高中英语必修三 4.4 Reading for Writing 课件

1、人教版英语必修第三册 Period 4 Reading For Writing Is Exploring Space A Waste of Time And Money?Unit 4 Space explorationAimsRead about an argumentative essay about the value of space exploration.Learn about the achievements in space exploration.summarize the main idea of each paragraph as well as the main idea

2、 of the text.123Read the title and the pictures of the text and guess what the text will be about.PredictionThe text will be about whether it is worthwhile to explore space.1.What is the main idea of the passage?2. Sum up the main idea of each paragraph.Skim to study the organization of the passage.

3、 .It is to present an idea that exploring space has helps us in many ways./benefits us a lot.Skimming. 1.What is the main idea of the passage?Main idea of each paragraphpara3para5para1para2para4Different opinions about space exploration.Exploring space has made a difference in the fight against worl

4、d hunger.Space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us. Sending astronauts into space has helped people to think about the worlds problems and even to find ways to solve them.Exploring space provides the world with many benefits, so it should continue.Why are so m

5、any people against space exploration?What has space exploration done for food production?What did the pictures of Earth from space make people realize?How does space exploration benefit the products that people use nowadays?5.Whats the authors attitude to exploring space? And find out three topic se

6、ntences that support the writers idea.Reading for detailsWhy are so many people against space exploration?2.What has space exploration done for food production?Reading for detailsBecause they think it is a waste of time and money, and that we should feed the worlds poor and find immediate solutions

7、to other problems, such as pollution and fatal diseases, instead.Satellites study land and weather patterns. These studies help farmers grow more crops and warn them about natural disasters before they occur.3.What did the pictures of Earth from space make people realize?They made people realize tha

8、t our planets resources are limited.4.How does space exploration benefit the products that people use nowadays?Advanced technology developed for space exploration has promoted technological improvements that benefits us all by allowing products to be made to a higher standard.Reading for details5. W

9、hats the authors attitude to exploring space? And find out three topic sentences that support the writers idea.Supportive. Firstly, exploring space has made a difference in the fight against world hunger.Secondly, space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us. Fin

10、ally, sending astronauts into space has helped people to think about the worlds problems and even to find ways to solve them.Reading for detailsoutlineDifferent opinions about space explorationSome people argue that we should stop exploring, while others feel this is a 1. _view.Different benefits of

11、 exploring spaceIt has 2. _in the fight against world hunger.It has 3._.It helps people 4._the worlds problems.Draw a conclusionExploring space should 5_shallowmade a difference promoted technological improvementsthink about continue .写作指导通过摆事实, 讲道理, 直接表达作者的观点和主张的文体属于议论文。正反观点类议论文是其中的一种, 通常提出某观点或某话题,

12、 并指出对此话题产生的两种对立观点, 对正反两方面的论点进行论证, 最后给出自己的看法。基本框架1开头(beginning)交代或提出问题2主体(body)介绍或从几个方面来分析问题3结尾(ending)写出解决问题的方法或思路1. result in 导致2. in closing 最后3. be opposed to 反对4. be in favor of 赞成, 支持5. be widely used 被广泛使用6. as far as I am concerned 在我看来7. make a difference 起作用, 有影响8. take . . . into considera

13、tion 把考虑在内9. some people argue that. . . 一些人主张10. on the one hand. . . , on the other hand. . . 一方面, 另一方面话题词汇1. Different people have different views on space exploration. 不同的人对太空探索有不同的看法。2. It makes us feel proud of our nation. 它使我们为我们的国家感到自豪。3. Every coin has two sides. 事物都有两面性。4. Generally speaki

14、ng, its advantages can be seen as follows. 一般来说, 它的优点如下。话题句式5. Some people firmly believe we benefit a lot from the scientific advancements in many different ways. 有些人坚信, 我们从许多不同方面的科学进步中获益良多。6. Taking all factors into consideration, we may safely come to the conclusion that there are quite a few opp

15、ortunities in our society. 把所有的因素加以考虑, 我们可以有把握地得出结论: 在我们的社会中存在着相当多的机会。话题句式最近, 你班同学就“太空是否值得探索”这一话题展开了一场讨论。请你根据下表提供的信息, 用英语写一篇短文介绍讨论的情况, 并谈谈自己的看法。30%的同学认为太空不值得探索。理由: 离我们及我们的日常生活太遥远。2. 浪费金钱。70%的同学认为太空值得探索。理由: 1. 已使用卫星进行通讯传播、天气预报。2. 有望解决人口问题。注意: 1. 词数80左右; 2. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。练习Recently our class had a h

16、eated discussion on whether space is worth exploring. Students hold different ideas about it. 30% of us think space exploration is not worthwhile, holding the belief that space exploration is too far away from us and our daily life and is a waste of money. However, 70% think space is worth exploring because we have benefited a lot from it, such as using satellites for communication and weather forecast. Whats more, with further