1、By the end of this class,you will be able to:Learning objectives1.get the main idea and structure of the text.2.learn the features of argumentative essay.3.write an argumentation.How much money has China spent on its space program?Lead-in NASA may spend 24,801,500,000 dollars in 2022.It have taken 6
2、5 years to develop space exploration.Lead-in However.povertyhungerpollutiondisease01However.The earth is still facing poverty,hunger,pollution,disease.Is exploring space a waste of time and money?Lead-in A.argumentation（议论文）B.narration（记叙文）C.travel journalA.argumentation（议论文）Q1.What is the type of t
3、he passage?readingAn argumentation：adopt a standpoint and argue in favour of it.What is the structure of the text?ACDBPara 1Read and underline the different opinions about space exploration.Countries around the globe are spending billions of dollars and a lot of time on various space missions,whethe
4、r to Mars or other planets much further away.Some people argue that we 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
5、to realize how exploring space helps us.againstforPart.1:Introduction1.Different oppinions.2.Thesis statements.Tip1:To make our article more object,we should express different opinions about the topic.Find the main idea of each paragraph.（2-4）Para 2Para 3Para 4 Firstly,exploring space has already ma
6、de a difference in the fight against world hunger.Secondly,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 to find ways to solve them.Part 2:Benefits pf space exp
7、loration.Tip 2:To make our article more logical,we should use some linking words.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 record data on land and _.weather patterns Then the data _ _s
8、cientists on Earth.After careful analysis,the scientists can provide useful _ and _for _.As a result,space-based science _in its efforts to grow _ to feed Earth s increasing population.is transmitted recommendationshas helped farmingenough food03toadvicefarmersPara 21.How does space exploration bene
9、fit the products that people use nowadays?2.In what area has it helped?Secondly,space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us all.High-end products around the world are made to a higher standard now because of advanced technology which was first created to meet th
10、e 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 doctors regularly use.Today,space technologies are widely used in all kin
11、ds of industries,and everyday products,such as memory foam pillows and smartphone cameras,are changing our lives.Para 3031.What are the worlds problems?2.How has space exploration helped to find ways to solve them?Para 4 Finally,sending astronauts into space has helped people to think about the worl
12、ds problems 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
13、home.The greatest attention at present is on Mars because it is closer to earth.In the future,humans may live on both planets.Satellites record_ Scientist analyse data and provide useful_ Farmers are able to grow _ Space technologies have helped to create new_ Companies make better_ Seeing pictures
14、of our planet makes people realise that our planets _ are _.Para.2Para.2Para.3Para.3Para.4Para.4dataadviceenough foodmaterialproductsresourceslimitedworld hungertechnological improvements worlds problemTip 3:In order to make our argument strong,we need to provide suitable supporting detail.Tip 4:In
15、order to make our article more coherent,we should express our opinion and end in the closing part properly.Underline the sentence that repeats the writers opinion in the last paragraph.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 short-term and long-term problems.Post-reading Structure of an argumentIntroductionintroduce the topicstate your opinionBodyargument 1+supporting detailsargument 2+supporting detailsargument 3+supporting detailsConclusionrephrase your opinion04
