1、Lesson 5No wrong numberspigeonmessagecoverdistancerequestspareservicetext P28No wrong numbers 无错号之虞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 ju
2、st 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 priv
3、ate telephone service.1.Give/leave sb a message 给某人捎/留个口信 Can you give me a message?a written message 便条2.I got a message.3.A New Year message 新年贺卡.message n.通信,信息4.messenger 信使,送信人message“(口头或书面的)消息;信息”为可数名词,常见的词组为take a message for sb.“为某人捎口信”,leave a message留口信;give sb.a message捎信给某人。【用法辨析】【用法辨析】
4、message,news与与information的区别的区别阅读,观察获得的情报,资料阅读,观察获得的情报,资料广播,电视,报纸等新闻广播,电视,报纸等新闻cover v.越过,覆盖 1.vt.行过(一段距离),走过,cover+距离,越过 You can cover the distance to the museum in ten minutes.2.vt.盖,覆盖l Three fourths of the earths surface is covered with water.l She covered the child with a quilt.3.n.覆盖物,盖子,封面 Th
5、e cover of the book is pink.distance n.距离 keep distance 保持距离距离不成问题。The distance wont be a problem.The noise of the car died away in the distance.小轿车发出的噪音消逝在远处。distance education远程教育distant adj.远距离的request n.要求,请求 1.n.request for 对.有请求,有需求 I have request for the snack.May I request a favour of you?请您
6、帮一下忙好吗?I request that he(should)go at once.我要求他立即走。request v.要求,请求 要求某人干某事 request sb.to do sth.请求 They request him to leave.他们要求他离开。ask sb.to do sth.require sb.to do sth.要求(上级对下级)demand sb.to do sth.(语气坚决)命令某人干某事 order sb.to do sth.上级命令下级command sb to do sth 官方的,语气强烈 一坚持(insist),二命令(order,command),
7、三建议(advise,suggest,propose),四要求(demand,desire,require,request)+should dospare part 备件 spare adj.备用的,空闲的,剩下的我不想成为你的备胎。I dont want to be your spare tyre.Where can I get spare parts for this machine.vt.抽出(时间等),让给 Have you got ten minutes to spare.vt.饶恕,赦免The robbers(强盗)spared his life.garage n.汽车修理部 se
8、rvice n.服务,业务 1.service n.服务,业务 作为不可数名词时通常用于表示旅馆,餐馆,以及商店 等 对旅馆、顾客等的伺候、接待或服务;作为可数名词时可以表示为帮助他人所采取的行动或所 做的工作。She said the service of the restaurant is well.You have done me a great service.the telephone service 电话业务 2.serve v.服务,接待Serve the people 为 人民服务 1.Mr.James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now
9、 he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst.garage 车行,车库 has done 现在完成时,表示动作发生在过去一直延续到现在为止。或许动作已经完成,或许动作还在进行。We have finished our task.another1)常用于可数名词,指“再一,另一”eg:Tony wants another banana.2)可用于数量词修饰的复数名词前 eg:I need another two notebooks.常与another 搭配的短语有:one after another 相继的 another 与 otherother
10、1)既可用于修饰可数名词,也可用于修饰不可数名词 I prefer coffee to other drinks.2)与数词连用时的语序 Give me two other notebooks.some,any,no,every 与other 连用时,若是可数名词,则一般用单数 Please write on every other line.onethe other(两个中)一个另一个the others=the other+名词复数 other than 除以外none other than 不是别人,正是 each other 相互another 与 otherText2.Pinhurs
11、t is only five miles from Silbury,but Mr.Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage,so he has just bought twelve pigeons.1.介词from在这里表示距离上的相隔,作“距.”、“离.”讲,常与away连用。It is far(away)from here.Bus stop is only two miles from here.2.get a telephone 得到电话,安装电话Text3.Yesterday,a pigeon carried the first m
12、essage from Pinhurst to Silbury.carry v.带着,携带 I carried my son.(背或者抱着)take v.带着 I take sister to the classroom.from.to.表示从一个地方到另一个地方 He looked at the girl from head to foot.The news spread(传播)from house to house.Textcover the distance 飞过那段距离4.The bird covered the distance in three minutes.Up to now,
13、Mr.Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other.up to now 到目前为止,到现在为止(作时间状语,时态多用现在完成时,相当于until、till now)request for 对.的需求a great many(+可数名词复数)A great many houses were destroyed in the strom.urgent 紧急的,something urgent 紧急的事情 1)in this way
14、:用这种方法(指前面所提到的事)He saves old envelopes.In this way,he has collected a great many stamps.2)in the way:挡路;Please move the rock.Its in the way.3)in a way:在某种意义上 In a way,he is very successful.4)on the way:在去的路上 She was on the way to school.5)by the way:顺便说一声 By the way,where is my coat?wayexercise P31Conclusion1.New words2.cover3.request4.phrases5.underline the key sentences