人教版高中英语选修8Unit4《Pygmalion》word教案
【美文阅读】
Pygmalion Effect
A team can do as well as you and the team think they can.
This idea is known as “the selffulfilling prophecy(预言)”．When you believe
the team can perform well，in some strange and magical way they can.And similarly，when you believe they can't perform well，they can't.
The selffulfilling prophecy is also known as the Pygmalion Effect.This
comes from a story by Ovid about Pygmalion，who created an ivory statue of his ideal
woman.And he immediately fell in love with it.He begged the goddess to breathe life
into the statue and make her his own.She granted Pygmalion his wish，the statue came
to life and the couple married and lived happily ever after.
The story was also the basis of George Bernard Shaw's play
“Pygmalion”．In Shaw's play，Professor Henry Higgins claims he can turn a Cockney
Unit 4 Pygmalion
Period 2 Language Study
整体设计
教学内容分析
The emphasis of this period will be placed on the important new words，phrases and sentence
patterns in Warming Up，Pre-reading，Reading，Comprehending and Discovering useful words and
expressions in Learning about Language.There are altogether 53 new words and phrases in these
five parts.14 of them are marked with triangles，which shows that the students needn't learn them
by heart.It is enough to recognize them when meeting them while reading the passage.The other
39 should all be remembered，among which the following words and expressions are even more
important：mistaken，pass...off as...，generally speaking，superior，rob，hesitate，betray，classify，remark，condemn，acquaintance，in terms of.They are all very useful and important.So are the
sentence patterns “Professor Higgins（H）：an expert in phonetics，convinced_that the quality of a
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1 【关键字】教学
云南省陇川县第一中学高中英语《Unit 4 Pygmalion》阅读2教案 新人教版 选修8
Teaching goals教学目标
1. Target language 目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
pronounce, distinct, nail, compromise, horrible, bathtub, sob, disgusting,
overlook, alphabet, fade, classic, effective, show...in, the other day, take
away, in need of, fade out
b. 重点句子
I’m not asking any favours — and he treats me like dirt.
I’d never have come if I’d known about this disgusting thing you want to do
to me, I...
What’s to become of me?
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to talk about the play Making the bet.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the students learn how to talk about the play Making the bet.
Teaching important & difficult points 教学重难点
How to talk about the play Making the bet.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Individual work and discussion.
Unit 4 Pygmalion
Ⅰ.单词拼写
根据汉语或首字母提示，写出下列单词
1．She betrayed(背叛) her country over and over again.
2．We will condemn(谴责) those people who mistreat pets，such as dogs and
cats.
3．A few years ago it was very difficult for people to find superior(优等的)
quality coffee in local shops.
4．The task requires extraordinary(非凡的) patience and endurance.
5．When it comes to adaptation(适应)，it is important to understand that climate
change is a process.
6．He didn't hesitate to ask her to sit beside him.
7．Would you classify her novels as serious literature or as mere entertainment?
8．My father has many acquaintances in the city.
9．She made a big fortune from wise investment.
10．Her parents disapprove of her going out alone at night.
Ⅱ.拓展词汇
根据词性和汉语提示，写出下列单词
1．adapt v．(使)适应；改编→adaptation n．适应(性)；改编本
2．hesitate vi.犹豫；踌躇→hesitation n．犹豫；踌躇
