My Fair Lady

the last century. Among those who made it so famous

were Alan Jay Lerner , who wrote the book and lyrics, and Frederick Loewe, who did the music (both Americans); Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews (both British), who starred; and – to coin a phrase – last, but not least, George Bernard Shaw , the English playwright on whose best play Pygmalion the musical was based.

My Fair Lady

b) False

c) Not stated
2.The name of the play was chosen according to a Greek myth.
a)True b) False c) Not stated
3.Henry Higgins was a professor of phonetics in London University.
a)True b) False c) Not stated
4.Eliza is a glamorous aristocrat.
a)True b) False c) Not stated
5.Cockney is a working class Londoner born in a particular place in the East End.
a)True b) False c) Not stated
6.Professor Higgins fell in love with Eliza.
a)True b) False c) Not stated

George Bernard Show
(1856 – 1950)

Listen to the text and choose the correct answer

in appropriate forms. Transfer your answers to the table.

change the play into a musical. He worked on it

for four years, writing a song here and a bit of dialogue there.
With Frederick Loewe they put together five songs.

he tailored his material to Harrison’s style, the result being,

among other magnetic songs,
the gentle, reflective
“ I’ve grown accustomed to her face”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HroAq_E075Y&feature=related

wrote the dreamy “I could have danced all night”, the

revengeful “Just you wait” and delightful “Wouldn’t it be lovely”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA7sidgFGHU

except… Julie Andrews.
The actress who was invited to play Elisa

Doolittle was
Audrey Hepburn.
The film was made by Warner Brothers and released in 1964.
It has been extremely popular ever since.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGIae9NCbdQ&feature=player_embedded#

РЕСУРСЫ:

Н.А.Бонк, Е.М.Салтыкова “English for advanced learners” Москва, «РОСМЭН» 2009г.
http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/C43?exhibitId=43
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/562420/stagecraft/40211/Costume-design
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HroAq_E075Y&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGIae9NCbdQ&feature=player_embedded#
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA7sidgFGHU
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_J._Lerner
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_Loewe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Harrison
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Andrews
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Hepburn