M8U4PygmalionReading2終稿

1、M8U4 PygmalionReading 2Class Rules 1. Participate- try new things! 2. Try to use English as much as possible. 3. Be brave and have fun! Suppose the drama festival is going to be held next month in our school 1. E: Tomorrow Ill find you, Henry Higgins. 2. E: (Angrily) Tomorrow Ill find you, Henry Hig

2、gins. 3. E: (Proudly) Tomorrow Ill find you, Henry Higgins.Read:Read:Lines of Character （臺(tái)詞）（臺(tái)詞）Stage Direction（舞臺(tái)說明）（舞臺(tái)說明） Play （劇本）（劇本）Pygmalion Act 2 Scene 1 From the last part of Act 1, can you guess what is going to happen in Act 2?TASK 1: read line 1-34 1. Why did Higgins ask Mrs Pearce to sho

3、w Eliza in at first? 2. How did Higgins feel and what did he say when he knew Eliza was the one they saw the other day? 3. What is the underlying meaning of this line: “If you think of how much money this Girl has- why, its the best offer Ive had!” Because he wanted to show how he made records of in

4、teresting accent to Pickering.Line 20: (disappointed)Shes no use at all. Take her away.worstIntention: to show his expertiseLinesFeeling/behaviourStage directionpersonalityintentionIndication: regard her as a toolIrony (反諷):Higgins thought the girl was poor and she couldnt afford to pay him for teac

5、hing.Higgins: Proud of his own profession Unconcerned with other people Self-importantIndication: look down upon Eliza The scene describes Higgins personalities in the following aspects: What= How= Why= behaviorfeelingintentionLinesStage directionLinesStage DirectionHiggins: Unconcerned with other p

6、eople Self-importantRead line 35-531. Line 35: Oh, she is deliciously low.2. Line 36: Wash her and burn her horrible clothes.3. Line 44: Once more, take her away, immediately.4. Line 48: Throw her back.Line 48: (heartily)OccasionWhat she saysWhat she does/How she feelsWhy she says/does/feels soWhen

7、asked “what do you want, young lady?”When asked “How much?”When forced to be washed?Personalities of Eliza: LinesWORK IN GROUPS (tips: line 22-43)IntentionStage directionOccasionWhat she saysWhat she does/How she feelsWhy she says/does/feels soWhen asked “what do you want, young lady?”Personalities

8、of Eliza: LinesStage directionSharingIntention(Line 23-25) I wanna be a lady So here I am, ready to pay him. Im not asking for any favoursand he treats me like dirt.upsetShe feels upset because Higgins is rude to her. She claims that she is not asking for any favours.Self-respectingambitiousOccasion

9、What she saysWhat she does/How she feelsWhy she says/does/feels soWhen asked “How much?”Personalities of Eliza: LinesIntentionSharing(Line 27-29) You wouldnt have the face to ask me for the same for teaching meSo I wont givehappierShe feels happier because Higgins talks to her. She uses another way

10、to cover up the fact that she can just afford to pay 1 shilling for teaching. Self-respectingStage directionOccasionWhat she saysWhat she does/How she feelsWhy she says/does/feels soWhen forced to be washed?Personality of Eliza: LinesIntentionSharing(Line 41-43) I cant. I dursnt.Id never come if Id

11、known about this disgusting thing you want me to dosobbing;weeping“I dursnt” means I dare not. She thinks it is not natural to have a bath just because of being dirty and it would even kill her.frightenedafraid of unknown thingsStage direction Working class people at that time did not have bathrooms

12、 in their houses so they did not take baths very often. Many working class people feared that too many baths were harmful.Discussion of charactersLife gives you so many difficulties and setbacks, just because you are the hero in the play.Be ambitious to seek your opportunity;Be active to change your

13、self no matter what difficulties you meet.Listen and experience Do the pronunciation and intonation show the personality of the character?Acting Work in groups of fourChoose the character you likeAct out line 39-48Use proper pronunciation, intonation and action to show the personality of each charac

14、ter! Grade and make comments on the performance of your classmates according to the criteria.Task 5 EvaluationTask 5 EvaluationCriteria LevelDo the pronunciation and intonation of the actor (actress) show the personality of the character?A B C DDoes the actor (actress) add some actions to show the personality of the character?A B C DfeelingsbehavioursintentionpersonalitiesLife extends to wherever your dream lies.If you ar