Page 5 - Book III Unit 4

Reading for Writing

Present an argument about space exploration

1 Read the argumentative essay about space exploration and answer the questions.

IS EXPLORING SPACE

A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY?

Secondly, space exploration has already
promoted technological improvements that
benefit us all. High-end products around the
world are made to a higher standard now
because of advanced technology which was first
created to meet the requirements for space
exploration. For example, space technologies
have helped the research and development of
different types of new material. They have also
satellite image of a typhoon helped companies make better heart monitors
Countries around the globe are spending billions and other machines that doctors regularly use.
of dollars and lots of time on various space Today, space technologies are widely used in
missions, whether to Mars or other planets all kinds of industries, and everyday products,
much further away. Some people argue that we such as memory foam pillows and smartphone
should stop wasting time and money exploring cameras, are changing our lives.
space. Instead, we should feed the worldʼs poor
and find immediate solutions to other problems, Finally, sending astronauts into space has helped
such as pollution and fatal diseases. However, people to think about the worldʼs problems and
others feel this is a shallow view which fails to even to find ways to solve them. Seeing pictures
realise how exploring space helps us. of our planet as an island in a black sea made
people realise that our planetʼs resources are
Firstly, exploring space has already made a limited. In order to provide for such a rapidly
difference in the fight against world hunger. It increasing population, scientists are trying to
has directly resulted in the many satellites that find other planets that could one day be our new
now orbit Earth. A number of the satellites home. The greatest attention at present is on
record data on land and weather patterns. Mars because it is closer to Earth. In the future,
Then the data is transmitted to scientists on humans may live on both planets.
Earth. After careful analysis, the scientists
can provide useful recommendations and In closing, exploring space provides the world
advice for farmers. As a result, space-based with many different benefits. Therefore, it
science has helped farming in its efforts to should continue so as to provide new and better
grow enough food to feed Earthʼs increasing solutions to peopleʼs short-term and long-term
population. problems.

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