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+ 11 There's No Comparison 1 Listen and Discuss Look at the headings and the photos. What do you know about the topics? Amazing Facts The World's Most Popular Sport Football is the most popular international team sport. It is much more popular than American football, basketball, or baseball. FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), the worldwide football organization, has approximately 7.1 million teams in 301,000 clubs, with 265 million players around the globe. It has more members than the United Nations. The World Cup is one of the most spectacular sporting events in the world. Every four years, over a billion people follow the month-long competition between the top 32 football-playing nations on TV. 13 18 pile 90jlja Ministry of Education 2024-1446 SG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 90 3 FIFA The World's Most Expensive Hotel The Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai is the world's most famous seven-star hotel. The hotel is an architectural wonder. It looks like a huge sail. Its height is 1,053 feet (321 meters), making it one of the world's tallest hotels. The Burj Al Arab (Arabian Tower) is built on a human-made island. It is the world's most luxurious hotel. It features marble and glass from Italy, 24-karat-gold-plated faucets and doorknobs, mirrors that turn into TV screens in the bathrooms, rotating beds, and all the latest technology. The cheapest suite is more than $1,500 per night, and the most expensive suite can cost over $25,000. رابط الدرس الرقمي www.ien.edu.sa 30/4/24 12:05 AM

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وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education The Great White: The World's Most Dangerous Fish The great white shark is one of the oldest living species on Earth-it existed 350 million years ago. It is the largest and the most dangerous predatory fish, and it is the most feared by humans. Great white sharks can grow up to 20 feet (6 meters) long and weigh up to 4,400 pounds (2,000 kilograms). They have about 3,000 teeth arranged in several rows. When the front teeth break or fall out, these teeth are replaced by others from the next row. Sharks' hearing is very sensitive, and they can hear their prey many miles away. They can also detect one part per million of blood in seawater. Did you know? . • • Tokyo is bigger than Shanghai and Mexico City. It is the world's biggest city with the most people. The banana is the most popular fruit in the world. Diamonds are the world's hardest elements and the most expensive precious stones. The Arabian Oryx is one of the most endangered species in the Arabian Peninsula. It was extinct in the wild in the 1970s, but it was saved by zoos and reintroduced to its habitat. The Peregrine Falcon is the fastest moving creature on Earth. It can dive at speeds of up to 200 miles (320 kilometers) per hour! Quick Check ✓ A. Vocabulary. Underline the adjectives used to compare in the readings. most dangerous oldest B. Comprehension. Answer yes or no. 2 Pair Work 1. The tallest hotel in the world is in Tokyo. 2. 3. 4. 5. Baseball is the most popular team sport in the world. Bananas are more popular than mangoes. Diamonds are cheaper than most precious stones. Mexico City is the biggest city in the world. Ask and answer questions about the information on these pages. Which is the world's most dangerous fish? It's the great white shark. Is Mexico City bigger than Tokyo? No, it isn't. It's smaller. 2024-1446 SG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 91 91 30/4/24 12:05 AM

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