1、 topic discussion1.Do you like table tennis?Why?2.How do you think about our Chinese table tennis?Unit4 table tennis Table tennis is an indoor game in which two opposing players or pair of Players use small rackets to play on a flat table divided into two equal courts by a net that is fixed across i
2、ts width atthe middle.Racket 球拍oTable Tennis,originally known as“ping-pang”,was developed in England in the early 1900s.The sport is growing in popularity in Europe and Asia and for decades the players from Asia and European countries have been most dominant in the world table tennis,especially the
3、players from China and Sweden.in popularity流行流行 The game debuted in the Olympic Games in 1988 at Seoul.The first international tournament was also held in January 1926 in Berlin.And at the same time,the International Table Tennis Federation was founded.Debut:首次亮相首次亮相oThere are usually seven events i
4、n table tennis competitions.They are mens singles,womens singles,mens doubles,womens doubles,mixed doubles,mens team and womens team.oThe object is to score points by hitting the ball so that it goes over the net and bounces on the opponents half of the table in such way that the opponent cannot rea
5、ch it or return it correctly.bounce bauns vi.跳，反弹；急促地动；拒付，退票vt.弹跳；使弹起；（使）上下晃动n.弹跳；弹性；活力oA game is won by the player or pair first scoring 11 points unless the player or pair scores 10 points,when the game shall be won by the first player or pair subsequently gaining a lead of 2 points.subsequentlysb
6、skwntl adv.其后，随后，接着；“subsequent”的派生；嗣后；尔后oA match can be one game,the best of three games or the best of five.In a table tennis match,one player serves for two points,then the opponent serves the next two point.The players alternate serve until the end of the game.the best of three games or the best
7、 of five三局两胜三局两胜/五局三胜五局三胜Alternate轮流，交替轮流，交替oThey change ends after each game until the end of the match.In the last game,they also change ends when the first player or side scores five points.change ends交换场地交换场地oThe serving and returning the ball are the basic skills of the game.Serving发球发球returnin
8、g the ball回击球回击球Basic skillsBasic skillsoThe basic shots(strokes)in table tennis include the backhand and forehand chops,the backhand and forehand drives,the backspin chop,the block shot,the drop shot,the smash,the cross shot and the half volley.backhand:反手反手Forehand：正手：正手 chop:削球削球 drive:抽球抽球Backsp
9、in chop:削削下旋球下旋球 block shot:推挡推挡Drop shot:吊球吊球 smash:扣杀扣杀 cross shot:斜线球斜线球Half volley:快拨快拨 Playing area and equipmentoThe playing space shall not be less than 14 metres wide and 5 metres high.The playing area is enclosed by surrounds about 75cm high,all of the same dark background colour,separating
10、 it from adjacent playing areas.And in the playing area the light intensity must be up to the standards.enclosedinkluzd adj.被附上的；（用墙等）围住的；封闭的；与外界隔绝的v.（用墙、篱笆等）把围起来（enclose的过去式和过去分词）；把装入信封；附入；（尤指墙、篱笆等）围住adjacent deisntadj.邻近的，毗邻的；（时间上）紧接着的；相邻light intensity 光强度；亮度be up to 胜任，从事oThe table used in a tab
11、le tennis match is a flat plane 2.74m long and 1.525m wide at a height of 76cm above the floor.The playing surface is divided into two courts by a net 15.25cm high.A line 3mm wide running parallel to the sideline divides the court into two halves for doubles plays.The line is officially part of the
12、right half-court.be parallel tobi:prlel tu:与平行，与类似oSince October 2000,the older 38 mm balls were officially replaced by 40 mm balls with the weight 2.7g.The ball shall be made of celluloid or similar plastic material and shall be white or orange and matte.Celluloidseljld n.赛璐珞，电影胶片；假象牙mattemt adj.不光
13、滑的n.冶冰铜oThe racket may be of any size,shape,or weight but the blade shall be flat and rigid.A side of the blade used for striking the ball shall be covered with either ordinary pimpled rubber or sandwich rubber with pimples inwards or outwards.rigidrididadj.严格的；僵硬的；（规则、方法等）死板的；刚硬的，顽固的Pimple:疙瘩，突起，面疱rubber n.（合成）橡胶；橡皮；橡胶套鞋；按摩师adj.橡胶制成的 homeworko Try to write a composition about table tennis
