(共29张PPT)
1.pigeon
homing-pigeon/carrier pigeon
信鸽
one’s pigeon
自己的责任或事情
It’s not my pigeon. =
It’s none of my business.
这不是我的错误。
Key words study
2.message n. 信息
leave sb. a message
给……留便条
I’ll leave you a message.
take a message for sb.
替……捎口信
Can you take a message for me
send a short message 发短信
message 可数名词,意为口信
information 不可数名词,指情报,资料等方面的信息
news 不可数名词,着重指新闻
3. cover
(1)覆盖
She covered the table with a cloth.
be covered with覆满,盖满
The furniture is covered with dust.
(2)封面 The book has a blue cover.
(3)越过 走完(一段路程)
How many miles can you cover in one day
We covered forty kilometers today.
(4)占(时间或空间)
The town covers 5 square miles.
(5) 表示涉及,包含
We covered all the exercises on Page 3 today.
今天我们完成了第三页的所有练习题。
4. distance 距离
The distance from my house to the station is two kilometers.
from a distance 从远方
in the distance 在远方
5. request
request for 对……有请求,有需求
I have a request for the cake.
make a request for sth.
He made a request for some water.
request sb. to do sth = ask sb. to do sth
I request you to consider my suggestion.
我请求你考虑我的建议。
on/upon request 应……的要求
He gave a speech upon our request. 他应我们的要求做了一次演讲。
6. spare
adj. 多余的,空闲的,备用的
spare parts配件
spare tire备胎
spare key 备用钥匙
spare time 空闲时间 = extra time
spare money零钱
If you have a spare bed, may I stay tonight
如果你有空床,今晚我可以留在这儿吗?
Have you any spare time to help me
你有时间帮帮我吗?
v.饶恕,宽容 Please spare me!= Please don’t kill me.请别杀我!
They killed all the men but spared the children.
他们杀了所有的男人却放过了孩子。
7.service n. 业务,服务
postal service 邮政服务
passenger service 客运服务
pick-up and delivery service
上门取送业务
telephone service电话服务
service center 服务中心
We need the service of a doctor.
我们需要医生的诊治。
at one's service
为某人效劳, 随时提供服务
I’m glad to be at your service.
我很乐意为您效劳。
serve v. 1).服务,接待
Can I serve you in any way
我能帮你忙吗?
2).服役
He serves in the navy.
他在海军服役。
servant n.仆人
8.carry:带着,携带,搬运
I carry my bag to school everyday.
I can’t carry that heavy box. It’s too big for me.
Checkpoints
other/ another 别的,其它的
One……the other…… 一个……另一个…… (两者间)
I have two brothers One is 16, the other is 12.
One……another…… 一个……..另一个……(三者以上)
I don’t like this one, show me another.
This book is too difficult for me .would you please show me another one
Some….others….一些……一些……
Some are listening to the radio, others are watching TV.
Some students played football, some went to the Summer Palace, others stayed at home last Sunday.
Some… the others 一些……其余的……
There are twenty students in our class, twelve are girls, and the others are boys.
2、from…to… 从……到……
It takes me about thirty minutes from my home to the office by bike.
3、far away/ far away from/ far from
(1)far away 是两个词,为副词短语,可用作状语,表语,或介词宾语还可以放在名词后作定语。
She lives far away.(状语)
Those stars are too far away for us to see.(表语)
They came from far away.(介宾)
She worked in a small town far away. (定语)
(2) far away from 表示离某地很远,用作表语或状语 from后必须加地点名词或here, there.
America is far away from China.
He lives far away from school.
(3) far from 表示离某地远,通常作表语, from 后必须加地点名词或here, there.
It is far from school to her home.
The hill is far from the city.
(4) 距离+away表示在多少里或公里之外
The factory is 30 meters away.
The sea is 15 kilometers away.
(5) 距离+(away) from+地点名词或here, there表示离某地有多远
The school is two miles (away) from my home.
The city is about 200 kilometers (away) from here.
(6) 距离+by train/by bus/by ship/by plane
Beijing is about 1,000 kilometers by train from here.
Hangzhou is about 300 ki9lometers by bus from Nanjing.
(7)时间名词所有格+walk /ride 表示步行,骑车,乘车等用多少时间
The post o office is about fifteen minutes’ walk from here.
The bank is about 5 minutes’ ride from here.
(8)How far… 多远
How far (away) is the bus stop
How far is your home from here
My home is ten miles away from here.
4. a great many = a great number of + 可数名词复数
I have been to the city a great many times.
He has worked here for a great many years.
A great number of people have come to the party.
a number of 许多,大量/ the number of……数字
A number of children are playing on the grass.
The number of students in this class is 40.
5. in this way 1)以这种方式,就这样
In this way, he has begun his career on writing. 就这样,他开始了他的写作生涯。
He saves old envelopes. In this way, he has collected a great many stamps.
他搜集旧邮票,用这种办法他收集了大量的邮票。
2)in the way 挡路
The bus is in the way , the car can’t pass.
公共汽车挡住了路,小汽车过不去。
3)用……的方法
I fly the kite in the way you showed me.
4)in a way 在某种意义上
In a way , it’s a good film.
在某种意义上,这是一部很好的电影。
on the way 在路上
They are on the way to school.
他们在上学的路上。
on one’s way home 在某人回家的路上
Hank picked a wallet on his way home.
Hank在回家的路上捡了一个钱包
by the way 顺便问一下
By the way, who will go with him
顺便问一下,谁与他一起去?
Grammar Study
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。
e.g.
He closed the window.
(这扇窗户现在也许是关的,也许又开了)
He has closed the window.
(现在这扇窗是关着的)
He lived in China for ten years. 他曾在中国住过十年。(他现在已不在中国)
He has lived in China for ten years. (他现在可能还在中国,也可能刚刚离开中国)
1.I_________________(never have) a surprise birthday party.
2.I__________(leave) school last June.
3.Why________you________(not tell) me yesterday.
4.I still ________________ (not send) an email to Dave. I’ll do it now.
5.How long________ she_______ (have) that skirt It looks new.
6.______you_______ (go) to the cinema last night
A:________ you two________ (meet) before
B: Yes, we both _______ (go) to that party last week.
A: How long________ you_______ (know) Mark.
B: We ________ (meet) on the first day of this class.
A:_______ you _______ (see) any films last weekend
B: No. I_____________(not go) to the cinema for ages.
Exercises
have never had
left
didn’t
tell
haven’t sent
has
had
Did
go
Have
met
went
have
known
met
Did
see
haven’t gone
Exercises
A:______ you _______ (finish) that Harry Potter book yet
B: Oh, yes I _____ (take) it back to the library yesterday.
A:_______ you ________ (speak) to Bill yesterday
B: No, I_________ (not see) him for a couple of days.
A:________ you ________(buy) Lee’s birthday present yet
B: Yes, I_________ (get) her something on town last year .
Exercises
A: When ________ you ________ (learn) to drive.
B: Me I ________ (never drive) a car in my life.
A I still _________(not give) my composition in to the teacher.
B: Oh, I _________ (send) her mine by email yesterday.
A、狼烟、烽火台
设立烽火台,利用火和烟传递信息,是古代人类常用的通信方式。2700多年前,我国边疆设了许多烽火台,一旦遇有敌军侵犯,白天烧狼粪、夜间点柴草。下一个烽火台看见烟火立即点燃自己的烟火,一台一台地连续点燃,狼烟滚滚,迅速把敌情传遍各地。
B、鸿雁传书
汉武帝时,使臣苏武被匈奴关押在北海苦寒地带多年。汉朝派使者要求释放苏武,单于谎称苏武已死,拒绝释放苏武。使者无奈,便假说汉朝皇帝在林苑射下一只大雁,雁足上系着苏武的帛书,证明他确实没死。见欺骗不成,单于只好将苏武放归汉朝。从此,鸿雁便成了邮使的美称,“鸿雁传书”的故事也广为流传。
C、驿马接力
古代周朝设立了专门传递官府文件的驿站,用骑马的方式将文书一个驿站一个驿站地传下去。至秦代,驿站更是遍布全国各地。
D、最早的邮箱
最早的邮箱出现在16世纪初的意大利,以后逐渐在各地普及开来。中国的邮政标记为绿色,美国的为灰色,英国的为红色。
E、电报机
人类现代电报通信起源于17世纪,经过100多年的努力,法国人成功地发明了通报机。通报机设在山岗搭楼的制高点上,隔一段距离设一个塔,人们通过望远镜观察传递信息。
19世纪,意大利人发明了用电流传递信息的电报机。1837年,美国人莫尔斯制造了第一台电报机,并利用它把信息传递到500米外的收报设备上。
F、电话机
1876年,美国的贝尔制成了最早的电话机,经标志着人类使用电话通话的开端。
G、无线电广播
1906年12月24日,美国物理学家费森登在他的实验室进行了人类历史上第一次无线电广播。当时航行在大海上的人忽然从耳机中听到了朗读圣经的声音,兴奋地大叫起来。
H、寻呼机
是一种无线电信息接收机。当有人打电话给寻呼台,操作员把信息译成代码,通过计算机处理后,发射出高频无线电信号。这是一种数字脉冲信号,被寻呼的接收机收到这种信号时,就会发出响声或震动。
I、移动电话
手持移动电话又称“大哥大”“手机”,它是当今世界上最先进的个人无线通话设备。
J、电子邮件
又称E-mail,它能迅速、方便地进行信息传递。人们在电脑上写信,然后使用相应的软件做成电子邮件,通过因特网几秒钟就可以发送到世界各个地方。