Unit4SpaceExplorationPeriod4ReadingforWritingWhat’sthegenre(體裁)ofthispassage?Lookandthink.Isexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoney?Readforthestructure.1.What’sthegenreofthispassage?2.Howmanypartscanthispassagebedividedinto?3.Whatdoeseachparttalkabout?(Useonewordtosummarize.)4.Whatkindoftextualpattern(文本模式)doesthispassagebelongto?Part1Part2Part3BodyConclusionGeneralIntroductionParagraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4Paragraph5SpecificGeneralAnargumentativeessay.three...However,othersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailstorealisehowexploringspacehelpsus.

Firstly,exploringspacehasalreadymadeadifferenceinthefightagainstworldhunger.

Secondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall.

Finally,sendingastronautsintospacehashelpedpeopletothinkabouttheworld’sproblemsandeventofindwaystosolvethem.

Inclosing,exploringspaceprovidestheworldwithmanydifferentbenefits.Therefore,itshouldcontinue...Readforthestructure.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Readforthestructure....However,othersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailstorealisehowexploringspacehelpsus.Para.1Introduction:thesisstatementPara.2Body:threeargumentsPara.3Para.4Readforthestructure.Firstly,exploringspacehasalreadymadeadifferenceinthefightagainstworldhunger.Secondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall.Finally,sendingastronautsintospacehashelpedpeopletothinkabouttheworld’sproblemsandeventofindwaystosolvethem.Inclosing,exploringspaceprovidestheworldwithmanydifferentbenefits.Therefore,itshouldcontinue...Conclusion:reiterate(重申)youropinionPara.5Readforthestructure.Part1IntroductionPara.1Part2BodyPara.2Para.3Para.4Part3ConclusionPara.5Learntowritethestructure.differentviewpoints

thesisstatementargument1argument2argument3reiterate(重申)youropinionwastetimeandmoneyhowexploringspacehelpsusmake

a

difference

in

the

fightagainstworldhungerpromotetechnologicalimprovementshelp

people

to

thinkaboutworld’sproblemsandeven

to

find

ways

tosolve

themprovidewithmanydifferentbenefits

Secondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall.High-endproductsaroundtheworldaremadetoahigherstandardnowbecauseofadvancedtechnologywhichwasfirstcreatedtomeettherequirementsforspaceexploration.Forexample,spacetechnologieshavehelpedtheresearchanddevelopmentofdifferenttypesofnewmaterial.Theyhavealsohelpedcompaniesmakebetterheartmonitorsandothermachinesthatdoctorsregularlyuse.Today,spacetechnologiesarewidelyusedinallkindsofindustries,andeverydayproductssuchasGPS,memoryfoampillows,andsmartphonecamerasarechangingourlives.Readforwritingmethod.Para.3Tip1:Wecanwritedownsomesupportingdetailstomakeourargumentmorepersuasive.argumentsupportingdetailssupportingdetailsLearntowritethestructure.Part1IntroductionPara.1Part2BodyPara.2Para.3Para.4Part3ConclusionPara.5differentviewpointsthesisstatementargument1argument2argument3reiterate(重申)youropinionstateyouropinionagreeordisagreesupportingdetailssupportingdetailssupportingdetailsstateyouropiniononceagainHowtochangethestructuretofitourwriting?Let’slearnReadthetextandanswerthequestions.Whyaresomepeopleagainstspaceexploration?Whathasspaceexplorationdoneforfoodproduction?Becausetheythinkthatitisawasteofmoneyandtime.Andtheyarguethatweshouldfindimmediatesolutionstohelpusdirectly.Thesatellitesrecorddataonlandandweatherpatterns.Aftercarefulanalysisofthedata,thescientistscanprovideusefulrecommendationsandadviceforfarmers.Let’slearn3.WhatdothepicturesofEarthfromspacemakepeoplerealize?4.Howdoesspaceexplorationbenefittheproductsthatpeopleusenowadays?Peoplerealizethatourplanet’sresourcesarelimited.Advancedtechnologywhichwasfirstcreatedtomeettherequirementsforspaceexploration,whichhelpsusmakehigh-endproducts.Countriesaroundtheglobearespendingbillionsofdollarsandlotsoftimeonvariousspacemissions,whethertoMarsorotherplanetsmuchfurtheraway.Somepeoplearguethatweshouldstopwastingtimeandmoneyexploringspace.Instead,weshouldfeedtheworld’spoorandfindimmediatesolutionstootherproblems,suchaspollutionandfataldiseases.However,othersfeelthisisashallowviewmuchfailstorealizehowexploringspacehelpus.Readthefirstparagraphandunderlinethedifferentopinionsaboutspaceexploration._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1. arguevt.&vi.論證；爭辯；爭論argumentn.爭論；爭吵；論點Languagepoints(1)arguewithsb.about/oversth.

與某人爭論某事

arguefor

為支持……而爭辯

argueagainst

為反對……而爭辯;不贊成

arguesb.into/outofdoingsth.

說服某人做/不做某事(2)haveanargumentwithsb.

與某某人爭論/爭吵

haveanargumentabout/oversth.

為某事爭論/爭吵①Tomhasbeenarguing

hisbrotherabout

whethertheyshouldhiremorepeopletoworkforthem.②Robert,whowasawildlifelover,

argued

shootingcreaturestomakeprofits.③Alltheworkersargued

anincreaseintheir

salaries.④Wetriedtoargueher

joiningusinhelpingthehomeless.⑤Annedescribedhowshegotinto

(argue)withoneofthecolleaguesExercisewithagainstforintoargument2.shallowadj.膚淺的；淺的deepadj.深的；理解深刻的profoundadj.深度的；見解深刻的Languagepoints不過這項計劃是如此膚淺和不切實際，以至于沒有人會認真嘗試來實現它。Theplanwassoshallowandimpracticalthatnoseriousattemptwasevermadetorealizeit.shallowwatershallowwell淺水淺井

①Astreamissmallerandgenerally

(shallow)thanariver.②Thus,shelovesherhusbandbutneverthelessbedissatisfiedwithhis

(shallow).Exerciseshallowershallowness1.2.3.Findthethreetopicsentencesthatsummarizethewriter’sargumentsaboutspaceexploration.Firstly,exploringspacehasalreadymadeadifferenceinthefightagainstworldhunger.Secondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall.Finally,sendingastronautsintospacehashelpedpeopletothinkabouttheworld’sproblemsandeventofindwaystosolvethem.Firstly,exploringspacehasalreadymadeadifference

inthefightagainstworldhunger.lt

hasdirectlyresultedinthemanysatellitesthat

noworbitEarth.Anumberofthesatellitesrecorddataonlandandweatherpatterns.Thenthedataistransmittedtoscientistson

Earth.Aftercarefulanalysis,thescientistscanprovideusefulrecommendationsand

adviceforfarmers.Asaresult,space-based

sciencehashelpedfarminginitseffortstogrowenoughfoodtofeedEarth’sincreasingpopulation.作為…的結果；因此結果由…造成；起因于3. resultin導致；造成asaresult所以；結果是LanguagepointsasaresultofinresultresultfromresultresultinThismeetingshould_________somechangeinhowtheywork.這個會議會導致他們工作的一些變化。Theplanfoundered_____________lackoffinance.這個計劃由于缺乏資金而失敗。___________,theworldseesthemwithsuspicionratherthanaffection.結果就是，當世界看他們的時候，帶著的是猜疑，而不是喜愛。asaresultofAsaresultExerciseSecondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall.High-endproductsaroundtheworldaremadetoahigherstandardnowbecauseofadvancedtechnologywhichwasfirstcreatedtomeettherequirementsforspaceexplorationForexample,spacetechnologieshavehelpedtheresearchanddevelopmentofdifferenttypesofnewmaterial.Theyhavealsohelpedcompaniesmakebetterheartmonitorsandothermachinesthatdoctorsregularlyuse.Today,spacetechnologiesarewidelyusedinallkindsofindustries,andeverydayproducts,suchasmemoryfoampillowsandsmartphonecameras,arechangingourlives.4. monitorn.監視器；檢測儀vt.監視；監測；監控Languagepointsacomputermonitor

計算機的顯示器monitorwebsites

監控網站monitoraconversation

監聽談話monitorthesituationclosely

密切關注局勢becarefullymonitored

受到仔細地監控monitorwhat/how...

監控……5. regularadj.定期的；經常的；正常的regularlyadv.經常；定期地Languagepoints(1)workout/exerciseregularly經常鍛煉

run/meet

regularly定期跑步/會面(2)onaregularbasis定期地regularbreathing均勻的呼吸

regularcustomers老主顧aregularpulse/heartbeat正常的脈搏/心跳aregularincome固定的收入Finally,sendingastronautsintospacehashelpedpeopletothinkabouttheworld’sproblemsandeventofindwaystosolvethem.Seeingpicturesofourplanetasanislandinablackseamade

peoplerealisethatourplanet’s

resourcesarelimited.

Inordertoprovideforsucharapidlyincreasingpopulation,scientistsaretryingtofindotherplanetsthatcouldonedaybeournewhome.ThegreatestattentionatpresentisonMarsbecauseitisclosertoEarth.Inthefuture,humansmayliveonbothplanets.6.resourcen.資源;財力;物力(常用復數)natural/humanresources

自然/人力資源resourceslikecoal

and

oil

像煤和石油這樣的資源abundant/rich/limitedresources

充足的/豐富的/有限的資源poolourresources

集中我們的資源exploit/wasteresources

開發/浪費資源7. limitedadj.有限的Languagepoints(1)belimitedto...受限制于……(2)limitvt.限制;限定n.界限;限度limit...to...把……限定在……之內Thereisa/nolimitto...……是有限的/無限的。setalimit/limitson設定……的限度withoutlimit無限地，無限制地(3)limitlessadj.無限制的①Ididn’tbuythatexpensivebook,fortheamountofmoneywehadwas

(limit).②Thereisnolimit

howmuchfreshfruityoucaneatinaday.③Don‘tbeafraidtosetlimits

theamountof

timespentinfrontofthecomputerortheTV.④I’velimitedmyself

1,000caloriesadaytokeepfit.⑤Ibelieveteachingshouldnot

(limit)tothe

classroom.⑥Theuniverseisbecomingbiggerallthetime,soitis

(limit).Exerciselimitedtoontobelimitedlimitless8. providefor提供生活所需給某人提供某物providesb.withsth./providesth.forsb.supplysb.withsth./supplysth.tosb.offersb.sth./offersth.tosb.LanguagepointsExercise①Myfatherprovides

ourfamilybyworkinginanITcompany.②Weareheretoprovidethepublic

aservice.③Parentsshouldofferagoodeducation

their

children.④Parentsshouldsupplytheirchildren

agood

education.forwithtowithInclosing,exploringspaceprovidestheworldwithmanydifferentbenefits.Therefore,itshouldcontinuesoastoprovidenewandbettersolutionstopeople’sshort-termandlong-termproblems.Underlinethesentencethatrepeatsthewriter’sopinioninthelastparagraph.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(1)最后，總而言之allinallaltogethertosumupinconclusiontoconclude9.inclosing最后Languagepoints(2)簡言之，總之inshortinawordinbriefAretheseargumentsfororagainstexploringspace?Puttheminthetablebelow.A.TherearealotofunsolvedmysteriesonEarth.Sowhyarewegoingintospacetoexplore?B.Itisnecessarytofindanewhomeforpeopleinspace,astheresourcesonEarthwillrunout.C.Icannotunderstandspendingallthismoneyonexpensiveresearchandexperimentswhensomanypeopleneedfood.D.Exploringspaceencouragesscientiststoimprovetechnologythatcanhelppeopleinotherways,too.ForspaceexplorationAgainstspaceexplorationBDACrunoutof“用完了”；主語“人”；表示主動runout“......用完了”，不及物動詞短語；主語為時間食物金錢等；giveout“用盡；精疲力竭”不及物動詞短語；useup“用完；消耗盡”，及物動詞短語10.runout用完；耗盡Exercise①Wemusttakemeasuresquicklybecausetimeisrunning

.②Hehasrunout

alltheenergy.③Hehasused

allthemoneyhisparentsgavehim.④Aftersolongawalk,allhisstrengthgave

.outofupoutLet’sassessLeewasbusyatwork.Unlikemostpeoplearoundtheworldthough,hisworkplacewasinspace.Therewasaproblemwitha(n)_________.Itwassupposedtosendinformationaboutthesunbacktothe_________onEarth,buttheequipmentforsendingthe_________wasnotworkingproperly.SoitwasLee’smissionto___________theproblemandsolveit.satelliteagencyagencyastronautdatadeterminedintelligentsatellitefigureoutresultinFillintheblankswiththewordsandphrasesinthebox.datafigureoutLet’sassessLeewasvery__________asa(n)_________,andhewasalsoverycareful.Hewas__________tomakethesatelliteworkproperlyagain,buthewouldmakesuretobesafe.Heknewthatonesmallmistakecould_________death.intelligentastronautagencyastronautdatadeterminedintelligentsatellitefigureoutresultindeterminedresultin1.Afterhavingsucceededin_______satellitesintospace,peoplewantedtoknowifitwassafeforahumantogointospace.On3November1957,adognamedLaikabecamethefirstlivingthing_______space,Shewasalsothefirstonetodiethere.sendingtoreachsendsurvivepreventreachbreathesteplandsleepusehelpCompletethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthewords.2.TheUSSRandtheUSbothwantedtobethefirsttosendapersontothemoon.Later,theUSsucceeded,andN