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Unit 3

Language in use

1. To practise using adverbs after verbs and distinguish adverbs from adjectives

2. To know how to use comparative adjectives(more); adverbs and comparative adverbs(-er, more); irregular comparatives

Objectives:

This week’s match is already more exciting.

It is more difficult to practice in winter.

We are training harder than usual.

This year we want to do better.

More :

Nothing is more enjoyable than playing tennis.

This year we are training more carefully.

That means we have a better chance of winning.

They cheer us on loudly and we feel more confident to win the game.

The more you go jogging, the healthier you will feel.

Jogging is cheaper than many sports.

1. to test your sense of observation

2. to test your ability of short-term memory

3. to test your ability of inductive method

1. This week’s match is already ____________(exciting).

2. It is ____________(difficult) to practise in winter.

3. We are training ______(hard) than usual.

4. This year we want to do _____ (good).

5. Nothing is _____________ (enjoyable) than playing tennis.

more excitingmore difficult

harder

better

more enjoyable

6. This year we are training _____________ (carefully).7. That means we have a _____ (good) chance of winning.8. They cheer us on loudly and we feel _____________ (confident) to win the game.9. The _____(much) you go jogging, the ________(healthy)you will feel.10. Jogging is _______ (cheap) than many sports.

more carefullybetter

more confident

morehealthier

cheaper

1 Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and talk about the sports. Use the words in the box to help you.

boring cheap difficult easy

Exciting expensive popular relaxing

Let’s discuss:

---What’s your favourite sports?

---My favourite sport is swimming.

It’s exciting.

Now compare the sports.

1 Table tennis is more exciting than tennis.

2 Tennis is…

3 Basketball is …

4 Football is …

5 Swimming is …

6 Baseball is…

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form

of the words in brackets.

1.We trained (hard) this year than

last year.

2. The team played (well) on

Saturday than on Tuesday.

harder

better

3. They practiced (carefully)

this week than last week.

4. playing football is (exciting)

than watching it.

5. Playing tennis is

(expensive) than swimming.

more carefully

more exciting

more expensive

3 Complete the sentences with the correct

forms of the words in brackets.

Tom did his homework carelessly (careless).

The music is loud (loud).

1. They are working (hard) to learn

English.

2. This bike was (cheap), so we

decided to buy it.

3. The teacher speaks (slow)

and (careful).

hard

cheap

slowlycarefully

4. Mary is going to get up (early)

because she needs to catch the first bus.

5. Running is very (easy). You can do

it anywhere.

6. I do not like to be (late).

7. I am afraid our team is doing

very (bad).

early

easy

late

badly

4 Compare the passage with the correct form the

words in brackets.

I wanted to choose a sport to keep fit. First I

tired swimming. I joined the swimming club,

but the lessons were(1)

(expensive)

than I thought. So I stopped swimming and tired

running. The running club is (2)

(popular) than the swimming club.

more expensive

more popular

We ran (3) (slowly) in the park.

Soon, I felt that running was (4)______ (boring)!

I decided to try something (5)____________

(exciting). I went walking in the mountains.

Once we got lost in the mountains, and I hurt my

leg (6)________ (badly). It is a bit

(7) (dangerous) to walk in

the mountains, but I like the sport all the same.

slowlyboring

(more) exciting

badly

(more) dangerous

5 Listen and choose the correct answer.

1 What was the race?

a) Boy’s 800 meters

b) Girls’ 800 meters

c) Girls’ 400 meters

2 How many classes took part in the race?

a) One b) Four c) Eight

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3 Who ran faster than the others at first?

a) Joy b) Sandy c) Mary

4 What happened to Sandy later on?

a) She stopped.

b) She ran slowly.

c) She cried.

5 － Who finally won?

－ A student from .

a) Class 4 b) Class 5 c) Class 1

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6 Read the passage and complete the sentences.

A lot of people around the world enjoy

jogging. Jogging means running slowly, but it is

still faster than walking. In the mornings and

evenings you can see people jogging in parks or

along city streets. Jogging is cheaper than many

sports － to start, just get some comfortable

sports clothes and good running shoes.

I enjoy jogging with my friends Tommy and Anna. In the early mornings we often go jogging in the park. Then we are ready for school. At weekends, we sometimes go jogging in the countryside. It is more fun than jogging in the city and we feel good in the fresh air. The more you go jogging, the longer you will run and the healthier you will feel. Just try it!

1 Jogging means _______________________.

2 Walking is ________ than jogging.

3 To start jogging, you only need some

____________________________________

________________.

4 jogging in the countryside is __________

than jogging in the city.

5 The more you go jogging, ____________

you will feel.

running slowly

slower

comfortable sports clothes and good running shoes

more fun

the healthier

Language points1.Then we are ready for school. 然后我们准备上学。 be ready for 为 ...做准备e.g. I think I’ll have an early night and be ready for tomorrow. 我想今天晚上得早点休息，为明天做准备。 However, if you follow these suggestions, you will be ready for it when it comes. 然而，如果你遵照这些建议的话，你就为 它的到来做好了准备。

be ready to: vt. 随时可 (乐意 ,即将 )

e.g. So if you come, be ready to dance.

因此，如果你来到这儿，就准备好起舞吧。

e.g. I just have to be ready to listen and speak".

我只要准备好倾听和谈话就是了。

2. At weekends, we sometimes go jogging in

the countryside.

周末，我们有时在乡村慢跑。 At weekends 译为“ 在周末” 同义的表达还有： on weekends, at the weekend, on the

weekend.

e.g. I never work at the weekend.

What are you doing on the weekend?

I only see him at weekends

3. The more you go jogging, the longer you will run and the healthier you will feel. 你慢跑的次数越多，长度越长，那么你 就会越健康。 1）“ the more…,the more…”句型为“ the+比较级， the+比较级”结构，常表示“越…… ,就越……”，是一个复合句，其中前面的句子是状语从句，后面的句子是主句。 The用在形容词或副词的比较级前。例

如：The more he gets, the more he wants.他越来越贪（他得到的越多，就越想要）。

（ 2 “） the+比较级， the+ ”比较级 句型主从句的 时态常用一般现在时或一般过去时。 

e.g. The higher the ground is, the thinner the 

air becomes.

离地面越高，空气就越稀薄。  The harder he worked, the more he got.

他工作越努力，得到的就越多。  

3）若主句的谓语动词用一般将来时，从句的 谓语动词要用一般现在时  表示将来。e.g. The harder you work, the greater progress 

you will make.

你越用功，进步就越大。  The longer the war lasts, the more the 

people there will suffer.

   战争持续越久，那里的人们受难就越多。

The marathon race

The marathon gets its name from a

battle over 2,500 years ago between the

Greeks and the Persians. The battle

happened at a place called Marathon.

After the Greeks won the battle, a

soldier ran over forty kilometers to tell

people the good news.

Today’s marathon race, an

important Olympic sport, is

popular all over the world.

Thousands of people race in

many different marathons

every year.

7 Work in groups. Talk about your favorite

Olympic sports and choose one for your poster.

A: What’s your favorite Olympic sport?

B: My favorite Olympic sport is …

A: Why do you like it?

B: I like it because…

Module task: Making a sports poster

8 Make a poster. Find a photo for your favorite Olympic sport and include it in the poster.

Our favorite Olympic sport is swimming /

table tennis /…

We like it because it is exciting, popular…

It is more exciting than …

9 Show your poster to your classmates.

一、单项选择。1.Which is ________, English or Chinese? A. interesting B. interestinger C. more interesting 2. Since China has been a member of

WTO, English is ______ useful than before.

A. much B. more C. very 3. Better______ than never.

A.late B.the later C.later

Quiz

4. She is as ____ as a bee.

A. busy B. busier C. more busy

5. When a machine is started, at first it runs slowly, and then _____.

A.fast and fast B. faster and faster

C.fast6. In our city, it’s _____ in July, but it is even _____ in August. A. hot, hot B. hotter, hot C. hot, hotter

二、 用所给词的正确形式填空。1.Gold （黄金） is ____ (little) useful

than iron （铁） .2. She will be much _______ (happy) in

her new house.3. Miss Chen is ____________ (popular)

than Mr Wang.4. The more, the ______ (good).5. The people’s life in Africa is getting

_____ and ______(bad).

less

happier

more popular

better

worse worse

三、 翻译句子1.他对英语越来越有兴趣。______________________________________________________________________2.他的身体状况一天天好起来。 ___________________________________3.今天比昨天冷得多。___________________________________4. 他吃得越多就越胖。___________________________________

He is becoming more and more interested in English.

He is getting better and better every day.It is much colder today than yesterday.

The more he eats, the fatter he becomes.

1. As far as I am concerned, education is about

learning and the more you learn, ____.

A. the more know you

B. you will know more

　 C. the more you will know

D. you will know more

2. She is ________ than ________ .

A. busier / us  B. busier / we

C. more busy / us  D. more busy / we

四 选择题

C

A

3. Jane is ________ than Betty.

A. less taller  B. less tallest

C. less tall  D. not as tall

4. -Which is ____ season in Beijing?

--I think it's autumn.

A. good  B. better

C. best  D. the best

A

D

1. 这本书跟那本书一样有趣。

This book is __________________that one.

2. 你游泳没有你弟弟好。

You can’t swim ____________ your brother.

3. 今天比昨天冷的多。

It is ____________today than it was yesterday.

五 翻译句子。

as interesting as

as well as

much colder

4. 对这个故事我比另一个喜欢的多。 This story is ____________________than

that one.

5. 他比我大两岁。 He is __________________ than I.

6. 这个故事不如那个有趣。 This story is ______________interesting

than that one.

7. 她的身体状况一天天好起来。 He is getting _________________every day.

much more interesting

two years older

not more

better and better

8. 他对英语越来越感兴趣。 He is becoming ________________interested

in English.

9. 他吃的越多，人越胖。 The more he eats, the ______ he gets.

10. 你的问题是两个中比较难的那个。 Your question is __________________

of two.

more and more

fatter

the more difficult

Homework

Make your favorite poster on Olympic

games. Then share with your

classmates.