U4 Reading for writing -2022-2023高中英语同步备课堂（人教版2019）（必修第三册）

Unit 4 Space Exploration Reading for Writing 1 China’s first astronaut : Yang Liwei The first Chinese woman to reach space : Liu Yang How much money has China spent on its space program? 2 However...... The earth is still facing poverty, hunger, pollution, disease...... poverty hunger pollution disease Is exploring space a waste of time and money? Why? argumentative essay 3 1 What genre is this article?（题材） 2 What is the issue(议题)? It’s an argumentative essay. Is exploring space a waste or not? Tip 1:Topic sentence is usually the first or the last sentence. Pick out the topic sentence of each paragraph. Para1 Para2 Para3 Para4 Para5 Firstly, exploring space has already made 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 world's problems and even to find ways to solve them. Some people argue that we should stop.... However, others feel this is a shallow view... In closing, exploring space provides the world with many different benefits. Introduction Body Conclusion Different points Read for structure Evidence 1 Evidence 2 Evidence 3 To summarize the argument To repeat the point 5 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 and money exploring space. Instead, we should feed the world’s 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 realize how exploring space helps us. Point Introduce the topic Different points Firstly, exploring space has already 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 lan