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Unit 3 Sea Exploration
Express your opinions on sea exploration
At the end of this lesson, I will be able to:
analyzes the arguments and evidence in the texts;
express my opinions on sea exploration;
learn to write an argumentative essay.
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Lead-in
Read for information
writing task
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01
Lead-in
Discuss with you partner:
Do you think we should leave oceans as they are or we should explore them?
Seas and oceans have always been an attraction to human beings.
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02
Read for information
1) What's the main idea of the passage?
A. The risks about sea exploration.
B. The benefits about sea exploration.
C. The risks and necessities about sea exploration.
D. The balance between sea exploration and protection.
1. Read the passage quickly and choose the best answer.
2) Which of the following has sea exploration not caused according to the text?
A. Overfishing. B. Air pollution.
C. More pollution. D. Damaging mineral resources.
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4) What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. The speed of the melting ice in Arctic.
B. The discovery of fossil fuels in Arctic.
C. The damaging resources in the Arctic.
D. The influence of climate on the Arctic.
3) Why does the writer mention the Deepwater Horizon?
A. To show it has more gallons of oil.
B. To explain its influence on animals.
C. To stress the bad effect of plastic.
D. To prove it has caused serious pollution.
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5) What should we do to protect environment according to the passage?
A. To exploit the sea more.
B. To look for more fossil fuels in the Arctic.
C. To hunt whales and dolphins to earn more money.
D. To balance the environmental risks with our economic
needs.
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2. Look at the two charts below and decide which one supports which text.
Text 1
Text 2
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3. Answer the questions.
1) What is the text type of the passages?
2) What are the three parts in argumentative essay?
Argumentative essay
argument;