1. Unit 15: Space conquest
Lesson 4: Writing

2. Look at the picture and answer the following questions.
Who is he?
Is he a Russian or an American astronaut?
Who did he set foot on the moon with?
Neil Amstrong
Buzz Aldrin

3. Activity 1: Find out necessary information to write a biography
Pre –writing:
Activity 1: Find out necessary information to write a biography
Place of birth
Date of birth
Biography
Biography
Career
Quote
Known as (famous for)

4. Pre –writing:
Activity 2: Put each of the headings in the box in the appropriate blank
Career Place of birth Date of birth Quote Known as
Neil Armstrong,American Astronaut
th August 1930
Wapokoneta, Ohio
The first person to walk on the moon
: pilot in United States Navy....
“that’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Date of birth
Place of birth
Known as
career
quote

5. New words: + resign (v): from: Từ chức
+ be appointed vice chairman: Được chỉ định làm Phó chủ tịch
+ investigate (v): Điều tra
+ space shuttle challenge disaster:
+ leap (n): Bước nhảy

6. Neil Amstrong is an American astronaut
Neil Amstrong is an American astronaut. He is known as the first person to walk on the moon. He was born on August 5th , 1930 in Waponeta in Ohio. From 1949 to 1952, he worked as a pilot in the United States Navy. Amstrong received his BS from Purdue University in He joined the NASA astronaut program in Neil Amstrong became the first human to step on the moon's surface on July 20th, He was joined by Buzz Aldrin forty minutes later. Amstrong and Aldrin spent two and a half hours on the moon's surface. Amstrong received his M.S from the year later and from 1971 to 1979, he taught at the University of Cinsinnati. In 1986 Amstrong was appointed vice chairman of the committee that investigated the Challenger shuttle disater. He is alsowell-known for what he said he stepped on the moon surface: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.