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Unit3
Faster, higher, stronger
What do you know about Chinese Women Volleyball Team?
Watch and discuss
What do you know about Chinese Women Volleyball Team?
Watch and discuss
Win glory for the country
Work hard and never give up
A team spirit of mutual trust
……
Today, we’ll learn more about
中
国
女
排
Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team
The Return of the Champions
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.
A feature story
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.
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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 in Rio.
Keys to victory.
“Hook”
“Meat”
“Ending”
The Return of the Champions
What event is mainly talked about in this passage?
Review the champion-winning moment.
Suppose you are the spectators.
Get ready for an interview from CCTV.
How are you feeling now?
What is the live atmosphere like?
How does the author start the passage?
The author starts the passage by describing an event as if it is happening in the present.
“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 this time… and that’s it! It’s over! It’s gold for China! Look how the crowd had gone wild. You can see the joy and pride on the faces of the Chinese players embracing, with tears of happiness in their eyes… It’s a dream come true for China! The Chinese women’s volleyball