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/WhatdoyouthinkofyourEnglish?

/DoyouwanttoimproveyourEnglish?

However,tobefrank,yourEnglishisnotsopoor.IknowagirlwhooriginallycanonlyspeaksuchkindofEnglish,muchworsethanyou.

①Comeover’ere,cap’in,andbuymeflowersoffapoorgirl.

②Iain’tdonenothingwrongbyspeakingtothatgentleman.

HerEnglishispooringrammar,spelling,pronunciation,etc.

Butfinallyshesucceededinpassherselfoffwiththehelpofanexpertinphonetics.That’samiracle!

Ⅱ.Pre-reading:

1.Introductionofthefilm/play:

ThestoryhappenedinafilmnamedMyFairLady.Haveyoueverseenthefilm?

ItwoneightOscars,includingBestPicture,Director,andActor.AudreyHepburnstarredinthisfilm.

Actually,thisfilmisashortenedversionoftheplayPygmalionadaptedbyShaw.GeorgeBernardShaw,Irishdramatist,isaleadingfigureinthe20thcenturytheater.

In1925hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature.Shawacceptedthehonourbutrefusedthemoney.Hewasaveryhumorousplaywright（剧作家）.

2.ItisanadaptationofaclassicGreekstoryaboutPygmalion:

ThisplayBernardShawadaptedisbasedonaGreekmythaboutPygmalion.

Askthestudentstolookatthecaptionsandinviteonestudenttoworkoutthestory:

Pygmalionisasculptorwhodoesnotlikewoman.However,hecreatesaperfectstonewomanwhoissobeautifulthathefallsinlovewithher.HeaskstheGoddessHeratomakehisdreamcometruebyturningthestonestatueintoarealwoman.ThisHeradoesandthetwoaremarriedandhappilytogether.

TheplaybyShawhasthesamethemeastheGreekstory.ProfessorHigginsisamanwhodoesn’tlikewomeneitherandisveryrudetothem.Buteventuallyhealsofellinlovewithsomeone.

Let’senjoytheplay.

Ⅲ.While-reading

1.skimming:

①.Whoarethemaincharactersofthisact?

②.Whatdotheydorespectively?

③.Whataretheydoingatthebeginningoftheplay?

ElizaDoolittle（E）:

apoorflowergirlwhoisambitioustoimproveherself.ProfessorHiggins（H）:

anexpertinphonetics,convincedthatthequalityofaperson’sEnglishdecideshis/herpositioninsociety.ColonelPickering（CP）:

anofficerinthearmyandlaterafriendofHiggins’whosetshimatask.Theyareshelteringfromtherainoutsideatheatre.

2.careful-reading:

Atthebeginningoftheact,Edirectlygreetedtoagentleman.Butdidtheyknoweachother?

①A.whydidElizagreettothegentleman?

B.Didthegentlemanbuytheflowersfromher?

Why?

C.WhenElizatriedtopersuadehimtobuysomeflowersagainforthreepence,what’shisreaction/feeling?

Well,throughthewholeprocess,allthatElizaspoketothegentlemanwassetdownbyHiggins.ButatfirstElizamisunderstoodhim.Asfarasshewasconcerned,sthunpleasanthappened.

②watchavideoandseewhathappened.（payspecialattentiontoEliza’smanners）

ShethoughtHigginswhowastakingnotestobeapolicemanindisguise.Shefeltworriedwhethershewasconsideredasathiefandwouldbearrested.

Thewayshespoketoothers/manners:

rude/rough

Atthatmoment,theconversationbetweenHandEwasinterruptedbyCP,whowasresearchinginthesameacademicfieldasH.thus,thesecharactershadafatefulmeeting,afterwhichsthwaschanged.

③listentothetape,andseewhathappenedafterthesethreemet?

A.wherehasColonalPickeringbeenlivingandwhathashestudied?

B.What’sEliza’sambition?

C.WhatmakesHigginssoconfidentthathecouldpassElizaoffasaduchessatanambassador’sgardenparty?

HigginsthoughthecouldeducateElizatospeakproperly.Inhisopinion,howapersonspeakstheEnglishlanguageclassifieshis/herpositioninsomeone’seyes.

Ⅳ.Post-reading:

Besidesthelanguage,wecanalsoclassifyapersonbyhis/herbehaviour.

1.Groupwork:

Wouldyoupleasefindoutthesentencesintheplaywhichshowthelanguageandbehaviourofthethreemaincharacters,inordertoanalyzetheirsocialpositions?

Eliza：

Sentences/stagedirections:

characteristicsofthelanguage/behavior

⑴.TowardsG,H&

CP:

_________________________________________________________;

_________________

⑵.Towardsherself:

①_______________________________________________________;

②_______________________________________________________;

③_______________________________________________________

Higgins:

characteristicsoflanguage/behavior

⑴.TowardsEliza:

①_______________________________________________________;

③______________________________________

④______________________________________

⑵.Towards