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1、Unit 4 Pygmalion Speaking,Acting&ComprehendingCompany Logo(1856-1950)(1856-1950)WorksWorksIntroductionIntroduction AnecdoteGeorge Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard ShawAbout the authorA brief introduction1.Irish dramatist,literary critic,a socialist spokesman2.Defender of womens rights,and advocate of equa

2、lity of income.3.In 1925 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.Shaw accepted the honour but refused the money.4.He was a very humorous playwright.George Bernard Shaw(1856-1950)(1856-1950)AnecdoteYoure so skinnyMeat ball O“When people see you,they will know how poor your country is.”“When peo

3、ple see you,they will know the reason why our country is so poor.”Literary worksLiterary worksCandiaCandia康蒂妲康蒂妲康蒂妲康蒂妲 AndroclesAndrocles and the Lion and the Lion安德罗克利斯与狮子安德罗克利斯与狮子安德罗克利斯与狮子安德罗克利斯与狮子 The Devils DiscipleThe Devils Disciple魔鬼的门徒魔鬼的门徒魔鬼的门徒魔鬼的门徒Saint JoanSaint Joan圣女贞德圣女贞德圣女贞德圣女贞德Heartb

4、reak HouseHeartbreak House伤心之家伤心之家伤心之家伤心之家Arms and the ManArms and the Man武器与人武器与人武器与人武器与人The filmThe filmSome were made into filmsSome were made into filmsThe film My Fair LadyThe film My Fair LadyAct oneAct oneFateful meetingsFateful meetingsEliza DoolittleHenryHenryHigginsHigginsColonel Colonel P

5、ickeringPickeringActingActingAct oneAct oneFateful meetingsFateful meetingsTry to act it out.Try to act it out.Eliza DoolittleHenryHenryHigginsHigginsColonel Colonel PickeringPickeringEliza Doolittle(E):Professor Higgins(H):Colonel Pickering(CP):a poor flower girl who is ambitious to improve herself

6、an expert in phonetics,convinced that the quality of a persons English decides his/her position in societyan officer in the army and later a friend of Higginswho sets him a taskCharacter Status in societyEvidence in the playElizaLower classLanguage:calls gentleman“sir”and _(or captain)which is a com

7、plimentBehaviour:_ to people of higher classComprehending respectful“capin”Character Status in societyEvidence in the playHenry HigginsLanguage:calls Eliza“_”and Pickering“_”Behaviour:_ to lower class;_ to same or upper classMiddle classrudepoliteyou silly girlmy dear manCharacterStatus in societyEv

8、idence in the playColonel PickeringUpper classLanguage:prepared to begin a _ with Henry,whom he does not know;generous with praise to himBehaviour:generally confident and _;but _ Elizapoliteignoresconversationfrom middle classElizaDescription Henry Higginsfrom upper classTextrudeimpatientconfidentsu

9、perior self-importantColonel Pickeringkind politeeagerconfidentgenerousenthusiasticlower classlower classanxiousanxious unsureunsure emotionalemotional eagereager ambitiousambitiousDiscussion 1.What fate/fortune do you suppose will happen to Eliza,the poor flower girl as the plot develops?2.What wish do you have for her?3.How can you improve yourself if you are in poor situation?Homework1.Surf the Internet to find more information about the film My Fair Lady and some relevant events.2.Prepare Act Two.