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1、M8U4Pygmalion----Reading----徐蓉娟Ⅰ.lead-in:(TalkwiththeSsabouttheirpresentsituationoflearningEnglish.)AreyouconfidentaboutyourEnglish?/DoyouconsideryourEnglishtobestandard,fluentandelegant?/WhatdoyouthinkofyourEnglish?/DoyouwanttoimproveyourEnglish?However,tobefra
2、nk,yourEnglishisnotsopoor.IknowagirlwhooriginallycanonlyspeaksuchkindofEnglish,muchworsethanyou.①Comeover’ere,cap’in,andbuymeflowersoffapoorgirl.②Iain’tdonenothingwrongbyspeakingtothatgentleman.HerEnglishispooringrammar,spelling,pronunciation,etc.Butfinallyshesu
3、cceededinpassherselfoffwiththehelpofanexpertinphonetics.That’samiracle!Ⅱ.Pre-reading:1.Introductionofthefilm/play:ThestoryhappenedinafilmnamedMyFairLady.Haveyoueverseenthefilm?ItwoneightOscars,includingBestPicture,Director,andActor.AudreyHepburnstarredinthisfilm
4、.Actually,thisfilmisashortenedversionoftheplayPygmalionadaptedbyShaw.GeorgeBernardShaw,Irishdramatist,isaleadingfigureinthe20thcenturytheater.In1925hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature.Shawacceptedthehonourbutrefusedthemoney.Hewasaveryhumorousplaywright(剧作家).2
5、.ItisanadaptationofaclassicGreekstoryaboutPygmalion:ThisplayBernardShawadaptedisbasedonaGreekmythaboutPygmalion.Askthestudentstolookatthecaptionsandinviteonestudenttoworkoutthestory:Pygmalionisasculptorwhodoesnotlikewoman.However,hecreatesaperfectstonewomanwhois
6、sobeautifulthathefallsinlovewithher.HeaskstheGoddessHeratomakehisdreamcometruebyturningthestonestatueintoarealwoman.ThisHeradoesandthetwoaremarriedandhappilytogether.TheplaybyShawhasthesamethemeastheGreekstory.ProfessorHigginsisamanwhodoesn’tlikewomeneitherandis
7、veryrudetothem.Buteventuallyhealsofellinlovewithsomeone.Let’senjoytheplay.Ⅲ.While-reading1.skimming:①.Whoarethemaincharactersofthisact?②.Whatdotheydorespectively?③.Whataretheydoingatthebeginningoftheplay?ElizaDoolittle(E):apoorflowergirlwhoisambitioustoimprovehe
8、rself.ProfessorHiggins14(H):anexpertinphonetics,convincedthatthequalityofaperson’sEnglishdecideshis/herpositioninsociety.ColonelPickering(CP):anofficerinthearmyandlat
