Using LanguageⅠ设计意图

Unit4

Pygmalion

Making the bet

(Using Language)

Teaching Goals: 1. To get Ss learn more about the story. 2.

To get Ss know something about Bernard Shaw. 3.

To arise the Students’ interest of speaking English.

Teaching Procedures: Step 1. Leading-in Purpose: To arouse Ss’ interest in the reading text. (1) Lead Ss to the topic of the reading text. Teacher may say, “We’ve learnt Act One of Bernard Shaw’s play. Do you know something about this famous writer?” Show the pictures and ask Ss to say something. Then give a brief introduction.

(2) Ask Ss whether they can imagine how the story will go on in Act Two? Ask Ss to describe it to their partner.

Step 2. Fast reading

Purpose: To get a brief understanding of the text.

Ask Ss to read this scene in two minutes and discuss the questions, and then answer them in pairs. (1) Why did Eliza go to Higgins’ home?

(2) Finally, did the professor agree to teach the girl? Why? Suggested Answers: (1) She wanted to learn to speak better from Higgins. (2) Yes, he did. Because Pickering made a bet with him.

Step 3. Intensive reading

Purpose: To get Ss to have some details in the text. Ask the Ss to read the passage for a second time and choose the best answer.

1. This text is mainly about Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering ______ about

teaching Eliza.

A. making a conversation

B. quarreling

C. making a bet

D. fighting 2. Eliza came to visit Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering in order to let them _____.A. give her some money

B. give her a job as a flower shop’s assistant

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C. teach her speak well

D. have a bath

3. Eliza only offered them _____ if they could

teach her.

A. 1 shilling

B. 2 shillings

C. nothing

D. 3 shillings 4. Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering

finally decided to ____ Eliza.

A. throw back

B. teach

C. only teach her how to speak

D. beat 5. Eliza refused to have a bath. From what she said, we can infer that she lived a

_____ life.

A. miserable

B. happy

C. good

D. dirty

Suggested Answers：1-5 CCABA

Step 4. Ask Ss to act the story, according to the passage.

Step 5. Language study 1. bet

n.&vt.

打赌

I’ve made a bet that our team will win the first. He has just lost a bet. I bet you($5) that they will win. 短语: I bet

我敢肯定

win/lose a bet

赌赢/赌输

make a bet on

就……打赌

2. deep in sth.

专心; 全神贯注; 深陷

They are deep in prayer. He was deep in thought when I saw him. He is often so deep in his books that he forgets to eat. 形容词短语deep in sth. 可用在句中作状语。

Deep in thought, he didn’t notice the car running towards him. 同样用法还有: lost, determined, absorbed, interested 等。

3. I rather fancied myself because I can pronounce twenty-four distinct vowel sounds.

本来我很自负, 因为我能发出24个不同的元音。

1) fancy oneself (as)

自以为是……; 自命不凡

例如：

She fancied herself (as) a famous actress. 2) fancy doing 表示“想不到会做某事”常用于祈使句，

表示惊叹。例如:

Fancy meeting so many old friends！

And fancy you talking like that! 3) 想象, 设想

We cannot fancy a life without electricity. 4) 爱好, 喜欢

What do you fancy for supper?

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4. show in

带或领……进来

Show her in, Mrs Pearce.

He showed me into a bedroom. He showed me out.

5. treat

v. 对待; 看待(以某种方式对待和处理) (常与as连用); 治疗; 款待; 享受

She treated me all right. Don’t treat this serious matter as a joke.

Are they able to treat this disease? I’m going to treat myself a vacation in the

mountain. treatment

n. 治疗; 疗法

treatable

adj. 可治疗的

6. (compromises)

OK, I will teach you. v.

compromise on / over

就……达成妥协

compromise with

与……妥协

compromise with sb about / on / over sth.

与某人就某事和解; 在某事上和某人妥协

She was forced to compromise in order to avoid a major argument. I wanted to go to Greece, and my wife wanted to go to Spain, so we compromised on Italy. Can’t you boys compromise with each other? compromise your principles /beliefs /ideas n. The treaty represents a political compromise between the two nations.

After lengthy talks the two sides finally

reached a compromise.

用介词填空：

We had so many disagreement, but we compromised _______ the last point. 2)

The final proposals were a rather unsuccessful compromises ________ the need for profitablity and the demands of local conservationists (自然环保者).

7.

fade away

消失, 衰弱

fade out

渐渐淡去

How about beginning with the alphabet?

(fades out as they go off stage together) Hopes of reaching an agreement seem to be fading away. Fade out the music at the end of the scene. Will this material fade? Flowers soon fade when cut. The strong sunlight faded the curtains.

Step 6 Homework Surf the Internet to find more information about My Fair Lady and Pygmalion.

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