Unit4

SpaceExplorationReadingforWritingRememberthequestions1.Howmuchtimehavewespentexploringspace?2.Howmuchmoneydoyouthinkwemighthavespentexploringspace?3.What’stheresultofspaceexploration?4.Isitgoodorbad?Rememberthequestions1.Howmuchtimehavewespentexploringspace?2.Howmuchmoneydoyouthinkwemighthavespentexploringspace?3.What’stheresultofspaceexploration?4.Isitgoodorbad?Anargumentativeessay---IsExploringSpaceAWasteofTimeAndMoney?What’sthestructureoftheargumentativeessay？

ABCD

Scanpara1andunderlinedifferentopinions.

Countriesaroundtheglobearespendingbillionsofdollarsandalotoftimeonvariousspacemissions,whethertoMarsorotherplanetsmuchfurtheraway.Somepeoplearguethatweshouldstopwastingtimeandmoneyexploringspace.Instead,weshouldfeedtheworld'spoorandfindimmediatesolutionstootherproblems,suchaspollutionandfataldiseases.However,othersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailstorealizehowexploringspacehelpsus.ABWhatistheauthor’sopinion？IdentifythethesisstatementHowever,othersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailstorealizehowexploringspacehelpsus.Use

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theauthor'sopinionthesisstatementUnderlinethreereasonsforauthor'sstatement.Firstly,exploringspacehasalreadymadeadifferenceinthefightagainstworldhunger.IthasdirectlyresultedinthemanysatellitesthatnoworbitEarth.Anumberofthesatellitesrecorddataonlandandweatherpatterns.ThenthedataistransmittedtoscientistsonEarthAftercarefulanalysis,thescientistscanprovideusefulrecommendationsandadviceforfarmers.Asaresult,space-basedsciencehashelpedfarminginitseffortstogrowenoughfoodtofeedEarth'sincreasingpopulation.Secondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall.High-endproductsaroundtheworldaremadetoahigherstandardnowbecauseofadvancedtechnologywhichwasfirstcreatedtomeettherequirementsforspaceexploration.Forexample,spacetechnologieshavehelpedtheresearchanddevelopmentofdiffcerenttypesofnewmaterial.Theyhavealsohelpedcompaniesmakebetterheartmonitorsandothermachinesthatdoctorsregularlyuse.Today,spacetechnologiesarewidelyusedinallkindsofindustries,andeverydayproductssuchasGPS,memoryfoampillows,andsmartphonecamerasarechangingourlives.Finally,sendingastronautsintospacehashelpedpeopletothinkabouttheworld'sproblemsandeventofindwaystosolvethem.Seeingpicturesofourplanetasanislandinablackseamadepeoplerealisethatourplanet'sresourcesarelimited.Inordertoprovideforsucharapidlyincreasingpopulation,scientistsaretryingtofindotherplanetsthatcouldonedaybeournewhome.ThegreatestattentionatpresentisonMarsbecauseitisclosertoEarth,Inthefuture,humansmayliveonbothplanets.Using

linkingwords

canmakeanessaymorelogicalargumentsWhat’sthefunctionoftherestpart?Firstly,exploringspacehasalreadymadeadifferenceinthefightagainstworldhunger.IthasdirectlyresultedinthemanysatellitesthatnoworbitEarth.Anumberofthesatellitesrecorddataonlandandweatherpatterns.ThenthedataistransmittedtoscientistsonEarthAftercarefulanalysis,thescientistscanprovideusefulrecommendationsandadviceforfarmers.Asaresult,space-basedsciencehashelpedfarminginitseffortstogrowenoughfoodtofeedEarth'sincreasingpopulation.Secondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall.High-endproductsaroundtheworldaremadetoahigherstandardnowbecauseofadvancedtechnologywhichwasfirstcreatedtomeettherequirementsforspaceexploration.Forexample,spacetechnologieshavehelpedtheresearchanddevelopmentofdifferenttypesofnewmaterial.Theyhavealsohelpedcompaniesmakebetterheartmonitorsandothermachinesthatdoctorsregularlyuse.Today,spacetechnologiesarewidelyusedinallkindsofindustries,andeverydayproductssuchasGPS,memoryfoampillows,andsmartphonecamerasarechangingourlives.Finally,sendingastronautsintospacehashelpedpeopletothinkabouttheworld'sproblemsandeventofindwaystosolvethem.Seeingpicturesofourplanetasanislandinablackseamadepeoplerealisethatourplanet'sresourcesarelimited.Inordertoprovideforsucharapidlyincreasingpopulation,scientistsaretryingtofindotherplanetsthatcouldonedaybeournewhome.ThegreatestattentionatpresentisonMarsbecauseitisclosertoEarth,Inthefuture,humansmayliveonbothplanets.Supportingdetails/evidenceHowdoestheauthormakethesupportingevidencemoreconvincingSecondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall.High-endproductsaroundtheworldaremadetoahigherstandardnowbecauseofadvancedtechnologywhichwasfirstcreatedtomeettherequirementsforspaceexploration.Forexample,spacetechnologieshavehelpedtheresearchanddevelopmentofdifferenttypesofnewmaterial.Theyhavealsohelpedcompaniesmakebetterheartmonitorsandothermachinesthatdoctorsregularlyuse.Today,spacetechnologiesarewidelyusedinallkindsofindustries,andeverydayproductssuchasGPS,memoryfoampillows,andsmartphonecamerasarechangingourlives.A.Bygivingexamples B.BycomparisonC.ByusingdataUsingexamplescanmakeanessaymoreconvincingA.Bygivingexamples B.BycomparisonC.ByusingdataWhatrhetoricaldeviceisusedinthisparagraph?Finally,sendingastronautsintospacehashelpedpeopletothinkabouttheworld’sproblemsandeventofindwaystosolvethem.Seeingpicturesofourplanetasanislandinablackseamadepeoplerealisethatourplanet’sresourcesarelimited.Inordertoprovideforsucharapidlyincreasingpopulation,scientistsaretryingtofindotherplanetsthatcouldonedaybeournewhome.ThegreatestattentionatpresentisonMarsbecauseitisclosertoearth.Inthefuture,humansmayliveonbothplanets.A.Metaphor B.PersonificationC.SimileUnderlinethesentencethatrepeatstheauthor’sopinionInclosing,exploringspaceprovidestheworldwithmanydifferentbenefits.Therefore,itshouldcontinuesoastoprovidenewandbettersolutionstopeople'sshort-termandlong-termproblems.Conclusion:

Repeatingthestatementcanechoauthor’sopinion.Summarizethestructureofanargumentation.體裁：議論文人稱(chēng)：第三人稱(chēng)、第一人稱(chēng)時(shí)態(tài)：一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)為主要點(diǎn)：1.論點(diǎn)——2.論證2.1分論點(diǎn)1+細(xì)節(jié)(examples)

2.2分論點(diǎn)2+細(xì)節(jié)(simile)

2.3分論點(diǎn)3+細(xì)節(jié)2.4……

3.結(jié)論DiscussandWrite支持值得探索1.可以使用衛(wèi)星進(jìn)行通訊傳播、天氣預(yù)報(bào)2.....3....DiscussingTasks:Add2newargumentsandsupportingevidence

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