外研版新标准英语八上M3U1的主要内容是通过大明、贝蒂三人在家看电视足球比赛节目时的一段对话，对比了他们各自对观看比赛和参加比赛的感受，以自然的语境导入了部分双音节和多音节形容词的比较级的表达方式。
1.Whats the score?得分是多少？
2.Last week the match on TV was so boring because no one scored at all.上周电视上的比赛很枯燥，因为根本没有人进球。（1）last week上周（2）not at all一点也不；根本不，not与be/助动词/情态动词连用，at all放句尾。She doesnt like it at all.
3.Whats the matter with you?你怎么了？Whats the matter with...?=Whats wrong with...?=Whats the trouble with...?......怎么啦？
4.You look tired.你看起来很疲倦。look tired看起来疲倦，look看起来，系动词，后面加形容词。He looks busy today.
5.Im really tired after last nights tennis match.昨晚网球赛后我实在太累了。after last nights tennis match 昨晚网球赛后
6.Well, Im not sure about that.哦，我不确定是那样的。be sure of/about...对......有把握She is sure about herself in the new school.
7.Nothing is more enjoyable than playing tennis.没有什么比打排球更令人愉快的了。（1）more enjoyable更令人开心，部分双音节或多音节的形容词比较级在前面加more（2）play tennis 打网球
8.But you enjoyed watching the Olympics on TV, right?但是你很喜欢在电视上看奥运会比赛，对吗?（1）enjoy doing sth.喜欢做某事（2）watch the Olympics on TV在电视上看奥运会比赛
9.Yes, but thats because it was cheaper than buying tickets for all the games.是的，不过那是因为与买票看所有现场比赛相比，看电视直播更便宜。（1）Thats because...那是因为......Thats because she got up late.（2）buy tickets买票（3）all the games所有的比赛
10.And staying at home was easier than going to the stadium.待在家里比去体育场容易。（1）stay at home待在家里（2）go to the stadium去体育场
11.Oh, he missed!Oh, bad luck!噢，他没踢进，真不走运。（1）miss未击中；未达到，动词Tony missed the basketball. What a pity!（2）bad luck晦气；不走运
12.Never mind.没关系。（用于安慰、鼓励对方）mind介意；讨厌；反对，动词，可以接名词/代词/动名词。Do you mind opening the window?
13.Theres still plenty of time for them to score.他们仍有许多时间可以得分。（1）plenty of=lots of=a lot of大量；众多，修饰可数名词复数/不可数名词。Theres plenty of rain this spring.