1、Reading for writing Is Exploring Space a Waste Of Time And Money?Previewbillions of 数十亿数十亿waste time/money doing 浪费时间浪费时间/金钱干某事金钱干某事the solution to sth./doing sth.的解决办法的解决办法make a difference 对对.产生影响产生影响result in 导致导致a number of 大量，许多大量，许多be transmitted to 被传送到被传送到.as a result 所以，结果是所以，结果是in ones eff
2、orts to do sth. 努力做某事努力做某事meet the requirement 满足要求满足要求provide for sth.提供生活所需提供生活所需at present 目前目前be close to 靠近靠近in closing 最后最后1.What can you see in the picture? 2.Where do you think the picture was taken?3.Who do you think took this picture?4.Do you know anything about NASA?1 Why are some people
3、against space exploration?2 What has space exploration done for food production?3 What did the pictures of Earth from space make people realise?4 How does space exploration benefit the products that people use nowadays?Read the argumentative essay about space exploration and answer the questions.P44
4、 11.Why are some people against space exploration?2.What has space exploration done for food production? Because they think it is a waste of time and money, and that we should feed the worlds poor and find immediate solutions to other problems, such as pollution and fatal diseases, instead. Satellit
5、es study land and weather patterns. These studies help farmers grow more crops and warn them about natural disasters before they occur.3.What did the pictures of Earth from space make people realise?4.How does space exploration benefit the products that people use nowadays? They made people realise
6、that our planets resources are limited. Advanced technology developed for space exploration has promoted technological improvements that benefits us all by allowing products to be made to a higher standard.Analysing1. Go through para1 and find out peoples different opinions 2. Which opinion is the w
7、riter for?Read for different opinions Countries around the globe are spending billions of dollars and lots of time on various space missions, whether to Mars or other planets much further away. Some people argue that we should stop wasting time and money exploring space. Instead, we should feed the
8、worlds poor and find immediate solutions to other problems, such as pollution and fatal diseases. However, others feel this is a shallow view which fails to realise how exploring space helps us.Some peoples opinionThe writer thinks exploring space is not a waste of time or money, instead it helps us
9、. Others opinionpara1Para2Para3Para4 Para5Study the organisationExploring space has already made a difference in the fight against world hunger. Space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us all. Sending astronauts into space has helped people to think about the w
10、orlds problems and even to find ways to solve them.This is a shallow view which fails to realize now exploring space helps us. Exploring space provides the world with many different benefits. Find out the main idea for each paragrah 1）Which is the structure of the passage? Read for structureStructur
11、e A B C D (: paragraph1)StructureHowever GeneralParticularGeneralFirstly Secondly Finally In closingThesis statement Argument1 Firstly, .Argument 2 Secondly , .Argument 3Finally , .ConclusionIn closing, .Tip2 表示递进关系的表示递进关系的过渡过渡词：词：whats more, as well, moreover, besides, furthermore, in addition, wha
12、ts worse , apart from that etc.Tip3 表示总结的表示总结的过渡过渡词：词：on the whole, in a word, to sum up, in short, in conclusion, in brief, from what I have said above etc.Analyse the Structure2）Analyse the structureDetail -reading para2 It has directly _ the many satellites that now orbit Earthresulted in A numbe
13、r of the satellites record data on land and _.weather patternsThen the data _ scientists on Earth.After careful analysis, the scientists can provide useful _ _As a result, space-based science _ in its efforts to grow _ to feed Earth s increasing population. is transmitted to recommendationshas helpe
14、d farmingenough foodand advice for farmers1) Read para 2 and then fill in the blanks.reasoning in time order 2). What transitional words are used here to show the reasoning process?Detail -reading para2Detail -reading para21). How does space exploration benefit the products that people use nowadays?
15、2). In what area has it helped? What method does the writer use to tell us it？Secondly, space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us all. 1.High-end products around the world are made to a higher standard now because of advanced technology which was first created
16、 to meet the requirements for space exploration. 2.In different types of new material, in medical area, all kinds of industries and everyday products. By giving examples.Tip4 transitional words to give an example：for example, for instance, such as, like, take for example / instance Using these to li
17、st different areas (examples) Detail -reading para31). What are the worlds problems?2). How has space exploration helped to find ways to solve them?Finally, sending astronauts into space has helped people to think about the worlds problems and even to find ways to solve them.1. The worlds problems a
18、re that our planets resources are limited and the population is increasing rapidly.2. Scientists are trying to find other planets for humans to live on by exploring space.Detail -reading para4Mind mapDifferent Opinions We should stop exploring space. Other opinion: _. Exploring space can help usDiff
19、erent benefits It can _. It promotes _. It helps people _the worlds problem.fight against world hunger technological improvements think about Exploring space should _.be continued Is exploring space a waste of time and money? Write an argumentative essay about space exploration议论文是通过摆事实，讲道理，直接表议论文是通
20、过摆事实，讲道理，直接表达作者的观点和主张的文体。达作者的观点和主张的文体。正反观点类议论文正反观点类议论文是其中的一种，通常是其中的一种，通常提出某观点或某话题，并对此话题产生提出某观点或某话题，并对此话题产生的两种对立观点进行正反两方面的论证，的两种对立观点进行正反两方面的论证，最后给出自己的看法。最后给出自己的看法。 Write an argumentative essay about space exploration观点类作文观点类作文就就“探索太空探索太空”话题分析评论话题分析评论一般现在时一般现在时第一、第三人称第一、第三人称首段：引入话题，点明观点首段：引入话题，点明观点中段：
21、支持和反对观点的理由中段：支持和反对观点的理由尾段：表达个人的观点尾段：表达个人的观点体裁话题体裁话题时态人称时态人称文章架构文章架构核心要点核心要点开门见山点明话题开门见山点明话题介绍两种相反观点及其理由介绍两种相反观点及其理由阐述自己的观点阐述自己的观点Can you give some expressions you can use in an argumentative?Topic/introduction:lSome people think that while others hold the view that lin ones opinion, in ones view, fr
22、om ones point of view, from ones perspectiveBody: supporting details lfirst, second, third, fourth; firstly, secondly, thirdlylfirst of all, at first, to begin with, to start with.lin the second place, besides, whats more, last but not least, apart from that, for examplelfinally, at lastClosing:lin
23、closing, in a word, to conclude, now I can safely come to the conclusion that+从句从句1 Are these arguments for or against exploring space? Put them in the table below. Then add your own ideas and write your essay.A. There are a lot of unsolved mysteries on Earth. So why are we going into space to explo
24、re?B. It is necessary to find a new home for people in space, as the resources on Earth will run out.C. I cannot understand spending all this money on expensive research and experiments when so many people need food.D. Exploring space encourages scientists to improve technology that can help people
25、in other ways, too.Use what you have learnt to write about your opinion about space exploration.P45 3For space explorationAgainst space explorationB It is necessary to find a new home for people in space, as the resources on Earth will run out.D Exploring space encourages scientists to improve techn
26、ology that can help people in other ways, too.A There are a lot of unsolved mysteries on Earth. So why are we going into space to explore?C I cannot understand spending all this money on expensive research and experiments when so many people need food.最近最近,你班同学就你班同学就“太空探索是否值得太空探索是否值得”这一话题展开这一话题展开了一场
27、讨论。请你根据下表提供的信息了一场讨论。请你根据下表提供的信息,用英语写一篇用英语写一篇短文介绍讨论的情况。短文介绍讨论的情况。30%的同学认为的同学认为70%的同学认为的同学认为1.不值得探索不值得探索2.离我们及我们的日常生离我们及我们的日常生活太遥远活太遥远3.浪费金钱。这些金钱本浪费金钱。这些金钱本可用来解决地球上的饥饿、可用来解决地球上的饥饿、污染等问题污染等问题1.值得探索值得探索2.已使用卫星进行通信传播、天气已使用卫星进行通信传播、天气预报预报3.有望解决地球人口问题、地球能有望解决地球人口问题、地球能源短缺问题源短缺问题注意注意:1.:1.词数词数1 10 00 0左右左右;
28、 ; 2. 2.可适当增加细节可适当增加细节, ,以使行文连贯。以使行文连贯。Writing(1)精彩开头精彩开头对于探索宇宙不同的人有不同的观点。对于探索宇宙不同的人有不同的观点。Different people have different ideas about space exploration.我认为人类应该探索宇宙。我认为人类应该探索宇宙。I hold the view that mankind should explore space.Different people look at the question in differ-ent ways.不同的人对这个问题有不同的看法不
29、同的人对这个问题有不同的看法。(2)正文佳句正文佳句百分之六十的人认为探索太空会对我们有益，然而另百分之六十的人认为探索太空会对我们有益，然而另一方面，百分之四十的人认为它浪费了一方面，百分之四十的人认为它浪费了 大量的时间和金大量的时间和金钱。钱。我认为探索宇宙有很多优点，第一我认为探索宇宙有很多优点，第一,它在抗击世界世界它在抗击世界世界性饥饿的战斗中发挥了作用。第二，它让我们认识到地性饥饿的战斗中发挥了作用。第二，它让我们认识到地球的资源是有限的。球的资源是有限的。Writing60% of the people hold the view that exploringspace wil
30、l benefit us,on the other hand, 40% think it wastes lots of time and money. I think there are many advantages in exploring space. First,it has made a difference in the fight against world hunger. Second, it made us realize that our earths resourcess are limited.Writing(2)正文佳句正文佳句 另一方面，其余的人反对这个计划，因为它
31、可能会导另一方面，其余的人反对这个计划，因为它可能会导致一些不好的影响。致一些不好的影响。 On the other hand,the rest of the people are against the plan because it may result in somebad effects.(3)余味结尾余味结尾我坚信，探索太空不仅能够使我们了解宇宙的起源，我坚信，探索太空不仅能够使我们了解宇宙的起源，而且能够帮助我们更好地在未来生存下去。而且能够帮助我们更好地在未来生存下去。 I hold the belief that space exploration not only enabl
32、es us to understand how the universe began but also helps us survive well into the future. I think we should spend more time and money exploring space so as to provide new and bettersolutions to peoples short- term and long-term problems.为了给人类的短期和长期问题提供更新和更好的解为了给人类的短期和长期问题提供更新和更好的解决方法，我认为我们应该花更多的时间和
33、金钱来探索决方法，我认为我们应该花更多的时间和金钱来探索太空。太空。Writing Recently,students in our class have had a discussion on whether space is worth exploring. 30% of us think space exploration is not worthwhile, They think space is too far away from us and our daily life. And the money spent on space exploration can be used t
34、o solve the earths problems such as starvation and pollution. On the other hand, 70% think spaceis worth exploring because we have benefited a lot from it, such as using satellites for communication and weather forecast. Whats more, with further space research, we may solve the population problem by moving to other planets one day. Also, space research will enable us to find new sources to solve the problem of energy shortages on the earth.
