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The Return of the
Champions
The Return of the
Champions
Book 4 Unit 3
Do you know who they are?
They are the Chinese women’s volleyball team.
Pre-reading
How much do you know about Chinese women’s volleyball team?

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
郎平
Review the champion-winning moment.
Suppose you are the spectators.
Get ready for an interview from CCTV.
What’s the genre/type of this passage?
A. Practical writing
B. Argumentation
C. Feature Story
D. Exposition
It is (in newspapers, on television, etc.) a special article or programme about people stories.
Activity 1 Fast reading
Match the paragraphs with the corresponding descriptions.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Para. 6
The last point of the final in Rio.
History of the team.
Group stage/Preliminaries in Rio.
New journey of the team.
Knockout stage(淘汰赛) in Rio.
Keys to victory.
“Hook”
“Meat”
“Ending”
The Return of the Champions
Activity 2 Read for structure
Read the passage quickly and find out:
What events are mentioned in the passage?
The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
The 2004 Athens Olympics
The 2016 Rio (de Janeiro) Olympic
Activity 3 Read for information
While-reading
Read for detailed information
Read Para 1 carefully to find some words, phrases or sentences that make you feel the excitement on the scene.
atmosphere
action
feeling
?The atmosphere is electric!
?That’s it!
?It’s over!
?It’s gold for China!
?...
? serve
? dive for
? reach
? send back
? embracing
? ...
? has gone wild
? joy and pride on the faces
? tears in the eyes
? ...
Zhang Changning _______.
Over the net, Popovic _______
the ball. She only just _______ it.
Read for details. How does the author describe the electric moment? Describe the actions and finish the sports commentary(现场解说). (part 1)
serves
发球
dives for
reaches
What sports events are mentioned in Para 2?
the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
The 2004 Athens Olympics
the 2016 Rio Olympics
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Event
Final
opponent
Result
1984
Los Angeles Olympics
the
United States
2004
Athens
Olympics
*Russia
2016
Rio
Olympics
*Serbia
Three-set
victory over
gold once more
Champion once again
Read para 2&3 and find out about the events mentioned.
1980s
burst onto the
...
-
several world
major titles
The road to the champion(para3.4.5＆6)
difficulties or opponents
stages
preliminary matches
quarter-finals
semi-finals
the final
“group of death”; two wins
the forth team in the group; against defending champion Brazil
having lost to Netherland in the preliminaries
playing a close match against Serbia
not give up
give their all to
perseverance
steeliest nerves
strong will
fighting spirit
fact
opinion
not give up
give their all to
perseverance
steeliest nerves
strong will
fighting spirit
Post-reading
▲
(　　)1.What’s the function of the first paragraph?
A.To stress the theme.
B.To arouse the interest.
C.To explain a point.
D.To introduce the topic.
D
(　　)2.What’s the author’s attitude towards art combined with technology?
A.Indifferent. 　 B.Optimistic.
C.Pessimistic. D.Neutral.
B
(　　)3.What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Art has a long history and is always changing.
B.Technology is replacing human artists in creating art.
C.The combination of art and technology is changing the art world.
D.People have different opinions about what art really is.
C
Summary
▲
digital
exploring
overall
distinct
unexpected
Para. 2
Glorious moments of the team
Para. 3
Fighting spirit
of the team
Para. 5
Team spirit of the team
Para. 6
The Chinese women’s volleyball team has fought their way through ups and downs. Now, the team begins its journey to the next Olympics.
The Return of the Champions
Para. 1: The Chinese women’s volleyball team won the gold at the
Rio Olympics
Para. 4
Perseverance
of the team
Read and think
What do you think of the opinion that a team needs to start from zero after winning a gold medal?
Not satisfied with the glory of the past
Explore own potential
Increase new strength
What achievements by other Chinese sports teams have made the greatest impression on you?
Chinese table tennis team
The Chinese women’s volleyball team went through ups and downs, but they never gave up. They defeated difficulties and got success, which set good examples for us. Their spirit inspires us to move on. In the future life, no matter how hard it is, we should keep going until we make it. Just remember: Never give up!
1. Discuss the questions below.
Work in Groups
? What spirit does the Chinese women’s volleyball team show in the passage?
? What else do you think has contributedto their success?
? What are the examples that support your
ideas?
2. Complete the mind map with your ideas and the examples that support them.
Teamwork
Example: __________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Example(s): _______________
________________________________________________
Cooperation
between team members allows individuals
to demonstrate their own skills.
Example(s): _______________
________________________________________________
3. Give a talk to the class.
Teamwork
Perseverance
Fighting spirit
……
The spirit of the Chinese women’s volleyball team
Example
Example
Example
Example
Example
Homework
Describe a sporting scene of your school sports meet.
Thank you!

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