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* He is an American
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* He is the first person to walk on the moon.
* He was born on 5th August, 1930 in Wapokotena in Ohio.
GUESSING THE PICTURE
Neil Armstrong
WHO IS HE?
Neil Armstrong
D. WRITING
Unit 15:
Space Conquest
Vocabulary:
[`bæt∫ələ əv `saiəns]
1. Bachelor of Science (B.S)
2. Master of Science (M.S)
[`mɑ:stə əv `saiəns]
3. space shuttle (n) [`speis`∫ʌtl]
4. leap (n) [ li:p]
5. resign (from) (v) [,ri:`zain]
6. be appointed [ə`pɔintid]
7. investigate (v) [in`vestigeit]
Quote
Place of birth
Known as
Date 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”
Task 1: Work in pairs. Put each of the headings in the box in the appropriate blank:
A biography has three parts
1. brief introduction
2. body
3. short conclusion
What are needed to write a biography?
biography
Name/Job/Known as
Place of birth
-Quote ( famous sayings ) /
-Effect on society
Famous for
Career/ Lifetime
Date of birth
Important events
Useful language
Be known as
Ex: He is known as the first person to fly into space.
2. Work as
Ex: He works as an engineer
3. be famous for
4. receive… from
5. resign from
6. from…to…
7. On + date
8. In + a particular year
Tenses:
Simple past
Simple present
Passive voice
Task 2: Work individual. Make a paragraph by answering the questions based on the information in task 1:
Who is Neil Armstrong?
When and where was Neil Armstrong born?
When did he work as a pilot in the United States Navy?
When did he receive his B.S from Purdue University?
Which programmes (program) did he join in 1962?
When did he become the first human to step on the Moon’s surface?
Where did he receive his M.S in 1970?
When did he resign from NASA and what did he do after that ?
When was Armstrong appointed vice chairman of the committee that investigated the space shuttle Challenger disaster?
What was the famous quote of Neil Armstrong when he stepped on the Moon’s surface?
- Neil Armstrong is a famous American astronaut. He is known as the first person to walk on the moon.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 ”
Neil Armstrong, an American astronaut, is known as the first person to walk on the moon. He was born on 5th August, 1930 in Wapokoneta, 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. 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 received his M.S from 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 well-known for his quote "That`s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”.
A model paragraph: