hate his superior manner. 2) 作為暗含比較級(jí)的形容詞, 意為“較高級(jí)”、 “較好的”、“較為優(yōu)秀的”。 由于superior本身隱含著比較意義, 因此不能 在前面再加more。在與另一事物進(jìn)行比較時(shí), 與之搭配的介詞要用to, 不能用than。如： 約翰遜的數(shù)學(xué)比王先生好。 Johnson is superior to Mr. Wang in mathematics.,與superior用法相同的詞還有inferior, senior, junior, prior等。 比優(yōu)越, 不屈服于 be superior to 低于 be inferior to 比年長(zhǎng) be senior to 比年輕 be junior to 如: 青銅不如金子。Brass is inferior t