1、B3U4 Reading for writing Space Exploration1.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?spiral rainbandRead for main idea1.Main idea of each paragraph.2.Which is the structure of the passage?General
2、ParticularGeneralDifferent opinions about space exploration3.What style is this passage?A.narrative B.exposition C.argumentationTip1:Argumentation is the type of writing in which writers try to encourage readers to accept their point of view on a controversial(有争论的，有有争论的，有争议的）争议的）issue.Read for stru
3、cture Read the first paragraph and underline the different opinions about space exploration.different opinionsRead for organization and featuresQ:Which sentence is the thesis statement(论文观点论文观点)?However StructureHowever GeneralParticularGeneralFirstly Secondly Finally In closingThesis statement(论文观点
4、论文观点)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,whats 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 wh
5、at I have said above etc.StructureRead for organization and featuresMain idea of para 1¶ 5Structure Para 1:However,others feel this is a shallow view which fails to realize how exploring space helps us.Para 5:In closing,exploring space provides the world with many different benefits.However Firs
6、tly Secondly Finally In closingTip4:In conclusion,the writer repeats his opinion.Read for organization and features Then the data _ scientists on Earth.1.How does exploring space help to fight against world hunger?2.What transitional words are used here to show the reasoning process?It has directly
7、_ the many satellites that now orbit Earth.resulted in A number of the satellites record data on land and _.weather patternsAfter 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 r
8、ecommendationshas helped farmingenough foodand advice for farmersreasoning in time order 1.How does space exploration benefit the products that people use nowadays?2.In what area has it helped?What method does the writer use to tell us it？1.High-end products.2.help companies make better monitors.3.e
9、veryday products.Tip5:transitional words to give an example：for example,for instance,such as,like,take for example/instance Using these to list different areas(examples)By giving examples.1.What are the worlds problems?2.How has space exploration helped to find ways to solve them?SummaryIntroduction
10、 Para1Different viewpointsThe thesis statementBodyPara 2 Argument 1Supporting details/EvidencePara 3 Argument 2Supporting details/EvidencePara 4 Argument 3Supporting details/EvidenceConclusionPara 5 Rephrasing the thesis statementSome people argue that.Instead,should.However,others feel.Firstly,It h
11、as directly resulted in Then,After As a result,.Secondly,has already promoted.For example,also Today,andFinally,has helped and even made people realize In order to In closing,provides withSummaryAre these arguments for or against exploring space?A.There are a lot of unsolved mysteries on Earth.So wh
12、y are we going into space toexplore?B.It is necessary to find a new home for people in space,as the resources on Earth willrun out.C.I cannot understand spending all this money on expensive research and experimentswhen so many people need food.D.Exploring space encourages scientists to improve techn
13、ology that can help people inother ways,too.Against space exploration:For space exploration:ACBDLanguage points:Important words and phrases(P44)1waste time doing sth2find solutions to problems3fatal disease4a shallow view5fail to realise6make a difference7provide recommendations for sb 8promote tech
14、nological improvements浪费时间做某事浪费时间做某事找到解决问题的方法找到解决问题的方法肤浅的观点肤浅的观点发挥重要作用发挥重要作用没有意识到没有意识到为某人提供建议为某人提供建议致命的疾病致命的疾病推动科技进步推动科技进步910111213be close to14in closing15provide the world with many different benefits16unsolved mysteries17run out靠近靠近总而言之总而言之满足满足的要求的要求未解之谜未解之谜用完用完快速增长的人口快速增长的人口给世界带来种种好处给世界带来种种好处被广泛
15、使用被广泛使用找到找到.的解决办法的解决办法meet the requirements forfind ways to sovle sth.be widely useda rapid increasing population(1).用用result的短语填空的短语填空1.The accident _ the death of two passengers.2.His failure _ not working hard enough.3.He saved the life of the boss daughter._,he was given an excellent job.4.He is
16、 unable to go to school _the fall from his horse.(2)用用limit的正确用法填空的正确用法填空1.The amount of our studying time is _(limit).2.I firmly believe that teaching shouldnt be limited _ the classroom.resulted in resulted from As a resultas a result of limitedtoWriting最近你班同学就最近你班同学就“人类是否应该进行宇宙探索人类是否应该进行宇宙探索”这个问题
17、进行了这个问题进行了激烈的讨论。有人认为，探索宇宙不仅能让人类更好地了解宇宙激烈的讨论。有人认为，探索宇宙不仅能让人类更好地了解宇宙的发展，还可以用来指导农业生产，以及把一些探索太空的高新的发展，还可以用来指导农业生产，以及把一些探索太空的高新技术用于现实生活技术用于现实生活;也有一些人认为探索太空花掉了大量的人力、也有一些人认为探索太空花掉了大量的人力、物力，影响了人们的生活水平。请你根据以上情况写一篇议论文物力，影响了人们的生活水平。请你根据以上情况写一篇议论文并发表自己的观点。并发表自己的观点。注意注意:1.:1.词数词数120120左右左右;2.2.可适当增加细节可适当增加细节,以使行
18、文连贯。以使行文连贯。(1)相关的连接词相关的连接词on the contary，all in all，in short,generally，worse still，on the other hand，in conclusion，as aconsequence，also，personally，furthermore，definitely，surely，undoubtedly，obviously，in addition，moreover，consequently，clearly，besides,as well，in my opinion，for the sake of，last but not
19、least，to begin with，firstly,secondly.(2)常用句式常用句式We have had a discussion about.Opinions are mainly divided into two groups.Some people are in favor of/support/are for theidea of doing.Some people are against/disapproveof/dontsupport the idea of doing.On the one hand.on the other hand.In my opinion/A
20、s far as Im concerned.There are some truths in both arguments.But I think the advantages of doing.overweigh the disadvantages.Besides the above mentioned,it might bring about.(3)精彩开头精彩开头Different people have different ideas aboutspace exploration.I hold the view that mankind should explorespace.Diff
21、erent people look at the question in different ways.(4)余味结尾余味结尾I hold the belief that space exploration not onlyenables us to understand how the universe began but also helps us survive well into the future.I think we should spend more time and moneyexplring space so as to provide new and bettersolu
22、tions to peoples short-term and long-term problems.(5)正文佳句正文佳句 60%of the people hold the view that exploringspace will 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
23、 hunger.Second,it made us realize that our earths resourcess are limited.On the other hand,the rest of the people areagainst the plan because it may result in somebad effects.Recently,students in our class have had a discussion on whether space is worth exploring.30%of us think space exploration is
24、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 to 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.
