(共23张PPT)
Developing ideas
The Return of the Champions
Who are they
What do you know about them
The members of the Chinese women’s volleyball team.
朱婷
丁霞
袁心玥
杨方旭
惠若琪
林莉
郎平
Read the passage and find out about the events mentioned.
1984 Los Angeles Olympics
2004 Athens Olympics
2016 Rio Olympics
in the 1980s the team burst onto the international volleyball scene
Read and find
While reading
Activity 2
Decide if the sentences are facts(F) or opinions(O).
A fact is an objective statement that is known to be true.
An opinion is a subjective statement that expresses a person’s feelings, attitudes or beliefs about a particular subject.
(Para. 2) There was gold once more at Athens in 2004.
(Para. 3) Winning gold medal in Rio paints the most vivid portrait of the team’s competitive spirit.
Read for facts and opinions
The Chinese women's volleyball team won a three-set victory in the final of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics._______
Facing several strong competitors in Rio, the Chinese womens volleyball team eventually won in the final. _______
Fighting spirit alone was not enough for victory._______
Strong team spirit is more important than the skills of individual players. _______
Zhu Ting was voted Most Valuable Player at the Rio Olympics._______
F
F
O
O
F
What spirit does the team show in the passage
Fact(s)/Example(s):
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Fact(s)/Example(s):
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Fact(s)/Example(s):
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Your opinions
Teamwork
Individual skills
Fighting spirit
Perseverance
Strong will & Steely nerves
High aims
modesty &
down-to-earthness
The spirit of the Chinese women’s volleyball team.
What has contributed to their success, as is shown in the passage
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.
Read for details
How does the author start the passages
By using a sports commentary.
What effect does it achieve
Engage the readers.
Set the right atmosphere.
■ 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/attract your readers and help set the right atmosphere for the remainder/rest of your writing.
Useful expressions
Activity 2
吸引读者
营造合适的氛围
Para.1
紧张刺激的气氛
体育场n.
serve vi.
dive for
被直接送回去
spiker n.
群众欣喜若狂
喜极而泣
梦想实现
engage your readers
set the right atmosphere
an electric atmosphere
stadium
发(球) vi. & vt.
鱼跃救球
be sent straight (adv.) back to
主攻;扣球队员
the crowd went wild (with joy)
with tears of happiness in their eyes
a dream come true n.
block the ball拦网
spike the ball扣球
Para.2
在国民心中有特殊地位
突然显现
the international volleyball scene
world titles
a three-set victory
一夜之间
夺金
是……的生动刻画
竞争精神/奋斗精神
hold a special place in the nation’s heart
burst onto
国际排坛
世界冠军
三连胜
overnight adv.
win/seize/secure/pocket gold
paint the most vivid portrait of
competitive/fighting spirit
Useful expressions
burst – burst – burst突然出现;爆裂 ,爆发
Gunmen burst ______ his home and opened fire.
There were two loud explosions and then the building burst ______ flames.
He burst ______ on the meeting.
The class burst ______ laughing.
He burst ______ the fashion scene in the early 1980s.
拓展:burst into tears/laughter/applause/cheers
突然出现在……(指突然成功)
突然开始……
into
into
闯入……
in
闯入 vi.
out
onto
突然开始……
Useful expressions
Para.3
被分配/指定到
面对强大的对手
小组赛、预赛
四分之一决赛
全力以赴
be assigned to
assignment n.
assign sb. to sp./as sth.
face strong opponents/rivals
the group stage/preliminary matches
the quarter-finals
give one’s all to the fight
spare no effort to do
go all out to do
Useful expressions
Para.4
成功奏效;付清、偿还
史诗般的回归
卫冕冠军
半决赛
坚定的意志
与……的胶着比赛
pay off
(make) an epic comeback
the defending champion
the semi-finals
the steely/steeliest nerves
play a close match against…
Review
He burst into tears, begging her to forgive him and swearing to pay _______ everything he had stolen.
Loneliness is a high price to pay ______ independence in your old age.
I need to pay _______ 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.
获得回报;取得成功;奏效;还清
付钱买;因……付出代价
偿还;报复
off
back
for
Useful expressions
Para.5
guarantee victory
是……的原因之一
团队成员间的协作是至关重要的。
认为/认出……是……
成功的关键
幸亏、多亏
保证胜利
contribute to
The cooperation between team members is essential.
identify… as…
the key to success/the ingredient for success
thanks to
Useful expressions
Para.6
在曲折起伏的道路上中奋进
胸怀大志
明白,意识到
走下领奖台
严阵以待,迎接新的挑战
以这种方式
fight one’s way through ups and downs
aim high
be (too) aware of sth./that + 句子
step off the victory podium
prepare for new challenges
in this way
Key sentences
In Rio, the Chinese women’s volleyball team needed all of its fighting spirit after it was assigned to the “group of death”, ______ it faced several strong opponents in the group stage matches.
Despite ________ (reach) 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, ______ (include) Hui Ruoqi who _______ (have) heart surgery less than five months previously.
The Chinese team defeated the Netherlands, __________ (lose) to them in the preliminaries.
having lost
where
reaching
including
had had