Who won gold at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
What’s your feeling after watching this video?
excited
be full of excitement
delighted
proud
...
Raise questions according to the title of this passage.
What does “return” mean in the title?
How did our players become the champions?
What made our players become the champions?
Part 1 (para___)
Part 2 (para_____)
Part 3 (para____)
A. New goals
B. The exciting moment
C. The winning process
1
2-5
6
Match the main idea with each part.
Time&place
The purpose of writing
Atmosphere
Feelings
Main sights&sounds
Tick the items that are mentioned during the exciting moment.
Para. 1
“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!”
Para. 1
atmosphere
action
feeling
electric
If you describe the atmosphere of a place or event as electric, you mean that people are in a state of great excitement.
serve
dive for
reach
send straight back
get the ball back
go wild
joy and pride
tears of happiness
To start playing by throwing the ball into the air and hitting it.
“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!”
Para. 1
atmosphere
action
feeling
The author starts the passage by describing
an ________ as if it was happening.
event
How does the author start the passage?
What effect does it achieve?
How many times does the Chinese women’s volleyball team win the Olympic medal? In which year?
Para. 2
1984 Los Angeles Olympics
2004 Athens Olympics
2016 Rio
Olympics
after a whole of 12 years
the return of the champions
1980s
1984
2004
2016
Los Angeles Olympics
Athens Olympics
Rio Olympics
process
In the preliminary matches
In the_________________
In the_________________
In the_________________
In the final
difficulties/results
with just__________, they were not going to_________
it was assigned to the_______________
their perseverance_________against the__________________Brazil
_______the Netherlands
played a close match against______to _____gold
Finish the winning process
two wins
give up
group stage matches
“ group of death”
quarter-finals
defending champion
semi-final matches
defeated
Serbia
seize
Para. 3
para. 4
paid off
B4: China
Group B
B1: USA
B2:
Serbia
B3: Netherlands
Group A
A1:
Brazil
A2:
Korea
A3: Russia
A4: Japan
Quarter-
Finals
Semi-
Finals
Final
3:2
3:1
3:1
Retell the winning process
Head-to-Head China vs Brazil 0-18
2008 FIVB World Grand Prix (Beilun) 2-3
2008 FIVB World Grand Prix (Macau) 0-3
2008 FIVB World Grand Prix (Finals) 1-3
2008 Beijing Olympic Games 0-3
2009 Montreux Volley Masters 0-3
2009 FIVB World Grand Prix (Macau) 2-3
2009 FIVB World Grand Prix (Finals) 0-3
2010 FIVB World Grand Prix (Macau) 0-3
2010 FIVB World Grand Prix (Finals) 0-3
2011 FIVB World Cup 2-3
2012 FIVB World Grand Prix (Luohe) 0-3
2012 FIVB World Grand Prix (Finals) 1-3
2012 London Olympic Games 2-3
2013 FIVB World Grand Prix (Finals) 0-3
2014 FIVB World Grand Prix (Sassari) 1-3
2014 FIVB World Grand Prix (Finals) 0-3
2014 FIVB World Championship (Finals) 0-3
2015 FIVB World Grand Prix (Finals) 1-3
“Group of Death”
Spirit
What spirit contributed to the Chinese
women's volleyball team's success?
Supporting details
.
para. 2
Para. 3
para. 4
para. 5
never give up
competitive spirit
perseverance
fighting spirit
strong will
Teamwork is the key to China's victory.
Cooperation between team members is essential.
Winning gold in Rio paints the most vivid portrait of the team's competitive spirit.
Their perseverance paid off.
Fighting spirit alone was not enough to guarantee victory.
Showing a strong will and the steeliest nerves ,they played a close match against Serbia.
Every single member of the team gave their all to the fight,including Hui Ruoqi who had had heart surery.
What spirits contributed to the Chinese
women's volleyball team's success?
The spirit of Chinese women's volleyball team
team spirit
New goals
What is the new goal for the Chinese women's
volleyball team?
They need to start from zero to prepare for new challenges ahead.
STRONGER
FASTER
HIGHER
para. 6
They are never_____________
self-satisfied
Faster
Higher
Stronger
?
?
?
Think of another word that can be added
to the Olympic motto
Together
Teamwork is the key to China's victory.
Cooperation between team members is essential.
Analyze the title of this passage.
The Return of the Champions
faster, higher, stronger and together
After a whole of___years
2004-2016
12
Chinese women’s volleyball team has become faster, higher, stronger and together
China has become faster, higher, stronger and together
Girls has become faster, higher, stronger and together
Review the champion-winning moment.
Suppose you are the players (运动员)in the team.
Get ready for an interview from CCTV.
requirements:
One student acts as a journalist(记者) who must prepare several suitable questions to ask.
The others act as players in the team who will answer the questions.
What’s your feeling now?
What is the atmosphere like?
What guaranteed victory for your team?
What does it mean to China?
......
What questions would you ask the players?
What is your team’s next aim?
questions we raised at the beginning of the class
What does “return” mean in the title?
How did our players become the champions?
What made our players become the champions?
Return
After a whole ______years
→China has become___________________
process
difficulties/results
How
What
The ______ of Chinese women's volleyball team
12
spirit
faster, higher, stronger and together
fighting spirit
team spirit
never give up
a strong will
competitive spirit
perseverance
The spirit of Chinese wowen's
vollyball team is the spirit of
China, which inspire us to
pursue our dream and live up
to our time.
1. Copy the powerful sentences you like in
this passage and share them with your classmates .
2. As a new generation of youth in China, what can we learn from the spirit of Women’s volleyball team? Write a short passage within 50 words.
Homework