Unit 4 Space Exploration Reading for Writing 学案-2022-2023学年高一英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

Unit 4 Reading for Writing 【学习目标】 Learning Objectives 1 To distinguish the thesis statement and the related arguments while reading the argumentative essay about space exploration, analyse the structure and language features of an argumentative essay 2 To write an argumentative essay about space exploration 【学习过程】 Learning activities 目标一：To distinguish the thesis statement and the related arguments while reading the argumentative essay about space exploration, analyse the structure and language features of an argumentative essay Activity 1: Look at the picture and answer the following questions. 1.What can you see in the picture? _______________________________________________________ 2. Where do you think the picture was taken? _______________________________________________________ 3. Why do people take such pictures from space? _______________________________________________________ 4. Do you think it’s worth the money and effort? _______________________________________________________ Activity 2: Look at the title and answer the questions. IS EXPLORING SPACE A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY? 1. What do you think will be included in the passage? 2. What kind of text is it? Answers: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Activity 3: Read the argumentative essay about space exploration and answer the questions. 1Why are some people against space exploration? 2What has space exploration done for food production? 3What did the pictures of Earth from space make people realise? 4 How does space exploration benefit the products that people use nowadays? Answers: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Activity 4: Study the organisation and language features. 1 Read the first paragraph and find out the different opinion