(共53张PPT)
Unit 3 Faster, higher, stronger
Developing ideas
The Return of the Champions
At the end of this class, we will be able to:
3. skim for particular or main points and read carefully for details in order to prepare for the conversation.
2. read new words and expressions in the passage correctly and make their meanings clear with the help of context.
1. talk about the differences between team sports and individual sports by looking at the pictures.
4. summarize the spirit of the Chinese Women’s volleyball team after reading and make a plan to apply the spirit to daily life during the heart-to-heart conversation.
Learning objectives
Look at the charts and answer the questions.
1 What are the key differences between
team sports and individual sports
2 Can you think of any famous sports teams
Why are they so well-known
Pre-reading
Boat race
Gymnastics
Team sports
Individual sports
1. Team sports require no less than two players on each side.
2. In team sports, every player needs to learn to trust and depend on others, to accept help and give help, and to work together to reach a common goal.
1. In individual sports one player competes against other players.
2. Players who excel at individual sports, however, find satisfaction pushing themselves to achieve personal goals rather than relying on the team to help them get there.
3. Individual sports also need back up from a wider team.
How many times does the Chinese women’s volleyball team win the Olympic gold medal In which year
How do you understand the title “The Return of Champions”
朱婷
丁霞
袁心玥
杨方旭
惠若琪
林莉
The Return of Honour
Activity 1 Read the passage and find out about the events mentioned.
the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
the 2004 Athens Olympics
the 2016 Rio (de Janeiro) Olympics
Which event does this passage focus on
While-reading
Zhang Changning _______.
Over the net, Popovic _______
the ball. She only just _______ it.
Activity 2 Describe the action of the volleyball players and fans in the pictures.
serves
发球
dives for
reaches
Chinese spiker Hui Ruoqi _________________.
sent it straight back
Popovic can’t ______________ this time.
get the ball back
It’s gold for China！The coach, Lang Ping, _____ to her feet excitedly, _______ her arms in the air and screaming happily.
jumps
waving
The crowd has gone wild! The Chinese fans springs to their feet,_________ with cheer, waving flags with a mix of ___, _______ and relief on their faces.
roaring
joy
pride
The Chinese players are________________________________in their eyes.
embracing with tears of happiness
Activity 3 Describe the moment when Chinese team won at Rio.
Activity 4 Compare your description with the text.
“The atmosphere here at Rio de Janeiro is electric! If China wins this point, they will walk out of the stadium with an Olympic gold medal. Zhang Changning serves. Over the net, Popovic dives for the ball. She only just reaches it… and it’s sent straight back to her by the Chinese spiker Hui Ruoqi. Popovic can’t get the ball back this time... and that’s it! It’s over! It’s gold for China! Look how the crowd has gone wild. You can see the joy and pride on the faces of the Chinese fans. And there we see the Chinese players embracing, with tears of happiness in their eyes…It’s a dream come true for China! The Chinese women’s volleyball team is Olympic champion once again!”
Activity 5 What’s the genre/type of this passage
Exposition 说明文
Argumentation 议论文
Narration 记叙文
Feature Story 新闻特写
It is (in newspapers, on television, etc.) a special article or programme about people stories.
A feature story
Feature
新闻特写
“Hook”
“Meat”
“Ending”
To get the reader’s interest.
To provide detailed information.
To summarise, to quote, or to give a surprise ending.
1. How does the author start the passage
The author starts the passage by describing an event as if it was
happening.
It engages the readers and helps set the right atmosphere for the remainder of the writing.
“The atmosphere here at Rio de Janeiro is electric! If China wins this point, they will walk out of the stadium with an Olympic gold medal. Zhang Changning serves. Over the net, Popovic dives for the ball. She only just reaches it… and it’s sent straight back to her by the Chinese spiker Hui Ruoqi. Popovic can’t get the ball back this time... and that’s it! It’s over! It’s gold for China! Look how the crowd has gone wild. You can see the joy and pride on the faces of the Chinese fans. And there we see the Chinese players embracing, with tears of happiness in their eyes… It’s a dream come true for China! The Chinese women’s volleyball team is Olympic champion once again!”
1. The use of a series of verbs gives a vivid description
2. The description of the warm atmosphere of the match
2. What effect does it achieve
Para. 1
■ Learning to learn
Setting a scene involves establishing the time and place where events take place and describing any main sights and sounds. The scene you set at the beginning of your writing — whether it is fiction or non-fiction — will engage your readers and help set the right atmosphere for the remainder of your writing.
Time Glorious moments
the 1980s Burst onto the international volleyball scene with ________________________
1984 Became _____________ with a three-set victory over the ___ in the final of the Los Angeles Olympics.
2004 Won the _____________ at the Athens Olympics
2016 Return of the ___________ at the Rio Olympics
several major world titles
national heroes
gold medal
US
champions
Read for glorious moments of the Chinese women’s volleyball team.
Para. 2
Their perseverance paid off with an epic comeback against the defending champion Brazil in the quarter finals. Next, the Chinese team defeated the Netherlands in the semi-final matches, having lost to them in the preliminaries. At last, showing a strong will and the steeliest nerves, they played a close match against Serbia to seize gold in the final.
Stage of match (比赛阶段) Team the Chinese
team beat
Brazil
semi-final
final
quarter finals
_____________
__________
Netherlands
Serbia
__________
Read to find out the teams the Chinese team beat.
2. past tense shows that things happened in the past
1. conjunctions(连接词) shows a progressive relation(递进关系)
report of
a past event
Para. 4
The spirit of the Chinese women’s volleyball team
Teamwork
Individual skills
Fighting spirit
Perseverance
Strong will & Steely nerves
High aims & Obligation
“Every time we put on our national team jersey, we fight for the same goal: to see our national flag raised to our national anthem.” (Lang Ping)
The moment stepping down from the podium is the moment to start from zero.
Modesty & down-to-earthness
The spirit of Chinese women’s volleyball team
Cooperation
High aims
Action
Modesty
Professionalism
Iron will
Obligation
Negotiation
What else has contributed to their success, as is shown in other paragraphs
Fact(s)/Example(s):
_______________________
_______________________
Fact(s)/Example(s):
_______________________
_______________________
Fact(s)/Example(s):
_______________________
_______________________
Your opinions
Teamwork
Example: Cooperation between team members allows individuals to demonstrate their own skills.
Example: Zhu Ting identified this as the special ingredient in the team’s success.
Fighting spirit
Example: In Rio, the Chinese women’s volleyball team needed its fighting spirit after it was assigned to the “group of death”. Although it faced several strong opponents, they fought with all their strength.
Perseverance
Example: Despite reaching the quarter-finals as the 4th team in the group, with just 2 wins in preliminary matches, they were not going to give up.
It is the Chinese Women’s volleyball team’s spirit that leads our Chinese teams and people to the journey to the next victory.
fearing no one and playing indomitably1 with their tenacious2 and high level,
selflese dedication3,
unity and cooperation,
the hardworking and enterprising spirit,
continuous improvement .
New words:
1. indomitably / n'd m t bl / adv. 不屈不挠地
2. tenacious /t ne s/ adj. 顽强的
3. dedication / [ ded 'ke n/ n. 奉献
4. enterprising /'ent pra z / adj. 有事业心的；有进取心的；有魄力的
The Spirit of Women's Volleyball Team
The Spirit of Wemen's Volleyball Team and the essence1 of traditional Chinese culture come down in one continuous line. The patriotism2 and collectivism3 displayed by the Chinese women's volleyball team are the spirit of unity and courage.
New words:
1. essence /'esns/ n. 精髓；本质；要素；香精
2. patriotism /'pe tri t z m/ n. 爱国主义；爱国心
3. collectivism /k 'lekt v z m/ n. 集体主义
From the national level, the Spirit of Chinese Women's Volleyball Team reflects the socialist country's prosperity(繁荣), civilization and harmony; externally promotes China's position in the world and internally enhances the centripetal(向心的) force and cohesion(凝聚力) of general public.
From the social level, it embodies(体现) freedom and justice and shows the positive progress and opening up of China.
From the citizen level, it reflects patriotism and professional dedication of the athletes, coaches and sports professionals. The Spirit of Chinese Women's Volleyball Team is a call of the national fitness era.
The times are calling us, and the people expect us to deliver（不负所望）.
Only by pressing ahead with unwavering（始终如一的） commitment and perseverance will we be able to answer the call of our times and meet the expectations of our people.
女排精神不是赢得冠军，而是有时候知道不会赢，也竭尽全力。是你一路虽走得摇摇晃晃，但站起来抖抖身上的尘土，依旧眼中坚定。人生不是一定会赢，而是要努力去赢。
Miss Liu: Good afternoon, and welcome to my office.
Student: Good afternoon, Miss Liu.
Miss Liu: I believe you have read the passage The Return of the Champions. Please describe the moment when the Chinese women’s volleyball team won in your own words.
Student:___________________________________________________________
Miss Liu: (Comment on the student’s description)_______________________________
What spirit does the Chinese women’s volleyball team show in the passage
Student:___________________________________________________________
Miss Liu: (Comment on the student’s answers)____________________________ What else do you think has contributed to their success
Knowing that you have read the passage The Return of the Champions, your English teacher, Miss Liu, wants to have a heart-to-heart chat with you. And your conversation will begin like this.
Post-reading
Knowing that you have read the passage The Return of the Champions, your English teacher, Miss Liu, wants to have a heart-to-heart chat with you. And your conversation will begin like this.
Student:__________________________________________________________
Miss Liu: (Comment on the student’s opinions)___________________________ Which of the spirit inspires you most Why
Student:__________________________________________________________
Miss Liu: (Comment on the student’s opinions) __________________________ With the spirit of the Chinese women’s volleyball team in your mind, what will you do to learn English better Please share your plan with me.
Student:__________________________________________________________
Miss Liu: (Give more advice to the student)______________________________
...(More questions can be added if necessary.)
Post-reading
1. Review what we’ve learnt today.
2. Write down the conversation and polish your writing.
Homework
Useful expressions
紧张刺激的气氛
鱼跃救球
被直接送回去
发狂
梦想实现
在国民心中有特殊地位
突然显现
国际排坛
一夜之间
是……的生动刻画
竞争精神/奋斗精神
an electric atmosphere
dive for
be sent straight adv. back to
go wild
a dream come true n.
hold a special place in the nation’s heart
burst onto
the international volleyball scene
overnight
paint the most vivid portrait of
competitive/fighting spirit
Language points
Review
burst v./n. ________________________
burst into
burst into ______________
= burst out ______________
burst in
burst onto
突然出现；爆裂 ，爆发
突然开始……；闯入……；突然绽放
tears/laughter
crying/laughing
突然大哭/笑起来
打断；闯入；突然出现
突然出现在……（指突然成功）
He ___________ the fashion scene in the early 1980s.
The book store is famous for the books that cause adults to __________ helpless laughter.
COVID-19 is ____________ again in a few scattered cities in the country.
The thieves ___________ the door _________.
burst – burst – burst
burst onto
burst into
bursting out
burst
in
被分配/指定到
… after it was assigned to the “group of death”, ______________ it faced several strong opponents…
小组赛、预赛
四分之一决赛
每一
全力以赴
成功奏效；付清、偿还
漫长艰难的回归
卫冕冠军
半决赛
be assigned to
the group stage/preliminary matches
the quarter-finals
every single
give one’s all to sth.
pay off
an epic comeback
the defending champion
the semi-finals
where/in which
assignment n.
assign sb. to/as sth.
Useful expressions
Review
pay off
pay for
pay back
pay a visit to
pay attention to
获得回报；取得成功；奏效；还清
付钱买；因……付出代价
偿还；报复
拜访
注意
Once the banking system regains its strength, the banks _____________ the British people.
Loneliness is a high price to _________ independence in your old age.
I need to _________ all my debts before I leave the country.
我们应该特别注意防止我们的地球被污染。（被动）
Special attention should be paid to preventing our earth from being polluted.
will pay back
pay for
pay off
The Chinese team defeated the Netherlands, __________ (lost) to them in the preliminaries.
坚定的意志
与……的胶着比赛
决赛
是……的原因之一
终极目标可以实现
认为/认出……是
……的关键
幸亏、多亏
在起伏中奋斗前行
the steely/steeliest nerves
a close match against…
the final
contribute to
The end goal can be achieved.
identify… as…
the key to sth.
thanks to
fight one’s way through ups and downs
having lost
Useful expressions
胸怀大志
明白，意识到
走下
领奖台
以这种方式
aim high
be (too) aware of sth./that + 从句
step off
the victory podium
in this way
this way (名词短语做方式状语)
Useful expressions
这里的气氛非常热烈，如果中国赢得这一分，他们将带着奥运金牌走出体育场。
张长宁发球。越过球网，波波维奇扑球。
她只是刚刚够到这个球…中国的扣球手惠若琪直接扣回去。
波波维奇这次没有碰到球...就这样！结束了！中国队的金牌！看看人群变得多么疯狂。
中国队梦想成真！中国女排再次获得奥运冠军！"
我们看到中国的选手们拥抱在一起，眼里噙着幸福的泪水。
你可以看到中国球迷脸上的喜悦和骄傲。
The atmosphere here at Rio de Janeiro is electric if China wins this point, they will walk out
of the stadium with an Olympic gold medal. Zhang Changning serves. Over the net,
Poporvic dives for the ball. She only just reaches it.….and it's sent straight back to her by the
Chinese spiker Hui Ruoqi. Popovic can't get the ball back this time...and that's it! It's over!
It's gold for China! Look how the crowd has gone wild. You can see the joy and pride on the
faces of the Chinese fans. And there we see the Chinese players embracing, with tears of
happiness in her eyes. It's a dream come true for China! The Chinese women's volleyball
team is Olympic champion once again!"
老词新意： electric, 火爆的，气氛热烈的
老词新意：serve, v. 发球
with + 名词+介词短语，作状语，表示伴随的状态
Para.1
但在里约赢得金牌是中国女子排球队竞争精神的最生动写照。
The Chinese women's volleyball team holds a very special place in the nation's heart. In the
1980s, the team burst onto the international volleyball scene with several major wold titles
and an amazing three-set victory over the United Sates in the final of the 1984 Les Angeles
Olympics. They became national heroes overnight. There was gold once more at Athens in
2004. But winning gold in Rio paints the most vivid portrait of the of the team's competitive
spirit.
-ing form 作主语，谓语动词用单数
中国女子排球队在这个国家的心中占有非常特殊的地位。
1980年，该队在国际排球舞台上崭露头角，获得了几个主要的世界冠军，
他们一夜之间成了民族英雄。
2004年雅典奥运会再次获得金牌。
并在1984年洛杉矶奥运会决赛中以三局胜利击败了美国队。
Para.2
在里约，中国女排在被分到了“死亡小组”后需要所有的斗志，
虽然以小组第四的身份进入了四分之一决赛，在预赛中只赢了两场，
团队中的每一个成员都为这场战斗付出了全部，包括不到五个月前接受心脏手术的惠若琪。
在小组赛中中国队面对几个强有力的对手。
但他们不会放弃。
In Rio, the Chinese women's volleyball team needed all of its fighting spirit afer it was
assigned to the"group of death", where it faced several strong opponents in the group stage
matches. Despite reaching the quarter finals as the fourth team in the group, with just two
wins in preliminary matches, they were not going to give up. Every single member of the
team gave their all to the fight, includng Hui Ruoqi who had had heart surgery less than five
months previously.
where引导的非限定性定语从句，修饰先行词the group of death
despite介词，后面接名词性成分，如果是动词，需要把动词变成-ing form
who引导的限定性定语从句，修饰先行词Hui Ruoqi，who在定语从句中作主语，不可以省略
Para.3
最后，他们表现出坚强的意志和最坚韧的神经，
Their perseverance paid off with an epic comeback against the defending champion Brazil in
the quarter finals. Next, the Chinese team defeated the Netherlands in the semi-final matches,
having lost to them in the preliminaries. At last, showing a strong will and the steeliest
nerves, they played a close match against Serbia to seize gold in the final.
动词现在分词的完成式having done，表示在谓语动词defeated之前发生
他们的毅力得到了回报，在四分之一决赛中史诗般地战胜了卫冕冠军巴西队。
接下来，中国队在半决赛中击败了荷兰队，在预赛中曾输给了他们。
与塞尔维亚进行了一场势均力敌的比赛，在决赛中夺得金牌。
Para.4
But fighing spirit alone was not enough to guarantee victory. Strong team spirit also
contributed greatly to their success. Coooperation between team members is essetial. If each
individual does her job and works well with others, then the end goal can be achieved. In
fact, strong team spirit is more imporant than the skills of individual players. Zhu Ting,
named Most Valuable Player at the Rio Olympics, also idenified this as the special ingredient
in the team's success: "Teamwork is the key to China's victory. Thanks to my teammates'
hard efforts, I had the opportunity to show my spiking skills".
但是仅靠战斗精神不足以保证胜利。
强大的团队精神也为他们的成功做出了巨大贡献。
团队成员之间的合作至关重要。
如果每个人都做好自己的工作，并与他人合作良好，那么最终目标就可以实现。
事实上，强大的团队精神比个人球员的技能更重要。
被评为里约奥运会“最有价值球员” 的朱婷也认为这是中国队成功的特殊原因:
“团队合作是中国队获胜的关键。感谢队友的努力，我才有机会展示我的扣球技术”。
过去分词作后置定语
Para.5
在中国著名排球运动员和教练郎平的带领下，他们继续志存高远。
Together, the Chinese women's volleyball team has fought their way through ups and downs.
Led by well-known Chinese volleyball player and coach Lang Ping, they have continued to
aim high. Lang is only too aware that as soon as a team steps off the vicory podium, they
need to start from zero to prepare for new challenges ahead. In this way, the team begins its
journey to the next Olympics.
过去分词作状语
中国女排一起走过了风风雨雨。
郎教练非常清楚，只要一个团队走下领奖台，
他们就需要从零开始，为未来的新挑战做准备。
就这样，中国女排开始了它的下一届奥运会之旅。
Para.6
