1、Unit 4Pygmalion我们在此处增加本课时重点单词和短语表达部分,旨在帮助学生在上课前对早读学习的单词及短语进行复习回顾，从而加深记忆。用一分钟时间对单词进行复习，使学生在新课学习中没有单词障碍。通过朗读，使学生熟练掌握单词的正确发音。所呈现单词均出自课本单词表中的词汇。Words reviewn.适应(性);改编本adj.经典的;第一流的n.经典著作n.(图片上的)说明文字;(电视、电影)字幕;(杂志等文章的)标题;题目n.情节;阴谋adaptationclassiccaptionplotObjectiveTo learn the Greek story of Pygmalion a
2、nd the play by Shaw.Who am I?Im Athena anOlympian goddess.Do you know any other gods or goddesses in Greek mythology(神话)?天神宙斯天后赫拉太阳神阿波罗海神波塞冬战神阿瑞斯火神赫淮斯托斯农神得墨忒耳Do you know any Greek mythology?Please enjoy some pictures about Greek stories.普罗米修斯盗火特洛伊木马维纳斯的诞生丘比特的诞生三女神与金苹果许拉斯和水泽仙女皮格马利翁与伽拉忒亚Do you know th
3、e story aboutPygmalion?If not,look at the the pictures and the captions and try to work out the storyand tell it to your partner.1.Pygmalion,a gifted artist,makes a stone statue of a beautiful woman.Pygmalion,an artist,dislikes women.One day he makes a statue of a beautiful woman in ivory.2.He asks
4、the Greek Goddess to bring her to life.When he finishes the statue,he falls in love with it and goes to the Greek Goddess,Aphrodite(阿佛洛狄忒),to ask her to make the statue into a real woman.3.His wish is granted.As a result of his prayers,Aphrodite agrees to help him and makes the statue into a woman.T
5、he two marry and live happily ever after.Are you interested in psychology?If so,have you ever heard of the“Pygmalion effect”(皮格马利翁效应)?The Pygmalion effect,or Rosenthal(罗森塔尔)effect,refers to situations in which students perform better than other students simply because they are expected to do so.The
6、effect is named after George Bernard Shaws play Pygmalion,in which a professor makes a bet that he can teach a poor flower girl to speak and act like an upper-class lady,and is successful.A brief introduction to George Bernard Shaw:BornNationalityAchievementsIn 1856IrishNobel Prize for Literature in
7、 1925,Irish dramatist,literary critic,a socialist spokesman WorksPersonalityDeathArms and the Man(1894)The Devils Disciple(1897)Man and Superman(1903)Pygmalion(1913)Saint Joan(1923)Humorous and witty In 1950A story about Bernard Shaw:One day,Shaw took part in a grand party,in which he met the then P
8、rime Minister Churchill.Churchill was very fat at that time whereas Shaw was very thin.Churchill said to Shaw very sharply,:“When people see you,they will know how poor the country is.”And then Shaw answered very quickly,“When people see you,they will know the reason why the country is so poor.”Do y
9、ou think that Pygmalion and his statue-wife will be happy together?What problems do you think they will have?How do you think they might solve them?DiscussionThe play written by Shaw was also made into a film.Do you know the name of the film?My Fair LadyHave you ever seen thefilm My Fair Lady?If so,
10、did you like it?Have a discussion and give your reasons.MY FAIR LADY窈窕淑女Do you know who starred in this film?She is regarded as one of the most elegant ladies in the world.Can you name some films she acted in?奥黛丽赫本Do you know her?个人档案Audrey Hepburn (1929.5.4 1993.1.20)出生地：比利时布鲁塞尔 家庭：父亲是一名富裕的英国银行家，母亲
11、是一名荷兰女男爵身高：170公分爱好：芭蕾最喜爱的颜色：白色最难忘的事情：获得奥斯卡奖Audrey Hepburn is one of Hollywoods all-time greatest actresses.She is famous not only in the USA,but also in other parts of the world.When Hepburn died in 1993,the world mourned the loss of a great beauty,a great actress and a great humanitarian.Hepburns w
12、hole life(Her early life)(Her acting life)(Her later life)Hepburn was born in Belgium on 4th May 1929.MY FAIR LADYMy Fair Lady中文名：窈窕淑女英文名：(My Fair Lady)主演：Audrey Hepburn 导演：George Cukor第三十七届(1964年)奥斯卡最佳影片窈窕淑女获十三项提名，夺得最佳影片、最佳导演、最佳男主角、最佳彩色片摄影等八项大奖。Eliza Doolittle(E):a poor flower girl who is ambitious
13、 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(CP):an officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins who sets him a task.Main characters伊莉莎是个卖花女，讲着一口在上流社会听起来觉得格外刺耳的英语。教授希金斯是个贵族气的
14、语言学家。教授的朋友皮克林和他打赌，如果让伊莉莎以贵夫人的身份出席6个月后将举办的大使游园会而不被人识破真相，那么皮克林愿意承担一切试验费用和伊莉莎的学费。希金斯欣然接受了挑战。希金斯是个精力旺盛和讲究科学的学者，但他又像孩子一样，毫不顾及他人的感情，对伊莉莎严加训练。内容简介希金斯已经40多岁，还未结婚，他从来看不上年轻姑娘，可现在在生活上竟然离不开伊莉莎了。6个月后，希金斯满怀信心地带伊莉莎和皮克林一起出席希腊大使举办的招待会。伊莉莎全力以赴，谈笑自若，光彩照人，希金斯成功了。但当回到家里后，由于希金斯对疲惫不堪的伊莉莎随意乱嚷，伊莉莎自尊心受到了伤害，委屈之下，愤然离开了希金斯的家。最后二人终于和解，伊莉莎回到了希金斯身边。Please enjoy some pictures aboutMy Fair Lady.My Fair LadyHomework1.Look up the new words and expressions of the Reading in the dictionary.2.Preview the Reading:PYGMALION
