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(1)Look at the picture and answer the questions
1 Who is he ?
He is Neil Armstrong, an American astronaut
2 Is he known as the first
person to walk on the moon?
Yes, he is.
3 When and where was he born?
He was born on August 5th , 1930 In Wapokoneta.
4 What is the writing about?
(2)Monday, 2nd april 2012
UNIT 15 SPACE CONQUEST D WRITING
Writing a biography * New words
Career(n): Nghề nghiệp
place of birth: nơi sinh
date of birth: ngày sinh
Quote(n): trích dẫn, đaựt dấu ngoặc kép
Be known as: nổi tiếng là
TASK 1:
(3)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
20th july, 1969: become the first human/ step/ Moon’surface 1970: receive his M.S / university of Southern California
1971: resign/NASA
1971-1979: teach/ University of Cincinnati
1986: appointed vice chairman/ committee/ investigate/ space shuttle Challenger disaster
(5)…… “ That’s one small step for man, one giant leaf for mankind”
Career, place of birth, date of birth, quote, known as
Date of birth Place of birth
Known as Career
(4)Task 2. Correct the verb in the brackets Neil Armstrong (be) an American astronaut
2 He (be) known as the first person to walk on the Moon He (be) born on August 5th, 1930, in Wapokoneta, Ohio
4 From 1949 to 1952, he (work) as a pilot in the United State Navy He (receive) B.S from Purdue University in 1955
6 In 1962, he (join) NASA astronaut program
7 On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong (become) the first human to step on the Moon’s surface
8 He (receive) B.S from university of Southern California in 1970 He (resign) from NASA a year later
10 From 1971 to 1979, he (teach) at the University of Cincinnati 11 In 1986, he (be) appointed vice chairman of the committee that
(Investigate) the Space shuttle Challenger disaster
12 He (be) also well- known for his quote” That’s on small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
(5)Sample 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, Ohio From 1949 to 1952, he worked as a pilot in the
United State Navy He received B.S from Purdue University in 1955 In
1962, he joined NASA astronaut program On July 20th, 1969, Neil
Armstrong became the first human to step on the Moon’s surface He
received B.S from university of Southern California in 1970 He
resigned from NASA a year later From 1971 to 1979, he taught at the
University of Cincinnati In 1986, he was appointed vice chairman of
the committee that investigated the Space shuttle Challenger disaster