1、 高一年级英语学科 课题：Reading for writing Present an argument about space exploration Unit 4 Book 3 山东省济钢高级中学 王佩 济南市教育教学研究院监制Learning objectives:By the end of class,you are expected to:1.Master the structure and language features of an argumentative essay.2.Learn to write your opinion about space exploration
2、.3.Know the value of space exploration.The writers opinion:Exploring space provides the world with many different benefits.Is exploring space a waste of time and money?Read the argumentative essay and answer the questions.(P45)1.Why are some people against space exploration?2.What has space explorat
3、ion done for food production?3.How does space exploration benefit the products that people use nowadays?4.What did the pictures of Earth from space make people realise?They think space exploration wastes time and money and humans should feed the poor and find solutions to other problems,such as poll
4、ution and fatal diseases.Space exploration has resulted in many satellites,which can record data on land and weather patterns.After analysis of the data,scientists can provide useful advice for farmers.In this way,space exploration has improved food production.It made people realise that our planets
5、 resources are limited.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.Para.1Para.1Para.2Para.2Para.4Para.4Para.3Para.3 Study the organisation and language features.(P45)1.Read the first
6、 paragraph and underline the different opinions about space exploration.2.Find the three topic sentences that summarize the writers arguments about space exploration.3.Underline the sentence that repeats the writers opinion in the last paragraph.Some people argue that we should stop.However,others f
7、eel this is a shallow view.Firstly,.Secondly,.Finally,.In closing,exploring space provides the world with many different benefits.Para 1IntroductionClosing Para 3 Para 4 Body Paragraphs:supporting evidence Para 2 Para 5 Study the organisation and langauge featuresDifferent opinions about space explo
8、rationIntroductionClosingSecondly,space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us all.Finally,sending astronauts into space has helped people to think about the worlds problems and even find ways to solve them.Body Paragraphs:supporting evidenceFirst,exoloring space
9、 has made a difference in the fight against world hungerThe writers opinion:Exploring space provides the world with many different benefits.Topic sentenceTopic sentenceTopic sentenceBody/Content/Supporting informationBeginning/Introduction/TopicClosing/Ending/Conclusionsatellitesdata on land and wea
10、thern patternsrecommendations and advice help farmingtechnological improvementshigh-end productsnew materialheart monitorsmedical machinesGPS,memory foam pillowssmartphone camerasrealise problemsresources are limitedfind waysother planets:Marschanging our livesBody Paraslogical 有逻辑convincing有说服力well
11、-organised有条理real evidence/examplesno emotional opinionWriting practiceUse what you have learnt to write about your opinion about space exploration.List an outlineAdd key pointsWrite your draftCheck and reviseActivity 3 List an outlineIntroduction:present the topic and different opinions about space
12、 exploration.Body:give supporting evidence.(topic sentences,linking words)Closing:draw a conclusion and express your opinion.point 1.point2.point 3.B DA CAdd key pointsTopic words and phrases exploring space/space exploration 太空探索fatal disease 致命疾病satellite 卫星 astronaut 宇航员 record data 记录数据weather p
13、attern 天气模式technological improvements 技术进步high-end products 高端产品new material 新型材料limited resources 有限的资源Sentence patterns Indroduction:Different people have different ideas about space exploration.Some people argue/believe that we should/shouldnt.However,others feel.Body:My reasons are as follows:.O
14、n one hand.On the other hand.Firstly,.After careful analysis.As a result,.Secondly,.For example,.They have helped.They have also helped.Finally,.In order to.Closing:In brief/In conclusion.I hold the view/belief that.Therefore,it should/should not.so as to.Does the introduction state the topic?Does t
15、he introduction express different opinions about the topic?Does the body give arguments with suitable supporting information?Does the closing express the writers opinion and end properly?Are there any grammar,spelling,or punctuation errors?Check and reviseMy opinion about space exploration With the
16、development of science and technology,space exploration is becoming a hot topic.Some people argue that space exploration wastes a large amount of money and time.However,others believe that it is really worthwhile.Space exploration is a challenge to human beings,but I believe it has more advantages.F
17、irstly,space technologies has helped produce many high-end products that improve our daily lives such as GPS,smartphone cameras and so on.Secondly,it is necessary to find a new home for people in space,as the resources on Earth will run out.Space exploration makes us better understand the outer envi
18、ronment,which is necessary for us to make good use of the natural resources.Finally,exploring space can extend our horizon beyond the earth and satisfies our curiosity about the mystery of the universe.In closing,space exploration brings more benefits for humans.So we should pay more attention to it
19、 and support it.IntroductionBodyClosingForMy opinion about space exploration In recent years,many countries have spent billions of dollars and lots of time on exploring space.Some people think it is worthwhile to do this.However,others argue that it is a waste of time and money and we should stop sp
20、ace exploration.First of all,although many benefits may result from space exploration,the costs involved are enormous.As we all know,exploring space requires a great deal of money on space equipment,training astronauts and doing experiments.Secondly,our world is faced with many unsolved problems,suc
21、h as environmental pollution and fatal diseases.So why are we going into space to explore?Finally,there are many people suffering hunger.I cant understand spending all this money on expensive research and experiments when so many people need food.All in all,we should spend money and time caring for people around the world instead of exploring space.IntroductionBodyClosingAgainst议论文特点：议论文特点：议论文，是一种论述事理、发表意见、提出主张的文体。议论文应该观点明确、论据充分、语言精练、论证合理、有严密的逻辑性。写作思路：写作思路：1.开头介绍话题及不同观点。2.提供论据，合理论证。3.得出结论，重申观点。THANKYOU
