1. Unit 1 Nothing is more enjoyable than playing tennis.
Module 3 Sports
Unit 1 Nothing is more enjoyable than playing tennis.
/In'dʒɔIəbl/

2. basketball volleyball table tennis football baseball tennis
/'vɒli,bɔ:l/
football
baseball
tennis
/'beIs,bɔ:l/

3. What do you think of the sports?
e.g. Football is popular / dangerous / exciting / boring…
/Ik'saItIŋ /
/'bɔ:rIŋ/

4. Basketball is … popular exciting dangerous relaxing difficult boring
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difficult
boring
expensive
Which is cooler?
easy
cheap
safe
cool

5. exciting
more exciting
popular
more popular
e.g. Tennis is exciting.
Table tennis is more exciting than tennis.

6. … … Table tennis is …. more difficult difficult more expensive
Tennis is … than table tennis.

7. interesting
popular
dangerous
enjoyable vs
… than …

8. vs
relaxing
exciting
boring
difficult

9. Listen and number the sports as you hear them.
baseball( ) basketball ( )
football( ) table tennis ( )
tennis( ) volleyball( ) 2 1 3 6 5 4

10. Listen again and fill in the blanks.
1. Football is _____ _____ than baseball in most countries.
2. Football is _____ _____ than baseball.
more
popular
more
exciting

11. What are Daming, Tony and Betty doing?
Listen and find out.
What are Daming, Tony and Betty doing?
watching the football match on TV.
They are
watching TV.

12. √ √ √ √ √ Listen and choose.
1 This week’s match is ___ than last week’s.
A. more exciting B. more boring
2 Tony played ____ yesterday.
A. tennis B. table tennis
3 For Tony, playing tennis is ____ than watching matches on TV.
A. more enjoyable B. more dangerous
4 Watching the Olympics on TV was ____ than buying tickets for the games.
A. more expensive B. cheaper
5 Going to the stadium was ____ than staying at home.
A. more difficult B. easier √ √ √ √ √

13. What are Daming, Tony and Betty doing?
Listen and find out.
What are Daming, Tony and Betty doing?
watching the football match on TV.
They are
watching TV.

14. Read and answer the questions.
1. What did Tony do last night?
He played a tennis match.
2. What’s the matter with Tony?
His knee is hurt.
3. What is more relaxing?
Watching the match on TV is more relaxing.
4. Who enjoyed watching the Olympics on TV ?
Tony .

15. Read and imitate(模仿).

16. … Work in pairs. Sports clubs -- Hi, …. Which club will you join?
-- Hi, …. I will join a … club. Because I like …. It is … than …. What about you? …

17. Homework. 1. Practice the conversation in Activity 3.
2. Talk about your subjects by comparing.

19. Compare these sports. basketball baseball football volleyball popular
e.g. Basketball is more popular than volleyball.
basketball
volleyball
baseball
football
popular
*****
*** **
dangerous *
exciting
****
easy
expensive
relaxing

20. √ √ √ tennis cheaper Listen again and check (√) the true sentences.
1 This week’s match is more exciting than
last week’s.
2 Tony played table tennis yesterday.
3 For Tony, playing tennis is more exciting
than watching matches on TV.
4 Watching the Olympics on TV was more
expensive than buying tickets for the games.
5 Going to the stadium was more difficult
than staying at home. √
tennis √
cheaper √