Comparing Different Sports: Popular and Exciting Choices

1. Module6 The Olympic adventure

2. Unit1Cycling is more dangerous than swimming.

3. Table tennis • Table tennis ispopular.(受欢迎的)

4. Basketball • Basketball is exciting.(激动人心的)

5. Gymnastics • Gymnastics is difficult.(困难的)

6. Cycling • Cycling is tiring.(累人的)

7. Running • Running is cheap.(便宜的)

8. Skiing • Skiing isdangerous.(危险的)

9. difficult(困难的) more difficult • I think gymnastics is___________ than table tennis.

10. dangerous（危险的） • I think skiing is ___________ than cycling. more dangerous

11. Tiring（累人的） • I think cycling is more tiring than running,but it is____________. (relaxing) more relaxing

12. Popular(受欢迎的) more popular • I think table tennis is __________ than swimming.

13. exciting（激动人心的） • I think basketball is __________ than tennis. more exciting

14. Boring(令人厌烦的) • I think running is_____________ than table tennis. more boring

15. Listen and number the sports as you hear them 4 __basketball __cycling __ gymnastics __ running __skiing __table tennis 2 3 5 6 1

16. Listen and read popular Lingling:I love table tennis.It’s very_______.What sports do you like,Tony? Tony:I like basketball.It’s ___________than table tennis.And I like gymna- stics. Lingling:Yes,I like gymnastics.But it’s dangerous.It’s ______________than basketball.What about cycling? Tony:Cycling is____________! Lingling:Do you like running? Tony:I like running ,but it’s expensive! Lingling:Running isn’t expensive.And do you like skiing? Tony:I think skiing is ___________than basketball,gymnastics and cycling. more exciting more dangerous relaxing more difficult

17. Listen and read

18. Listen and read are very good at more popular Betty:Chinese people ______________gymnastics.Do you like gymnastic,Daming? Daming:Yes,I do.But Chinese people are good at table tennis,too,and table tennis is _______________than gymnastics. Betty:I love gymnastics.I think it’s _____________than table tennis.What Olympics sports do you like? Daming:Basketball is my favourite sport,but I also like running. Betty:Oh,no,running is ___________than basketball. I also like cycling . Cycling is ________________than running. Daming:No,it isn’t.I think cycling is _________than running. And do you like skiing? Betty:Yes,I do .But it’s ________________than running and cycling. more exciting more boring more relaxing more tiring more dangerous

19. 形容词的比较级 • 单音节和少数双音节形容词的比较级在末尾加er构成,如： Tom istallerthan Daming. In my family ,my mother is busier than my father . Hong Kong is hotter than Shanghai. • 大多数双音节和多音节形容词的比较级，是在该形容词前加more构成Gymnastics is more difficult than table tennis. Basketball is more exciting than cycling. Skiing is more dangerous than running.

20. Exercise • Fill in the blanks. 1.Chinese people think table tennis is______________ than basketball in China.(popular) 2.Americans think football is______________ than table tennis.(exciting) 3.Is the river Cam_____________ than Chang Jiang?(long) 4.I am______________ at English than maths.(good) 5.She speaks English___________ than I.(well) more popular more exciting longer better better