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人教版英语选修8u n i t4知识点归纳高二英语集体备课主备人：温秀荣备课地点：四楼办公室选修8 Unit 4 PygmalionⅠ.词汇短语过关1．hesitate vi. 犹豫；踌躇hesitant adj. 犹豫的；踌躇的；迟疑的hesitation n. 踌躇，犹豫hesitate to do sth. 迟疑做某事hesitate about/at/in/over (doing) sth. (做)某事犹豫不决without hesitation 毫不犹豫地2．classify vt. 编排；分类；归类classify sth. by/according to 根据......分类classify sb./sth. as 把某人/物归入......类；分等级classify sb./sth. in/into... 把某人/某物归为......类3．remark v. & n．评论；评述；谈到remark on/upon...对......发表看法；评论......remark that...说；评论说；注意到......make(some) remarks on/upon...对......评论；评论......4．betray vt. 显露出(本来面目)，背叛，泄露(机密)betrayal n. 背叛，出卖，泄露betray sb. (to sb.) (向......)出卖......betray a secret to sb. 向某人泄露秘密betray one's trust 辜负某人的信任betray oneself 暴露本来面目，原形毕露5．condemn vt. 谴责；使......注定condemn sb. sth. for/as sth. 由于......而谴责某人to sth. 把(某人)逼入(某种状态)to do sth. (某人)注定要......condemn sb.'s behaviour 谴责某人的举动be condemned to 被宣告......6．acquaintance n. [C]认识的人，熟人；[U]认识，有交情；了解have acquaintance with sb. 与......认识，有交情have acquaintance with sth. 对......了解make sb.'s acquaintance/make the acquaintance of sb.与某人初次相见、结识某人on first acquaintance 初次相见时7．superior adj. 优秀的；优等的；较高的；上级的n. 上级，长官be superior to sb./sth.在品质、级别、重要性上更好或更高be inferior to 低于be senior to 比......年长(资深)be junior to 比......年轻(资浅)提示：以上这些词表达比较含义，常与 to连用，而不与 than连用。
高中英语选修8第四单元重点、难点Unit 4 Pygmalion1. work out 计算出，设法弄懂，精心制定出，逐渐解决，按某种方式发展。
1) You can work out the answer by adding all the numbers.2) I’m not telling you the answer-----work it out for yourself.3) I haven’t worked out who is going to look after the kids tonight.4) I hope it all works out between you and me.5) We didn’t plan our art exhibition like that but it worked out very well.2.…an expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality of a person’s English decides his/her position in society.一位语音学专家，认定一个人的英语水平决定这个人的社会地位。
(1) Convince vt. to cause to believer or feel certain; to persuade 说服；使相信，说动（某人）我们说服了他坐火车去，不要搭飞机去。
We convinced him to go by train rather than plane.2)(be) convinced + of 短语/ that 从句意思是“坚信…”;“确信…”。
例如：我确信他有罪。
I am convinced of his guilt.=I am convinced that he was guilty.3) convince (vt.) sb + of 短语/that 从句，“使…坚信…”; “使…确信…”。
人教版高中英语选修八（Book 8 Unit 4）Unit 4 Pygmalion假如你叫李华,你的加拿大笔友Jean来信,表示想学习中国画,但是对中国画不太了解,请你根据下面内容,给Jean回信,简单介绍中国画的有关知识。
1.中国传统绘画是我国文化遗产的重要组成部分,历史悠久,深受人们的喜爱。
2.传统国画的作画工具有:毛笔、墨、宣纸(Xuan paper)、颜料(pigment)。
3.中国传统绘画的重要特征是:诗、书(calligraphy)、画、印(seal)完美结合。
4.中国历史上有许多传统的国画家,如齐白石,擅长画虾;徐悲鸿,对画马颇有研究。
Dear Jean,I am very glad to learn from your letter that you like Chinese painting. The traditional Chinese painting,an important part of our country's cultural heritage,has a long history.It is very popular among people at home and abroad.What we need for painting are writingbrushes,Chinese ink,Xuan paper and pigments.Besides,an important feature of Chinese painting is that a painter should combine pictures,poems,calligraphy and seals perfectly. In fact,many painters are at the same time a calligrapher and a poet as well.In Chinese history,there are many famous traditional painters,including Qi Baishi and Xu Beihong.Qi Baishi was proficient in painting little shrimps while Xu Beihong was famous for his lively horses.Yours,Li Hua1.文章体裁:应用文——书信。
Unit 4 PygmalionPeriod 1 Warming up一．Aims:Teaching goals 教学目标1. Target language目标语言：重点词汇和短语adaptation, plot, professor, Pygmalion2. Ability goals能力目标Enable the students to talk about the Greek story Pygmalion二．Contents:Ask Students to look at a group of three pictures and try to describe them in their own words.T: Yes, today we are going to learn about a Greek story Pygmalion. First, look at the pictures on page 28. Please work in pairs and work out the story.S1: Let me try. Pygmalion was a very gifted artist. He spent a long time making a stone statue of a beautiful woman. It was so beautiful that he couldn’t help loving it and wanted it to be his wife.T: What problems do you think they will have?S1: Maybe they can’t understand each other, bec ause they come from different world. S2: It’s very hard for Pygmalion to understand his wife, because his wife is made form a stone. She doesn’t know the words, behavior, anything about him.…Step III DiscussionMake a brief introduction about Shaw.T: George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist, literary critic, a socialist spokesman, and a leading figure in the 20th century theater. Shaw was a freethinker, defenders 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. Here is a story about him. One day, Shaw took part in a grand party, in which he met the then Prime Minister Churchill. Churchill was very fat at that time whe reas Shaw was very thin. Churchill said to Shaw very sharply, “Whenpeople see you, they will know how poor your country is”. And then Shaw answered very quickly, “When people see you, they will know the reason why our country is so poor.” From it we can s ee how witty Shaw is!T: Have you seen the film My Fair Lady? Do you like the film?Say something about the film.Step V Homework1. Find more information about Pygmalion2.Pre-read the play and get ready for the next period.Period 2 Reading一．Aims:1. Ability goals能力目标Enable the Ss to talk bout the play and use the play to work out the characteristics of each social group.2. Learning ability goals学能目标Help the Ss learn how to talk about the play and use the play to work out the characteristics of each social group.二．Contents:Step I Revision and Lead-inStep II ReadingDeal with the Reading part. Play the tape for the Ss to listen. Then analyze the play. Ask the students to read through the text. While reading, pay attention to the writing style.SkimmingAsk the Ss to read the play quickly and answer the questions.T: Now please read the play. After a few minutes, I’ll ask you some questions.Show the followings.1. How many characters are there in the play?2. What is the weather like when the play begins?3. Do you think Eliza a well educated woman, why or why not?4. Why did Professor Higgins want to make notes of what Eliza said?5. What’ the meaning of the newly rich?ScanningAsk three students to read to the play while other students scan it and get ready to answer the questions:According to Higgins, if a person is very poor, he or she can still be better off at last. Do you agree with him? If so, how to realize the aimWho can complete the last sentence in the first line on page 30: Now once taught by me…?What other things show one’s statue in society apart from how one speaks?Do you think Pickering if of the upper class?Step III ComprehendingAsk Ss to listen to the tape as carefully as possible. They should not only pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation but get the main idea of the play as well.T: Pygmalion is about recognizing a person’s position in society by the way they behave and speak. Please listen to the tape and use the play to work out the characteristics of each social group.And then fill in the blanks on page 30Step IV DiscussionAsk Ss to do part 5 on page 31.T: Suppose you have a chance to help Eliza improve her use of the English language. Look at the sentences on page31 in Part 5 and help her correct all these sentences in terms of grammar, spelling, etc, so that she can use them properly.Step V Homework1. Read the play repeatedly and try to act out it.2. Preview the grammar part.Period 3 Language Points一．Aims:Learn the language points and some important sentence patterns.二．Contents:1. work out 计算出，设法弄懂，精心制定出，逐渐解决，按某种方式发展。
选修 8 unit 4知识点选修 8 Unit 4 知识点一、重点词汇1、 classify：动词，意为“分类；归类”。
例如：The books in the library are classified by subject（图书馆的书是按学科分类的。
）2、 remark：名词，意为“言论；评论；谈论”；动词，意为“说起；谈论；评论”。
常见搭配：make a remark（发表评论）。
如：He made a remark about the weather（他对天气发表了评论。
）3、 betray：动词，意为“背叛；出卖；泄露（机密）”。
例如：He betrayed his country（他背叛了他的国家。
）4、 compromise：名词，意为“妥协；和解；折衷”；动词，意为“妥协；让步；危及；损害”。
如：They reached a compromise（他们达成了妥协。
）5、 superior：形容词，意为“（在品质、地位、能力等方面）更好的；更强的；更高级的”。
其反义词为“inferior”。
例如：This model is superior to that one（这个型号比那个好。
）6、 acquaintance：名词，意为“相识；熟人；了解”。
make one's acquaintance 意为“结识某人”。
如：I have a nodding acquaintance with him（我与他只是点头之交。
）二、重点短语1、 passoff as ：（把某人/某物）冒充为…… 。
例如：He passed himself off as an expert（他冒充专家。
）2、 in terms of ：就……而言；从……方面来说。
如：In terms of money, we're quite rich（就钱来说，我们很富有。
）3、 showin ：带或领……进来。
