Unit 15 space conquest writing

GUESSING THE PICTURE WHO IS HE? * He is an American * He is an astronaut * He is the first human to walk on the moon * He was born on August 5th, 1930 in Wapokotena in Ohio Neil Armstrong Writing a biography Activity 1: Brain-storming Find out necessary information to write a biography Full name Date of birth Place of birth Biography Career Life / well-known as (famous for) Nationality Vocabulary + Bachelor of Science (B.S): Bằng cử nhân khoa học ['bæt∫ələ əv 'saiəns] + Master of Science (M.S) : ['mɑ:stə əv 'saiəns] Bằng thạc sỹ khoa học + space shuttle (n) ['speis'∫ʌtl] tàu vũ trụ + leap (n) [ li:p] : bước nhảy + resign (from) (v) [,ri:'zain] việc + be appointed [ə'pɔintid] (phv): bổ nhiệm làm + investigate [in'vestigeit] (v): khám phá, điều tra Checking vocabulary Complete the following sentences using the above words investigate Scientists to find out the cause of the accident resign His father decided to from office appointed as the President of the USA Barack Obama was leap He made a of six metres Activity 2: Put each of the headings in the box in the appropriate blank ( Task 1: page 174): Quote Known as Date of birth Place of birth Career Neil Armstrong ( American astronaut ) (1) _ 5th August,1930 (2) Wapokoneta, Ohio (3) the first person to walk on the Moon (4) 1949-1952 : pilot in United States Navy 1955 : receive a B.S / Purdue University 1962: join NASA astronaut program 1970: receive his M.S./ University of Southern California 1971 : resign / NASA 1986 : appointed vice chairman / committee/ investigate / space shuttle Challenger disaster (5) “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” Activity 3: Answer the questions about Neil Armstrong - Neil Armstrong is a famous American astronaut He is known as the first Whoperson is NeiltoArmstrong? walk on the moon -2.He was and bornwhere on 5thwas August, in Wapokoneta, Ohio When Neil 1930 Armstrong born? -3.From to 1952, he aworked in States the United States Navy When1949 did he work as pilot inasthea pilot United Navy? -4.He received B.S from Purdue University in 1955 When did hehisreceive his B.S from Purdue irs University? a p n i k r o WNASA astronaut programmes.( program) - In 1962 he joined the Which programmes (program) did he join in 1962? - On July 20th , 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on 6.the When did he become the first human to step on the Moon’s surface? Moon’s surface -7.He received hisreceive M.S from Where did he his the M.SUniversity in 1970? of Southern California in 1970 -8.He resigned from NASA aNASA year later (in 1971) anddofrom 1971 to 1979, When did he resign from and what did he after that ? he taught at University of Cincinnati When washeArmstrong appointed chairmanofofthe the committee committee that - In 1986, was appointed vicevice chairman that investigated investigatedthe thespace spaceshuttle shuttleChallenger Challengerdisaster disaster? - Armstrong is famous (well-known) for what he said /his quote (when 10.heWhat did he hesurface) stepped “That’s on the Moon’s surface? stepped on say the when moon’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind ” How to write a biography How many parts are there in a biography? What are they? - parts: + Introduction: date / place of birth, career / job, famous for + Body: lifetime/ important events + Conclusion: effects, famous sayings How to write a biography Useful language - date and place of birth… ? * Phrases: - career… ? • from to - famous for …? • receive from * Preposition: - at, on, in, with, from, to * Tenses: - Past simple tense (Present simple tense) • resign from • be known as • work as Activity 3: Answers for the questions about Neil Armstrong Name, Neil Armstrong is a famous American astronaut He is known as the first date/place person to walk on the moon of birth He was born on 5th August, 1930 in Wapokoneta, Ohio From 1949 to 1952, he worked as a pilot in the United States Navy He received his B.S from Purdue University in 1955 Life and career In 1962 he joined the NASA astronaut programmes.(program) On July 20th , 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the Moon’s surface He received his M.S from the University of Southern California in 1970 He resigned from NASA a year later (in 1971) and from 1971 to 1979, he taught at University of Cincinnati In 1986, he was appointed vice chairman of the committee that investigated the space shuttle Challenger disaster Present life 10 Armstrong is famous (well-known) for what he said /his quote (when he stepped on the moon’s surface) “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind ” Activity 1: Write a biography of Neil Armstrong from the information given in Task ( Work in groups ) You may begin with: Neil Armstrong is a famous American astronaut He is known as the first person to walk on the moon He was born • Correct written work Check the ideas and common mistakes Grammar Spelling Unit 15: Writing Neil Armstrong is an American astronaut He is known as the first person to walk on the Moon He was born on August 5th, 1930 in Wapokoneta in Ohio From 1949 to 1952, he worked as a pilot in the United States Navy Armstrong received his B.S from Purdue University in 1955 He joined the NASA astronaut program in 1962 Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the Moon's surface on July 20th, 1969 Armstrong and Aldrin spent two and a half hours on the Moon's surface Armstrong received his M.S at the University of Southern California in 1970 In 1971 he resigned from NASA and from 1971 to 1979, he taught at the University of Cincinnati In 1986 Armstrong was appointed vice chairman of the committee that investigated the space shuttle Challenger disaster He is also well-known for what he said when he stepped on the moon’s surface: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” Writing a biography * Phrases:  Date of birth ?  Famous for ? - from to - receive from - resign from - be known as - work as * Homework * Preposition: Prepare “Language Focus” lesson - at, on, in, with, from , to  Place of birth ?  Career ? * Tenses: - Past simple tense Unit 15: Writing Unit 15: Writing • • Task 3:past Write a paragraph Tense: simple (present of simple) Neil Armstrong, using the as, answers Phrases: be known as, work receivein… Task from, resign … from • Prepositions: from … to Unit 15: Writing The short biography often has three parts: Homework Name, date, and place of birth (educational background, personal In 120 words, write a short biography of a family…….) famous person you know Life and career Present life (Date and place of death) 1 Neil Armstrong is a famous American astronaut He is known as the Name, first person to walk on the moon date & place He was born on August, 1930 in Wapokoneta, Ohio Who is Neil Armstrong? of birth When and where was he born? 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