UNIT4SPACEEXPLORATIONPeriod5Readingforwriting目錄LearningaimsPPT4Lead-inPPT5-6GuessingPPT7ReadingPPT8-151.Texttype,maintenseandstructurePPT82.ArgumentsandlanguagePPT9-153.Summarizethefeaturesofanargumentativeessay

PPT16Writing

PPT17-22HomeworkPPT251.Readtheargumentativeessayaboutspaceexploration2.Studythefeaturesoftheargumentativeessay3.Trytowriteanargumentativeessay65yearsLead-in196119692003AchievementsOn4October1957,theSputnik1satellitewaslaunchedbytheUSSRandsuccessfullyorbitedaroundtheearth.DisasterinSpace(Soyuz11)June30,1971ThreeastronautsdiedDisasterinSpace(America’sChallenger)29thJanury,1986SevenastronautsdiedIsexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoneyAnnualcost:42billiondollarsIsexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoneyGuessingAgainstForAccordingtothetitleandphoto,guesstheauthor’sattitudetospaceexploration.ReadingBodyIntroductionConclusionStructureofthetextTpyeofwritinganargumentativeessay(議論文)Task1Readandanswerquestions.1.Whattypeofwritingisit2.What’sthemaintense(時態(tài))3.HowmanypartscanthetextbedividedHow4.What’stheauthor’sopinionTheauthor’sopinion:Theauthorbelievesexploringspacehasmanybenefitsthusweshouldcontinueit.Writingskill1:ClearstructureMaintense:simplepresenttenseCountriesaroundtheglobearespendingbillionsofdollarsandlotsoftimeonvariousspacemissions,

whethertoMarsorotherplanetsmuchfurtheraway.Somepeoplearguethatweshouldstopwastingtimeandmoneyexploringspace.Instead,

weshouldfeedtheworld’spoorandfindimmediatesolutionstootherproblems,

suchaspollutionandfataldiseases.

However,

othersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailstorealisehowexploringspacehelpus.Part1(Para.1)：Topic&differentopinionsSomepeopleclaim/believethat...Bymakingcomparisonsorcontrasts進行比較或?qū)Ρ萒ask2Readforargumentsandlaungage.Whileothersconsider/think...Otherexpressions:IsexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoneyThethreetopicsentencesthatsummarisethewriter'sargumentsaboutspaceexplorationParasAspectsMaindetails(n.)Para.2Para.3Para.4Part2(Para.2-4)：Keypoints&supportingdetailsFirstlySecondlyFinally

Firstly,exploringspacehasalreadymadeadifferenceinthefightagainstworldhunger.IthasdirectlyresultedinthemanysatellitesthatnoworbitEarth.Anumberofthesatellitesrecorddataonlandandweatherpatterns.ThenthedataistransmittedtoscientistsonEarth.Aftercarefulanalysis,thescientistscanprovideusefulrecommendationsandadviceforfarmers.Asaresult,space-basedsciencehashelpedfarminginitseffortstogrowenoughfoodtofeedEarth’sincreasingpopulation.Para.2Topicsentence

ParasAspectsMaindetailsPara.2supportingdetailsworldhungerfarming/agricultureArguments&supportingdetailsWritingskill2:KeypointsandsupportingdetailsPara.3

Secondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall.High-endproductsaroundtheworldaremadetoahigherstandardnowbecauseofadvancedtechnologywhichwasfirstcreatedtomeettherequirementsforspaceexploration.Forexample,spacetechnologieshavehelpedtheresearchanddevelopmentofdifferenttypesofnewmaterial.Theyhavealsohelpedcompaniesmakebetterheartmonitorsandothermachinesthatdoctorsregularlyuse.Today,spacetechnologiesarewidelyusedinallkindsofindustries,andeverydayproductssuchasGPS,memoryfoampillows,andsmartphonecamerasarechangingourlives.TopicsentencesupportingdetailsParasAspectsMaindetailsPara.3technologyPara.4

Finally,sendingastronautsintospacehashelpedpeopletothinkabouttheworld’sproblemsandeventofindwaystosolvethem.Seeingpicturesofourplanetasanislandinablackseamadepeoplerealizethatourplanet’sresourcesarelimited.Inordertoprovideforsucharapidlyincreasingpopulation,scientistsaretryingtofindotherplanetsthatcouldonedaybeournewhome.ThegreatestattentionatpresentisonMarsbecauseitisclosertoEarth.Inthefuture,humansmayliveonbothplanets.TopicsentencesupportingdetailsParasAspectsMaindetailsPara.3theworld’sproblemsPartIII(Para.5):Conclusion

Inclosing,exploringspaceprovidestheworldwithmanydifferentbenefits.Therefore,itshouldcontinuesoastoprovidenewandbettersolutionstopeople’sshort-termandlong-termproblems.Torepeatorecho(呼應)thewriter’sopinion.What’sthefunctionoflastparagraphInaword/Inconclusion/Inshort/Inbrief/Tosumup...FirstlySecondlyFinallyConnectivewordstoconnectthreekeypointsandmakeasummary.Firstly...Secondly...Thirdly...InclosingWritingskill3:ConnectivewordsIntroduceyourfirstpoint:Tobeginwith/Firstofall/Firstandforemost...Connectyournextpoints:Besides/Inaddition/Furthermore/What’smore/Finally/Lastbutnotleast...Task3Connectivewords.InclosingSummaryFeaturesofanargumentativeessayStructureIntroductionKeypoint1Keypoint2...ConclusionMakingcomparisonsorcontrastsrepeatyouropinionTopic&differentopinionsKeypointsandsupportingdetailsMaintense(時態(tài)):simplepresenttense(一般現(xiàn)在時)connectivewords

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WritingDiscussionFourstudentsworkasagrouptodiscussthetopic.Makesureofyourargumentandsupportideas,thenwriteanargumentativeessay.Describedifferentpoints:Somepeopleargue/claim/believethat...However,othersfeel.../Whileothersconsider/think...Inmyopinion/Frommypointofview/AsfarasIamconcerned...Introduceyourfirstpoint:Tobeginwith/Firstofall/Firstandforemost...Connectyournextpoint:Besides/Inaddition/Furthermore/What’smore/Finally/Lastbutnotleast...Summary:Inaword/Inconclusion/Inshort/Inbrief/Tosumup...Checklists:1.IsthemaintensethesimplepresenttenseYesorNo.2.IsthestructureclearYesorNo.3.ArethereconnectivewordsYesorNo.4.IsitwrittenwithkeypointsYesorNo.5.Isthepassageabout100wordsYesorNo.5.Anygrammar,spellingorpunctuation(標點)mistakesYesorNo.6.IsthehandwritingclearYesorNo.Showandcorrectseveralstudents’writingworksEveryyearduringthecollegeentranceexamination,manyparentsworkingoutsidetakeafewdaysofftocomebackhometoaccompanytheirchildren.Somepeopleclaimthatit'sunnecessarybecausetheycan'thelpverymuch.Whileothersarguethatparentsshouldcomeback,becauseitisanimportantmomentforchildrenintheirlives.Inmyopinion,Idon’tthinkit’sagoodidea.

Firstof

all,parentscangivetheirchildrensupportinothersways.

Forexample,theycancalltheirchildrenuporhaveavideo-communicationwiththemtoshowtheircareandsupport.

Besides,becauseofCOVID-19,goingbackandforthisunsafe.

ManyparentshavetotakepublictransportationsotherechancesthattheymayinfectorspreadCOVID-19.Lastbutnotleast,itisawasteoftimeandmoney.

Parentshavetoaskforleaveandspendlotsofmoneytakingpublictransportation.Tosumup,it’snotnecessaryforparentstocomehomespeciallytoaccompanytheirchildrentotakethe.Afterall,itisnottheonlywaytoshowtheircareandsupport.ShouldparentscomehomeandaccompanytheirchildrentotakethecollegeentranceexaminationOnepossibleanswer:againstEveryyearduringthecollegeentranceexamination,manyparentsworkingoutsidetakeafewdaysofftocomebackhometoaccompanytheirchildren.Somepeopleclaimthatit'sunnecessarybecausetheycan'thelpverymuch.Whileothersarguethatparentsshouldcomeback,becauseitis