Page 384, Exercise 3
Superlatives

1. Michael Phelps is the fastest
swimmer in the world

2. Training for the Olympics is one of
the most difficult things for an
athlete.

2. Training for the Olympics is one of the
most difficult things for an athlete=
Some things are difficult for athletes.
A few things are very difficult—maybe
Hard work
Discipline
Training for the Olympics is one of the most
difficult things (there are other very difficult
things, and this is one of them).

3. Soccer is the most popular sport in
the world.

8. The most common name for
soccer in the world is “football.”

4. Sumo wrestlers are the fattest
athletes.

5. Michael Jordan was the best
basketball player in the world.

6. Swimming and gymnastics are the
most watched events during the
Summer Olympics.

9. Running a marathon was one of
the hardest things I’ve ever done.

7. Yao Ming is one of the tallest
basketball players in the world.

10. In your opinion, what is
the most interesting sport?