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Module 3
Unit 3 Language in use
八年级上
外研版
通过本课的学习，学生能够：
①总结和运用形容词（多音节词和部分双音节词）的规则比较级形式。
②练习动词后使用副词，并区分副词和形容词。
③介绍自己喜欢的体育运动。
Learning Goals
Have you watched the Olympics What do you think of sportsmanship
Warming Up
This week’s match is already more exciting.
It is more difficult to practise in winter.
We are training harder than usual.
This year we want to do better.
the use of comparatives
Look at the sentences in the box and share your findings.
Language practice
形容词比较级的规则变化
部分双音节词和多音节词，在该词前面加more构成比较级。
e.g. beautiful→more beautiful careful→more careful
dangerous→more dangerous delicious→more delicious
表语形容词以及由分词变来的形容词,在其前加more构成比较级。
e.g. afraid→more afraid interesting→more interesting
pleased→more pleased exciting→more exciting
形容词的比较级（二）
1. 基本用法
(1)副词主要用来修饰动词、形容词和副词。
e.g. She plays the piano badly. 她钢琴弹得很糟。
(2)副词修饰动词时通常放在行为动词(实义动词)之后。
副词修饰形容词和副词时,一般放在所修饰的形容词、副词之前。
e.g. She is really nice when you get to know her.
当你了解她，就知道她确实很好。
副词的基本用法和比较级
2. 形容词变副词的规则
副词一般由形容词加-ly构成，只有少数是不规则变化。
e.g. careful+ly→carefully busy+ly→busily
safe+ly→safely heavy+ly→heavily
直接在词尾加-er fast-faster
hard-harder
以字母e结尾的词加-r late-later
close-closer
重读闭音节词且词尾只有一个辅音字母时，先双写该辅音字母，再加-er big-bigger
以“辅音字母+y”结尾的双音节词，变“y” 为 “i”，再加-er early-earlier
easily-easilier
3. 规则变化(含形容词)
(1)单音节词和少数双音节词
(2)多音节词和部分音节词：在原级前加 more
e.g. Judy practiced tennis more carefully this week thanlast week.
这星期朱迪练习网球比上星期更认真。
4. 不规则变化（含形容词）
原级 比较级 原级 比较级
good,well better bad/ill,badly worse
many,much more little less
far farther/further old older/elder
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
—What’s your favourite sport
—My favourite sport is swimming. It’s exciting.
Now compare the sports.
1. Table tennis is more exciting than tennis.
2. Tennis is...
Tennis is more difficult than table tennis.
3. Basketball is...
Basketball is safer than football.
4. Football is...
Football is more dangerous than basketball.
5. Swimming is...
Swimming is more relaxing than baseball.
6. Baseball is...
Baseball is more exciting than swimming.
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.
3. They practised ______________ (carefully) this week than last week.
4. Playing football is ______________ (exciting) than watching it.
5. Playing tennis is ______________ (expensive) than swimming.
harder
better
more carefully
more exciting
more expensive
3. Complete the sentences with the correct form 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).
4. Mary is going to get up ________ (early) because she needs to catch the first bus.
hard
cheap
slowly
carefully
early
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)．
easy
badly
late
4. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets.
I wanted to choose a sport to keep fit. First I tried swimming. I joined the swimming club, but the lessons were (1) ______________ (expensive) than I thought. So I stopped swimming and tried running. The running club is (2) ____________ (popular) than the swimming club. We ran
more expensive
more popular
To read the passage quickly to find out what it is about.
(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.
slowly
boring
exciting/more exciting
badly
more dangerous/dangerous
Now, let’s watch a video first. What do you think a running race is like Is it intense or energetic, we’d love to hear your idea.
5. Listen and choose the correct answer.
1. What was the race
a) Boys’ 800 metres. b) Girls’ 800 metres.
c) Girls’ 400 metres.
2. How many classes took part in the race
a) One. b) Four. c) Eight.
3. Who ran faster than the others at first
a) Joy. b) Sandy. c) Mary.
B
C
B
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
B
A
Tapescript.
大声呼喊
Bang! Everyone started to run quickly. The students around the
playground all shouted loudly. ―Come on, come on! Children from
eight different classes all ran fast. They were in the girls’ 800 metres.
At first, Sandy from Class 1 ran faster than any other girls. After two
minutes she was still in first place.
加油
用于 wrong with sb./sth. 结构，意为”引起问题（或麻烦）；有毛病；不正常“
But later, Joy from Class 4 got faster and faster. Sandy ran more slowly
and she looked tired and sad. Something was wrong with her foot. Joy
was first.
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.
Q：What sport the passage is about and if it is popular
/ d ɡ /v. 慢跑，慢步长跑（尤指锻炼）
/ l /prep. 沿着；顺着
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 healthier you will feel. Just try it!
新鲜空气
更健康（healthy 的比较级）
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.
more fun
comfortable sports clothes and good running shoes
the healthier
running slowly
slower
Fill the blanks~
What can you see in the picture
What do you know about marathon
Around the world
Culture box: The Olympics
The Olympic Games sarted in Athens with the first summer Olympics in 1896. They take place every four years in different cities around the
world. In 1936 they were in Berlin in Germany, in 1968 they were in Mexico City, and in 2008 they were in Bejing.
举行，举办，发生
每四年
The Winter Olympics are always in mountainous places where people can be sure of snow for the skiing and winter events. The first Winter
Olympics were in France in 1924. They have been held in Austria, Switzerland, Norway, the US, Canada and Japan as well as many other places.
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 kilometres to tell people the good news.
n. 波斯人（Persian）的复数
n. 希腊人（Greek）的复数
/ b t( )l /n. 战役；战斗
/ s ld (r) /n. 军人；士兵
Today’s marathon race, an important Olympic sport, is popular all over the world. Thousands of people race in many different marathons every year.
成千上万的……
/ re s /v. （和……）比赛；参加比赛
7. Work in groups. Talk about your favourite Olympic sports and choose one for your poster.
Making a sports poster
A: What’s your favourite Olympic sport
B: My favourite Olympic sport is…
A: Why do you like it
B: I like it because…
…
Remember to choose your favourite Olympic sports for the poster.
Module task
8. Make a poster. Find a photo for your favourite Olympic sport and include it in the poster.
· To write down your answers to the questions in Activity 7 and sort out the information you want to include in your poster.
· To describe the sports you like as shown in the example poster, using information you’ve sorted out.
· You can draw and add photos or pictures in your poster.
Our favourite Olympic sport
· Our favourite 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.
Summary
1. Grammar:
To summarise and consolidate the use of comparatives.
To practise using adverbs after verbs and distinguish adverbs from adjectives.
2. Reading:
The origin of the name and development of marathon.
