E 11 UNIT 15 WRITING

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Presented by Ong My Anh I WARM UP • Listen to the information and guess who he is Neil Armstrong II NEW LESSON Topic: Write a biography of Neil Armstrong American astronaut A Pre - writing  Brainstorming : What information will you present in a biography of someone ? Name Current position Famous saying Biography Birth date Birth place family achievements Education  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 ) Date of birth (1) _ 5th August,1930 Place of birth (2) Wapokoneta, Ohio Known as (3) the first person to walk on the moon Career (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 Quote (5) “ That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”  New words quote (n) [kwout] Lời trích dẫn United States Navy (n) [ju:'naitid steits 'neivi] Hải quân Hoa Kỳ B.S= Bachelor of Science (n) ['bæt∫ələ Bằng cử nhân khoa học əv 'saiəns] moon’s surface (n.phr.) [mu:n 'sə:fis] Bề mặt mặt trăng M.S = Master of Science (n) ['mɑ:stə əv 'saiəns] Bằng thạc sỹ khoa học resign (from) (v) [,ri:'zain] thôi việc be appointed (v) [ə'pɔintid] bổ nhiệm làm gì vice chairman (n) ['vais 't∫eəmən] Phó chủ tịch committee (n) [kə'miti] ủy ban investigate (v) [in'vestigeit] khám phá, điều tra space shuttle (n) ['speis'∫ʌtl] tàu vũ trụ leap (n) [ li:p] : bước nhảy How to write a biography Answer the questions: 1.- A How many major partsmajor are there in brief a biography has three parts: biography? introduction, body, and a short conclusion The introduction includesisthe general 2.- What kind of information included in each information about the person: his/her date of part? birth, place of birth, what his/her job is, what he/she is known as… - In the body, we describe the lifetime achievements and major events of his/her life - In the conclusion, we write about his/her effects on society, historical significance, his/her famous sayings…  Useful language: • Tenses Past simple : ( đề cập đến kiện quá khứ ) Present simple : ( nói đến thật hiển nhiên việc xảy tại)  Passive voice : be + V3 / Ved Ex.:He was appointed manager of a company in 2009 in Place : at Prepositions on in at Time : on  Useful language: • Phrases: − Be born on / in − Be known as − From to − Work as − Receive S.th from − Resign from − Be appointed + noun  Fill in each blank with a suitable word in the box resign in from received at born worked appointed known on Uncle Ho was .on 19th May 1890 Minh is waiting for Lan the end of the street My aunt as a nurse 2008 Phong has just his B.S Cantho University Mr Ba was bored with his daily work so he decided to from office I will meet you Saturday Gagarin is .as the first person to fly into space Tai was monitor of our class two weeks ago B While-writing Task : ( page 174 ) Work in groups : Write a biography of Neil Armstrong from the information given in task 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 on C Post - writing • Correction Check common mistakes ( spelling and grammar ) A sample biography: Neil Armstrong, an American astronaut, 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 In 1955 Armstrong received his B.S from Purdue University Later in 1962,he joined the NASA astronaut programme On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon’s surface In 1970, he received his M.S from the University of Southern California A year later, 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 well-known for his quote “That’s on small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” D Homework • Copy your group’s writing to your notebook • In 120 words, write a short biography of a famous person you know • Prepare for the next part : Language focus : ( pronunciation and grammar points )