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课件网) SB1U3 Developing ideas The Return of the Champions Do you know anything about the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team v.s. China Serbia/ s bi / who where Rio de Janeiro It is the match point(赛点) with an_____atmosphere. Zhang Changning_____ the ball to Popvic, who _____ for the ball over the net and only just reaches it. The ball is _____ back by the Chinese _____. As a result, China_____ this point and becomes_____. spiker what electric serves dives sent spiker wins the champion China became Olympic Champion AGAIN A sports commentary on the last point. Why does the author start the passage like this What effect does it achieve Get the interest & Set the right scene. The author starts the passage by describing an event as if it is happening in the present. It engages the readers and helps set the right atmosphere for the remainder of the writing. background information ( time, place, team…) Writing techniques Setting a scene Time Events 1984 three-set victory in the final of the Los Angeles Olympics the Athens Olympics the Rio (de Janeiro) Olympics 2004 2016 The Return of the Champions the 1980s several major world titles Winning gold in Rio paints the most vivid portrait of the team’s competitive spirit. 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 “Group of Death” Group stage matches/Preliminary matches Group B US China Serbia Italy Netherlands Puerto Rico Group A Brazil Russia Japan Korea Argentina Cameroon Pair work: Retell the process of the team winning the gold medal in Rio. Organise your words in the following way: In the group stage, they first…; then, … Next, in the quarter-finals, they…; In the semi-finals, they…; At last, they… in the final. Challenges stages group stage quarter-finals semi-finals final assigned to the “group of death”; just two wins; lost to the Netherlands the fourth team in the group; an epic comeback against defending champion Brazil; heart surgery met the strong opponent the Netherlands again played a close match against Serbia Group discussion What is the spirit of the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team Fact(s)/Example(s): _____ _____ Fact(s)/Example(s): _____ _____ Fact(s)/Example(s): _____ _____ Your opinions The spirit of the Chinese women’s volleyball team 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) As soon as a team steps off the victory podium, they need to start from zero to prepare for new challenges ahead. Being modest & down-to-earth What else do you think has contributed to their success systemetic training; put in time and work for self-improvement a great coach team; … Think and Share Read the sentences and decide if they are facts (F) or opinions (O). 1. The ... ...
