1、Testing ElizaListening on page 70Before you listen to next part of play,discuss these questions with a partner.1 How would you test Eliza?2 Where would you take her?3 What criteria would you use to decide if the test was a success or not?2 Now read these statements and listen to the tape for the fir
2、st time.Then decide whether they are true or false.1)Mrs Higgins is not interested in the experiment.2)Clara enjoys the new small talk.3)Eliza thinks somebody killed her aunt.FFT4)Henry is disappointed with how the experiment is going.5)Mrs Higgins thinks Eliza can go to the ambassadors garden party
3、.6)Henry thinks he will take Eliza to the pictures.FFFListen to the tape a second time and answer the followingquestions.1.Why does Freddy laugh at Eliza when she talks about the weather?2.Why is Clara confused with Elizas use of English?3.Why does Henry describe Elizas conversation as“the new small
4、 talk”?4.Do you think Freddy likes Eliza?Why or why not?5.Does Mrs Higgins thinks the test is successful?Why or why not?6.How does Eliza give herself away?1.Why does Freddy laugh at Eliza when she talks about the weather?He realizes she is using the correct language and talking about suitable subjec
5、ts but in a language that is like a textbook,which shows she does not understand what she is saying.2.Why is Clara confused with Elizas use of English?Clara is confused with Elizas use of English because Eliza is using slang and also talking of subjects not discussed in polite society.Clara would no
6、t have heard them discussed before.Henry wants to disguise the fact that Elizas language is unsuitable by pretending it is a new and fashionable way to talk.3.Why does Henry describe Elizas conversation as“the new small 4.talk”?Freddy makes it clear that he likes Eliza because he sits next to her an
7、d wants to walk her home.4.Do you think Freddy likes Eliza?Why or why not?Mrs Higgins is amused by Eliza but recognizes that she is not yet ready for polite society.Her language is so unsuitable that she would give herself away as not being an authentic English lady.5.Does Mrs Higgins thinks the tes
8、t is successful?Why or why not?She gives herself away by the choice of topics and by the language she uses to talk about these topics.6.How does Eliza give herself away?Now help Professor Higgins decide what still needs to be done to turn Eliza into a lady.The improvements in ElizaWhat still needs t
9、o be improved1.her dress2.her pronunciation3.her manners1.her grammar2.her choice of conversation topics3.her languageTESTING ELIZAHH=Henry HigginsCP=Colonel PickeringMH=Mrs HigginsF=FreddyE=ElizaM=MaidC=ClaraN=NarratorListening textN:Elizas first test is a tea party at Henrys mothers house.HH:Well,
10、hello,mother!This is Colonel Pickering,and this is Eliza.CP:Good afternoon,Mrs Higgins.E:(slowly and carefully)Good afternoon,Mrs Higgins.MH:(to both)Good afternoon.(murmurs)Now Henry,how is your experiment coming along?HH:Well,mother,well.M:(announces loudly):Here is Mr and Miss Hill!MH:Good aftern
11、oon,Freddy and Clara.Its so good of you to come.Let me introduce you to Miss Eliza Doolittle,my son Henry and his friend Colonel Pickering.F:How dyou do?(shakes hands with everyone)HH:Delighted Im sure.N:Eliza talks to Clara and Freddy while the others listen.E:(very carefully):How do you do,MrHill
12、and Miss Hill?C:Good afternoon.May I call you Eliza and do please call me Clara.How pretty you look?F:Yes,indeed.May I sit next to you,Eliza?E:Oh,yes.Please do.F:Now,will it rain,do you think?E:There are indications that the rain to the west of these islands is likely to move to the east.F:Oh,how fu
13、nny!E:(crossly)Whats wrong with that,young man?I bet I got it right.C:I hope it wont turn cold though.Theres so much flu about.E:My aunt died of flu,so they said.But I believe they done the old woman in.C:Done her in?Please what does that mean,Mr Higgins?HH:Oh,thats the new small talk.To do a person
14、 in means to kill them.E:(continuing)Yes,why should she dieof influenza?She recovered from diphtheria the year before.I believe they done her in.C:(turning to Eliza)Do you mean that?E:(getting enthusiastic)Yes,I do!What became of her new straw hat that she promised to me?Somebody stole it,and what I
15、 say is:the person whostole it,done her in.Her family would have killed her for a hat-pin,let alone hat!F:(cant help laughing)I like the new small talk.E:(angrily)If that was right,why were you laughing?Have I said anything I oughtnt,Mrs Higgins?MH:Not at all.E:Well,what I say isHH:(looking at his w
16、atch)Ahem!E:(taking the hint and rising)Well,I must go.So pleased to have met you.Goodbye.MH:Goodbye.F:May I walk you home?E:Walk?Not likely!Im going in a taxi!(exits)(Freddy and Clara also rise)C:Its time for us to leave.Thank you,Mrs Higgins.MH:Its been my pleasure.See you next week then?(exit the
17、 Hills)HH:Now,mother,do you think she isready for the ambassadors garden party?MH:You silly boy.Of course not.She looks all right,of course.But she gives herself away with every sentence she speaks!HH:Never mind about that!Pickering and I will just have to work a littleharder.Do you think,Pickering,
18、we should take her to the theatre?CP:Yes,what a good idea!But do you think shell(fade out as they leave the house)1.Read the following statements,and 2.then listen to the tape and decide whether they are true or false.1)Henry thinks Mr Pommuck is his best and greatest student.2)The ambassadors wife
19、is impressed by Elizas beauty.FTTHE AMBASSADORS GRADEN PARTYListening task on page 733)Mr Pommuck thinks Eliza speaks the language so perfectly that she must be French.4)Eliza enjoys peoples praise and likes to be the centre of attraction.5)Henry and Pickering are very proud of Elizas“performance”an
20、d popularity.FFFListen to the tape again and answer the following questions.1 Why do the ambassador and his wife think Eliza is a princess?2 Does Henry encourage everyone to think she is a princess?Why or why not?3 Does Eliza enjoy the party?Why or why not?1 Why do the ambassador and his wife think
21、Eliza is a princess?The ambassador and his wife think Eliza must be a princess because she is well dressed and looks so beautiful.2 Does Henry encourage everyone to think she is a princess?Why or why not?No,he doesnt.Henry wants to see if Eliza can behave well enough to be taken as a lady rather tha
22、n as a princess.3 Does Eliza enjoy the party?Why or why not?No,she doesnt.Eliza does not enjoy the party because it is a strain for her.Listen to the tape a third time and enjoy the humour of this act.It lies in Mr Pommucksclaim to be an expert although he fails to unmask Eliza.Show how he is wrong
23、about her.Mr Prommucksideas about ElizaEvidence to prove he is wrong1.She cannot be English as she speaks the language too well.1.The ambassadors wife speaks good English but is not considered to be foreign.Mr Prommucksideas about ElizaEvidence to prove he is wrong2.She speaks English so well that s
24、he must be a foreigner,probably a Hungarian.3.She is so beautiful that she must be a princess.3.Beauty does not make a princess.2.She cannot be Hungarian as she does not recognize the language.THE AMBASSADORS GARDEN PARTYThe ambassador,his wife and their friend,Mr Pommuck,are receiving guests as the
25、y arrive at the party.Henry,Colonel Pickering and Eliza arrive together.Mr Pommuckcatches sight of Henry as he enters the room and rushes up to him.Listening textP=Mr PommuckH=Henry Higgins C=Colonel Pickering E=Eliza A=the ambassador W=the ambassadors wifeO=official announcerP:Well,hello,Professor
26、Higgins.Do you remember me?H:No,I dont.Who the devil are you?P:Im Pommuck.I was our first student,your best and greatest pupil.You cannot forget ME.H:What are you doing here?P:Im an interpreter of the ambassador and I can speak THIRTY-TWO languages.Nobody can fool me when it comes to discovering wha
27、t country they come from.You know all about the phonetics of London and I know the phonetics of Europe!(Colonel Pickering and Eliza stand in line ready to be introduced to the ambassador and his wife.)C:Are you nervous,Eliza?E:No,not me.(laughs)Oh,Colonel,this is too much of a dream for that!O:(loud
28、ly)Miss Doolittle,Colonel Pickering and Professor Higgins.W:Hello,my dear.The ambassador and I are so happy to meet you.E:(slowly and clearly)How do you do?(passes on to the party)P:(catches sight of Eliza)My goodness,who is she?I must go and find out.(follows Eliza)A:Now come on,Henry.Tell us about
29、 the wonderful young lady.H:What wonderful young lady?W:You know very well.They tell me there has been nothing like this for years.They are all standing on their chairs to look at her.(Mr Pommuckcomes back.)A:Ah,heres Pommuck.What have you found out about the Doolittle lady?P:Ive found out all about
30、 her,ambassador.Shes a cheat.W:A cheat!Oh no!P:Yes,yes.She cant hide it from me.Her name cant be Doolittle.H:(nervously)Why?P:Because Doolittle is an English name.And shes not English.W:Nonsense.She speaks English perfectly!P:Thats it!Too perfectly.Can you show me any English woman who speaks Englis
31、h as it should be spoken?Only foreigners whove been taught to speak it,can speak it so well.W:Well,if shes not English,what is she?P:Hungarian.EVERYBODY:(astonished)Hungarian?P:Hungarian and a princess.H:Did you speak to her in Hungarian?P:I did.She was very clever and said(imitates Eliza)“Please sp
32、eak to me in English.I dontunderstand French”.Impossible.She knows both.H:And a princess?P:Yes,yes,Professor Higgins.W:I agree.She must be a princess.A:I agree too.H:Well,I dont agree with you.(Pickering enters with Eliza)E:(to Henry)Im ready to go home now.I dont think I can bear it much more.Peopl
33、e stare at me so.An old lady said I spoke just like the Queen.Im sorry if I lost the bet,but I did my best.C:Youve not lost it,my dear.Youve won it ten times over.(to Henry)Lets go now,Henry.Elizas tired and Im hungry.Lets go now,Henry.Elizas tired and Im hungry.Lets go and have supper somewhere.E:Y
34、es please!Lets eat whelks.I feel like some simple food tonight.(all exit)In pairs,think about why Bernard Shaw did not end his play happily with Henry marrying Eliza.Remember that the story is based on the Greek tale of Pygmalion even though there is no character called Pygmalion in the play.Bernard
35、 Shaw must have had good reasons for giving his play this title.Refer back to page 28 for the story of Pygmalion,then work out the similarities and differences between the play and the story.The story of Pygmalion and the play PygmalionSimilarities 1.2.Differences 1.2.3.The story of Pygmalion and th
36、e play PygmalionSimilarities 1.2.They are both about a man who“makes”a perfect woman.Both the women benefit:Galatea by becoming alive and Eliza by learning how to behave in polite society.The story of Pygmalion and the play PygmalionDifferences 1.2.In the story the artist admits that he has fallen i
37、n love with the statue,but in the play Henry does not admit that he loves Eliza.In the story the artist and the statue get married and live happily together,but in the play they do not get married and appear to part.The story of Pygmalion and the play PygmalionDifferences 3.In the story the artist c
38、hanges from not liking women to loving one,but in the play Henry does not appear to change as much as Eliza.Now in pairs discuss how the characters change in the play?Example:Galatea changes from stone into a real person.Eliza changes fromPygmalion changes froma rough,dirty flower girl who spoke bad
39、 English into a beautiful and accomplished lady.a man who dislikes women into one who loves one particular woman.Does Henry change?Consider thesequestions:1.What does he think of Eliza at the beginning of the play?2.What does he think of Eliza at the end of the play?3.Has his attitude changed?If yes
40、,how?1.What does he think of Eliza at the beginning of the play?2.What does he think of Eliza at the end of the play?He thinks Eliza is a rough,dirty flower girl who speaks bad English at the beginning of the play.He thinks that she is beautiful and speaks good English at the end of the play but she
41、 is his creation.3.Has his attitude changed?If yes,how?His attitude has changed.It seems he cant live without her.He is actually in love with her,but he finds it difficult to show this feeling.He wants her to stay but is not prepared to give her anything that would make her stay.Write a sentence abo
42、ut Henry and how his change or lack of it caused problems for Eliza.I think Henry has/hasnt changed becauseI think Henry has changed because he didnt want Eliza to leave,while Eliza first came to his house he didnt like her at all.Now use all this information you have gathered about the connection b
43、etween the story and the play and write a review of the play.First,analyse the play in groups.You may find the following headings useful in your discussion.vWhat is the theme of the play?vWho are the main characters?vWhat is the main plot?vWhat time period is the play set in?After the discussion,dec
44、ide on the organization of your review.You may have an outline like this:Paragraph 1:A brief summary of what happens in the play and your general opinion on it.Paragraph 2:Select one aspect you want to write about the theme,one of the characters,a small scene,the plot development,the language or the writing style and why you choose that aspect.Paragraph 3:Develop your ideas on the aspect you select.Paragraph 4:End your review by stating what you have learned or enjoyed about this play.
