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 của 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] được 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
bước nhảy
leap (n) [ li:p] :

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 :
( khi đề cập đến sự kiện trong quá khứ )
Present simple :
( khi nói đến sự thật hiển nhiên hoặc
sự việc xảy ra ở hiện 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
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

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 2 : ( page 174 )
Work in groups :
Write a biography of Neil Armstrong from the information given
in task 1

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 )