1、Unit 4 PygmalionSection Warming Up&ReadingPrereading英语 选修8(配人教版)Look at the following pictures and answer some questions.1Can you say something about the author?George Bernard Shaw/萧伯纳英语 选修8(配人教版)答案：George Bernard Shaw,an Irish dramatist,literarycritic,a socialist spokesman,and a leading figure in t
2、he 20thcentury theater.In 1925 he was awarded the Nobel Prize forliterature.Shaw accepted the honour but refused the money.He wasa very humorous playwright.英语 选修8(配人教版)2Have you seen the film My Fair Lady/(窈窕淑女)?Do you know the famous actress?Whats her name?答案：Audrey Hepburn.She is regarded as one o
3、f the mostelegant ladies in the world.英语 选修8(配人教版)3Do you know some other films which she acted in?答案：略英语 选修8(配人教版)Scan the text and then choose the best answer according tothe text.1Eliza greeted to the gentleman in order to _.Atalk with himBask him to buy some flowers from herCask him to teach her
4、Dbeg some money from him答案：B英语 选修8(配人教版)2What did Higgins take down on his notebook?AHe wrote down what the girl said.BHe wanted to tell the police what he had seen.CHe took down the weather.DHe was writing a diary.答案：A英语 选修8(配人教版)3The girl began to cry when she saw the man taking notesbecause _.Ash
5、e thought he wasnt a noblemanBshe thought he was a noblemanCshe thought he was a policemanDshe wanted to prove that she wasnt a thief答案：C英语 选修8(配人教版)4Once educated to speak properly，the girl could do thefollowing things EXCEPT _.Aacting as a duchessBgoing on selling flowersCworking as a shop assista
6、ntDserving as a ladys maid答案：B英语 选修8(配人教版)5From the text，we can infer that Professor Higgins is aman described below EXCEPT _.Ahe doesnt care about moneyBhe is an expert in phoneticsChe is proudDhe is greedy答案：D英语 选修8(配人教版)1Read the text carefully and then answer the followingquestions.(1)Who is Hen
7、ry Higgins anxious to meet and why?(2)What is Elizas ambition and what does she decide to doabout it?答案：(1)He is anxious to meet Colonel Pickering because heis researching in the same academic field as Pickering.(2)Her ambition is to be a shop assistant.She decides to takelessons from Professor Higg
8、ins to achieve her aims.英语 选修8(配人教版)2Fill in the blanks according to the text：Main CharactersSocial PositionIdentity(身份)LanguageBehaviourElizalowernonstandard；pooreducatedColonel Pickeringrude to lower class；polite to same or upper classProfessor Higginsan expert in phonetics英语 选修8(配人教版)答案：Main Char
9、actersSocial PositionIdentity(身份)LanguageBehaviourElizalowera poor flower girl who is ambitious to improve herselfnonstandard；pooreducatedrespectful to people of higher classColonel Pickeringmiddlean officer in the army and later a friend of Higginsstandard；welleducatedrude to lower class；polite to
10、same or upper classProfessor Higginsupperan expert in phoneticsstandard；welleducatedgenerally confident and polite；but ignores Eliza英语 选修8(配人教版)3.Read the text carefully and then try to write down themain idea of the text.The play is mainly about _who is lucky tocome across a professor who might hel
11、p her to _ her life.a poor flower girlimprove英语 选修8(配人教版)Fill in the blanks according to the text.Professor Higgins is an expert in phonetics，who studied and_(classify)peoples speech.He could place a man byjust a few _(remark)One day，it was pouring withrain and cab whistles were blowing _ all direct
12、ions.A flowergirl was sheltering from the rain when Colonel Pickering，classifiedremarksin英语 选修8(配人教版)_ was also interested in phonetics，passed and hesitated fora moment.Mr.Pickering came to England to make the _(acquaint)of Higgins.Higgins made a bet with Pickering that once_(educate)to speak _(proper)，the girl，Elizacould _(turn)into an upper class lady.Eliza wanted towork in a proper flower shop _ asked Higgins to give herlessons.Their lesson began _ the alphabet.whoacquaintanceeducatedproperlybe turnedandwith谢谢观看！