1、GRADUATEUnit 4 reading for writing学习目标： 1、To understand the authors attitude towards the space exploring. 2、To grasp the writing style and structure of the passage. 3、To enable to express your own point of view and write an article.Lead-inWhat do you know about the pictures?What do you know about th
2、e pictures?They are all about the They are all about the space exploringspace exploring. .Why do we explore the space?Why do we explore the space?问题导学01 Read the passage and think the questions： 1、Find the main idea of each paragraph and think the structure of the passage. 2、Think the following ques
3、tions: How does exploring space help to fight against world hunger? How does space exploration benefit the products that people use nowadays? In what area has it helped? What are the worlds problems?点拨精讲： Find out main idea for each paragraph02para1Para2Para3Para4 Para5Exploring space has already ma
4、de 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 worlds problems and even to find ways to solve them.This is a shallow view which fails to reali
5、ze now exploring space helps us. Exploring space provides the world with many different benefits. Introduction Main body Main body Main body Conclusion The structure of the passage is .general-particular-general (总总-分分-总）总）However Firstly Secondly Finally In closingT The author used many he author u
6、sed many transitional wordstransitional words to develop to develop in every paragraphs. What are in every paragraphs. What are they?they?1. How does exploring space help to fight against world hunger? It has directly _ the many satellites that now orbit Earth.resulted in A number of the satellites
7、record data on land and _.weather patterns Then 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 helped farmingenough fo
8、odand advice for farmers2. How does space exploration benefit the products that people use nowadays?3. In what area has it helped? What method does the writer use to tell us it？2. High-end products around the world are made to a higher standard now because of advanced technology which was first crea
9、ted to meet the requirements for space exploration. 3. In different types of new material, in medical area, all kinds of industries and everyday products. By giving examples.4. What are the worlds problems?5. How has space exploration helped to find ways to solve them?4. The worlds problems are that
10、 our planets resources are limited and the population is increasing rapidly.5. Scientists are trying to find other planets for humans to live on by exploring space.课堂小结03Introduction Para1Different viewpointsThe thesis statementBodyPara 2Argument 1Supporting details/EvidencePara 3Argument 2Supportin
11、g details/EvidencePara 4Argument 3Supporting details/EvidenceConclusionPara 5Rephrasing the thesis statementSome people argue that Some people argue that Instead, should .Instead, should .However, others feel this is a However, others feel this is a shallow view which fails to.shallow view which fai
12、ls to.Firstly, has already made a Firstly, has already made a difference indifference inIt has directly resulted in It has directly resulted in Then, After As a result, .Then, After As a result, .Secondly, has already promoted. Secondly, has already promoted. For example, also Today, For example, al
13、so Today, andandFinally, has helped and even Finally, has helped and even made people realize In order made people realize In order to to In closing, provides withIn closing, provides with Write an aWrite an argumentative essay rgumentative essay about about space space explorationexploration观点类作文 就
14、“探索太空探索太空”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：支持和反对观点的理中段：支持和反对观点的理由由尾段：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介绍两种相反观点两种相反观点及其及其理由理由阐述自己的观点阐述自己的观点当堂检测：04A. There are a lot of unsolved mysteries on Earth. So why are we going into space to explore?B. I
15、t 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 in othe
16、r ways, too.ForFor space exploration: space exploration:AgainstAgainst space explorationspace exploration: :B D A A C C1. Are these arguments for or against exploring space? Put them in the table below. Useful ExpressionsUseful Expressionsbe in favor of 赞成，支持 be opposed to 反对result in/lead to/ bring
17、 about 导致as far as I am concerned/ in my opinion 在我看来take.into consideration 把考虑在内 some people argue that/ hold the view that. 一些人主张Different people have different views on.Every coin has two side.Generally speaking, its advantages can be seen as follows.Taking all factors into consideration, we may
18、 come to the conclusion that. Everyone gets excited by the news of the most recent space flights, and I too share in peoples sense of awe and wonder at the photos from space that we see. Having said that, it is hard to believe that the high cost of space flight is justified so that we can get some l
19、ovely pictures. We should be spending our money more wisely, on what people need. I cannot understand spending all money on expensive research and experiments when so many people need food. Around the world, millions of people are hungry and dying of starvation. On the other hand, we hear on TV that
20、 for as little as a dollar a day, a child in Africa can be saved. Considering the billions spent on space travel, it just seems a better investment to feed the hungry.范文：范文： Some people argue that someday we will have to go live in space because the world will be made impossible to live in through p
21、ollution. This seems silly. When your house gets dirty, you spend the time and money to clean it up. You dont move house simply because you need to wash your windows or vacuum the floor. In the same way, it makes more sense to use our time and money to take care of our planet, rather than look for a
22、 new home. Finally, there are a lot of unsolved mysteries on the earth. So why are we going into space to explore? There are still many things to discover in the ocean depths and the Antarctic. But we do not even have to go that far: Science has yet to unlock all the mysteries of the atom, and there are many realms of technology that we are just beginning to understand and explore.GRADUATEThanks!
