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Words and expressions
receive vt.
exciting adj.
firm n.
different adj.
centre n.
abroad adv.
a great number of + 可数名词
in the centre of …
find +…+adj.(宾补)
Lesson 5 No wrong numbers
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Discussion
How do you send messages to others (friends/parents)
send letters
call
E-mail
chat
on line
currentbottle
pigeon communication
write to her/him
call her/him
E-mail her/him
chat with her/him by surfing the internet
put a piece of paper with your name and address into a bottle, and then throw it into the sea
Buy some pigeons and use them to send letters
Discussion
Reading Comprehension
Try to ask and answer the following questions in pairs without looking at the text.
1 Who has a garage in Silbury
Mr. James Scott has.
2 Where has he just bought another
In Pinhurst.
3 How far is Pinhurst from Silbury
Five miles.
4 Can Mr.Scott get a telephone for his new garage
No, he can’t.
Reading Comprehension
5 Is that why he’s just bought some pigeons
Yes, it is.
6 How many has he bought
Twelve.
7 What happened yesterday
A pigeon carried the first message.
8 Did the bird cover the distance in two hours or three minutes
Three minutes.
Listen to the story again
and then find the missing words
_________________has a garage in Silbury. (who)
He’s just bought ______________. (what)
His new garage is in _________.(where)
Pinhurst is ______________ from Silbury. (how far)
He’s just bought ________ pigeons. (how many)
They carry ____________. (what)
A pigeon carried the first _______ to Silbury ________. (what) (when)
It took __________ minutes. (how long)
message
another garage
Pinhurst
only five minutes
twelve
messages
Mr. James Scott
yesterday
3 minutes
Intensive reading 精读
Mr James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private telephone service.
garage [['g rɑ (d) ; ɡ 'rɑ ]
n.车库;汽车修理厂
garage sale
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pigeon
n.鸽子、责任
dove of peace
It’s not my pigeon.
= It’s none of my business.
dove n.鸽子
n. (口头或书面的)信息
information n.信息,消息, 情报
leave sb. a message 给……留便条
take a message for sb.替某人捎口信
message
take a message to sb. 给某人口信
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e.g. I'll leave you a message
e.g. Can I take a message for you
e.g. I’ll take a message to you.
Short message service
cover
(1) vt. 盖,覆盖:
Snow covered the whole village.
大雪覆盖了整个村庄。
(2)vt. 行过(一段距离),走过:
He covered sixty miles this morning.
他今天上午走了60英里。
( 3)n. 覆盖物,盖子,罩子,套子:
Put a cover on the box!
给这盒子加个罩!
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New words
distance
n. 距离
keep distance 保持距离
distant adj.远距离的
importance n. 重要 important adj. 重要的
difference n. 不同 different adj. 不同的
New words
request
n. 要求, 请求
request for 对……有请求, 有需求
v. 要求, 请求
request sb. to do sth. 要求某人做某事
=ask sb. to do sth.
request sb. not to do sth.要求某人不要做某事
=ask sb. not to do sth.
Teachers request us not to smoke in the classroom.
e.g. I have a request for the cake.
spare
(1)vt. 抽出(时间等),让给:
Have you got five minutes to spare
你能抽出5分钟时间吗?
(2)adj.多余的,空闲的,备用的:
You can sleep in the spare bedroom.
你可以睡在那间空着的卧室。
I have no spare time now.
spare part
New words
完成30页练习
New words
service
n. 业务, 服务
作为不可数名词时表示商店等对顾客服务;
作为可数名词时表示帮助他人所做的工作。
The service in that hotel is quite good.
You have done me a great service.
At your service.
I am glad to be at your service.我很乐意为您效劳.
serve v. 服务, 接待
您所拨打的号码不在服务区,请您稍后再拨。
Sorry, the number you dial is out of service, please try again and dial later.
1. Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst.
Language points
1. other ,表示其余的,可用作形容词,修饰单、复数名词
Grammar
2. another表示另一个(三者或三者以上的另一个),作形容词,修饰单数名词
O------->O one …the other 两者之中的另一个
e.g. I have two pens , one is red, the other is black.
e.g. Please bring me another chair.
修饰单数名词时,与one连用,构成one~~~the other,一个~~另一个~~
修饰复数名词时,构成other+ 复数名词,如:other books
O------->O O O O one …another 一个~~~另一个
Grammar
3. others 表示泛指,意为“其他的人或事物” others(不用再加名词)= other + 名词复数
4. the others表示特指,意为“其他的人或事物”
O------->O O O one ~~~~ others 一个,其余的
O O O------->O O O O some ~~~ others 一些,其余的
e.g. Some boys are playing football, and others are going boating.
1)这句话由3个部分组成。but引导的句子与前面的句子为并列关系,so引导的句子表示结果。
2)介词from在这里表示距离上相隔,作“距……”、“离……”讲,常与away连用
The school is a mile (away) from my house.
3) get a telephone 安装电话
2. Pinehurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons.
Language points
from…to…表示从一个地方到另一个地方。
3. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinehurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes.
He flew from Beijing to Moscow.
他从北京坐飞机去莫斯科。
He looked at the girl from head to foot.
他把这姑娘从头到脚打量了一下。
cover the distance 飞过
in 在一段时间内
Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other.
up to now,意思是“迄今”、“到目前为止”,一般与现在完成时连用:
urgent adj. 紧急的
something urgent 紧急的事情
Language points
到目前为止,他已收集了许多邮票。
a great many +可数名词复数,动词用复数
=a great number of(+可数名词复数) 许多……
A great many trees fell down in the storm. 好多树在这场暴风雨中倒了。
Up to now, he has collected a good number of stamps.
Key structure
1 现在完成时(the present perfect)
构成:have/has + done(过去分词)
现在完成时与一般过去时的区别
Key structure
动作 时间
一般过去时 动作发生在过去,现在已停止。 表过去的一个点时间或特定时间
现在完成时 动作发生在过去,对现在造成了影响,并且仍可能在继续 表一段时间或不确定时间
现在完成时与一般过去时的比较
1)一般过去时表示过去某时发生的动作或单纯叙述过去的事情,强调动作;
现在完成时为过去发生的,强调过去的事情对现在的影响,强调的是影响。
I saw this film yesterday.
(强调看的动作发生过了。)
I have seen this film. (强调对现在的影响,电影的内容已经知道了。)
2一般过去时常与具体的表示过去的时间状语连用;
现在完成时通常与模糊时间状语连用或无时间状语。
一般过去时的时间状语: yesterday, last week,…ago, in1990, in October, just now, …-- 具体的时间状语 现在完成时的时间状语: for, since, so far, ever, never, just, yet, up to now, in the past few years, recently, … --模糊的时间状语
句子中如有过去时的时间副词(如 yesterday, last, week, in 1960)时,不能使用现在完成时,要用过去时
错Tom has written a letter to his parents last night.
对Tom wrote a letter to his parents last night.
Grammar
现在完成时口诀
现在完成时,have/has+v.ed;
过去某时已发生,后果影响到现在,
just,yet, already , so far, never, up to now, in the past few years特别记;
过去动作或状态,一直持续到现在,
常连since时间点,for加上时间段,
变疑问,have/has要提前;
变否定,not紧跟在其后.
Special difficulties
in this way:这样,以这种方式 in a friendly way in the way:挡路
by the way: 顺便说一声/问一下(转移话题) on the way(to):在去...的途中 on the/one’s way to school/the office, on the way home