This document provides information about space exploration and writing an opinion paragraph on the topic. It includes a space quiz, lists of pros and cons of space exploration for brainstorming, and guidance on writing supporting sentences and paragraph organization. The writing task is to write a paragraph expressing an opinion on whether space exploration is good or bad for humans and support the opinion with reasons and examples in at least 150 words.

1. UNIT 3
• Topic: Space Exploration
• Writing genre: An opinion paragraph

2. How well do you know
about this topic?
SPACE EXPLORATION

3. SPACE QUIZ
1. How many planets are there in the
solar system?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 8
D. 10

4. SPACE QUIZ
1. How many planets are there in the
solar system?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 8
D. 10

5. SPACE QUIZ
2. What is the hottest planet in the solar
system?
A. Mars
B. Venus
C. Saturn
D. Jupiter

6. SPACE QUIZ
2. What is the hottest planet in the solar
system?
A. Mars
B. Venus
C. Saturn
D. Jupiter

7. SPACE QUIZ
3. When was the first man made object
sent into space?
A. 1954
B. 1955
C. 1956
D. 1957

8. SPACE QUIZ
3. When was the first man made object
sent into space?
A. 1954
B. 1955
C. 1956
D. 1957

9. SPACE QUIZ
4. When did human first land on the
moon?
A. 1959
B. 1963
C. 1965
D. 1969

10. SPACE QUIZ
4. When did human first land on the
moon?
A. 1959
B. 1963
C. 1965
D. 1969

11. SPACE QUIZ
5. Who was the first person to walk on the
moon?
A. Neil Armstrong
B. Yuri Gagarin
C. John Glenn
D. James Lovell

12. SPACE QUIZ
5. Who was the first person to walk on the
moon?
A. Neil Armstrong
B. Yuri Gagarin
C. John Glenn
D. James Lovell

13. SPACE QUIZ
6. What does ISS stand for?

14. SPACE QUIZ
6. ISS stands for International Space
Station

15. SPACE QUIZ
7. Which planet is the film about?
The Martian is a 2015 science
fiction film directed by Ridley
Scott and starring Matt Damon
adapted from the novel of the
same name by Andy Weir.
It is about an astronaut's lonely
struggle to survive on a far-away
planet.

16. SPACE QUIZ
7. Which planet is the film about?
The Martian is a 2015 science
fiction film directed by Ridley
Scott and starring Matt Damon
adapted from the novel of the
same name by Andy Weir.
It is about an astronaut's lonely
struggle to survive on a far-away
planet.

17. BRAINSTORMING
What are some good and bad things
about space exploration?

18. SPACE EXPLORATION
PROS
• broaden our knowledge about
the universe and the solar system
• understand the Earth and how we
can preserve it
• help us to predict weather
patterns
• find another habitable planet
• discover new natural resources
• increase global communication
and cooperation
CONS
• Consume a large amount of
natural resources
• very expensive
• very dangerous and risky
• Create a lot of space junk
which stays and floats around
forever
• May cause international
tensions and wars

19. WRITING TASK FOR UNIT 3
Do you think space exploration is good or bad
for human being?
Write a paragraph to express your opinion.
Support your opinion with reasons and relevant
examples.
You should write at least 150 words

20. SUPPORTING SENTENCES
• Supporting sentences give information that
explains and expands the topic of the paragraph
• Good supporting sentences have different goals:
to explain, to describe, to give reasons, to give
facts, to give examples, to define, etc.

21. SUPPORTING SENTENCES
• Supporting details:
+ major idea
- minor idea
- minor idea
+ major idea
- minor idea
- minor idea

25. Organize these supporting details
the Earth faces many problems
broaden our knowledge
reduce the damage from natural disasters
discover the universe
find another livable planet
have a better preparation for daily activities
life on other planets
know more about our own planet
help us to predict weather patterns

26. Paragraph organization
I. Topic sentence
II. Supporting point 1
A. Supporting detail 1.1
B. Supporting detail 1.2
III. Supporting point 2
A. Supporting detail 2.1
B. Supporting detail 2.2
IV. Supporting point 3
A. Supporting detail 3.1
B. Supporting detail 3.2
V. Concluding sentence

27. Example
I. Space exploration -> benefits
II. Broaden our knowledge
A. about the universe
B. about our own planet
III. Predict weather patterns
A. be well-prepared
B. reduce the damage
III. Find another livable planet
A. the Earth faces many problems
B. life on other planets
IV. Concluding sentence