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To our class 11A5
Warm up: Space quiz
Who is he?
Neil Armstrong
Venus
….is the first human in space.
a. Neil Armstrong
b. Buzz Aldrin
c. Yuri Gagarin
Jupiter
The first person to step on the moon is….
a. Vietnamese
b. American
c. Chinese
Mercury
….is the first artificial satellite
a. Apollo 11
b. Sputnik
c. NASA
Mars
How old was Yuri Gagarin when he flew into space?
a. 25
b. 27
c. 37
Unit 15:
SPACE CONQUEST
Lesson 4:
Writing a biography
I. Pre-writing
Vocabulary:
1. biography/baɪˈɒɡrəfi/n. Tiểu sử
2. career/kəˈrɪə(r)/n. sự nghiệp
3. Bachelor of Science/ˈbætʃələ(r)/bằng cử nhân
4. Master of Science/ˈmɑːstə(r)/bằng thạc sỹ
5. resign/rɪˈzaɪn/v. thôi việc
6. appoint/əˈpɔɪnt/bổ nhiệm
7. leap/liːp/n. bước nhảy
8. investigate/ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/v. điều tra
I. Pre-writing
Vocabulary checking:
Fill a suitable word in the blank:


1. Police……………..to find out the thieves.
2. My grandpa is old. He wants to…………from the office.
3. Lan Anh was………………as the monitor.
4. He made a………..of 5 metres.
investigate
resign
appointed
leap
leap investigate appointed resign
I. Pre-writing
Useful language
1. be known as: He is known as the first person to set foot on the moon’s surface.
2. work as: He worked as an astronaut.
3. be famous for: He was famous for his saying.
4. receive… from: He received a Bachelor from VNU.
5. resign from: He resigned from his company.
6. from…to… (from 1980 to 1990)
7. On + date ( On 5th April)
8. In + a particular year: (In 1991)
I. Pre-writing
What are needed to write a biography?
biography
Name
Place of birth
Nationality
Famous for
Career
Date of birth
I. Pre-writing
Put each of the heading in the appropriate blanks


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 State Navy
1955: receive a B.S
1962: join NASA astronaut program
1970: receive his M.S
(5)__________ “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”
Quote known as date of birth place of birth career
Date of birth
Place of birth
Known as
Career
Quote
II. While-writing
Pair works. Answer the questions:
1. Who is Neil Armstrong?
2. When and where was he born?
3. What did he do from 1949 to 1952?
4. When did he received a B.S?
5. Which program did he join in 1962?
6. On which day did he became the first human to step on the moon’s surface?
He is an American astronaut.
He was born on 5th August, 1930 in Ohio.
He was a pilot in the United State Navy.
He received a B.S from Purdue University in 1955.
He joined NASA astronaut program.
He became the first human to step on the moon surface on 20th July, 1969.
II. While-writing
Write a biography about Neil Armstrong based on the information from Task 1
You may begin with:
Neil Armstrong is a famous American astronaut. He is known as…
Sample
Neil Armstrong is an American astronaut. He is known as the first person to walk on the Moon. He was born on August 5th, 1930 in Wapokota in Ohio. From 1949 to 1952, he worked as a pilot in the United States Navy. He received his B.S from Perdue University in 1955. He joined the NASA astronaut program in 1962. Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon’s surface on July 20th, 1969. he 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 he was appointed as the vice chairman of the committee that investigated the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. He is also famous for his saying when he stepped on the Moon: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”.
III. Post-writing
Check your writing
1. Spelling
2. Grammar structures
Past Simple: S+V(ed)
3. Prepositions: in/on
4. Repetition
Homework
Learn the new words by heart
Rewrite the biography at home
Prepare for Language Focus
Thank you for your attention
Goodbye!