ReadingforwritingIUnit4SpaceExplorationLearningobjectivesreflectonthequestionofwhetherexploringspaceisworththemoneyandeffort;analysetheorganisationandlanguagefeaturesofanargumentativeessay;writeaboutyouropiniononspaceexploration.Inthisclass,youwillbeableto

Lead-inLookatthepictureandanswer:Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?Thereisapowerfulcyclone(氣旋)calledTyphoonGoni.Wheredoyouthinkthepicturewastaken?ItwastakenfromthespacebyNASAsatellite.Whydopeopletakesuchpicturesfromspace?Itcanhelppredicttheweather,protectinglivesandreducinglosses.Lead-inLookatthetitleandpredict:Whatkindoftextisit?Anargumentativeessay.Argumentessaysseektostateapositiononanissueandgiveseveralreasons,supportedbyevidence,foragreeingwiththatposition.Lead-inFreetalk:what’syouropinion?YesNoWhydohumanexplorethespace?Isexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoney?Exploringspacecanhelpusalot...Weshouldfeedtheworld’spoorandfindimmediatesolutionstootherproblems,suchaspollutionandfataldisease.

養(yǎng)活窮人絕癥ReadforopinionsWhat’stheauthor’spointofviewonthisissue?Theauthordoesn’tthinkexploringspaceisawasteoftimeandmoney.Underlinethesentencethatstatestheauthor’sopinioninParagraph1.aviewwithoutseriousthought膚淺的觀點(diǎn)、沒有深思熟慮的觀點(diǎn)ReadforstructureHowdoesauthorprovehis/herargument?Dividethewholepassageintoseveralparts.part1(para1)Introductionpart2(para2-4)Bodypart3(para5)ConclusionReadforstructureandfeaturespart1(para1)IntroductionCountriesaroundtheglobearespendingbillionsofdollarsandlotsoftimeonvariousspacemissions,whethertoMarsorotherplanetsmuchfurtheraway.Somepeoplearguethatweshouldstopwastingtimeandmoneyexploringspace.

Instead,weshouldfeedtheworld'spoorandfindimmediatesolutionstootherproblems,suchaspollutionandfataldiseases.However,othersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailtorealisehowexploringspacehelpsus.BackgroundThethesisstatement論點(diǎn)DifferentviewpointsSomepeoplearguethat...However,others....ReadforstructureHowmanyargumentsdoestheauthorusetosupporthisthesisstatement?Whatarethey?Linkingwords:firstly,secondly,finallyTheyarealsothetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.ReadforstructureWhat’sthecontentoftherestpart

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It’stheevidence證據(jù)thatsupportsthearguments.Readforstructureandfeaturespart2-para2BodyFirstly,exploringspacehasalreadymadeadifferenceinthefightagainstworldhunger.IthasdirectlyresutedinthemamysatelitesthatnoworbitEarth.Anumberofthesatellitesrecorddataonlandandweatherpatterns.ThenthedataistransmittedtoscientistsonEarth.

Aftercarefulanalysis,thescientistscanprovideusefulrecommendationsandadviceforfarmers.

Asaresult,space-basedscience(太空科學(xué))hashelpedfarminginitseffortstogrowenoughfoodtofeedEarth'sincreasingpopulation.Argument1Howdoesitworktofightagainstworldhunger?ResultFactsReadforstructureandfeaturesHowdoesithelpfightagainstworldhunger?satellitesorbitEarthrecorddataonlandandweatherpatterntransmitdatatoEarthanalysedataproviderecommendationandadvice衛(wèi)星環(huán)繞地球記錄土地和天氣模式的數(shù)據(jù)傳送數(shù)據(jù)回地球（專家）分析數(shù)據(jù)（專家）提供建議ReadforstructureandfeaturesSecondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall.High-endproductsaroundtheworldaremadetoahigherstandardnowbecauseofadvancedtechnologywhichwasfirstcreatedtomeettherequirementsforspaceexploration.

Forexample,spacetechnologieshavehelpedtheresearchanddevelopmentofdifferenttypesofnewmaterial.Theyhavealsohelpedcompaniesmakebetterheartmonitorsandothermachinesthatdoctorsregularlyuse.Today,spacetechnologiesarewidelyusedinallkindsofindustries,andeverydayproductssuchasGPS,memoryfoampillows,andsmartphonecamerasarechangingourlives.Argument2SimplerwordsExamplestechnologicalimprovementshigh-endproductsReadforstructureandfeatures3Exampleshavehelpedtheresearchanddevelopmentofdifferenttypesofnewmaterial曾幫助研發(fā)過不同類型的新材料havealsohelped

companiesmakebetterheartmonitorsandothermachinesthatdoctorsregularlyuse.也幫助公司制造更好的心臟監(jiān)測器和其他醫(yī)生經(jīng)常使用的機(jī)器。arewidelyusedinallkindsofindustries,andeverydayproducts

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ReadforstructureandfeaturesFinally,sendingastronautsintospacehashelpedpeopletothinkabouttheworld'sproblemsandeventofindwaystosolvethem.Seeingpicturesofourplanetasanislandinablackseamadepeoplerealisethatourplanet'sresourcesarelimited.Inordertoprovideforsucharapidlyincreasingpopulation,

scientistsaretryingtofindotherplanetsthatcouldonedaybeournewhome.ThegreatestattentionatpresentisonMarsbecauseitisclosertoEarth.Inthefuture,humansmayliveonbothplanets.Argument3ExamplesThinkaboutproblemsandfindsolutionsReadforstructureandfeaturesExamplesSeeingpicturesofourplanetasanislandinablacksea看到我們的星球像黑海中的一個(gè)島嶼的圖片Arapidlyincreasingpopulation急劇增長的人口realiseproblems-findsolutionsfindotherplanetsthatcouldonedaybeournewhome.limited

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evenworseMarsReadforstructureandfeaturesInclosing,exploringspaceprovidestheworldwithmanydifferentbenefits.Therefore,itshouldcontinuesoastoprovidenewandbettersolutionstopeople'sshort-termandlong-termproblems.Conclusionpart3(para5)ConclusionUnderlinethesentencethatrepeatsthewriter’sopinion.repeatsthewriter’sopinionTask3:Aretheseargumentsfororagainstexploringspace?Puttheminthetablebelow.A.TherearealotofunsolvedmysteriesonEarth.Sowhyarewegoingintospacetoexplore?B.Itisnecessarytofindanewhomeforpeopleinspace,astheresourcesonEarthwillrunout.C.Icannotunderstandspendingallthismoneyonexpensiveresearchandexperimentswhensomanypeopleneedfood.D.Exploringspaceencouragesscientiststoimprovetechnologythatcanhelppeopleinotherways,too.ForspaceexplorationAgainstspaceexplorationBDACDiscussionThestepsofwritinganargument1.Putforwardthetopic2.Takeaposition.3.Gatherevidence4.Presentargumentslogically5.MakeaconclusionReviewforstructureIsexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoney?Paragraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4Paragraph5ReviewforstructureThethesisstatementIsexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoney?Paragraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4Paragraph5Somepeoplearguethatweshouldstopwastingtimeandmoneyexploringspace.However,othersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailstorealisehowexploringspacehelpsus.DifferentviewpointsReviewforstructurerecorddataonweatherpatterntransmitdatatoearthanalysedataproviderecommendationandadviceThethesisstatementIsexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoney?Paragraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4Paragraph5DifferentviewpointsFirstly,exploringspacehasalreadymadeadifferenceinthefightagainstworldhunger.EvidenceArgument1ReviewforstructureThethesisstatementIsexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoney?Paragraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4Paragraph5DifferentviewpointsEvidenceArgument1Secondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall.newmaterialbetterheartmonitorsandothermachinesGPS,memoryfoampillowssamrtphonecamerasEvidenceArgument2ReviewforstructureIsexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoney?Paragraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3