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Unit 4 Space Exploration
Reading for Writing
Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.
——Neil Armstrong
神秘感激发好奇心,而这种好奇心则是人们探索未知事物的前提。
——尼尔·阿姆斯特朗
Let’s start our learning journey!
Present an argument about space exploration
By the end of this class, you will be able to:
Learning objectives
1. work out the main idea and structure of the text.
2. learn the features of argumentative essay.
3. write an argumentation.
Lead-in
Talk about the homework assigned in reading class
Is exploring space a waste of time and money?
Challenger
Reading
Read the first paragraph and guess the type of the text.
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Reading
A. Narrative writing(记叙文)
B. Argumentative essay(议论文)
C. Popular science article(科普文章)
D. Practical writing(应用文)
What is the type of the passage?
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While-reading
Match the main idea
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
People has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us all.
Exploring space has already made a difference in the fight against world hunger.
Different people have different opinions on space exploration
Exploring space provides the world with many different benefits.
It has helped people to think about the world’s problems and even to find ways to solve them.
Reading
What is the structure of the text?
A
C
D
B
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Reading
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
The thesis statements
Argument 1+ supporting details
Argument 2+ supporting details
Argument 3+ supporting details
Rephrased the thesis statement
The structure of the text
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Reading
Paragraph 1
The thesis statements
Some people argue that…however, others feel
Useful expression
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Reading
Paragraph 2
Argument 1+ supporting details
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Reading
Paragraph 3
Argument 2+ supporting details
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Reading
Paragraph 4
Argument 3+ supporting details
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Reading
Paragraph 5
Rephrased the thesis statement
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Reading
A. Supportive B. Objective.
C. Neutral. D. Negative.
What’s the author’s attitude to exploring space?
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Writing
How to write write an argumentation.
Writing
Introduction
Body
Closing
Use the supporting details to support views
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Useful expressions
Introduction
1. There is a wide spread concern over…
2. There is a heated debate on...
3. But it is well known that the opinion concerning this hot topic varies from person to person.
4. Different people hold different opinions on…
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Useful expressions
Body:show your opinions
As far as I am concerned/In my opinion/ From my point of view
positive attitude negative attitude
I believe that I disagree that
I agree that I disapprove that
I suggest that I don’t think that
I approve that I hold doubtful view on
衔接词:
1. To begin with
2. What’s more
3. Last but not least
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Useful expressions
Closing
1. Therefore, I would like to…
2. To sum up, I think...
3. Above all, I hold the view that...
4. Through the above analysis, I believe that…
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Homework
你们学校的英语俱乐部开展了一期主题为“太空是否值得探索”的征文活动。请你根据下表提供的信息, 用英语写一篇短文谈谈自己的看法。
注意: 1. 词数80左右;
2. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
Thank you!
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