Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 11 - Unit 15: Space conquest - Lesson 4: Writing

................... to find out the cause of the accident 
2. His father decided to .................... from office 
3. Barack Obama  was .................. as the President of the USA 
4. He made a ................. of six metres 
Complete the following sentences using the above words. 
resign 
investigate 
leap 
appointed 
 Quote 
Place of birth 
Known as 
Date of birth 
Career 
Neil Armstrong ( American astronaut ) 
( 1 )___________________ 5 th 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” 
2. Activity 2 : Put each of the headings in the box in the appropriate blank ( Task 1: page 174 ): 
3. Activity 3 : Answer the questions about Neil Armstrong . 
1. Who is Neil Armstrong? 
2. When and where was Neil Armstrong born? 
3. When did he work as a pilot in the United States Navy? 
4. When did he receive his B.S from Purdue University? 
5. Which programmes (program) did he join in 1962? 
6. When did he become the first human to step on the Moon’s surface? 
7. Where did he receive his M.S in 1970? 
8. When did he resign from NASA and what did he do after that ? 
9. When was Armstrong appointed vice chairman of the committee that investigated the space shuttle Challenger disaster? 
10. What did he say 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 5 th 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 ” 
Work in pairs 
UNIT 15 : Writing 
How to write a biography 
1. How many parts are there in a biography? 
2. What are they? 
- 3 parts: 
+ Introduction : date / place of birth, career / job, famous for... 
+ Body : lifetime/ important events. ... 
+ Conclusion : effects, ...famous sayings... 
Useful language 
* Phrases: 
 from .......... to ... 
 receive ........ from... 
 resign .......... from... 
 be known as ... 
 work as... 
* Preposition: 
- at , on, in, with, from, to.... 
* Tenses: 
- Past simple tense. 
(Present simple tense) 
UNIT 15 : Writing 
How to write a biography 
 date and place of birth ? 
 career ? 
 famous for ? 
3. Activity 3 : Answers for the questions about Neil Armstrong . 
10. 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 ” 
1. Neil Armstrong is a famous American astronaut. He is known as the first person to walk on the moon. 
2. He was born on 5 th August , 1930 in Wapokoneta , Ohio. 
3. From 1949 to 1952, he worked as a pilot in the United States Navy 
4. He received his B.S from Purdue University in 1955. 
5. In 1962 he joined the NASA astronaut programmes.(program) 
6. On July 20th , 1969, Neil Armstrong became the f