新概念二Lesson 5 No Wrong Numbers.ppt

Lesson 5NO Wrong Numbers Key words and Expressions Listening comprehension Asking questions Tell the story Topics for discussion Summary writing Key words and Expressions pigeon/dove, message/information, cover the distance, garage, up to now, a great many, request for sth / request sb to do sth, in the way / on the way / in this way / by the way / in a way, spare / to spare Listening comprehension Today we are going to listen to a story about a special telephone service. First look at the picture and guess: What do you think is happening in the picture? garage [?ɡ?rɑ:?] What does ‘No Wrong Numbers’ mean? Pigeons are carrying the messages, so there are, no mistakes. How far is Pinhurst from Silbury? How many pigeons has Mr. Scott bought? Language Point 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. Phrase: carrier pigeon homing pigeon Give sb a message a new year message The bird covered the distance in three minutes. be covered with at a distance in the distance Keep sb at a distance Cover: shelter, hide sth; put sth under the shelter; conceal sth ~ one’s eye ~ one’s face ~ one’s mistake ~ one’s shame ~ space ~ miles ~ all the expenses ~ the distance The school covers an area of 100 mu. I want to cover 100 miles before it gets dark. I had covered 200 pages by ten o’clock last night. He tried to cover his nervousness Up to now ,Mr scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. ~ no efforts ~ no cost ~ no expenses ~ no pains ~ one’s life ~ the rod and spoil the child ~ parts ~ time ~ wheel ~a thought for 为…着想 Dr. Smith is too busy with his work to spare any time except on Sunday. This medicine can spare you from pain. He decided to spare the prisoner’s life. Can you spare one of your sandwiches for this hungry boy? Do yo