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getthemainideaandstructureofthetext.2.learnthefeaturesofargumentativeessay.3.writeanargumentation.HowmuchmoneyhasChinaspentonitsspaceprogram?Lead-in

NASAmayspend24,801,500,000dollarsin2022.Ithavetaken65yearstodevelopspaceexploration.Lead-in

However......povertyhungerpollutiondisease01However......Theearthisstillfacingpoverty,hunger,pollution,disease......

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SkimforthetexttypeA.argumentation（議論文）B.narration（記敘文）C.traveljournalA.argumentation（議論文）Q1.Whatisthetypeofthepassage?readingAnargumentation：adoptastandpointandargueinfavourofit.Whatisthestructureofthetext?ACDBReadforthestructurePara1Readandunderlinethedifferentopinionsaboutspaceexploration.

Countriesaroundtheglobearespendingbillionsofdollarsandalotoftimeonvariousspacemissions,whethertoMarsorotherplanetsmuchfurtheraway.Somepeoplearguethatweshouldstopwastingtimeandmoneyexploringspace.Instead,weshouldfeedtheworld'spoorandfindimmediatesolutionstootherproblems,suchaspollutionandfataldiseases.However,othersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailstorealizehowexploringspacehelpsus.againstforPart.1:Introduction1.Differentoppinions.2.Thesisstatements.Tip1:Tomakeourarticlemoreobject,weshouldexpressdifferentopinionsaboutthetopic.Findthemainideaofeachparagraph.（2-4）Para2Para3Para4

Firstly,exploringspacehasalreadymadeadifferenceinthefightagainstworldhunger.Secondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall.Finally,sendingastronautsintospacehashelpedpeopletothinkabouttheworld'sproblemsandeventofindwaystosolvethem.Part2:Benefitspfspaceexploration.Tip2:Tomakeourarticlemorelogical,weshouldusesomelinkingwords.Howdoesexploringspacehelptofightagainstworldhunger??Ithasdirectly__________themanysatellitesthatnoworbitEarth.resultedin?Anumberofthesatellitesrecorddataonlandand___________________.weatherpatterns?Thenthedata_______________scientistsonEarth.?Aftercarefulanalysis,thescientistscanprovideuseful________________and_______for________.?Asaresult,space-basedscience__________________initseffortstogrow_____________tofeedEarth'sincreasingpopulation.

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recommendationshashelpedfarmingenoughfood03toadvicefarmersPara21.Howdoesspaceexplorationbenefittheproductsthatpeopleusenowadays?2.Inwhatareahasithelped?Secondly,spaceexplorationhasalreadypromotedtechnologicalimprovementsthatbenefitusall.High-endproductsaroundtheworldaremadetoahigherstandardnowbecauseofadvancedtechnologywhichwasfirstcreatedtomeettherequirementsforspaceexploration.Forexample,spacetechnologieshavehelpedtheresearchanddevelopmentofdifferenttypesofnewmaterial.Theyhavealsohelpedcompaniesmakebetterheartmonitorsandothermachinesthatdoctorsregularlyuse.Today,spacetechnologiesarewidelyusedinallkindsofindustries,andeverydayproducts,suchasmemoryfoampillowsandsmartphonecameras,arechangingourlives.

Para3031.Whataretheworld’sproblems?2.Howhasspaceexplorationhelpedtofindwaystosolvethem?Para4Finally,sendingastronautsintospacehashelpedpeopletothinkabouttheworld’sproblemsandeventofindwaystosolvethem.Seeingpicturesofourplanetasanislandinablackseamadepeoplerealisethatourplanet’sresourcesarelimited.Inordertoprovideforsucharapidlyincreasingpopulation,scientistsaretryingtofindotherplanetsthatcouldonedaybeournewhome.ThegreatestattentionatpresentisonMarsbecauseitisclosertoearth.Inthefuture,humansmayliveonbothplanets.Satellitesrecord_______→Scientistanalysedataandprovideuseful_______→Farmersareabletogrow___________Spacetechnologieshavehelpedtocreatenew_______→Companiesmakebetter__________Seeingpicturesofourplanetmakespeoplerealisethatourplanet’s___________are________________.keyword:____________keyword:____________keyword:____________ReadforthekeywordsandthesupportingdetailsPara.2Para.3Para.4dataadviceenoughfoodmaterialproductsresourceslimitedworldhungertechnologicalimprovementsworld’sproblemTip3:Inordertomakeourargumentstrong,weneedtoprovidesuitablesupportingdetail.Tip4:Inordertomakeourarticlemorecoherent,weshouldexpressouropinionandendintheclosingpartproperly.Underlinethesentencethatrepeatsthewriter'sopinioninthelastparagraph.Para5Inclosing,exploringspaceprovidestheworldwithmanydifferentbenefits.Therefore,itshouldcontinuesoastoprovidenewandbettersolutionstopeo