Unit 4 Fateful meetings (Act One)

Warming upPlease enjoy some pictures aboutGreek stories.

地神该亚

海神波塞冬

火神赫淮斯拉斯

金苹果的故事

太阳神阿波罗

农神得墨忒耳

天神宙斯

天后赫拉

维纳斯的诞生

智慧女神雅典娜

战神阿瑞斯

丘比特的诞生

皮格马利翁与伽拉忒亚

Have you ever heard of the “Pygmalion Effect ”? 心理学家莫顿(Robert Merton)将 此现象名之为“自我实现的预言”。这 也就是在萧伯纳名剧《窈窕淑女》(My Fair Lady)中为人所熟知的“皮格马利翁 效应”(Pygmalion effect)。

that people tend to behave as you expect they will. If you expect a person to take responsibility, they probably will. If you expect them not to even try, they probably won’t.

The Pygmalion Effect is

This play by George Bernard Shaw (萧

伯纳) is an adaptation of a Greek story.Do you know this story? Pygmalion, a gifted artist, makes a stone statue of a beautiful woman. He asks the Greek Goddess to bring her to life. His wish is granted.

The author-----George Bernard Shaw

An Irish dramatist, literary critic, a socialist spokesman, and a leading figure in the 20th century theater.Immaturity Widowers' Houses Pygmalion Man and Superman (1902), Major Barbara (1905)

His main works:

Pre-readingMy Fair Lady Have you seen the film? If you have, did you like it? Have a discussion and give reasons.