高中英语 Unit 4 Pygmalion Listening and Writing课件 新人教版选修8

Listening on page 70 Testing ElizaBefore 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 first time. Then decide whether they are true or false. 1) Mrs Higgins is not interested in the experiment. F 2) Clara enjoys the new small talk. F 3) Eliza thinks somebody killed her aunt. T

4) Henry is disappointed with how the experiment is going. F 5) Mrs Higgins thinks Eliza can go to the ambassador’s garden party. F 6) Henry thinks he will take Eliza to the pictures. F

Listen to the tape

a second time andanswer the following questions.

1. Why does Freddy laugh at Eliza when she talks about the weather? 2. Why is Clara confused with Eliza’s use of English? 3. Why does Henry describe Eliza’s conversation as “the new small 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 correctlanguage and talking about

suitable subjects but in a languagethat is like a textbook, which shows

she does not understand what sheis saying.

2.Why is Clara confused with Eliza’s use of English? Clara is confused with Eliza’s use of English because Eliza is using slang and also talking of subjects not discussed in polite society. Clara would not have heard them discussed before.

3. Why does Henry describe Eliza’s

conversation as “the new smalltalk”?

Henry wants to disguise the factthat Eliza’s language is unsuitable

by pretending it is a new andfashionable way to talk.

4. Do you think Freddy likes Eliza?Why or why not? Freddy makes it clear that he likes

Eliza because he sits next to herand wants to walk her home.

5. Does Mrs Higgins thinks the test is successful? 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.

6. How does Eliza give herself away? She gives herself away by the choice of topics and by the

language she uses to talk aboutthese topics.

Now help Professor Higgins decide what still needs to be done to turn Eliza into a lady.The improvements What still needs to in Eliza be improved 1. her grammar 1. her dress 2. her pronunciation 2. her choice of conversation 3. her manners topics 3. her language

Listening textTESTING ELIZAHH = Henry HigginsE = Eliza CP = Colonel Pickering M = Maid MH = Mrs Higgins C = Clara F = Freddy N = Narrator

N: Eliza’s first test is a tea party at

Henry’s mother’s house.HH: Well, hello, mother! This is Colonel Pickering, and this is Eliza.

CP: Good afternoon, Mrs Higgins.E: (slowly and caref

ully) 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 afternoon, Freddy and Clara. It’s so good of you to come.