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课件网) Unit 4 Space Exploration Lesson Five: Reading for Writing Learning objectives 1. Read the argumentative essay about space exploration; 2. Study the organisation and language features of the argumentative essay; 3. Try to write an argumentative essay about space exploration. Do you agree Some scientists insist that space exploration wastes too much resource and that we should pay more attention to the World's pollution and poverty issues rather than space exploration. （以上图片来自网络） Leading-in 1. Why are some people against space exploration 2. What has space exploration done for food production 3. What did the pictures of Earth from space make people realise 4. How does space exploration benefit the products that people use nowadays 1. Read the argumentative essay about space exploration and answer the questions(Page 44-45). Homework checking 1-1. Why are some people against space exploration 1-2. What has space exploration done for food production Because they think it is a waste of time and money, and that we should feed the world's poor and find immediate solutions to other problems, such as pollution and fatal diseases, instead. Satellites study land and weather patterns. These studies help farmers grow more crops and warn them about natural disasters before they occur. Homework checking 1-3. What did the pictures of Earth from space make people realise 1-4. How does space exploration benefit the products that people use nowadays They made people realise that our planet’s resources are limited. Advanced technology developed for space exploration has promoted technological improvements that benefits us all by allowing products to be made to a higher standard. Homework checking Read the argumentative essay about space exploration on Page44. 1. What is the main idea of the passage It is to present an idea that exploring space _____. 2. What’s the author’s attitude to exploring space？ A. Supportive． B. Objective． C. Neutral． D. Negative． helps us in many ways/ benefits us a lot √ However, others feel this is a shallow view which fails to realise how exploring space helps us. Read for main idea 2. Study the organisation and language features (Page 45). 1. Read the first paragraph and underline the different opinions about space exploration. 2. Find the three topic sentences that summarize the writer's arguments about space exploration. 3. Underline the sentence that repeats the writer's opinion in the last paragraph. Read for structure 2-1. Read the first paragraph and underline the different opinions about space exploration. Read for structure 2-2. Find the three topic sentences that summarise the writer's arguments about space exploration. Firstly, exploring space has already made a difference in the fight against world hunger. Secondly, space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us all. Finally, sending astronauts into space has h ... ...
