高中英語選修8導學案Module8Unit4Pygmalion(reading)導學案(教師版)

1、Module 8 Unit 4 PygmalionWarming Up1.Are you interested in Psychology? If yes, have you ever heard of the Pygmalion Effect ”?“2. Pygmalion, the play by George Bernard Shaw, is an adaptation of a Greek story. Do you know some information about the author- George Bernard Shaw?His main works: Immaturit

2、y Widowers houses PygmalionMan and supperman (1992 )John Bull s Other Island (1904 )Major Barbara (1905 )George Bemard Shaw, Irish dramatist, literary critic, a socialist spokesman, and a leading figure in the 20th century theater. Shaw was a freethinker, defender of women srights, and advocate of e

3、quality of income. In 1925 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. Shaw accepted the honor but refused the money. He was a very humorous playwright.3.look at the pictures on page 28 and try to work out the story and tell it to your partner.Pre-reading1 This play, Pygmalion, was also made into

4、 a film called My Fair Lady.Have you seen the film?if you have, did you like it? Have a discussion and givereasons.2 Do you know the famous actress? She i s regarded as the one of the most elegantladies in the world. What s her name? Can you name some films whichedin?she act(Roman Holiday) 1953(Sabr

5、ina) 1954(War and Peace) 1956(The Nun s Story)1959(Breakfast at Tiffany s)(My1961Fair Lady) 1964ReadingTask 11. This text is mainly about the first experience of Eliza meeting with.A. Professor HigginsB. Colonel PickeringC. Professor Higgins and Colonel PickeringD. a gentleman2. Eliza greeted to the

6、 gentleman in order to.A. ask him to buy some flowers from herB. talk with himC. ask him to teach herD. beg some money from him3. Why Eliza began to cry? Because.A. she thought Professor Higgins would arrest himB. the gentleman didn t give her some moneyC. Pickering beat and scolded herD. there was

7、no reason4. Professor Higgins believed that he could judge a person by.A. his appearance B. his actionC. his conversationD. his manners5. From the text, wecan inferthat Professor Higginsis a man described belowEXCEPT.A. he doesn t care about moneyB. he is an expert in phoneticsC. he is proudD. he is

8、 greedy6. Why did Higgins make notes while he was watching the flower girl?A. Because he wanted to study something about phonetics from the girl. B. Because he was really a policeman in disguise.C. Because he wanted to know what the girl wanted to do.D. Because he was going to teach the girl to spea

9、k properly.7.From , Higgins got to know the flower girl was born in Lisson Grove. A. her clothes B. her language C. her look D. her job of selling flowers8. According to Higgins, if the flower girl was educated well to speak properly, shecould do the following things EXCEPT.A. passing herself off in

10、 three months as a duchess at an ambassador B. serving as a lady s maid s garden parC. becoming a shop assistantD. selling dead flowers to gentlemen9. What is the main idea of the passage?A. The poor flower girl, Eliza, asked Higgins to buy some flowers from her.B. Higgins found Eliza proper for his

11、 phonetics study.C. Colonel Pickering found Higgins outside a theatre of London.D. Higgins made his acquaintance with Colonel Pickering.Task 2 (True or False)1. Eliza was selling some flowers when Higgins first met her. T2. She succeeded in selling some dead flowers to Huggins for some small change.

12、F3. Huggins wrote down her name and addres. F4. Huggins was good at judging people from their own speech. T5. Huggins could earn a lot for his job. T6. Huggins promised to find her a good job. F7.Either man had planned to meet the other although they didin t know each other.TTask 3CharacterPositioni

13、n Evidence in the playsocietyElizaLower classBehavior: respectfulto peopleof higherclassLanguage: callsgentleman “ sir” andcap in(or captain ) which is a complimentHenry HigginsMiddle classBehavior: rudetolower class; polite tosame or upper classLanguage: calls Eliza “yousilly girl ” andPickering my

14、“ dear man ”ColonelOpper classBehavior: generallyconfidentandpolite ,PickeringbutignoresEliza.Language: prepareed to begin a conversationwithHenry,whomhe does notknow,generous with praise to him.Task 4 The social position of each character influences the way they bahave to each other.generally speak

15、ing, 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 lowerclass (L). Is this true of the characters in Shaw s play?Give your evidence in the chart below. Relationships between characters Henry Higgins:1. Attitude

16、 to Colonel Pickering (H)2. Attitude to Eliza (L)Is the statement true?Colonel Pickering1.Attitude to Henry Higgins(H)2.Attitude to Eliza (L)Is the statement true?Ecidence from the play1. respect hisprofessionalwork as aphonetician ; calls himsir and my dearman2.watches her;notesherreactions;talks a

17、bout her in frontof her; calls hersilly girl1. yes2.yes1. Appreciates his expertise , praises him; asks his opinion; Happy to befriends2. ignores her; does not stop Henry when he talks about Eliza in front of her (which is very rude)1.yes2.yes1. Attitude to Colonel Pickering (H)1. anxious ,eager not

18、 to do the wrongthings; ambitions to improve herself ;respectfulcurious about Henry sexpertiseAttitude to Henry (H)2.feel upsetnot being included in theconversation when talked aboutIs the statement true?1.yes2. unclearTask 5Finish the Ex4 and Ex5 on page 31Task 6Close readingOne night in London, En

19、gland in 1914, it was pouring with rain and cab1were blowingin all directions. Outside a theatre a man called Higgins was hidingfrom therainlistening to people languages and watching their reactions. Whilewatching, he made notes. At the same time,a flower girl nearby was also2from the rain. A gentle

20、man passed and 3for a moment. Then the girl asked thegentleman to buy flowers from her, but he had no change. The girl was disappointedat the 4 , but thought it was better than nothing. When the flower girl found Higgins made notes of the 5 between the gentleman and her, she was worriedbecause she thought Higgins was a policeman in6. higgins talked with the girland judged that she was was