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Lesson 5 No wrong numbers garage n. 车库，汽车修理厂 pigeon n. 鸽子 message n. 信息，消息 cover v. 越过，完成一段行程 distance n. 距离 request n. 要求，请求 spare part 备件，零件 urgent adj. 紧急的 service n. 服务，业务 【New words and expressions】 1. What is the problem with Mr. Scott’s second garage? 2. Why did he buy pigeons? 3. What does “no wrong numbers” mean? 【Listening】 【Listening】 Questions on the text 1. What is the problem with Mr. Scott’s second garage? 2. Why did he buy pigeons? 3. What does “no wrong numbers” mean? The problem is Mr. Scott can not get a telephone for his second garage. Because he wants to use those pigeons to carry messages from one garage to another. Since Mr. Scott uses pigeons to carry messages, there is no problem of wrong numbers. 【Language points】 Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury. A pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. 距离表达法： A is …miles from B A is … away. Eg. The bank is about 5 minutes’ walk away. Eg. Can you carry this package to the post office for me please? Eg. They have covered 60 miles since yesterday morning. 【Language points】 Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. make a request for sth. 请求要什么东西 request sb. to do sth. 请求某人做某事 eg. I request you to consider my suggestion. on / upon request 因…请求 eg. He gave a speech upon our request. spare tire / key 备用胎/钥匙 spare time 业余时间 【Language points】 In this way, he has begun his own private ‘telephone’ service. in this way = by way of this 通过这样的方式 service 业务、服务 postal service 邮政业务 passenger service 客运业务 pick-up and delivery service 上门取送业务 simple past vs. present perfect 一般过去时 和 现在完成时 【Key structures】 I have just arrived by train. I’ve already seen that film. He has not finished work yet. Have you ever met him before? I wrote to him last month