topic discussion 1. 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 its width at the middle. Racket 球拍

 Table 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 players from China and Sweden. in popularity 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

 There are usually seven events in table tennis competitions. They are men ’ s singles, women ’ s singles, men ’ s doubles, women ’ s doubles, mixed doubles, men ’ s team and women ’ s team.

 The object is to score points by hitting the ball so that it goes over the net and bounces on the opponent ’ s half of the table in such way that the opponent cannot reach 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

 A 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. subsequently[ ˈ s ʌ bs ɪ kw ə ntl ɪ ] adv. 其后，随后，接着； “subsequent” 的派生；嗣后；尔 后

 A 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 of five 三局两胜 / 五局三胜 Alternate 轮流，交替

 They 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

 The serving and returning the ball are the basic skills of the game. Serving 发球 returning the ball 回击球 Basic skills

 The 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 Forehand ：正手 chop: 削球 drive: 抽球 Backspin chop: 削 下旋球 block shot: 推挡 Drop shot: 吊球 smash: 扣杀 cross shot: 斜线球 Half volley: 快拨

Playing area and equipment  The 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 it from adjacent playing areas. And in the playing area the light intensity must be up to the standards. enclosed[in ˈ kl ə uz d] 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 [ ə ˈ d ʒ eis ə nt] adj. 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

 The table used in a table 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 right half- court. be parallel to [bi: ˈ pær ə lel tu:] 与 … 平行，与 … 类似

 Since 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. Celluloid [ ˈ selj ə ˌ l ɔɪ d] n. 赛璐珞，电影胶片； 假象牙 matte[mæt] adj. 不光滑的 n.[ 冶 ] 冰铜

 The 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. rigid[ ˈ rid ʒ id] adj. 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

homework  Try to write a composition about table tennis