Do you know the famous actress? She is regarded as the one of the most elegant ladies in the world. What’s her name? Can you name some films which she acted in? 罗马假期 (Roman Holiday)1953 年 龙凤配 (Sabrina)1954 年 战争与和平(War and Peace)1956 年 修女传 (The Nun‘s Story)1959 年 第凡内早餐 (Breakfast at Tiffany‘s)1961 年 窈窕淑女(My Fair Lady)1964 年 Questions:1. Have you seen the film My Fair Lady ? 2. Who wrote the play?George Bernard Shaw Do you know something about Shaw?George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist, literary critic, a socialist spokesman, and a leading figure in the 20th century theater. Shaw was a freethinker, defender of women’s rights, and advocate of equality of income. In 1925 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. Shaw accepted the honor but refused the money . He was a very humorous playwright. The Fair Lady by George Bernard Shaw is an adaptation of a Greek story. Do you know the 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. Do you heard of “the Pygmalion Effect”?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. The play by Shaw has the same theme as the Greek story. What this theme might be? Fateful meetings 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...
