人教版（2019）必修三Unit4SpaceExplorationReadingforWriting&AssessingYourProgressReadingforWritingPresentanargumentaboutspaceexplorationLearningobjectivesBytheendofthissection,youwillbeableto:readanargumentativeessayaboutspaceexploration;grasptheorganisationandlanguagefeaturesoftheargumentativeessay;writeanargumentativeessayaboutthevalueofspaceexploration;cooperatewithgroupmatesactivelythroughcheckingyouressaystogether.BrainstormingLead-inWhatdoyouthinkofspaceexploration?Isitworthspendingsomuchtimeandmoney?Orisitawasteoftimeandmoney?Readtheargumentativeessayaboutspaceexplorationandanswerthequestions.Pre-writing1.Whyaresomepeopleagainstspaceexploration?2.Whathasspaceexplorationdoneforfoodproduction?3.WhatdidthepicturesofEarthfromspacemakepeoplerealise?4.Howdoesspaceexplorationbenefittheproductsthatpeopleusenowadays?Becausetheythinkitisawasteoftimeandmoney,andthatweshouldfeedtheworld’spoorandfindimmediatesolutionstootherproblems,suchaspollutionandfataldiseases,instead.Satellitesstudylandandweatherpatterns.Thesestudieshelpfarmersgrowmorecropsandwarnthemaboutnaturaldisastersbeforetheyoccur.Theymadepeoplerealisethatourplanet’sresourcesarelimited.Advancedtechnologydevelopedforspaceexplorationhaspromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitsusallbyallowingproductstobemadetoahigherstandard.Studytheorganisationandlanguagefeatures.ReadthefirstparagraphandunderlinethedifferentopinionsaboutspaceexplorationFindthethreetopicsentencesthatsummarisethewriter’sargumentsaboutspaceexploration.Underlinethesentencethatrepeatsthewriter’sopinioninthelastparagraph.ISEXPLORINGSPACEAWASTEOFTIMEANDMONEY?IntroductionPara.1BodyPara.2-4ConclusionPara.5differentviewpointsP2Rephrasingthethesisstatementsomepeoplearguethatweshould...However,othersfeelthisisashallowviewwhich...Firstly,...fightagainstworldhunger...satellites...Asaresult,...P3P4Argument1Argument2Argument3Supportingdetails/EvidenceSupportingdetails/EvidenceSupportingdetails/EvidenceSecondly,...promotetechnologicalimprovements..high-endproducts...Forexample,...Finally,...thinkabouttheworld’sproblem...realisethat...Inclosing,....Therefore,...Drawamindmaptoshowthestructureofthisargumentativeessay.Aretheseargumentsfororagainstexploringspace?Puttheminthetablebelow.Thenaddyourownideasandwriteyouressay.While-writingTherearealotofunsolvedmysteriesonEarth.Sowhyarewegoingintospaceto

explore?Itisnecessarytofindanewhomeforpeopleinspace,astheresourcesonEarthwillrunout.Icannotunderstandspendingallthismoneyonexpensiveresearchandexperiments

whensomanypeopleneedfood.Exploringspaceencouragesscientiststoimprovetechnologythatcanhelppeoplein

otherways,too.ForspaceexplorationAgainstspaceexplorationUsewhatyouhavelearnttowriteaboutyouropinionaboutspaceexploration.IntroductionDifferentviewpointsSomepeoplearguethat...However,others...BodyArgumentsFirstly,...Secondly,...Finally,...Supportingdetails/EvidenceForexample,...ConclusionRephrasingthethesisstatementInclosing,...Therefore,...Exchangedraftswithapartner.Usethechecklisttogivefeedbackonyourpartner’sdraft.Post-writingDoestheintroductionstatethetopic?Doestheintroductionexpressdifferentopinionsaboutthetopic?Doesthebodygiveargumentswithsuitablesupportinginformation?Doestheclosingexpressthewriter’sopinionandendproperly?Arethereanygrammar,spelling,orpunctuationerrors?Getyourdraftbackandreviseit.Presentyouressaytotherestoftheclass.SpaceExplorationisaWasteofTimeandMoneyEveryonegetsexcitedbythenewsofthemostrecentspaceflights,andItooshareinpeople’ssenseofaweandwonderatthephotosfromspacethatwesee.Havingsaidthat,itishardtobelievethatthehighcostofspaceflightisjustifiedsothatwecangetsomelovelypictures.Weshouldbespendingourmoneymorewisely,onwhatpeopleneed.Icannotunderstandspendingallthismoneyonexpensiveresearchandexperimentswhensomanypeopleneedfood.Aroundtheworld,millionsofpeoplearehungryanddyingofstarvation.Ontheotherhand,wehearonTVthatforaslittleasadollaraday,achildinAfricacanbesaved.Consideringthebillionsspentonspacetravel,itjustseemsabetterinvestmenttofeedthehungry.SomepeoplearguethatsomedaywewillhavetogoliveinspacebecausetheworldwillbeSampleWritingSpaceExplorationisaWasteofTimeandMoneymadeimpossibletoliveinthroughpollution.Thisseemssilly.Whenyourhousegetsdirty,youspendthetimeandmoneytocleanitup.Youdon’tmovehousesimplybecauseyouneedtowashyourwindowsorvacuumthefloor.Inthesameway,itmakesmoresensetouseourtimeandmoneytotakecareofourplanet,ratherthanlookforanewhome.Finally,therearealotofunsolvedmysteriesontheearth.Sowhyarewegoingintospacetoexplore?TherearestillmanythingstodiscoverintheoceandepthsandtheAntarctic.Butwedonotevenhavetogothatfar:Sciencehasyettounlockallthemysteriesoftheatom,andtherearemanyrealmsoftechnologythatwearejustbeginningtounderstandandexplore.Intheend,itjustdoesnotseemaverywiseinvestmenttogotospace.Wehavetoomanyneedshereontheearthtobewastingoureffortonspaceexploration.SampleWritingAssessingYourProgressLearningobjectivesLeewasbusyatwork.Unlikemostpeoplearoundtheworldthough,hisworkplacewasinspace.Therewasaproblemwitha(n)_______.Itwassupposedto

sendinformationaboutthesunbacktothe_______onEarth,buttheequipmentforsendingthe_____wasnotworkingproperly.SoitwasLee’smissionto_________theproblemandsolveit.Leewasvery__________asa(n)__________,andhewasalsoverycareful.Hewas__________tomakethesatelliteworkproperlyagain,buthewouldmakesuretobesafe.Heknewthatonesmallmistakecould_________death.agency astronaut data determined intelligent satellite figureout resultinsatelliteReadthepassageaboutLee’sworkinspaceandfillintheblankswiththewordsandphrasesinthebox.agencydatafigureoutintelligentastronautdeterminedresultinsend survive prevent reach breathe step land sleep select use help1.Afterhavingsucceededin_______satellitesintospace,peoplewantedtoknowifitwassafeforahumantogointospace.On3November1957,adognamedLaikabecamethefirstlivingthing________space.Shewasalsothefirstonetodiethere.2.TheUSSRandtheUSbothwantedtobethefirsttosendapersontothemoon.Later,theUSsucceeded,andNeilArmstrongbecamethefirstman______ontothemoon.Duringthefirstmoonlanding,astronautshadnovehicles______,sotheyhadtoexplorethemoononfoot.Onthefourthmission________onthemoon,astronautstookalunarvehiclesothattheycouldexploreplacesfurtheraway.3.Astronautsmustwearspacesuitswhentheyworkinspacebecausethereisnoair_________anditcanbeverycoldoutsidethespacecraft.While________,theymustattachthemselvestosomethingsoas_________floatingaround.4.TheaccidentontheApollo13spacecraftresultedinalossofoxygen,water,andelectricalpower.Theastronautsonboardhadtofight_________.Atthesametime,Houston’sMissionControlworkedhard________theastronautsreturntoEarthsafely.sendingCompletethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthewordsinthebox.toreachtosteptousetolandtobreathesleepingtopreventtosurvivetohelpREFLECTINGWhatdoyouthinkisthemostinterestingpartofanastronaut’slife?Why?Whatnewinformationdidyoulearnfromthisunit?DoyoufinditeasiertouseEnglishtoexpresscuriositynow?DoyoufeelmoreconfidentaboutwritinganargumentativeessayinEnglishnow?Whyorwhynot?Overall,Ithoughtthisunitwas?inspiring

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