Are you interested in Psychology? If yes, have you ever heard of the “Pygmalion Effect ”?Warming up ( 5m)What is it? The Pygmalion Effect is 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.Pygmalion,the play by George Bernard Shaw, is an adaptation of a Greek story. According to the myth, Pygmalion created a female statue and treated it with such affection that, through Aphrodite's intervention, the statue came to life and responded to him. Such is the essence of the self-fulfilling prophecy: what we expect tends to come true.The author-----George Bernard Shaw,who isan Irish dramatist, literary critic, and a leading figure in the 20th century theater. His main works:ImmaturityWidowers' Houses PygmalionMan and Superman (1902),John Bull's Other Island (1904), Major Barbara (1905)This play, Pygmalion, wasalso made into a film calledMy Fair Lady. Have you seen the film?If you have,did you like it?Have a discussion and givereasons.Pre-reading---(2m)The play by Shaw has the same theme as theGreek Story. In pairs discuss what this theme might be.Eliza Doolittle(E): a poor flower girl who is ambitious to improve herself.Professor Higgins(H): an expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality of a person’s English decides his/her position in society.Colonel Pickering(P): an officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins’ who sets him a task.PygmalionScanning the text and finish the chart.characterPosition in societyEvidence in the playElizaLower classBehavior :__________________________________________Language :__________________________________________________HenryHigginsMiddleclassColonel Pickeri...
