2019新人教版 高中英语 必修第三册Unit 4 Reading for Writing ppt课件.pptx

1、Reading for Writing P44 新新人教必修人教必修Book 3 Unit 4 Space Exploration So we should pay more attention to the Worlds pollution and poverty issues rather than space exploration. Present an argument about space exploration Read the argumentative essay about space exploration on page 44. Then answer the que

2、stions below. 1. Why are some people against space exploration? 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 worlds poor and find immediate solutions to other problems, such as pollution and fatal diseases, in

3、stead. Satellites study land and weather patterns. These studies help farmers grow more crops and warn them about natural disasters before they occur. 3. What did the pictures of Earth from space make people realise? 4. How does space exploration benefit the products that people use nowadays? Then a

4、nswer the questions below. They made people realise that our planets 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. Study the organisation and language festu

5、res. 1. Read the first paragraph and underline the different opinions about space exploration. Study the organisation and language festures. 2. Find the three topic sentenses that summerise the writers arguments about space exploration. Firstly, exploring space has already made a difference in the f

6、ight against world hunger. Secondly, space exploration has already promoted technological improvements that benefit us all. Finally, sending astronauts into space has helped people to think about the worlds problems and even to find ways to solve them. Study the organisation and language festures. 3

7、. Underline the sentence that repeats the writers opinion in the last paragraph. Mind map Different Opinions We should stop exploring space. Other opinion: _. Exploring space can help us Different benefits It can _. It promotes _. It helps people _the worlds problem. fight against world hunger techn

8、ological improments think about Conclusion Exploring space should _.be continued Is exploring space Is exploring space a waste?a waste? 例1. 我们向全球发射无线电波。 We directed radio waves _. 例2. 我们地球表面的70%是水。 70% of our _ is water. around the globe 全球；世界各地；整个世界 【同】around the world globe n. 地球；地球仪；球体 v. 使成球形，成球

9、状 Countries around the globe are spending billions of dollars and lots of time on various space missions, whether to Mars or other planets much further away. 1 句意：世界各国正在投入数十亿美元的资金和大量 时间执行各种太空任务，无论是去火星还是更远的 星球。 around the globe globes surface 例1：绝对不要和艺术家争论。 Never _ an artist. 例2：不要当着孩子的面为钱争吵。 Try not

10、 to _ money in front of the kids. 例3. 一些评论家认为毕加索毕生都是一位大师。 Some critics _ Picasso remained a great master all his life. argue vt. & vi. 争论；争辩；论证 argue with 和争吵 argue about 因为争论 argue that.主张，认为 Some people argue that we should stop wasting time and money exploring space. 2 句意：一部分人认为，我们应该停止浪费时间和金 钱去探索

11、太空。 argue about argue with argue that Firstly, exploring space has already made a difference in the fight against world hunger. 3 句意：首先，太空探索已经在对抗世界饥饿的斗争中 发挥了重要作用。 例1. Talking is easier than doing. 例2. Reading English novels is an easy and enjoyable way of enlarging our vocabulary. 动名词短语作主语动名词短语作主语 【

12、拓展】动名词作主语时，也常用“It is.”和“There is.”两种句型。 It is dangerous standing in the middle of the street. There is no joking about such matters. result in 导致；造成 result from 由于，因为 as a result 因此 as a result of.作为的结果 It has directly resulted in the many satellites that now orbit Earth. 4 句意：如今环绕地球运行的众多卫星都直接归功于 太空

13、探索。 例1：50%的公路交通事故致使头部受伤。 Fifty percent of road accidents _head injuries. 例2：很多头发问题是由你吃的东西引起的。 Many hair problems _ what you eat. 例3：他犯了个大错，结果丢了工作。 He made one big mistake, and, _, lost his job. result from result in as a result resource n. 资源；财力；物力 pl.resources resourceful adj. 资源丰富的；足智多谋的；机智的 Seein

14、g pictures of our planet as an island in a black sea made people realise that our planets resources are limited. 5 例：_ 人的资源 _ 水资源 一个国家最重要的资源是其人才库。 A countrys principal _ is its brainpower. 好家伙！我的孩子们多机智啊。 Oh boy! what _ children I have. human resource water resource resource resourceful limited adj.

15、有限的 【反】unlimited adj. 无限制的；无界限的 limit n. 限制；限度；界线 vt. 限制；限定 Seeing pictures of our planet as an island in a black sea made people realise that our planets resources are limited. 5 例1. 请把信函限制到125字或更少的字数内。 Please _ letters to 125 words or less. 例2. 遗憾的是，我的时间有限。 Unfortunately, my time is _. 例3. 凭本车票在七日

16、内可自由乘车不受限制。 The ticket gives you _ travel for seven days. limit limited unlimited Write an argumentative essay about space exploration 议论文是通过摆事实，讲道理，直接表 达作者的观点和主张的文体。 正反观点类议论文是其中的一种，通常 提出某观点或某话题，并对此话题产生 的两种对立观点进行正反两方面的论证， 最后给出自己的看法。 Write an argumentative essay about space exploration 观点类作文 就“探索太空”话

17、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 体裁话题体裁话题 时态人称时态人称 文章架构文章架构 核心要点核心要点 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 Useful Expressions be in favor of 赞成，支持 be opposed to 反对 result in 导致 as far as I am concerned 在我看来 take.into consideration 把考虑在内 some people argue that. 一些人主张 Different people

18、 have different views on. Every coin has two side. Generally speaking, its advantages can be seen as follows. Taking all factors into consideration, we may come to the conclusion that. Use what you have learnt to write about your opinion about space exploration. 1. Are these arguments for or against

19、 exploring space? A. There are a lot of unsolved mysteries on Earth. So why are we going into space to explore? B. It is necessary to find a new home for people in space, as the resourses on Earth will run out. Against Use what you have learnt to write about your opinion about space exploration. D.

20、Exploring space encourages scientists to improve technology that can help people in other ways, too. Now, add your own ideas and write your essay. C. I cannot understand spending all this money on experience research and experiments when so many people need food. Against 2. Exchange drafts with a pa

21、rtner. Use the checklist to give feedback on your partners draft. Does the introduction state the topic? Does the introduction express different opinions about the topic? Does the body give arguments with suitable supporting information? Does the closing express the writers opinion and end properly?

22、 Are there any grammar, spelling, or puntuation errors? 3. Get your draft back and revise it. Sample Writing Everyone gets excited by the news of the most recent space flights, and I too share in peoples sense of awe and wonder at the photos from space that we see. Having said that, it is hard to be

23、lieve that the high cost of space flight is justified so that we can get some lovely pictures. We should be spending our money more wisely, on what people need. I cannot understand spending all this money on expensive research and experiments when so many people need food. Around the world, millions

24、 of people are hungry and dying of starvation. On the other hand, we hear on TV that for as Space Exploration is a Waste of Time and Money little as a dollar a day, a child in Africa can be saved. Considering the billions spent on space travel, it just seems a better investment to feed the hungry. S

25、ome people argue that someday we will have to go live in space because the world will be made impossible to live in through pollution. This seems silly. When your house gets dirty, you spend the time and money to clean it up. You dont move house simply because you need to wash your windows or vacuum

26、 the floor. In the same way, it makes more sense to use our time and money to take care of our planet, rather than look for a new home. Finally, there are a lot of unsolved mysteries on the earth. So why are we going into space to explore? There are still many things to discover in the ocean depths

27、and the Antarctic. But we do not even have to go that far: Science has yet to unlock all the mysteries of the atom, and there are many realms of technology that we are just beginning to understand and explore. In the end, it just does not seem a very wise investment to go to space. We have too many needs here on the earth to be wasting our effort on space exploration.