- Guide Ss to write a biography about Neil Amstrong’s life, using the given cues: use the given cues to complete the sentences.. - Get Ss to write in pairs in 10mins - Ask Ss to write [r]
(1)Unit 15: THE SPACE CONQUEST
Period 92: Writing
I. OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to know some structures and how to write a biography
II. TEACHING AIDS: Textbook, wall chart and chart
III. PROCEDURE:
A. Classroom procedure (1min) - Greeting
- Checking attendance
B Checking the previous lesson (4mins)
Ss write and pronounce some words: press, achievement, challenge, land, spacesuit, portable, surface and crew Ss listen and answer the question: How many astronauts were there in spaceship on the moon?
How long did astronauts stay on the surface of the moon? C New lesson (40mins)
Teacher’ activities Student’s activities Warm up: (7mins)
- Ask Ss to tell the name of people in the picture: Who is he?
What’s her name?
- Lead into the lesson: Each famous person here has their own story of life and a lot of person want to know this Biography is the story of person’s life Today our class will learn how to write a biography.
- Listen to T
- Answer the questions Suggested answers: Neil Amstrong Bills Gate Hillary Clinton Albert Einstein
Task 1: Put the headings in the appropriate blanks - Read and explain the meanings of new words
receive s.t from …(v) nhận từ… resign from (v) từ chức
appoint (v) định investigate (v) điều tra space shuttle (n) tàu thoi
Ex: sport building and car park are basic facilities for the Games
leap (n) bước tiến navy (n) hải quân
vice chairman (n) phó chủ tịch
B.S( Bachelor of science): cử nhân khoa học M.S ( Master of science): thạc sĩ khoa học Step on = set foot on (v) bước trên, đặt chân - Read the information in box and ask Ss to tell the
meaning
- Ask Ss to work in groups and task - Ss call out the answers
- T check the answers with the whole class Task 2: Write a biography about Neil Amstrong
Pre-writing:
- Introduce the outline of a biography
- Take notes
- Listen to T and take notes
- Ss complete the sentences in pairs - The whole class remark
- Listen to T Suggested answers:
1 Neil Amstrong is an American astronaut
2 He is known as the first person to walk on the moon
3 He was born on August 5th,1930 in
Wapokoneta in Ohio
(2)Introduction: place of birth , date of birth, what his/her job is, what his /her is known as…
Body: his/her achievements, major events in his/her life
Last part: Famous sayings, his/her effects - Provide Ss with expressions
We use the past tense to talk about the information of a person’s life:
S + is famous/ well-known for… S + is known as …
S+ was/were born + in/ at place + on/ in time - Ask Ss to read the information in book page 143 While-writing:
- Guide Ss to write a biography about Neil Amstrong’s life, using the given cues: use the given cues to complete the sentences
- Get Ss to write in pairs in 10mins - Ask Ss to write down on the board Post-writing:
- Class remark and T corrects Ss’ mistakes
pilot in the United States Navy Amstrong received his B.S from
Purdue University in 1955 In 1962, he joined the NASA
astrponaut programmes
7 On July 20th,1969, Neil Amstrong
became the first human to step on the moon’s surface
8 He received his M.S from the University of Southern California in 1970
9 He resigned from NASA a year later and from 1971 to 1979, he taught at the University of Cincinati
10 In 1986, Amstrong appointed the vice chairman of the committee that investigated the space shuttle Challenger disaster
11 Neil Amstrong is 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”
D Homework:
- Learn vocabulary at home and one more task: - Prepare the next lesson: Unit 15-LANGUAGE FOCUS E Experience:
Task 2: Use the given words to write complete sentences 1) Neil Amstrong/ be/ American astronaut
2) He/ be known/ the first person/ walk on the moon 3) He/ be born/ August 5th,1930/ Wapokoneta/ Ohio
4) 1949/ 1952/ he/ work/ pilot/ the United States Navy 5) Amstrong/ receive/ his B.S/ Purdue University/ 1955 6) 1962/ he/ join/ the NASA astrponaut programmes
7) July 20th,1969/ Neil Amstrong/ become/ the first human/ step/ the moon’s surface
8) He/ receive/ his M.S/ the University of Southern California/ 1970
9) He/ resign/ NASA/ a year later/ 1971/ 1979/ he/ teach/ the University of Cincinati
10) 1986/ Amstrong/ appoint/ vice chairman/ the committee/ that/ investigate/ the space shuttle Challenger disaster