Unit+4+Space+Exploration+Reading+for+Writing+高一英语人教版（2019）必修第三册+

ReadingforwritingUnit4SpaceExplorationLearningobjectives1.Readtheargumentativeessayaboutspaceexploration;2.Studytheorganisationandlanguagefeaturesoftheargumentativeessay;3.Trytowriteanargumentativeessayaboutspaceexploration.LeadinAfterlearningthetextonP40,whatdoyouthinkofspaceexploration?necessary&beneficialdangerous&difficultcostmuchmoneyandtime...V.SIsexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoney?Lead-in01China’sfirstastronaut:YangLiweiThefirstChinesewomantoreachspace:LiuYangPredictionWheredoyouthinkthepicturewastaken?Whodoyouthinktookthispicture?Whatcanthepicturebeusedfor?ISEXPLORINGSPACEAWASTEOFTIMEANDMONEY?Whatdoyouexpecttoreadaboutinthetext?Pre-readingWhatshouldwefocusonwhenreadinganargumentativeessay?thesisstatemetevidenceReadtheessayandfindtherelativeinformation.ReadtheargumentativeessayaboutspaceexplorationonPage44.1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?Itistopresentanideathatexploringspace__________________________________.2.What’stheauthor’sattitudetoexploringspace？

A.Supportive． B.Objective．

C.Neutral． D.Negative．

helpsusinmanyways/benefitsusalot√However,othersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailstorealisehowexploringspacehelpsus.Readformainidea3.Underlinethesentencethatrepeatsthewriter’sopinioninthelastparagraph.1.Readthefirstparagraphandunderlinethedifferentopinionsaboutspaceexploration.2.Findthethreetopicsentencesthatsummarizethewriter’sargumentsaboutspaceexploration.Studytheorganisationandlanguagefeatures.1.2.2.3IntroductionBody(supportingdetails)Conclusion2.Isexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoney?Countriesaroundtheglobearespendingbillionsofdollarsandlotsoftimeonvariousspacemissions,whethertoMarsorotherplanetsmuchfurtheraway.Somepeoplearguethatweshouldstopwastingtimeandmoneyexploringspace.Instead,weshouldfeedtheworld'spoorandfindimmediatesolutionstootherproblems,suchaspollutionandfataldiseases.Howeverothersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailstorealisehowexploringspacehelpsus.Firstly,exploringspacehasalreadymadeadifferenceinthefight

againstworldhunger.IthasdirectlyresultedinthemanysatellitesthatnoworbitEarth.Anumberofthesatellitesrecorddataonlandandweatherpatterns.ThenthedataistransmittedtoscientistsonEarth.Aftercarefulanalysis,thescientistscanprovideusefulrecommendationsandadviceforfarmers.Asaresult,space-basedsciencehashelpedfarminginitseffortstogrowenoughfoodtofeedEarth'sincreasingpopulation.Secondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall.High-endproductsaroundtheworldaremadetoahigherstandardnowbecauseofadvancedtechnologywhichwasfirstcreatedtomeettherequirementsforspaceexploration.Forexamplespacetechnologieshavehelpedtheresearchanddevelopmentofdifferenttypesofnewmaterial.Theyhavealsohelpedcompaniesmakebetterheartmonitorsandothermachinesthatdoctorsregularlyuse.Today,spacetechnologiesarewidelyusedinallkindsofindustries,andeverydayproductssuchasGPS,memoryfoampillows,andsmartphonecamerasarechangingourlivesFinally,sendingastronautsintospacehashelpedpeopletothinkabouttheworld'sproblemsandeventofindwaystosolvethem.Seeingpicturesofourplanetasanislandinablackseamadepeoplerealisethatourplanetsresourcesarelimited.Inordertoprovideforsucharapidlyincreasingpopulation,scientistsaretryingtofindotherplanetsthatcouldonedaybeournewhome.ThegreatestattentionatpresentisonMarsbecauseitisclosertoEarth.Inthefuturehumansmayliveonbothplanets.Inclosing,exploringspaceprovidestheworldwithmanydifferentbenefits.Therefore,itshouldcontinuesoastoprovidenewandbettersolutionstopeople'sshort-termandlong-termproblems.thesisstatemet:Spaceexplorationbenefitshumans.ReadingWheremaythepassagebetakenfrom?02While-readingIntroduction

Mainbody

Mainbody

Mainbody

ConclusionThe

structureofthepassageis

.general-particular-general(总-分-总）However

Firstly

Secondly

FinallyInclosingTheauthorusedmanytransitionalwordstodevelopineveryparagraphs.Whatarethey?Tip2:Tomakeourarticlemorelogical,weshouldusesomelinkingwords.Isexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoney?Countriesaroundtheglobearespendingbillionsofdollarsandlotsoftimeonvariousspacemissions,whethertoMarsorotherplanetsmuchfurtheraway.Somepeoplearguethatweshouldstopwastingtimeandmoneyexploringspace.Instead,weshouldfeedtheworld'spoorandfindimmediatesolutionstootherproblems,suchaspollutionandfataldiseases.Howeverothersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailstorealisehowexploringspacehelpsus.Firstly,exploringspacehasalreadymadeadifferenceinthefight

againstworldhunger.IthasdirectlyresultedinthemanysatellitesthatnoworbitEarth.Anumberofthesatellitesrecorddataonlandandweatherpatterns.ThenthedataistransmittedtoscientistsonEarth.Aftercarefulanalysis,thescientistscanprovideusefulrecommendationsandadviceforfarmers.Asaresult,space-basedsciencehashelpedfarminginitseffortstogrowenoughfoodtofeedEarth'sincreasingpopulation.Secondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall.High-endproductsaroundtheworldaremadetoahigherstandardnowbecauseofadvancedtechnologywhichwasfirstcreatedtomeettherequirementsforspaceexploration.Forexamplespacetechnologieshavehelpedtheresearchanddevelopmentofdifferenttypesofnewmaterial.Theyhavealsohelpedcompaniesmakebetterheartmonitorsandothermachinesthatdoctorsregularlyuse.Today,spacetechnologiesarewidelyusedinallkindsofindustries,andeverydayproductssuchasGPS,memoryfoampillows,andsmartphonecamerasarechangingourlivesFinally,sendingastronautsintospacehashelpedpeopletothinkabouttheworld'sproblemsandeventofindwaystosolvethem.Seeingpicturesofourplanetasanislandinablackseamadepeoplerealisethatourplanetsresourcesarelimited.Inordertoprovideforsucharapidlyincreasingpopulation,scientistsaretryingtofindotherplanetsthatcouldonedaybeournewhome.ThegreatestattentionatpresentisonMarsbecauseitisclosertoEarth.Inthefuturehumansmayliveonbothplanets.Inclosing,exploringspaceprovidestheworldwithmanydifferentbenefits.Therefore,itshouldcontinuesoastoprovidenewandbettersolutionstopeople'sshort-termandlong-termproblems.thesisstatemet:Spaceexplorationbenefitshumans.ReadingBody:threepiecesofevidenceEndingIntroduction:thethesisstatement课堂小结03IntroductionPara1DifferentviewpointsThethesisstatementBodyPara2Argument1Supportingdetails/EvidencePara3Argument2Supportingdetails/EvidencePara4Argument3Supportingdetails/EvidenceConclusionPara5RephrasingthethesisstatementSomepeoplearguethat…Instead,…should….However,othersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailsto….Firstly,…hasalreadymadeadifferencein…Ithasdirectlyresultedin…Then,…After…Asaresult,….Secondly,…hasalreadypromoted….Forexample,…also…Today,…and…Finally,…hashelped…andeven……madepeoplerealize…Inorderto…Inclosing,…provides…with…A.TherearealotofunsolvedmysteriesonEarth.Sowhyarewegoingintospacetoexplore?B.Itisnecessarytofindanewhomeforpeopleinspace,astheresourcesonEarthwillrunout.C.Icannotunderstandspendingallthismoneyonexpensiveresearchand

experimentswhenso

manypeopleneedfood.D.Exploringspaceencouragesscientiststoimprovetechnologythatcanhelppeople

inotherways,too.AgainstspaceexplorationForspaceexplorationBA3-1.Arethesearguments

fororagainstexploringspace?Puttheminthetablebelow.rhetoricalquestionCDWritingReadingHowdoesthewriterintroducethethesisargument?

1Countriesaroundtheglobearespendingbillionsofdollarsandlotsoftimeonvariousspacemissions,whethertoMarsorotherplanetsmuchfurtheraway.2Somepeoplearguethatweshouldstopwastingtimeandmoneyexploringspace.3Instead,weshouldfeedtheworld'spoorandfindimmediatesolutionstootherproblems,suchaspollutionandfataldiseases.4However,othersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailstorealisehowexploringspacehelpsus.backgroundopinion1opinion2A.TherearealotofunsolvedmysteriesonEarth.Sowhyarewegoingintospaceto

explore?B.Itisnecessarytofindanewhomeforpeopleinspace,astheresourcesonEarthwill

runout.C.Icannotunderstandspendingallthismoneyonexpensiveresearchandexperiments

whensomanypeopleneedfood.D.Exploringspaceencouragesscientiststoimprovetechnologythatcanhelppeoplein

otherways,too.Tickouttheargumentswhichareagainstexploringspace.Discusswithyourpartnerstogetmoreargumentsagainstspaceexploraton.1.Itcouldallowothercivilizationstoknowaboutourown.2.Exploringspaceisacostlyprogramme.3.Wemustconsumeresourcestogetpeopleorequipmentintospace.4.Exploringspacemeanswe’releavingalotoflitterbehind.5.Noagreementsareinplaceforrichresourcesthatmayexistinspace.6.Problemswithradiationmaydestroythehumans.PossibleargumentsChooseoneasyourevidencetofinishaparagraphinordertodebateagainstthewriter.7.TherearealotofunsolvedmysteriesonEarth.Sowhyarewegoingintospacetoexplore?8.Icannotunderstandspendingallthismoneyonexpensiveresearchandexperimentswhensomanypeopleneedfood.1.convincingandpowerfulsupportinginformation;2.properwritingskills/language/rhetoric;

Brainstorm:HowtowriteanargumentativeessayStep1:decideonatopicStep2:StructuretheessayStep3:polishthelanguageIntroduction:differentopinionsandthethesisstatement

Body:argumentsandsupportingevidenceConclusion:restatementofthewriter’sopinionWritingArethesefororagainstexploringspace?Youcanalsoaddyourownideas.TherearealotofunsolvedmysteriesonEarth.Sowhyarewegoingintospacetoexplore?B.Itisnecessarytofindanewhomeforpeopleinspace,astheresourcesonEarthwillrunout.C.Icannotunderstandspendingallthismoneyonexpensiveresearchandexperimentswhensomanypeopleneedfood.D.Exploringspaceencouragesscientiststoimprovetechnologythatcanhelppeopleinotherways,too.forspaceexploration

BDagainstspaceexploration

AC18ParagraphsStructureLanguage/writingskills/rhetoric(修辞)1background+opinion1+opiniion2Somepeoplearguethat...However,othersfeelthat...2345Readthefollowingparagraphsandanalyzetheirstructureandlanguage.evidence1+supportinginformationevidence2+supportinginformationevidence3+supportinginformationfirstlysecondlyfinallyexplanationexamplesexplanation

Para5.Inclosing,exploringspaceprovidestheworldwithmanydifferentbenefits.Therefore,itshouldcontinuesoastoprovidenewandbettersolutionstopeople'sshort-termandlong-termproblems.presentperfectrestatement+conclusioninclosingthereforeIsexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoney?Doesthewriterconvinceyou?Doyouagreewiththeargument?假设你是李华，举行了一次班会，班会的主题是：太空探险的意义。请结合下表内容，用英语给校报写一篇文章，客观地介绍班会上同学们讨论的情况并表达你自己的观点。赞同的理由反对的理由你自己的观点1.获得新知识；2.从太空取得新资源；3.扩大人类未来的生存空间。1.耗资巨大；2.宇航员的安全问题。……注意：1.词数100左右；2．开头已给出，不计入总词数。Self-reflection:Canyoudeducethefunctionsofto-doservingasattributiveandadverbialbydrawingamindmap?todo充当定语itseffortstogrowenoughfoodfindwaystosolvethemtodo充当状语growenoughfoodtofeedEarth’sincreasingpopulationitshouldcontinuesoastoprovidenewandbettersolutionsInordertoprovideforsucharapidlyincreasingpopulationtodo小结几种不定式结构可以充当目的状语？什么名词常用todo做定语？21AgainstspaceexplorationArgument1:

Icannotunderstandspendingallthismoneyonexpensiveresearchandexperimentswhensomanypeopleneedfood.Argument2:

TherearealotofunsolvedmysteriesonEarth.Sowhyarewegoingintospacetoexplore?Argument3:...

Exploringspacehasbeen

acostlyprogramme.In1973,thetotalcostoftheApolloprogramwasreportedtotheUSCongressasbeing$25.4billion.Thetotalcostofthespaceshuttleprogram,whenadjustedforinflation,was$196billion.Eachmissionthatwasflowncameatacostof$450million.TheMarsOnemissionbudgettobringjust4peopletoMarsisover$6billion.Evenastechnologiesadvance,thecostsofexploringspacearefarfromcheap.asampleIsitagoodsample?Why?1.alltherelativeinformationtosupportthekeywordcostly2.convincingnumbers...shareyourargumentsFirstly,exploringspacehasalreadymadeadifferenceinthefight

againstworldhunger.IthasdirectlyresultedinthemanysatellitesthatnoworbitEarth.Anumberofthesatellitesrecorddataonlandandweatherpatterns.ThenthedataistransmittedtoscientistsonEarth.Aftercarefulanalysis,thescientistscanprovideusefulrecommendationsandadviceforfarmers.Asaresult,space-basedsciencehashelpedfarminginitseffortstogrowenoughfoodtofeedEarth'sincreasingpopulation.Secondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall.High-endproductsaroundtheworldaremadetoahigherstandardnowbecauseofadvancedtechnologywhichwasfirstcreatedtomeettherequirementsforspaceexploration.Forexamplespacetechnologieshavehelpedtheresearchanddevelopmentofdifferenttypesofnewmaterial.Theyhavealsohelpedcompaniesmakebetterheartmonitorsandothermachinesthatdoctorsregularlyuse.Today,spacetechnologiesarewidelyusedinallkindsofindustries,andeverydayproductssuchasGPS,memoryfoampillows,andsmartphonecamerasarechangingourlivesFinally,sendingastronautsintospacehashelpedpeopletothinkabouttheworld'sproblemsandeventofindwaystosolvethem.Seeingpicturesofourplanetasanislandinablackseamadepeoplerealisethatourplanetsresourcesarelimited.Inordertoprovideforsucharapidlyincreasingpopulation,scientistsaretryingtofindotherplanetsthatcouldonedaybeournewhome.ThegreatestattentionatpresentisonMarsbecauseitisclosertoEarth.Inthefuturehumansmayliveonbothplanets.Para2-4evidence+supportinginformationexplanation:processexamplesexplanation:inspirationpresentperfect(现在完成时)tohighlighttheinfluencefromthepreviousactionsSampleWritingSpaceExplorationis

aWasteofTimeandMoney

Everyonegetsexcitedbythenewsofthe

mostrecentspaceflights,

andItooshare

inpeople'ssenseofaweandwonder

atthephotosfromspacethatwesee.

Havingsaidthat,

itishardtobelievethat

thehighcostofspaceflightisjustified

sothatwecangetsomelovelypictures.

Weshouldbespendingourmoneymore

wisely,

onwhatpeopleneed.Doestheintroductionstatethetopic?Doestheintroductionexpressdifferentopinionsaboutthetopic?×SampleWriting

Icannotunderstandspendingallthis

moneyonexpensiveresearchand

experimentswhensomanypeople

needfood.

Aroundtheworld,

millions

ofpeoplearehungryanddyingof

starvation.

Ontheotherhand,

wehear

onTVthatforaslittleasadollaraday,

a

childinAfricacanbesaved.

Considering

thebillionsspentonspacetravel,

itjust

se