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The Return of the
Champions
XB1 Unit 3
Champions
Champions
The Return of the
Champions
1. Get the main idea and the structure of the passage.
2. Review the content of the genre of feature.
3. Talk about the spirit of Chinese women’s volleyball team
At the end of the class, we will be able to:
Learning objectives
Activity 1 Lead in
①Which athlete is mentioned in the video
②What kind of sport he or she is good at
1. Watch a video and think:
1What do you know about volleyball
team work
net
Olympic
spike
dive for
competitive spirit
serve
block
cooperation
fighting spirit
Chinese women’s volleyball team
Activity 1 Lead in
朱婷
丁霞
袁心玥
杨方旭
惠若琪
林莉
郎平
1. What is the main idea of the passage
A.The strong members of the Chinese women’s volleyball team.
B.The encouragement we feel from the Chinese women’s volleyball team.
C.The process of Chinese women’s volleyball team winning the championship.
D.The powerful position of Chinese women’s volleyball team in people’s mind.
2. What’s the genre of this passage
A . a practical writing B . an argumentation
C . a feature D. an exposition
Activity 2 Read for main idea
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.
Activity 2 Read for main idea
1. Match the main ideas with each paragraph.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Para. 6
A. The challenges that they were faced with.
B. Their perseverance paid off.
C. The exciting scene of the match.
D. They need to start from zero for new success.
E. Strong team spirit contributed to their success.
F. Winning gold in Rio best represented the
competitive spirit of the team.
Activity 3 Read for structure
2. The structure of this passage
Part 1 Hook
Para. __________
Part 2 Meat
Para. __________
Part 3 Ending
Para. __________
main idea of each part
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
the electric moment
the winning process
continuing to aim high
1
2-5
6
Activity 3 Read for structure
1. How does the author start the passage
A. By providing an example. B. By making a comparisons.
C. By setting a scene. D. By drawing a conclusion.
2. What events are mentioned in paragraph 2
In the , the team burst onto the international volleyball scene with several major world titles.
In , the team burst onto an amazing three-set victory over the United States in the final of the Los Angeles Olympics.
In , there was gold once more at Athens.
In 2016, the Chinese women’s volleyball team won gold in .
■ 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.
1980s
1984
2004
Rio
Activity 4 Read for detailed information
3. What made the Chinese women’s volleyball team win the gold medal in Rio
A.Competitive spirit. B.Team spirit.
C.The strong will and perseverance. D.All of the above.
4. What can be inferred from the sentence “the team begins its journey to the next Olympics”？
A. The team is going on the journey to next Olympics by air.
B. Hui Ruoqi won the Most Valuable Player at the Rio Olympics.
C. They have fallen to the zero point after this victory.
D. There is still much work to do for the team in the future.
Activity 4 Read for detailed information
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
5. Read the sentence and decide if they are facts (F) or opinions(O).
Fact：A fact is an objective statement that is known to be true.
Opinion 观点：An opinion is a subjective statement that expresses a person’s feelings, attitudes or beliefs about a particular subject.
Activity 5 Read for whole passage
The Return of the Champions
Apart from gold medal, what did the Chinese women’s volleyball team return with
The qualities that lead to success.
Activity 4 Read for thinking
Activity 6 Read for thinking
2. Give your talk to the class.
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Teamwork
Cooperation between team members allows individuals to demonstrate their own skills.
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1.Complete the mind map with your ideas and the examples that support them.
Checklist Standard Mark
Content (25) difficulties, achievements, inspiration/qualities
Spoken English (25) fluent and coherent
Language (25) logical and rich
Body language (25) confident and emotional
Total score (100)
Teamwok
spirit
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: The team members showed a strong will and the steeliest nerves.
Example: The team has fought their way through ups and downs.
Perseverance
Example: Despite reaching the quarter-finals as the 4th team in the group, with just two wins in preliminary matches, they were not going to give up.
Activity 6 Read for thinking
the 1984 Los Angeles
Olympics champion
The Third Women’sVolleyball World Cup in 1981
The 2004 Athens Olympics
The 2016 Rio Olmpics Champion
Activity 6 Read for thinking
假如你是李华，你的外国朋友Tom对中国女排精神非常感兴趣，请你给他写一封信介绍女排精神。要求：
1. 解释女排精神的内容。
2. 简要讲述中国女排历史上成就。
3. 分析女排精神的影响。
Compulsory: Write a letter to introduce the spirit of the Chinese women’s volleyball team.
Optional: Find out the photos or videos of your exercise. Be prepared to share in the next lesson what qualities you’ve learned from your own athletic experience.
Activity 4 Homework
Thanks
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.
Paraphrase: The atmosphere here at Rio de Janeiro is exciting! If China gets this point, they will win an Olympic
gold medal. Zhang Changning hits the ball over
the net. On the other side, Popovic moves quickly
to save the ball.
electric adj. making people feel very excited扣人心弦的，高度刺激的
e.g. The atmosphere in the courtroom was electric.
法庭上的气氛十分紧张。
serve v. to start playing in a game such as tennis or volleyball by throwing the ball up in the air and hitting it over the net (网球、排球等) 发球，开球
【注意】这段话在描述一个体育比赛的场景，因此这两个词都不取其常用意思。
2. Popovic can’t get the ball back this time…and that’s it!
Paraphrase: The result is that Popovic misses the ball.
that’s it. (informal) ：something is completely finished or a situation cannot be changed
在积极或消极的语境中，that’s it 所表达的意思根据语境有所区别。
表示赞同时，意为：对，就是这样
That's it, carry on!
表示反感时，意为：得了，行了，够了
That's it, I've had enough!
3. In the 1980s, the team burst onto the international volleyball scene with several major world titles, and an amazing three-set victory over the United States in the final of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
Paraphrase: In the 1980s, the team suddenly became famous in the international volleyball scene with several major world titles, and they beat the United States three to zero in the final of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
three-set adj. 三局的
burst onto: to suddenly appear and become very successful 突然出现在……
e.g. The band burst onto the music scene in 1997.
1997年这个乐队在乐坛上一炮而红。
burst v. 突然出现；爆裂，破裂
n. 爆裂；突发
e.g. The pipes had burst and the house was under 2 feet of water.
There was a burst in the water pipe.
His every sentence was followed by a burst of laughter.
burst out crying/laughing 突然大哭/笑
burst in 闯进来
burst into 闯入; 突然……起来
burst into laughter/tears 突然大笑/放声大哭
burst out 突然……起来; 突然发生
4. In Rio, the Chinese women’s volleyball team needed all of its fighting spirit after it was assigned to the “group of death”, where it faced several strong opponents in the group stage matches.
Paraphrases: In Rio, when fighting in the group stage matches, the Chinese women’s volleyball team was put in a group in which all the teams were very strong. As a result, the Chinese women’s volleyball team had to do their best to strive for victory.
assign v. to give sb. a particular job or make them responsible for a particular person or thing 分配，指派
常用被动语态
1) assign sb. a task/role
e.g. I’ve been assigned the task of looking after the new students.
指派给我的工作是照顾新来的学生。
2) assign sb. to…
e.g. Jan’s been assigned to the Asian Affairs Bureau.
简被派到亚洲事务处。
3) assign sb. to do sth.
e.g. Madison was assigned to investigate a traffic accident.
麦迪逊被派去调查一起交通事故。
4) assign sb. sth.
e.g. Assign each student a partner.
给每个学生分派一个搭档。
5. Their perseverance paid off with an epic comeback against the defending champion Brazil in the quarter-finals.
Paraphrase: The Chinese team was rewarded for their perseverance. They defeated the defending champion Brazil in the quarter-finals.
paid off: to be successful or profitable after a period of time取得成功
e.g. She was determined to become a doctor and her perseverance paid off.
with an epic comeback against…作伴随状语，说明paid off的状态
【拓展】
pay off 还可意为：
to give someone all the money that you owe them 偿清
to pay the wages of sb and dismiss him from a job发薪遣散
e.g. I've just paid off my loan from this bank. What a relief!
Over 1,000 workers will be paid off if this factory closes.
【语境应用】翻译下面句子。
1) I'll pay off all my debts at the end of the year.
我将在年底还清所有债务。
2) All her hard work / efforts paid off in the end — she passed the exam!
她所有的努力最终都得到了回报——她通过考试了!
3) The whole ship's crew were paid off at the end of the voyage.
远航结束时全体船员拿到工资后就被遣散了。
contribute v.
contribution n.
make contributions to 为……做贡献
contribute to 促成，有助于
cooperate v.
cooperation n.
cooperative adj.
6. Zhu Ting, named Most Valuable Player at the Rio Olympics, also identified this as the special ingredient in the team’s success…
Paraphrase: Zhu Ting, who was named Most Valuable Player at the Rio Olympics, also regarded this as the vital element in the team’s success…
identify … as: to recognize sth and understand exactly what it is 识别，确认
e.g. She identified the man as her attacker.
她认出那个男人就是袭击过她的人。
the key to
the solution to
to为介词
look forward to, contribute to, adjust to, devote to,
get down to, stick to, pay attention to, be used/accustomed to,
admit to, lead to, object to, prefer…to…, turn to,
when it comes to, etc.
7. Together, the Chinese women’s volleyball team has fought their way through ups and downs.
Paraphrase: Working together, the Chinese women’s volleyball team has tried their best to move on in both good and bad situations.
fight one’s way: to move forward with difficulty 奋力开出一条路
ups and downs: times of success, happiness, etc. and times of failure, unhappiness, etc. 沉浮; 盛衰; 苦乐
8. Lang is only too aware that as soon as a team steps off the victory
podium, they need to start from zero to prepare for new challenges ahead.
Paraphrase: Lang knows only too well that a team needs to start from zero to prepare for new challenges ahead after ranking at the top.
that引导的宾语从句，作aware的宾语
as soon as引导的时间状语从句
主句
aware adj.
be aware of/that
awareness n.
raise the awareness of …
prepare for

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