B3U4

SpaceExploration

ReadingforWriting

Welcometomyclass!“That'sonesmallstepforaman,onegiantleapformankind.”AlltheastronautsontheAmerica’sChallengerdied.AnalysisOfTeachingMaterialAndStudents

Book3Unit4(2019People’sEducationPress)AnalysisOfTeachingMaterialAndStudents

SeniorOneStudentsTeachingObjectives

KnowledgeObjectives:a)Studentscanlearnsomeknowledgeaboutspaceexplorationandunderstandthepassage.b)Studentswillknowthestructureoftheargumentativewriting.AbilityObjective:Studentscanwriteanargumentativeessaywiththecertaintopicspaceexplorationthroughimitationandpractice.

EmotionalObjectives:a)StudentscanfostertheinterestanddesireoflearningEnglishandbefondoftakingpartinkindsofclassactivities.b)Studentswillgainasenseofnationalpride.c)Studentswillbeinspiredbyourcountry’sscientificachievementsinspaceexploration.TeachingKeyAndDifficultPoints

a)Tohelpstudentsunderstandthecontentofthepassage.b)Tohelpstudentsmasterthemainstructureoftheargumentativewriting.TeachingKeyPointsTeachingDifficultPointsa)Toguidestudentstowriteanargumentativeessaybythemselves.ECOSOCYouthForum2021Countriesaroundtheglobearespendingbillionsofdollarsandlotsoftimeonvariousspacemissions.Nowadays,themainthreatstoourwell-beingarethedamagedenvironment,hunger,fataldiseasesandsoon.Shouldwespendsomuchtime,moneyandevenlivestoexplorespace?Isexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoney?Duringspaceexploration,therearehighriskswhichmaycausedeathsordisasters.Skimthepassagequicklyand

workoutthestructureWhatistheauthor’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.properconjunctions(logicalwords)3.Doyouthinkitisagoodandpersuasiveargumentativeessay?Why?FirstlySecondlyFinallysomeothersThenAfterAsaresultForexamplealsoTodayInordertoInthefutureclearstructureAdvantage1InclosingAdvantage3parallelsentencesAdvantage2...hasalreadymadeadifferenceinthefightagainstworldhunger....hasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall....hashelpedpeopletothinkabouttheworld’sproblemsandeventofindwaystosolvethem.3.Doyouthinkitisagoodandpersuasiveargumentativeessay?Why?clearstructureAdvantage1WritingTechniquesA.givingexamplesB.makingcomparisonsorcontrastsC.makinggraphsD.usingquotesE.listingdataornumbersF.givingexplanationsBFAFproperwritingtechniquesAdvantage4properconjunctions(logicalwords)Advantage3parallelsentencesAdvantage2ECOSOCYouthForum2021Isexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoney?Isexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoney?YourpointYesNoYourReasons(Arguments)Isexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoney?—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————YourTitle:IntroductionParagraphBodyParagraphClosingParagraphChecklistPartner’sfeedbackAbouttheopinionIsthereatopicsentencewhichclearlystatestheopinion?1-3starsAboutthecontentDoestheparagraphgiveargumentswithsuitablesupportinginformation?1-3starsAbouthelanguageArethereanygrammar,spelling,orpunctuation（標(biāo)點(diǎn)）errors?1-3stars

People’sviewsonwhetherthespaceexplorationisawasteoftimeandmoneyvaryfrompersontoperson.Inmyopinon,Icannotunderstandspendingallthismoneyonexpensiveresearchandexperimentswhensomanypeopleneedfood.Ontheonehand,aroundtheworld,millionsofpeoplearehungryanddyingofstarvation.Ontheotherhand,wehearonTVthatforaslittleasadollaraday,achildinAfricacanbesaved.Consideringthebillionsspentonspacetravel,itjustseemsabetterinvestmenttofeedthehungry.Finally,therearealotofunsolvedmysteriesontheearth.Sowhyarewegoingintospacetoexplore?Inshort,spaceexplorationissupposedtobenefitthelivesandwell-beingofpeoplearoundtheworld.possibleversion1

Somepeoplesaythatexploringspaceisawasteoftimeandmoney.Iholdthebeliefthatit’sacompletelywrongopinion.AsfarasIknow,exploringspacehasalreadymadeadifferenceinthefightagainstworldhunger,whichhasdirectlyresultedinmanysatellitesthatnoworbitEarth,transmittingdatatoscientists.