1、人教版英语必修第三册人教版英语必修第三册 Period 4 Reading For Writing Is Exploring Space A Waste of Time And Money?Unit 4 Space explorationAimsRead about an argumentative essay about the value of space exploration.Learn about the achievements in space exploration.summarize the main idea of each paragraph as well as the
2、 main idea of the text.123 Read the title and the pictures of the text and guess what the text will be about.PredictionThe text will be about whether it is worthwhile to explore space.1.What is the main idea of the passage?2.Sum up the main idea of each paragraph.Skim to study the organization of th
3、e passageIt is to present an idea that exploring space has helps us in many ways./benefits us a lot.1.What is the main idea of the passage?Main idea of each paragraphpara3para3para5para5para1para1para2para4para4Different opinions about space exploration.Exploring space has made a difference in the f
4、ight against world hunger.Space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us.Sending astronauts into space has helped people to think about the worlds problems and even to find ways to solve them.Exploring space provides the world with many benefits,so it should contin
5、ue.1.Why are so many people against space exploration?2.What has space exploration done for food production?3.What did the pictures of Earth from space make people realize?4.How does space exploration benefit the products that people use nowadays?5.Whats the authors attitude to exploring space?And f
6、ind out three topic sentences that support the writers idea.1.Why are so many 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 proble
7、ms,such as pollution and fatal diseases,instead.Satellites 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 realize?They made people realize that our planets reso
8、urces are limited.4.How does space exploration benefit the products that people use nowadays?Advanced technology developed for space exploration has promoted technological improvements that benefits us all by allowing products to be made to a higher standard.5.Whats the authors attitude to exploring
9、 space?And find out three topic sentences that support the writers idea.Supportive.Firstly,exploring space has made a difference in the fight against world hunger.Secondly,space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us.Finally,sending astronauts into space has help
10、ed people to think about the worlds problems and even to find ways to solve them.Different opinions about space explorationSome people argue that we should stop exploring,while others feel this is a 1._view.Different benefits of exploring spaceIt has 2._in the fight against world hunger.It has 3._.I
11、t helps people 4._the worlds problems.Draw a conclusionExploring space should 5_shallowmade a difference promoted technological improvementsthink about continue.写作指导通过摆事实,讲道理,直接表达作者的观点和主张的文体属于议论文。正反观点类议论文是其中的一种,通常提出某观点或某话题,并指出对此话题产生的两种对立观点,对正反两方面的论点进行论证,最后给出自己的看法。基本框架1开头(beginning)交代或提出问题2主体(body)介绍
12、或从几个方面来分析问题3结尾(ending)写出解决问题的方法或思路1.result in 导致2.in closing 最后3.be opposed to 反对4.be in favor of 赞成,支持5.be widely used 被广泛使用6.as far as I am concerned 在我看来7.make a difference 起作用,有影响8.take.into consideration 把考虑在内9.some people argue that.一些人主张10.on the one hand.,on the other hand.一方面,另一方面1.Differen
13、t people have different views on space exploration.不同的人对太空探索有不同的看法。2.It makes us feel proud of our nation.它使我们为我们的国家感到自豪。3.Every coin has two sides.事物都有两面性。4.Generally speaking,its advantages can be seen as follows.一般来说,它的优点如下。5.Some people firmly believe we benefit a lot from the scientific advance
14、ments in many different ways.有些人坚信,我们从许多不同方面的科学进步中获益良多。6.Taking all factors into consideration,we may safely come to the conclusion that there are quite a few opportunities in our society.把所有的因素加以考虑,我们可以有把握地得出结论:在我们的社会中存在着相当多的机会。最近,你班同学就“太空是否值得探索”这一话题展开了一场讨论。请你根据下表提供的信息,用英语写一篇短文介绍讨论的情况,并谈谈自己的看法。30%的
15、同学认为太空不值得探索。理由:1.离我们及我们的日常生活太遥远。2.浪费金钱。70%的同学认为太空值得探索。理由:1.已使用卫星进行通讯传播、天气预报。2.有望解决人口问题。注意:1.词数80左右;2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。Recently our class had a heated discussion on whether space is worth exploring.Students hold different ideas about it.30%of us think space exploration is not worthwhile,holding the bel
16、ief that space exploration is too far away from us and our daily life and is a waste of money.However,70%think space is 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.As far as I am concerned,it is worthwhile to explore the space.Not only can it promote the development of society but also enrich our life.
