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课件网) Reading for Writing Unit 4 Space Exploration Review NASA may spend 25,869,300,000 dollars in 2024. So 67 years has been taken to develop space exploration. The Sputnik 1 satellite was launched by the USSA on 4 October 1957. Lead in Is Exploring Space A Waste of Time And Money How to write an argumentative essay CONENTS Part 1 Part 2 01 What is an argumentation Argumentive essays seek to state a position on an issue and give several reasons supported by evidence to defend that position. Position: Reasons: Evidence: Position: Reasons: Evidence: Thesis statement (中心论点) Arguments Supporting details/evidence 02 What’s the author’s opinion（thesis statement） However, others feel this is a shallow view which fails to realise how exploring space helps us. Para1 Introduction: thesis statement Use subjective words to suggest the author's opinion 03 Underline three reasons for author's statement. （Three arguments） Firstly, exploring space has already made a difference in the fight against world hunger. It has directly resulted in the many satellites that now orbit Earth. A number of the satellites record data on land and weather patterns. Then the data is transmitted to scientists on Earth After careful analysis, the scientists can provide useful recommendations and advice for farmers. As a result, space-based science has helped farming in its efforts to grow enough food to feed Earth's increasing population. Secondly, space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us all. High-end products around the world are made to a higher standard now because of advanced technology which was first created to meet the requirements for space exploration. For example, space technologies have helped the research and development of different types of new material. They have also helped companies make better heart monitors and other machines that doctors regularly use. Today, space technologies are widely used in all kinds of industries, and everyday products such as GPS, memory foam pillows, and smartphone cameras are changing our lives. Para2-4 Body:Arguments Finally, sending astronauts into space has helped people to think about the world's problems and even to find ways to solve them. Seeing pictures of our planet as an island in a black sea made people realise that our planet's resources are limited. In order to provide for such a rapidly increasing population, scientists are trying to find other planets that could one day be our new home. The greatest attention at present is on Mars because it is closer to Earth, In the future, humans may live on both planets. Using linking words can make an essay more logical 04 What’s the function of the rest part Firstly, exploring space has already made a difference in the fight against world hunger. It has directly resulted in the many satellites that now orbit Earth. A number of the satellites record data on land and weathe ... ...
