选修8第四单元Reading PPT

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When he finishes the statue, he falls in love with it and goes to the Greek goddess, Aphrodite, to ask her to make the statue into a real woman.
His wish is granted.
The author —— George Bernard Shaw An Irish dramatist, literary critic, a socialist spokesman, and a leading figure in the 20th century theater.
Immaturity Widowers’ Houses Pygmalion His main works: Man and Superman (1902), Major Barbara (1905)
3. The flower girl wanted to become ________. A. a duchess B. a shop assistant C. a lady D. a lady’s maid
4. The flower girl was worried when she found Higgins making notes because __. A. she thought she did something wrong B. she thought she didn’t have the right to sell flowers C. she didn’t want Higgins to write down what she said D. she thought Higgins was a policeman in disguise
2. Which of the following can best describe Henry Higgins? A. Kind and polite. B. Impatient and anxious. C. Self-important and confident. D. Unsure and generous.
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My Fair Lady Have you seen the film?
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 person’s English decides his/her position in society.
In Shaw’s play, Professor Higgins is a man who does not like women either and is very rude to them. For a bet he agrees to teach a poor young woman so that she can be passed off as a rich lady in high class society. So, like Pygmalion, Higgins creates a perfect young woman. Both the statue and Eliza depend on their creator for their new life.
Colonel Pickering (P): an officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins’ who sets him a task.
Fateful meetings
Read the text quickly and complete its main idea. The play is mainly about a poor 1. _f_lo_w__e_r_ girl who is lucky to come across a professor who might help her to 2. _i_m_p_r_o_v_e_ her life.
Unit 4 Pygmalion
This play by George Bernard Shaw (萧 伯纳) is an adaptation of a a classic Greek story. Do you know this story?
Pygmalion, a gifted artist, makes a stone statue of a beautiful woman.
upper class
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India
officer dialects
Read through the act one and choose the best answer. 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