1、Unit 3 Faster,higher,strongerThe Return of the ChampionsDeveloping ideasLook at the pictures and answer the questions.1.What are the key differences between team sports and individual sports?2.Can you think of any famous sports teams?Why are they so well-known?possible answer1 In individual sports o
2、ne player competes against other players.Team sports require no less than two players on each side.In team sports,every player needs to learn to trust and depend on others,to accept help and give help,and to work together to reach a common goal.Players who excel at individual sports,however,find sat
3、isfaction pushing themselvesto achieve personal goals rather than relying on the team to help them get there.But even indvidual sports also need backup from a wider team.2Chinas diving team.They give people a sense of beauty and pleasure.Learning to learn Setting a scene involves establishing the ti
4、me 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 reminder of your writing.While readingRead the passage and find ou
5、t about the events mentioned.the 1984 Los Angeles Olympicsthe 2004 Athens Olympicsthe 2016 Rio(de Janeiro)Olympics.Read the sentences and decide if they are facts(F)or opinions(O).()1.The Chinese womens volleyball team won a three-set victory in the final of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.()2.Facing
6、several strong competitors in Rio,the Chinese womens volleyball team eventually won in the final.()3.Fighting spirit alone was not enough for victory.()4.Strong team spirit is more important than the skills of individual players.()5.Zhu Ting was voted Most Valuable Player at the Rio Olympics.FFOOF1.
7、How does the author start the passage?What effect does it achieve?2.What do you think of the opinion that a team needs to start from zero after winning a gold medal?3.What achievements by other Chinese sports teams have made the greatest impression on you?Give an example of their sporting spirit.4.W
8、hat kind of sporting spirit does each of the reading passages in this unit reflect?Talk about their similarities and differences.Think and Share 1.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 t
9、he remainder of the writing.2.Starting from zero can help even a winning team prepare for new challenges by being creative and thinking of new competitive strategies.3.The Chinese table tennis team has achieved countless world titles.The Chinese table tennis team impresses me with its hard work,skil
10、l,and creativity.4.Similarity:Both the two passages reflect that hard work and perseverance contribute to success.Differences:Stephen Curry also showed self-belief.Despite what many people including his teammates and coaches thought,he never gave up.As for the Chinese womens volleyball team,their st
11、rong team spirit was the key to their victory.Work in groups What spirit does the Chinese womens volleyball team show in the passage?What else do you think has contributed to their success?What are the examples that support your ideas?1.Discuss the questions below.2.Complete the mind map with your i
12、deas and the examples that support them.TeamworkFighting spiritStrong team spiritCooperation between team members allows individuals to demonstrate their own skills.ExampleExampleExampleExampleExampleExample3.Give a talk to the class Now talk about how well you have contributed to your group discuss
13、ion and help each other to make improvements.Language points1.dive for _2.go wild _3.be a dream come true _4.burst onto _5.group stage match _6.give ones all _7.steely nerves _8.contribute to _扑向 兴奋；狂热美梦成真突然出现在小组赛全力以赴沉着冷静；坚强的意志有利于；促成9.pay off _10.identify as _11.the key to _12.fight ones way _13.ups
14、 and downs _14.set off _15.be caught up _认为是的关键奋力拼搏沉浮；兴衰荣辱出发；引起被抓住；被赶上取得成功1.And there we see the Chinese players embracing,with tears of happiness in their eyes.我们看到中国队的队员们眼含幸福的热泪，相拥在一起2.In Rio,the Chinese womens volleyball team needed all of its fighting spirit after it was assigned to the“group of
15、 death”,where it faced several strong opponents in the group stage matches.在里约奥运会上，中国女排被分配到了“死亡之组”，因此她们必须拼尽全力，对抗小组赛中遇到的强大对手。3.Next,the Chinese team defeated the Netherlands in the semi-final matches,having lost to them in the preliminaries.接着，中国队在半决赛中战胜了在预赛中曾惜败过的荷兰队。4.Zhu Ting,named Most Valuable Player at the Rio Olympics,also identified this as the special ingredient in the teams success:“Teamwork is the key to Chinas victory.Thanks to my teammates hard efforts,I had the opportunity to show my spiking skill.”里约奥运会“最有价值球员”奖项得主朱婷，也认为这是团队获胜的诀窍：“团队合作是中国队获胜的关键。多亏了队友们的努力拼搏，才给了我展现扣球技术的机会。”
