Pygmalion

The Classic Readers are a series of simplified and abridged exts that allow intermediate to upper intermediate students to enjoy reading some of the greatest writers of our time.

The vocabulary is carefully controlled, and more difficult or uncommon words appear in a glossary.

One of George Bernard Shaw's best-known works, Pygmalion is a play written in 1913.

The play went on to become a Broadway musical and a film and is still popular today.

The play tells the story of a professor of phonetics, Henry Higgins, who makes a bet with a friend.

Higgins claims that he can turn a simple flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, into a lady of society just by teaching her how to speak with a refined accent.

Higgins and his friend set about teaching their young student how to speak and act in polite company.

It becomes clear that a special bond is developing between the tough professor and his strong-willed student.

Does Higgins succeed in turning Eliza into a fine lady, and will his relationship with her develop beyond that of teacher and student?