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Pygmalion Class 7

The document provides context and questions about George Bernard Shaw's play "Pygmalion". It summarizes key details about several characters and their interactions. Colonel Pickering treats Eliza kindly when they meet, asking her polite questions in a gentle tone. He challenges Professor Higgins and promises to cover all costs if Higgins can transform Eliza's speech to sound "genteel" enough to pass at the ambassador's garden party. Eliza is grateful for Pickering's offer to pay for her lessons. The passage also describes Eliza's appearance and how Higgins abruptly dismisses her upon their second meeting.

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Pygmalion Class 7

The document provides context and questions about George Bernard Shaw's play "Pygmalion". It summarizes key details about several characters and their interactions. Colonel Pickering treats Eliza kindly when they meet, asking her polite questions in a gentle tone. He challenges Professor Higgins and promises to cover all costs if Higgins can transform Eliza's speech to sound "genteel" enough to pass at the ambassador's garden party. Eliza is grateful for Pickering's offer to pay for her lessons. The passage also describes Eliza's appearance and how Higgins abruptly dismisses her upon their second meeting.

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INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT

MIDDLE SECTION
SUBJECT- ENGLISH

Class 7 Pygmalion – George Bernard Shaw Topic: Literature

Date: 7.2.2023

I) Write the meaning of the following words:

1. Perplexed- confused and anxious


2. Queer- strange
3. Brusquely- rudely
4. Genteel- related to high society
5. Snivelling- crying and complaining

II) Write the antonym of the following words:


1. Dreadful x mild
2. Intolerable x tolerable
3. Courteous x discourteous/impolite
4. Propose x withdraw
5. Disappointment x satisfaction

III) Reference to context:


a) “What is it you want, my girl?”
1. Who is the speaker?
Ans: The above extract is taken from ‘Pygmalion’ by George Bernard Shaw. The
speaker is Colonel Pickering, a friend of Professor Higgins’.

2. Comment on the speaker’s tone.


Ans: The speaker is addressing Eliza in a gentle and polite tone that is in sharp
contrast to the tone in which Mr. Higgins has been speaking to her.

3. What answer does the speaker receive?


Ans: Eliza states that she wants to be a lady in a flower shop instead of selling
flowers at the corner of Tottenham Court Road. But they would not employ her as
she does not speak polite English, but a very accented one that reflects her class.
She wished to take lessons from Professor Higgins and
was ready to pay for it.

4. Mention two adjectives that would describe the speaker’s nature.


Ans: The speaker is kind and tolerant. He is cordial and indulgent too.

b) “I’ll say you are the greatest teacher


Alive if you make that good.’
1. Who is the speaker and what is the person referring to?
Ans: The speaker is Colonel Pickering and he is speaking to Higgins. He is
challenging Higgins and asking him to prove his skill by transforming Eliza’s
speech into a ‘genteel’ one.

2. Explain what the speaker means by ‘if you make that good.’
Ans: The ambassador’s garden party was coming up soon and if a transformed
version of Eliza could be presented there, he would be forced to acknowledge that
Higgins was the greatest teacher alive.
3. What else does the speaker say in this context?
Ans: Colonel Pickering, promised to cover all the expenses for the experiment and
even pay for Eliza’s lessons.
4. How does Elizia react to the person’s comments?
Ans: Eliza is delighted to hear Mr Pickering’s offer and thanked the good man
heartily.

IV) Answer the following:

1. How did Pickering behave with Elizia? What conclusions can we draw from his
behaviour?
Ans: Pickering was polite, courteous, and respectful. He treated her without
condescension and asked her to take a seat. We can draw the conclusion that
Pickering was gracious and civil, and he treated everyone with deference and
respect.

2. Describe the flower girl’s appearance. How did Higgins behave on seeing her?
Ans: The flower girl entered the room looking very flustered. She wore a hat with
three ostrich feathers, orange, sky blue, and red. She wore a nearly clean apron
and a shoddy old coat that had been tidied up a bit. On realising that Eliza was the
girl whom he had met the night before, the professor immediately dismissed her.

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