1、Unit 4Section C Reading for WritingIs Exploring Space a Waste of Time and Money?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 realize?4.How does space exploration benefit the products that
2、 people use nowadays?1.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,instead.2.Satellites study land and weather patterns.These studies help farmers grow more crops and wa
3、rn them about natural disasters before they occur.3.They made people realise that our planets resources are limited.4.Advanced technology developed for space exploration has promoted technological improvements that benefits us all by allowing products to be made to a higher standard.Read the first p
4、aragraph and underline the different opinions about space exploration.Some people argue that we should stop wasting time and money exploring space.However,others feel this is a shallow view which fails to realise how exploring space helps us.Find the three topic sentences that summarise the writers
5、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 helped people to think about the worlds p
6、roblems and even to find ways to solve them.Underlined the sentence that repeats the writers opinion in the last paragraph.In closing,exploring space provides the world with many different benefits.议论文的结构一般具有以下特征：(1)文章第一段以清晰简洁的中心句（thesis statement)提出明确的观点；(2)文章的开端、主体内容和结论之间具有清晰的逻辑关系和过渡；(3)主体内容部分的段落要
7、提供支持性论据（包括事实性的、逻辑性的、数据性的和引用的论据）；(4)结论部分会基于前面所提供的论据重申观点。此外，议论文中通常也会呈现反方观点，同时会提出相关论据加以反驳，以证明己方观点的正确性。假定你是李华，你们班就“高一新生是否有必要进行为期一周的军训？”进行讨论。请你给你校英文报的编辑写一封电子邮件，反映你们的讨论情况。1.一些人支持，理由2.其他人反对，理由3.你的看法注意：1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；2.词数100左右。参考词汇：military training军训Dear editor,Im writing to tell you something about the
8、 discussion on whether it is necessary for senior one students to take a one-week military training._ _Yours,Li Hua段首句1.There are different opinions among people as to2.Everything has two sides andis not an exception.It has both advantages and disadvantages.3.Peoples opinions aboutvary from person t
9、o person.4.Recently the phenomenon has become a hot topic.中间段落句1.There are some people in favor of.On the contrary.2.FirstWhats moreMost important of all3.Exploring the space has both advantages and disadvantages.4.On the other side of the coin，there are disadvantages.结尾句1.As far as I am concerned，I
10、 agree with the latter opinion to some extent.2.In a wordOnly in this way can we.3.Taking all these factors into account，we can draw a conclusion thatDear editor,Im writing to tell you something about the discussion on whether it is necessary for senior one students to take a one-week military train
11、ing.Different students hold different attitudes to it.Some think that it is necessary.First,it can improve students team spirit,which will play an important part in their life and study.Second,there is no doubt that they will become stronger physically and mentally through the training.However,the others have opposite views.They think it is a waste of time.Besides,students will get burnt easily without any protection in the sun.As far as Im concerned,though we may feel tired during the training,it goes without saying that a one-week military training is meaningful.Yours,Li Hua
