Unit 4 Space Exploration 高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

ReadingforwritingU4SpaceExplorationLearningObjectives✿Languagegoal:1.BeAbletorememberandusekeywordsandexpressions,suchasprovidefor,

inclosing,toimprovelanguage,learningefficiencyandlanguageskills.2.BeAbletodistinguishbetweeninfinitiveusedasattributesandadverbialsand

understandtheirfunctionsandmeanings.✿Competencygoal:1.Anargumentativepaperthatunderstandsthemeaningandvalueofspace

explorationanddistinguishestheauthor’sargumentsfromrelevantarguments.2.BeAbletowriteaformalargumentationonthetopicofsupportforspace

exploration.✿Emotionalgoals:

toanalyzeandjudgedifferentpositionsandattitudesonspaceexploration,to

judgetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthedevelopmentofscienceand

technologyfromtheperspectiveofall-rounddevelopment,andtocultivatecritical

thinking.

What’syouropiniononspaceexploration?Areyoufororagainstit?Andwhy?Leading-inReadingforStructure1 Whatgenreisthisarticle?2 Whatistheissue(议题)?3 Whatistheargumentofthewriter?It’sanargumentativeessay.Isexploringspaceawasteornot?Exploringspacehelpsusalot.4 Howmanygrounds

ofargument论据arethere?Three.5 Whatistheconclusionofthewriter?Exploringspaceprovidestheworldwithmanydifferentbenefits.Whichisthe

structureofthepassage?

ABCD

Introduction

body

body

body

Conclusion

Introduction:GeneralGroundsofargument:SpecificConclusion:GeneralPara1Para2Para3Para4Para5Firstly,exploringspacehasalreadymadeadifferenceinthefightagainstworldhunger.Secondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall.Finally,sendingastronautsintospacehashelpedpeopletothinkabouttheworld'sproblemsandeventofindwaystosolvethem.Somepeoplearguethatweshouldstop....However,othersfeelthisisashallowview...Inclosing,exploringspaceprovidestheworldwithmanydifferentbenefits.IntroductionBodyConclusionDifferentviewpointsGround1Ground2Ground31.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?Itistopresentanideathatexploringspace

__________________________________.2.What’stheauthor’sattitudetoexploring

space？

A.Supportive. B.Objective.

C.Neutral. D.Negative.

helpsusinmanyways/benefitsusalot√However,othersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailstorealisehowexploringspacehelpsus.Readforcomprehension

Para2

Firstly,exploringspacehasalready

madea

difference

inthefight

against

worldhunger.It

hasdirectly

resultedin

themanysatellitesthat

noworbitEarth.

Anumberof

thesatellitesrecorddataonlandandweatherpatterns.Thenthedataistransmittedtoscientistson

Earth.Aftercarefulanalysis,thescientists

canprovideusefulrecommendationsand

adviceforfarmers.

Asaresult,space-based

sciencehashelpedfarminginitseffortsto

growenoughfoodtofeedEarth’sincreasing

population.首句即本段主题句Byexplaining

Howdoesthewritersupporttheargument?

Para3

Secondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromoted

technologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall.

High-endproductsaroundtheworldaremade

toahigherstandardnowbecauseof

advanced

technologywhichwasfirstcreatedtomeetthe

requirementsforspaceexploration.

Forexample,

spacetechnologieshavehelpedtheresearch

anddevelopmentofdifferenttypesofnew

material.Theyhavealsohelpedcompaniesmakebetterheart

monitors

andothermachinesthat

doctorsregularlyuse.Today,spacetechnologies

arewidelyusedinallkindsofindustries,and

everydayproductssuchasGPS,memoryfoam(乳胶泡沫)

pillows,andsmartphonecamerasarechanging

ourlives.首句即本段主题句Bygivingexamples

Howdoesthewritersupporthisargument?

Para4

Finally,sendingastronautsintospacehashelped

peopletothinkabouttheworld'sproblemsand

eventofindwaystosolvethem.Seeingpictures

ofourplanetasanislandinablackseamadepeoplerealisethatourplanetsresourcesare

limited.Inordertoprovideforsucharapidlyincreasingpopulation,scientistsaretryingto

findotherplanetsthatcouldonedaybeournew

home.Thegreatestattentionatpresentison

MarsbecauseitisclosertoEarth.Inthefuture

humansmayliveonbothplanets.首句即本段主题句Byprovidingfacts

Howdidtheauthorshowthesupportingdetails?

Para5

Inclosing,

exploringspaceprovidestheworld

withmanydifferentbenefits.Therefore,it

shouldcontinuesoastoprovidenewandbetter

solutionstopeople'sshort-termandlong-termproblems.结尾重申主题首尾呼应1.Readtheargumentativeessayaboutspaceexplorationandanswerthequestions.P.451Whyaresomepeopleagainstspaceexploration?2Whathasspaceexplorationdoneforfoodproduction?3WhatdidthepicturesofEarthfromspacemakepeoplerealise?4Howdoesspaceexplorationbenefittheproductsthatpeopleusenowadays?Becausetheythinkitisawasteoftimeandmoney,andthatweshouldfeedtheworld'spoorandfindimmediatesolutionstootherproblems,suchaspollutionandfataldiseases,instead.Satellitesstudylandandweatherpatterns.Thesestudieshelpfarmersgrowmorecropsandwarnthemaboutnaturaldisastersbeforetheyoccur.Theymadepeoplerealisethatourplanetsresourcesarelimited.Advancedtechnologydevelopedforspaceexplorationhaspromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitsusallbyallowingproductstobemadetoahigherstandard.2Studytheorganisationandlanguagefeatures.1Readthefirstparagraphandunderlinethedifferent

opinionsaboutspaceexploration.2Findthethreetopicsentencesthatsummarisethe

writer’sargumentsaboutspaceexploration.3Underlinethesentencethatrepeatsthewriter’s

opinioninthelastparagraph.P.45

Somepeoplearguethatweshouldstopwastingtimeandmoneyexploringspace.However,othersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailstorealisehowexploringspacehelpsus.P.453Usewhatyouhavelearnttowriteaboutyouropinionaboutspaceexploration.1Aretheseargumentsfororagainstexploringspace?Puttheminthetablebelow.Thenaddyourownideasandwriteyouressay.ATherearealotofunsolvedmysteriesonEarth.Sowhyarewegoingintospacetoexplore?BItisnecessarytofindanewhomeforpeopleinspace,astheresourcesonEarthwillrunout.CIcannotunderstandspendingallthismoneyonexpensiveresearchandexperimentswhen

somanypeopleneedfood.DExploringspaceencouragesscientiststoimprovetechnologythatcanhelppeopleinother

ways,too.BItisnecessarytofindanewhomeforpeopleinspace,astheresourcesonEarthwillrunout.DExploringspaceencouragesscientiststoimprovetechnologythatcanhelppeopleinotherways,too.ATherearealotofunsolvedmysteriesonEarth.Sowhyarewegoingintospacetoexplore?CIcannotunderstandspendingallthismoneyonexpensiveresearchandexperimentswhensomanypeopleneedfood.观点类作文就“探索太空”话题分析评论一般现在时第一、第三人称首段：引入话题，点明观点中段：支持和反对观点的理由尾段：表达个人的观点体裁话题时态人称文章架构核心要点开门见山点明话题介绍两种相反观点及其理由阐述自己的观点WriteanargumentativeessayaboutspaceexplorationTipsonwritinganargumentativeessayWhenwritinganargumentativeessay,weshould:1.Introducetheopposingpositionsaboutatopic(导入话题的对立立场)2.Developyourargumentsindetail,presentingyourownpositionaboutthe

topic,

providingsuitablesupportingevidenceandreasoningtoconvincethe

readersofyourposition(提出自己对话题的立场和支持性的论据)3.Concludeyourargumentbysummarizingandreflectingonthe

arguments

madeinthebody,stressingtheimportanceofyour

argument.

2021年6月17日，神舟十二号载人飞船发射成功，中国人首次进入自己的空间站。三位航天员在90天内出色地完成了既定任务。10月16日，神州十三号载人飞船搭载三名宇航员再次入住我们自己的空间站，并开启了长达半年的太空之旅。

现你校英语报“VoiceYourOpinion”栏目正在征集大家对于太空探索的利弊的看法，假定你持反对意见，请发表你的观点。WritingtaskAgainstIIIAgainstspaceexplorationArgument1:

Icannotunderstandspendingallthismoneyonexpensiveresearchandexperimentswhensomanypeopleneedfood.Argument2:

TherearealotofunsolvedmysteriesonEarth.Sowhyarewegoingintospacetoexplore?Argument3:...Revisethedraft

Everyonegetsexcitedbythenewsofthemostrecentspaceflights,andItooshareinpeople’ssenseofaweandwonderatthephotosfromspacethatwesee.However,itishardtojustify(证明...有理、为...辩护)________________________(太空飞行的高成本).__________(在我看来),weshouldbespendingourmoneymorewisely,onwhatpeopleneed.

Firstly,spaceexplorationisquitecostlyandprovidesfewrealbenefitsforcommonpeople.Atpresent,therearemany__________________(更紧急的任务)

onEarththatrequireinvestments,suchasglobalwarming,___________(致命性疾病)and________________（解决穷人的温饱),whichaffectthelivesofmillionsofordinarypeople.Title：___________________________IntroductionBodythehighcostofspaceflightsInmyviewmoreurgentmissionsfataldiseasefeedingthehungryRevisethedraft

Secondly,sendingastronautsintospacecan’tbe_____________________(尽快的解决方案)ourplanet’slimitedresourcesandincreasingpopulation.Insteadoftryingtofindanewhome,forthepresent,it________________(更有意义)totakecareofourplanetandbetteredit.

Finally,exploringspacecan_______________(直接导致)quitelotsofpollutiontotherealm(领域、王国、范围)andbequiteriskytoourastronauts.Surprisingly,withanumberof__________________(未解的谜团)ontheearthforustoexplore,whydowehavetogothatfar?

__________(总而言之),itjustdoesnotseem____________________(明智的投资)togotospace.Wehavetoomanyneedshereontheearthtobewastingoureffortsonspaceexploration.Title：___________________________animmediatesolutiontomakesmoresensedirectlyresultinunsolvedmysteriesInawordaverywiseinvestmentBodyClosingSpaceexploration,yesorno?1.Recitethesamplewritingyouhavelearnedinthisclass.*2.(Optional)Presentadebateonthetopic“Isexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoney?”.IV

AssignmentLanguagestudyawasteof…浪费/埋没/糟蹋了……

(时间、金钱、才能)awasteofspace废物、饭桶

e.g.Beingunemployedissuchawasteofyourtalents.

Somemeetingsareacompletewasteoftime.表达：失业简直是埋没了你的才能。有的会议完全是浪费时间。missionC

(达成目的的系列)

任务

；(重要的任务)使命missionaccomplished

大功告成

e.g.Itisquiteamissiontobuildaspacestation.

Ourmissionistorecoverthestolenplans.表达：建设空间站是一项艰巨的任务。我们的任务是找回被盗的设计图。whether…or…conj.

(表示选择的连接两个并列成分)

是否、不管是……

还是……

e.g.We’llfindoutwhetheritturnsouttobeagoodideaorabadone.

Iwonderwhetherhe’lldecidetostayortransfertoanotherschool.表达：我们会搞清楚这个点子是好还是坏。我不知道他将决定留下来还是转到另一学校。______arguevi.

(withsb.about/oversth.)争论、争吵

→

vi.&vt.(提出论据)论证、说明e.g.Thechildrenargued

witheachotherabout/overwhichTVprogrammetowatch.

Hearguedthatteachersshouldbeallowedtousemobilephonesinclass.表达：孩子们相互为看哪一个电视节目而争吵。他提出理由说应该允许老师课堂使用手机。____suchas+n.prep.诸如……

forexample

prep.(独立成分，可接完整的句子)例如e.g.SubjectssuchasChinese,mathsandEnglisharecompulsoryinhighschools.

Westernersliveonfoodssuchasmeatandmilk.Yourbed,forexample,willrecordhowwellyousleepeverynight.表达：诸如语文、数学、英语这些科目是中学的必修的。西方人以诸如肉类和牛奶的食品为主食。__________________例如，你的床会记录你每晚的睡眠质量。suchas…接在复数名词后，前面可加逗号，不能独立成句，as后不能加逗号，可接一

个或几个名词，不接句子forexample后面紧接逗号，所举的例子可以是词语或句子，可置于句首、句中或句末，

与所举的例子一起能独立成句makeadifference带来改变；有作用/影响；有所作为makenodifference没差别、没关系

e.g.Everyeffortwillmakeadifference.

Alittlecontributionfromeveryonewillmakeabigdifference.

Workharddayafterdayandyouwillsurelymakeadifference.

Itmakesnodifferencetohishappinesswherehelives.(Itdoesn’t

makeanydifference…)表达：每一次努力都会带来改变。人人做一点贡献，世界就会大变样。____________天天努力，你一定会有所作为。住在哪里对他的幸福没影响。fightagainst…

对抗……、与……作斗争；反对……e.g.Peopleallovertheworldshoulduniteto

fightagainstAmericanbullying.

MedicalworkershaveplayedagreatroleinthefightagainsttheCOVID-19.表达：全世界的人民应团结起来对抗美国霸凌。医务人员在抗击新冠疫情战斗中作用巨大。_______patternC

(事物反复出现的)模式→样板；范例、榜样；样本；花样、图案、式样e.g.Weatherpatternshavechangedinrecentyears.

Thischilddoesn’tshowanormalpatternofdevelopment.SentencesinEnglishusuallyfollowfixedpatterns.Hissuccesshasseta