1、SPACE EXPLORATIONLead inAfter learning the text on P40,what do you think of space exploration?necessary&beneficialdangerous&difficultcost much money and time.V.SIs exploring space a waste of time and money?Pre-readingWhat should we focus on when reading an argumentative essay?thesis statemetevidence
2、Read the essay and find the relative information.Is exploring space a waste of time and money?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 a
3、nd money exploring space.Instead,we should feed the 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.Firstly,exploring space has already made a difference in
4、the fight against world hunger.It has directly resulted in the many satellites that now orbit Earth.A number of the satellites record data on land and weather patterns.Then the data is transmitted to scientists on Earth.After careful analysis,the scientists can provide useful recommendations and adv
5、ice for farmers.As a result,space-based science has helped farming in its efforts to grow enough food to feed Earth s increasing population.Secondly,space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us all.High-end products around the world are made to a higher standard
6、now because of advanced technology which was first created to meet the requirements for space exploration.For example space technologies have helped the research and development of different types of new material.They have also helped companies make better heart monitors and other machines that doct
7、ors regularly use.Today,space technologies are widely used in all kinds of industries,and everyday products such as GPS,memory foam pillows,and smartphone cameras are changing our lives Finally,sending astronauts into space has helped people to think about the worlds problems and even to find ways t
8、o solve them.Seeing pictures of our planet as an island in a black sea made people realise that our planets resources are limited.In order to provide for such a rapidly increasing population,scientists are trying to find other planets that could one day be our new home.The greatest attention at pres
9、ent is on Mars because it is closer to Earth.In the future humans may live on both planets.In closing,exploring space provides the world with many different benefits.Therefore,it should continue so as to provide new and better solutions to peoples short-term and long-term problems.thesis statemet:Sp
10、ace exploration benefits humans.ReadingWhere may the passage be taken from?Is exploring space a waste of time and money?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
11、should stop wasting time and money exploring space.Instead,we should feed the 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.Firstly,exploring space has alr
12、eady made a difference in the fight against world hunger.It has directly resulted in the many satellites that now orbit Earth.A number of the satellites record data on land and weather patterns.Then the data is transmitted to scientists on Earth.After careful analysis,the scientists can provide usef
13、ul recommendations and advice for farmers.As a result,space-based science has helped farming in its efforts to grow enough food to feed Earth s increasing population.Secondly,space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us all.High-end products around the world are
14、made to a higher standard now because of advanced technology which was first created to meet the requirements for space exploration.For example space technologies have helped the research and development of different types of new material.They have also helped companies make better heart monitors an
15、d other machines that doctors regularly use.Today,space technologies are widely used in all kinds of industries,and everyday products such as GPS,memory foam pillows,and smartphone cameras are changing our lives Finally,sending astronauts into space has helped people to think about the worlds proble
16、ms and even to find ways to solve them.Seeing pictures of our planet as an island in a black sea made people realise that our planets resources are limited.In order to provide for such a rapidly increasing population,scientists are trying to find other planets that could one day be our new home.The
17、greatest attention at present is on Mars because it is closer to Earth.In the future humans may live on both planets.In closing,exploring space provides the world with many different benefits.Therefore,it should continue so as to provide new and better solutions to peoples short-term and long-term p
18、roblems.thesis statemet:Space exploration benefits humans.ReadingBody:three pieces of evidence EndingIntroduction:the thesis statement ReadingHow does the writer introduce the thesis argument?1Countries around the globe are spending billions of dollars and lots of time on various space missions,whet
19、her to Mars or other planets much further away.2Some people argue that we should stop wasting time and money exploring space.3Instead,we should feed the worlds poor and find immediate solutions to other problems,such as pollution and fatal diseases.4However,others feel this is a shallow view which f
20、ails to realise how exploring space helps us.backgroundopinion 1opinion 2ParagraphsStructureLanguage/writing skills/rhetoric(修辞)1background+opinion 1+opiniion 2Some people argue that.However,others feel that.2345Read the following paragraphs and analyze their structure and language.evidence 1+suppor
21、ting informationevidence 2+supporting informationevidence 3+supporting informationfirstlysecondlyfinallyexplanationexamplesexplanation Para 5.In closing,exploring space provides the world with many different benefits.Therefore,it should continue so as to provide new and better solutions to peoples s
22、hort-term and long-term problems.present perfectrestatement+conclusionin closingthereforeIs exploring space a waste of time and money?Does the writer convince you?Do you agree with the argument?A.There are a lot of unsolved mysteries on Earth.So why are we going into space to explore?B.It is necessa
23、ry 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 other ways,too.Tick
24、 out the arguments which are against exploring space.Discuss with your partners to get more arguments against space exploraton.1.It could allow other civilizations to know about our own.2.Exploring space is a costly programme.3.We must consume resources to get people or equipment into space.4.Explor
25、ing space means were leaving a lot of litter behind.5.No agreements are in place for rich resources that may exist in space.6.Problems with radiation may destroy the humans.Possible argumentsChoose one as your evidence to finish a paragraph in order to debate against the writer.7.There are a lot of
26、unsolved mysteries on Earth.So why are we going into space to explore?8.I cannot understand spending all this money on expensive research and experiments when so many people need food.1.convincing and powerful supporting information;2.proper writing skills/language/rhetoric;Exploring space has been
27、a costly programme.In 1973,the total cost of the Apollo program was reported to the US Congress as being$25.4 billion.The total cost of the space shuttle program,when adjusted for inflation,was$196 billion.Each mission that was flown came at a cost of$450 million.The Mars One mission budget to bring
28、 just 4 people to Mars is over$6 billion.Even as technologies advance,the costs of exploring space are far from cheap.a sampleIs it a good sample?Why?1.all the relative information to support the key word costly2.convincing numbers.share your argumentsParagraphsStructureLanguage/writing skills/rheto
29、ric(修辞)1background+opinion 1+opiniion 2Some people argue that.However,others feel that.234Write a short passage to debate against the writer with the help of the following.Is exploring space a waste of time and money?evidence 1+supporting informationevidence 2+supporting informationfirstlysecondlyex
30、planationexamplesrestatement+conclusionin closingtherefore1.Practice and make sure you can read the text fluently.Underline the expressions or sentencesyou find difficult to pronounce or understand.2.Finish your writing.3.Finish the relative exercises.Firstly,exploring space has already made a diffe
31、rence in the fight against world hunger.It has directly resulted in the many satellites that now orbit Earth.A number of the satellites record data on land and weather patterns.Then the data is transmitted to scientists on Earth.After careful analysis,the scientists can provide useful recommendation
32、s and advice for farmers.As a result,space-based science has helped farming in its efforts to grow enough food to feed Earth s increasing population.Secondly,space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us all.High-end products around the world are made to a higher
33、standard now because of advanced technology which was first created to meet the requirements for space exploration.For example space technologies have helped the research and development of different types of new material.They have also helped companies make better heart monitors and other machines
34、that doctors regularly use.Today,space technologies are widely used in all kinds of industries,and everyday products such as GPS,memory foam pillows,and smartphone cameras are changing our lives Finally,sending astronauts into space has helped people to think about the worlds problems and even to fi
35、nd ways to solve them.Seeing pictures of our planet as an island in a black sea made people realise that our planets resources are limited.In order to provide for such a rapidly increasing population,scientists are trying to find other planets that could one day be our new home.The greatest attention at present is on Mars because it is closer to Earth.In the future humans may live on both planets.Para 2-4evidence+supporting informationexplanation:processexamplesexplanation:inspirationpresent perfect(现在完成时)to highlight the influence from the previous actions
