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Unit 4 Space Exploration
Reading for Writing
Present an argument about space exploration
Q: Look at the title and answer the questions.
1. What’ s the main idea of the passage?
2. What kind of text is it?
It talks about the question of whether exploring space is worth the money and effort .
It’s an argumentative essay.
Read the passage quickly and answer these questions.
3. Underline the sentence that repeats the writer's opinion in the last paragraph.
1. Read the first paragraph and underline the different opinions about space exploration.
2. Find the three topic sentences that summarise the writer's arguments about space exploration.
Read the passage quickly and answer these questions.
Introduction
Body
(supporting details)
Closing
Paragraph One:
Background: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Countries around the globe are spending large quantities of money exploring space.
Different arguments
Stop wasting time and money exploring space
To realise how exploring space helps us
世界各国正在投入数十亿美元的资金和大量时间执行各种太空任务,无论是去火星还是更远的星球。一部分人认为,我们应该停止浪费时间和金钱去探索太空。相反,我们应该解决世界上穷人的温饱问题,并尽快找到污染、致命性疾病等其他问题的解决方案。然而,另一部分人觉得这是一种肤浅的观点,没有认识到探索太空给我们带来的好处。
key/way/answer/entrance/approach to
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Paragraph Two to Four:
Paragraph Two:
Argument 1:______________________________________________
Conclusion:_______________________________________________
Paragraph Three:
Argument 2:_______________________________________________
Evidence:_________________________________________________
Paragraph Four:
Argument 3:_______________________________________________
Conclusion:________________________________________________
Paragraph Two:
Argument 1:_____________________________________________
________________________________________________________
Conclusion:______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Exploring space has already made a difference in the fight against world hunger.
Space-based science has helped farming in its efforts to grow enough food to feed Earth’s increasing population.
Do you know other benefits to agriculture?
vertical farming
improved seeds
首先,太空探索已经在对抗世界饥饿的斗争中发挥了重要作用。如今环绕地球运行的众多卫星都直接归功于太空探索。许多卫星记录着陆地与天气模式数据。然后把这些数据传输给地球上的科学家。经过仔细的分析,科学家们可以为农民提供有用的建议和意见。因此,基于太空的科学有助于提高农业产量,从而为地球上不断增长的人口提供充足的食物。
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Paragraph Three:
Argument 2:____________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Evidence:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Space exploration has already promoted
technological improvements that benefit us all.
different types of new material, better heart monitors and other medical machines, everyday products like memory foam pillows and smartphones
Do you have other evidences for it?
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compressed biscuits
dehydrated vegetables
其次,太空探索推动了科技进步,使全人类受益。由于采用了先进的技术,如今全球高端产品的生产标准提高了,而这些技术最初是为了满足太空探索的要求而研制出来的。 例如,太空技术促进了各种新型材料的研发。还帮助一些公司制造出更好的心脏监测仪以及医生经常使用的其他设备。如今,太空技术广泛应用于各行各业,一些日用产品,如记忆海绵枕头、智能手机摄像头等,正在改变我们的生活。
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Paragraph Four:
Argument 3:______________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
Conclusion:____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sending astronauts into space has helped people to think about the world’s problems and even to find ways to solve them.
In the future, humans may live on both the Earth and the Mars.
最后,将航天员送入太空促使人们思考全球问题,甚至去寻找解决办法。着我们星球的照片,犹如黑色汪洋大海中的一个小岛,人们意识到地球的资源是有限的。为了满足快速增长的人口需求,科学家们正在努力寻找有朝一日能够成为我们新家园的其他星球。目前最受关注的是火星,因为它离地球较近。未来,人类很可能居住在这两个星球上。
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Paragraph Five:
The writer’s opinion: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Space exploration should continue so as to provide new and better solutions to people’s short-term and long-term problems.
It has helped farming.
It has promoted technological improvements.
It has helped people to think about the world’s problems and even to find ways to solve it.
总而言之,太空探索给世界带来了种种好处。因此,这项事业应该继续下去,以便为人类(面临的)的长期问题和短期问题提供更好的更新的解决方案。
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Introduction Para1 Different viewpoints Some people argue that we should stop wasting time and money exploring space.
The thesis statement However, others feel this is a shallow view which fails to realise how exploring space helps us.
Body Para 2 Argument1 Firstly, exploring space has already made a difference in the fight against world hunger.
Para 3 Argument2
Secondly,space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us all.
Para 4 Argument3
Finally, sending astronauts into space has helped people to think about the world's problems and even to find ways to solve them.
Conclusion Para 5 Rephrasing the thesis statement In closing,exploring space provides the world with many different benefits.
Summary
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【必背句型】 第一段开门见山,提出主题(1-2句)
(1) We had a heated discussion about/on...
我们就……进行了热烈的讨论
(2) Different people hold different opinions.
不同的人有不同的观点。
(3) People have taken different attitudes towards...
人们对……采取了不同的态度
(4) People have different opinions on this problem.
人们对这个问题有不同的看法
(5) People take different views on this question.
(1) Some/Most/Few of them hold the opinion that...
他们中的一些/大多数/少数人认为
(2) ...of them are in favor of the idea that...
他们中的一些/大多数/少数人赞成……的观点
(3) People who are for/against the idea think that...
支持/反对这个想法的人认为……
(4) Some people believe that...Others argue that...
有些人认为…… 另一些人认为……
(5) However,the flip side of the coin is …….
然而;另一个相反的观点是……
【必背句型】第二段 表达不同观点
(1)As far as I am concerned,...就我个人而言
(2) From my point of view,...在我看来
(3) In my opinion,...依我所见
(4) It’s my opinion that...(+句子)我的看法是……
(5) In a word,only through...can we have a bright future 总之,只有通过……我们才能有一个光明的未来
【必背句型】第三段 说明自己的观点
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