Unit4SpaceExplorationLessonFive:ReadingforWritingLearningobjectives1.Readtheargumentativeessayaboutspaceexploration;2.Studytheorganisationandlanguagefeaturesoftheargumentativeessay;3.Trytowriteanargumentativeessayaboutspaceexploration.Doyouagree? SomescientistsinsistthatspaceexplorationwastestoomuchresourceandthatweshouldpaymoreattentiontotheWorld'spollutionandpovertyissuesratherthanspaceexploration.（以上圖片來(lái)自網(wǎng)絡(luò)）Leading-inISEXPLORINGSPACEAWASTEOFTIMEANDMONEY?

ReadingReadtheargumentativeessayaboutspaceexploration.satelliteimageofa

typhoonCountriesaroundtheglobearespendingbillions

ofdollarsandlotsof

timeonvariousspace

missions,whethertoMarsorotherplanets

muchfurther

away.

Somepeoplearguethatwe

shouldstop

wastingtimeandmoneyexploring

space.Instead,weshouldfeed

theworld’spoor

andfindimmediatesolutionsto

otherproblems,

suchaspollutionandfataldiseases.However,

othersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailsto

realisehowexploringspacehelpsus.n.地球；世界；地球儀vt.&vi.論證；爭(zhēng)辯；爭(zhēng)論adj.致命的；災(zāi)難性的adj.膚淺的；淺的Firstly,exploringspacehasalreadymadea

differenceinthefightagainstworldhunger.It

hasdirectlyresultedinthemanysatellitesthat

noworbitEarth.Anumberofthesatellites

recorddataonlandandweatherpatterns.

Thenthedataistransmittedtoscientistson

Earth.Aftercarefulanalysis,thescientists

canprovideusefulrecommendationsand

adviceforfarmers.Asaresult,space-based

sciencehashelpedfarminginitseffortsto

growenoughfoodtofeedEarth’s

increasing

population.Secondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall.High-endproductsaroundtheworldaremadetoahigherstandardnowbecauseofadvancedtechnologywhichwasfirstcreatedtomeettherequirementsforspaceexploration.Forexample,spacetechnologieshavehelpedtheresearchanddevelopmentofdifferenttypesofnewmaterial.Theyhavealsohelpedcompaniesmakebetterheartmonitorsandothermachinesthatdoctorsregularlyuse.Today,spacetechnologiesarewidelyusedinallkindsofindustries,andeverydayproducts,suchasmemoryfoampillowsandsmartphonecameras,arechangingourlives.導(dǎo)致；造成n.模式；圖案；模范n.（對(duì)事物的）分析；分析結(jié)果所以；結(jié)果（是）adj.高端的n.監(jiān)視器；監(jiān)測(cè)儀

vt.監(jiān)視；監(jiān)測(cè)；監(jiān)控adv.經(jīng)常；定期地n.泡沫橡膠；泡沫n.枕頭n.智能手機(jī)Finally,sendingastronautsintospacehashelpedpeopletothinkabouttheworld’sproblemsandeventofindwaystosolvethem.Seeingpicturesofourplanetasanislandinablackseamadepeoplerealisethatourplanet’sresourcesarelimited.Inordertoprovideforsucharapidlyincreasingpopulation,scientistsaretryingtofindotherplanetsthatcouldonedaybeournewhome.ThegreatestattentionatpresentisonMarsbecauseitisclosertoEarth.Inthefuture,humansmayliveonbothplanets.Inclosing,exploringspaceprovidestheworldwithmanydifferentbenefits.Therefore,itshouldcontinuesoastoprovidenewandbettersolutionstopeople’sshort-termandlong-termproblems.n.資源；財(cái)力；物力adj.有限的提供生活所需最后1.Whatistheauthor’spoint?2.Howdoestheauthordevelophispoint?3.Doyouthinkitisagoodandpersuasiveargumentativeessay?Why?Readthepassagecarefullyand

answerthequestions.BodyIntroductionConclusion1.Whatistheauthor’spoint?2.Howdoestheauthordevelophispoint?3.Doyouthinkitisagoodandpersuasiveargumentativeessay?Why?someothersIntroductionConclusionBodyTheauthorarguesthatexploringspacehasbenefittedusalotthusitshouldcontinue.Argument11.Whatistheauthor’spoint?2.Howdoestheauthordevelophispoint?3.Doyouthinkitisagoodandpersuasiveargumentativeessay?Why?BodyTheauthordevelopshispointbygivingargumentsin3differentaspects.Argument2Argument3...hasalreadymadeadifferenceinthefightagainstworldhunger....hasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall....hashelpedpeopletothinkabouttheworld’sproblemsandeventofindwaystosolvethem.ReadtheargumentativeessayaboutspaceexplorationonPage44.1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?Itistopresentanideathatexploringspace__________________________________.2.What’stheauthor’sattitudetoexploringspace？

A.Supportive． B.Objective． C.Neutral． D.Negative．

helpsusinmanyways/benefitsusalot√However,othersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailstorealisehowexploringspacehelpsus.Readformainidea2.Studytheorganisationandlanguagefeatures(Page45).1.Readthefirstparagraphandunderlinethedifferentopinionsaboutspaceexploration.2.Findthethreetopicsentencesthatsummarizethewriter'sargumentsaboutspaceexploration.3.Underlinethesentencethatrepeatsthewriter'sopinioninthelastparagraph.Readforstructure2-1.Readthefirstparagraphandunderlinethedifferentopinionsaboutspaceexploration.ReadforstructureIntroductionDifferentviewpointsSomepeoplearguethat...However,others...BodyArgumentsFirstly,...Secondly,...Finally,...Supportingdetails/EvidenceAsaresult,...Forexample,...ConclusionRephrasingthethesisstatementInclosing,...Therefore,...Learntowriteanargumentativeessay.WritingTherearealotofunsolvedmysteriesonEarth.Sowhyarewegoingintospaceto

explore?Itisnecessarytofindanewhomeforpeopleinspace,astheresourcesonEarthwillrunout.Icannotunderstandspendingallthismoneyonexpensiveresearchandexperiments

whensomanypeopleneedfood.Exploringspaceencouragesscientiststoimprovetechnologythatcanhelppeoplein

otherways,too.ForspaceexplorationAgainstspaceexplorationAretheseargumentsfororagainstexploringspace?Puttheminthetablebelow.Thenaddyourownideasandwriteyouressay.BDACn.神秘事物；謎用完；耗盡Doestheintroductionstatethetopic?Doestheintroductionexpressdifferentopinionsaboutthetopic?Doesthebodygiveargumentswithsuitablesupportinginformation?Doestheclosingexpressthewriter’sopinionandendproperly?Arethereanygrammar,spelling,orpunctuationerrors?Getyourdraftbackandreviseit.Exchangedraftswithapartner.Usethechecklisttogivefeedbackonyourpartner’sdraft.Thevalueofspaceexploration.NationalsecurityanddefenseTechnologicalinnovationEconomicdevelopmentMonitoringoftheenvironmentSpacemutation(誘變)breedingBeidouNavigationSatelliteSystem

…EducationalandculturalinfluencePhilosophicalquestionswhoweare,wherewecamefrom,andwherewearegoingImprovementsinagricultureExlpoitation(開(kāi)發(fā))ofresourcesDevelopmentoftourism…Theemergenceofnewdisciplines(學(xué)科)ThestimulationofhumancreativityTheexplorationoftheoriginofhumanbeings…Whyaresomepeopleagainstspaceexploration?Theythinkitisawasteoftimeandmoney,andthatweshouldfeedtheworld’spoorandfindimmediatesolutionstootherproblems,suchaspollutionandfataldiseases.Becausearoundtheworld,millionsofpeoplearehungryanddyingofstarvation.WehearonTVthatforaslittleasadollaraday,achildinAfricacanbesaved.Somepeoplearguethatweshouldstopexploringspace.Opinion:againstArgumentsupportingdetails/evidenceLiu

CixinTheWanderingEarth?TheThree-BodyProblem.……Theopinionsofsomefamouspeopleaboutspaceexploration.LiuCixintalkstoMoonmanBuzzAldlin:Spaceisthere,sowemustgo.Exploredifferentopinionsonspaceexploration.JustlikewhypeoplekeepchallengingMountQomo