ReadingCompany LogoQuestions:1.Who wrote the play?George Bernard ShawCompany LogoAbout the author(1856-1950)(1856-1950)WorksWorksIntroductionIntroductionQuotesQuotes Anecdote AnecdoteGeorge Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard ShawCompany LogoA brief introduction1.Irish dramatist, literary critic, a socialist spokesman2.defender of womens rights, and advocate of equality 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 ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw(1856-1950)(1856-1950)Company LogoAnecdoteYoure so skinnyMeat ball O“When people see you, they will know how poor your country is”.“When people see you, they will know the reason whyour country is so poor.”Company LogoQuotes1. If its true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for? 有人说我们来到这个世上就是要帮助别人的，有人说我们来到这个世上就是要帮助别人的，倘若此话非虚，那么请问，别人来到这个世界倘若此话非虚，那么请问，别人来到这个世界又是干什么的又是干什么的 2. Money is not everything. Theres Mastercard & Visa. 金金钱并非一切，并非一切，还有信用卡呢。有信用卡呢。3. One should love animals. They are so tasty. 人们应该喜爱动物，它们好吃来着呢。人们应该喜爱动物，它们好吃来着呢。Company LogoLiterary worksCandiaCandia康蒂妲康蒂妲康蒂妲康蒂妲 Androcles and the LionAndrocles and the Lion安德安德安德安德罗罗克利斯与克利斯与克利斯与克利斯与狮狮子子子子 The Devils DiscipleThe Devils Disciple魔鬼的魔鬼的魔鬼的魔鬼的门门徒徒徒徒Saint JoanSaint Joan圣女圣女圣女圣女贞贞德德德德Heartbreak HouseHeartbreak House伤伤心之家心之家心之家心之家Arms and the ManArms and the Man武器与人武器与人武器与人武器与人The filmSome were made into films1.This text is mainly about the firstexperience of Eliza meeting with _. A. Professor Higgins B. Colonel Pickering C. Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering D. a gentlemanAct Onemain meaning2. Eliza greeted to the gentleman in orderto _.A. ask him to buy some flowers from her B. talk with himC. ask him to teach herD. beg some money from himAct Onemain meaning3. Why Eliza began to cry? Because _.A.she thought Professor Higgins would arresthimB. the gentleman didnt give her some moneyC. Pickering beat and scolded herD. there was no reasonAct Onemain meaning4. Professor Higgins believed that he could judge a person by _.A. his appearance B. his action C. his conversation D. his mannersAct Onemain meaning5. From the text , we can infer that Professor Higgins is a man described below EXCEPT _.A. he doesnt care about moneyB. he is an expert in phoneticsC. he is proud D. he is greedyAct Onemain meaningCompany LogoActingAct oneFateful meetings:try to act it out.Eliza DoolittleHenryHigginsColonel PickeringEliza 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 in the army and later a friend of Higgins who sets him a task.This play, Pygmalion, wasalso made into a film calledMy Fair Lady. Have you seen the film?CharacterPosition in societyEvidence in the playElizaLower classLanguage: calls gentleman “sir” and _ (or captain) which is a complimentBehaviour: _ to people of higher classComprehending respectful“capin”CharacterPosition in societyEvidence in the playHenry HigginsLanguage: calls Eliza “_” and Pickering “_”Behaviour: _ to lower class; _ to same or upper classMiddle classrudepoliteyou silly girlmy dear manCharacterPosition in societyEvidence 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 _ ElizapoliteignoresconversationChoose adjectives to describe each characterin the play.Henry Impatient, rude, confident, superior, self-importantColonel Kind, polite ,generous,enthusiastic, eager, confidentElizaAnxious, eager, emotionalambitious, unsureCorrect all these sentences in terms of grammar, spelling,etc.1. Come overere, capin, and buy me flowers off a poor girl.Come over here, captain, and buy some flowersFrom a poor girl.2. I aint done nothing wrong bu speaking to that gentleman.I havent done anything wrong by speaking to That gentleman.3. I thought maybe you was a policeman in disguise.I thought maybe you were a policeman in disguise4. How do I know whether ou took me words down right?How do I know 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!.acquaintance n. 相识相识; 了解了解I have some acquaintance with the language.我懂得这门语言我懂得这门语言. ._I made his acquaintance long ago.我很久以前已经认识他了我很久以前已经认识他了. ._make ones acquaintance / make the acquaintance of sb.结识某人结识某人be acquainted with对对熟悉熟悉I got /became acquainted with him long ago. acquaint vt