Module 3

Module 3 Sports

Nothing is more enjoyable Unit 1 Nothing is more enjoyable than playing tennis.

What's your favourite sport?

Sports

basketball 篮球

football 足球

table tennis 乒乓球

baseball n. 棒球

tennis 网球

volleyball n. 排球

Olympics n. 奥林匹克运动会

stadium n. 体育场

What’s the matter? hurt v.（使）疼痛;（使）受伤

Listening and vocabulary

Listen and number the sports as you hear them. baseball basketball football table tennis tennis volleyball 1 2 3 6 5 4 a b c d e f

Now match the words with the pictures. baseball basketball football table tennis tennis volleyball a e d c f b a b c d e f

Listen again and complete the passage. Daming’s favourite sport is ___________. It is an American sport. Americans like baseball, too. Football is more ________ than baseball in most countries. Betty likes __________ and ______. Daming likes __________ too. Both Daming and Betty like _____________. basketball popular volleyball tennis table tennis swimming

Look at the sports in Activity 1 and talk about them Look at the sports in Activity 1 and talk about them. Use the words in the box to help you. boring dangerous difficult easy exciting expensive popular relaxing safe

Playing table tennis is very popular in China. Watching playing tennis is safer than playing it.

Last week the football match on TV was so boring because no one scored at all. This week’s NBA match is very exciting.

Swimming isn’t safe, it’s dangerous. Running isn’t expensive, it’s very cheap.

Staying at home is easier than going to the stadium.

Listen and read

Listen to the dialogue and look for the answers. Did Tony play tennis yesterday? Yes, he did. 2. How was staying at home than going to the stadium? Staying at home was easier than going to the stadium.

√ √ 1. This week’s match is more exciting than last week’s. Read 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 enjoyable 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. √

Complete the passage about yourself Complete the passage about yourself. Use the words in Activity 1 to help you. My favourite sport is (1) ________. And I enjoy watching (2) ___________. I am quite good at (3) __________. I do not like playing (4) _________. And I am not very good at (5) _________. football table tennis swimming baseball volleyball

1. — What’s the score? 比分是多少？ — Spain scored a minute ago. 西班牙(队)一分钟前得分了。 在第一个句子中，score 是____词，意 思是“比分, 进球数” ; 第二个句子中的 score 是____词, 表示“得分, 进球”。 名 动

e.g. After two hours and twenty minutes of play, the final score was 3:2. 经过两小时二十分钟的比赛，最终比分为三比二。 Arsenal scored in the final minute of the game. 阿森纳队在比赛的最后一分钟进了一球。

2. So this week’s match is already more exciting. 因此, 这周的比赛早已_____________。 英语中的形容词有很多为多音节词, 如: dangerous, difficult, exciting, expensive, beautiful, popular 等, 其比较级形式是在该形容词前加 more。除了多音节形容词变比较级要用 more 之外, 部分双音节形容词, 如 careful, tiring, boring 等比较级也是在其前加 more。 更令人激动

多音节形容词及部分双音节形容词比较级的句式结构为“主语+be+more+多音节形容词/双音节形容词+than+其他.”。 e.g. Running is _______________ than playing basketball. 跑步比打篮球更放松。 Ping-pong is ______________ than baseball in China. 在中国乒乓球比棒球流行。 more relaxing more popular

① This picture is ______________ than that one. 这张照片比那张漂亮。 ② He is _____________ than the others. 他比其他人更仔细。 ③ The football match is _____________. 足球赛更激动人心。 ④ Your shirt is ______________ than mine. 你的衬衫比我的贵。 more beautiful more careful more exciting more expensive

3. What’s the matter with you, Tony? “What’s the matter?”意为“怎么了？”，后面跟宾语时要加介词with，即What’s the matter with sb. / sth.?， 它的同义句是“What’s wrong with sb. / sth.? ”。 e.g. What’s the matter with your sister? = __________________ your sister? 你妹妹怎么了？ What’s wrong with

—Hi, John. ______? —It's Lucy, my dog. Her leg is hurt. A. How are you     B. What's the matter     C. How is Lucy         D. What's Lucy like B

4. Oh, he missed! miss用作动词，含义比较广泛，可以 表示“未击中，未达到；错过”。 e.g. The ball just missed my head. (翻译) 刚刚那个球差点打中我的头。 The children missed the early train. (翻译) 孩子们错过了早班车。

也可表示“思念；想念”。 e.g. My good friend moved to another city last year. I miss him very much. 去年我的好朋友搬到另一个城市了。 我非常想念他。 表示“错过”时，后面跟v.-ing形式, 不能跟不定式。 e.g. David and his friend _____________ the film. 戴维和他的朋友错过了电影。 missed seeing

miss还可用作名词, 意为“____________”, 此时首字母必须大写，常用于姓名或姓之前, 尤指未婚女子。 e.g. Miss Brown is a popular teacher. 女士; 小姐

将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。 (1) 昨晚我误了火车。 I missed the train yesterday evening. (2) 我们都非常想念她。 We all miss her very much.   (3) 你认识李小姐吗？ Do you know Miss Li? (4) 足球未击中我的头。 The football missed my head.

5. Never mind. 翻译：_______________ mind v. 当心；介意 当用作及物动词时，后面通常接名词、代词、动词的-ing形式、复合结构、从句等。 e.g. Mind the train! Just do your work, and don't mind him. 没关系的。

—Would you mind looking after my pet?  —Not at all. Do you mind my __________ (open) the window? Do you mind if I call you later? opening

mind n. 思想；想法 change one’s mind（____________） make up one's mind（___________） e.g. What made him change his mind? 是什么让他改变了主意？ He hasn't made up his mind where to go. 他还没定下去哪。 改变主意 下定决心

汉译英。 1) 没有什么可以改变她的主意。 Nothing can __________________. 2) 你介意告诉我你的计划吗？ ___________ you ____________ me your plan? 3) 我把这本书带出图书馆你介意吗？ ___________ you _________________ this book out of the library? change her mind  Do / Would mind telling Do / Would mind my taking

6. There’s still plenty of time for them to score. plenty pron. 大量；众多 plenty of 大量；众多 plenty of后既可跟不可数名词，也可跟 可数名词。 e.g. Don’t worry. Uncle Li has plenty of money. There are plenty of students on the playground.

“plenty of +名词”作主语时，谓语动词的单复数形式要与名词的数保持一致。 e.g. Plenty of people ___ (be) lying on the beach. Plenty of rice ____ (be) needed. are is

already hurt matter mind miss Olympics stadium Complete the sentences with the words in the box. already hurt matter mind miss Olympics stadium 1. Why didn’t Tony score? What’s the ________ with him? 2. You lost the match? Never _______. Maybe you will win next time. matter mind

already hurt matter mind miss Olympics stadium 3. I am not good at tennis. I always ________ the ball. 4. The match began ten minutes ago and Spain is _________ winning. 5. The 2008 __________ were held in Beijing. miss already Olympics

already hurt matter mind miss Olympics stadium 6. Watching football at home is easier than going to the __________. 7. Tennis is a little dangerous because you may _______ you knee. stadium hurt

Pronunciation and speaking Listen and notice how the speaker links the words. 1. Spain scored a minute ago. 2. Last week the match on TV was so boring because no one scored at all. 3. Oh, look at that. Now listen again and repeat.

连读的条件：相邻的两词在意义上必须密切相关，同属一个意群。连读所构成的音节一般都不重读，只需顺其自然地一带而过，不可读得太重，也不可音。 ‘‘辅音+元音”型连读 在同一个意群里，如果相邻两词中的前一个词是以辅音结尾，后一个词是以元音开头，这就要将辅音与元音拼起来连读。

Let me have~a look~at~it. have的尾辅音/v/与an的开头元音v连读为/væ/ look的尾辅音/k/与at的开头元音a连读为/kæ/ at的尾辅音/t/与it的开头元音i连读为/ti/

使用连读规则，朗读以下句子。 I’m~an~English boy. It~is~an~old book. Ms Black worked in~an~office last~yesterday. I called~you half~an~hour~ago. Put~it~on, please. Not~at~all. Please pick~it~up.

Work in pairs Talk about the sports you like. — Hey, Bruce. Which sport do you like, swimming or running? — I like swimming. It’s more relaxing than running.

Exercises Ⅰ. 根据语境及所给汉语提示语写出所缺单词。 1. Many people in America like playing ________(棒球). 2. Don't worry! All the children are ________(已经) safe. 3. He doesn't ________(介意) getting up early in the morning. baseball already mind 

4. I think most people enjoy ________(使人放松的) sports. 5. I can't walk fast, because my left foot ________(疼痛). 6. Brian ________(得分) again in the second half of the football match just now. relaxing hurts  scored 

7. They often play football in the ________(体育场) when they are free. 8. Helen wants to have a(n) __________(令人愉快的) job in the future. stadium enjoyable 

Ⅱ. 根据语境从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式，每词限用一次。 Ⅱ. 根据语境从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式，每词限用一次。 1. I had a long talk with my father about this ________. 2. Look! There are several ___________ on the floor. volleyball,  bored,  matter,  Olympics, miss,  excited matter  volleyballs

3. We don't want to watch the film, because it is really ________. volleyball,  bored,  matter,  Olympics, miss,  excited 3. We don't want to watch the film, because it is really ________. 4. David hopes to go to Brazil to watch the 2016 Summer __________. boring Olympics

6. I'm sorry to hear that you ________ the plane to Beijing last week. volleyball,  bored,  matter,  Olympics, miss,  excited 5. Most students in our class like to watch NBA games. They think they are ________. 6. I'm sorry to hear that you ________ the plane to Beijing last week. exciting missed

Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子。 1. 迈克，你的胳膊怎么了？ _______________________ your arms, Mike? 2. 我认为没有什么比独自在河里游泳更危险的了。 I think ________________________ ___________ swimming in the river alone. What's the matter with nothing is more dangerous than

3. 你认为待在家里比去动物园更有趣吗？ Do you think staying at home is ___________________ going to the zoo? 4. 对于他们来说仍然还有很多时间去准备考试。 There is still _____________________ to prepare for the exam. more interesting than plenty of time for them

5. 那是因为这道数学题比其他数学题更难的缘故。 That's because this maths problem is ____________________ the other ones. more difficult than

1. Remember the words and phrases in the unit. 2. Remember the rules you learned in the unit. 3. Finish the exercises in the workbook.