3. London 7,000,000 336 2,000 2012 3

4. The 2012 London Olympic Games

5. Module 6The Olympic adventure Unit 1 Cycling is more dangerous than swimming.

6. Look at the pictures and say the names of the sports. table tennisskiing basketball cycling running gymnastics

7. table tennis skiing basketball cycling running gymnastics Listen and number the sports as you hear them. 1 2 3 4 5 6

8. Table tennis is popular. unpopular Chinese people are good at table tennis. = Chinese people do well in table tennis.

9. Basketball is exciting. boring

10. Chinese people are also good at gymnastics. Gymnastics is difficult. easy =Chinese people are good at gymnastics, too.

11. Cycling is tiring. relaxing

12. Running is cheap. expensive

13. Skiing is dangerous. safe

14. Match the sentences with the pictures 1.Table tennis is popular. 2.Basketball is exciting. 3. Gymnastics is difficult. 4. Cycling is tiring. 5. Running is cheap. 6. Skiing is dangerous.

15. Match the opposite words. dangerous difficult exciting expensive popular relaxing boring cheap easy safe tiring unpopular What other opposites can you tell us? early- interesting- badly- carefully- loudly- latedullwell carelessly quietly

16. Let’s see who can find the opposite words more quickly!

18. Compare the sports. Running is _______than skiing. cheaper cheap expensive Skiing is_____________ than running. more expensive

19. Judo is _____________ than hockey. Hockey is ______ than judo. safe dangerous more dangerous safer

20. easy difficult Table tennis is_____ than gymnastics. Gymnastics is ____________ than table tennis. easier more difficult

21. Swimming is ___________ than gymnastics.more popular Gymnastics is _____________ than swimming. more unpopular popular unpopular

22. Cycling is __________ than basketball. exciting boring Basketball is ____________ than cycling. more boring more exciting

23. relaxing tiring Swimming is ____________ than football. Football is __________ than swimming. more relaxing more tiring

24. dangerous difficult popular expensive unpopular relaxing more dangerous more boring cheap safe easy tiring boring exciting Give out the comparatives ( 比较级 )of the following adjectives. more difficult more popular more expensive more unpopular more relaxing cheaper easier safer more tiring more exciting （多音节词和部分双音节词分别在原级前加 more 构成比较级）

25. Listen and answer the question. How many sports are Betty and Daming talking about? What are they? Six. They are gymnastics, table tennis, basketball, running, cycling and skiing.

26. Listen again. Check the sports Betty and Daming like. GymnasticsBasketballRunningCycling Daming Betty

27. Read and fill in the blanks with comparatives. GymnasticsTable tennisRunningCyclingSkiing Daming / / / Betty / more exciting more popular more boring more tiring more relaxing more dangerous Chinese people _________ gymnastics, and they _________ table tennis, ____. Table tennis is __________ than gymnastics. However, gymnastics is __________ than table tennis. Daming likes basketball best, and he _____ likes running. He doesn’t like cycling because he thinks cycling is _________ than running. Betty thinks running is _________ than basket ball. She likes cycling and she likes skiing, _____. She thinks cycling is ___________ than running, but skiing is ____________ than cycling. are good at too more exciting more popular also more boring more tiring too more relaxing more dangerous

28. A: So lucky! We’re going to watch the Olympic games in London. What’s your favourite sport ？ B: My favourite Olympic sport is. A: Why do you like it? B: Because it’s than and it’s than. What about you? A: My favourite Olympic sport is. Because it is than and it’s than. _________ table tennis more exciting running more dangerouscycling gymnastics more popularbasketball saferskiing ___________ ______ ________ _________ _________ ____________ _________ ______ Work in pairs to talk about your favourite sports and reasons.

29. Work in groups of six, use the comparatives to make a chain of sentences to show your opinions of sports. E.g. S1: Table tennis is more exciting than cycling. S2: Cycling is more tiring than hockey. S3: Hockey is more expensive than running. S4: Running is … S5: … S6: …

30. volleyball 排球 badminton 羽毛球 baseball 棒球 rowing 赛艇 sailing 帆船 boxing 拳击 wrestling 摔跤 shooting 射击 weightlifting 举重 Judo 柔道 running basketball table tennis cycling gymnastics skiing football swimming more dangerous more difficult more exciting more expensive more popular more relaxing more unpopular more tiring more boring cheaper safer easier… is…than 1min10s S1: Table tennis is more exciting than cycling. S2: Cycling is more tiring than hockey. S3: Hockey is more expensive than running. S4: Running is … S5: … S6: …

31. As Chinese, we are still proud of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Today, let’s recall the exciting moments together.

33. Swimming

34. Archery

35. Shooting

36. Rowing

37. Gymnastics

38. Taekwondo

39. Table tennis

40. Weight lifting

41. Sailing

42. Trampoline

43. Fencing

44. Boxing

45. Judo

46. Diving

47. Kayaking

48. Rowing

49. Badminton

50. Wrestling

51. Let’s look forward to the 2012 London Olympic Games! Let’s hope for better!

52. As for me,my favourite Olympic sport is. Because I think it’s than. I also like, because I think it’s than. What about you? Please write to me soon. Dear Mary, I’m looking forward to the 2012 Olympic Games in your hometown, I really want to watch it with you. I hope you will also enjoy the 2012 Olympic Games ! Yours Write a letter to your pen friend Mary from London, tell her about your favourite Olympic sports and the reasons. ______

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