Unit 15. Space conquest

Ricky Martin was born on 24th, December,
1971in San Juan, Rico. He is known as the
international superstar in Latin Pop Music.
In 1998, his song “ Livin La Vida Loca” was
chosen the official song of the World Cup
France’98. In 1999, Martin received two
awards for his “Livin La Vida Loca”, In
2000, Martin won the title Favorite Male
Artist…………..


* Read the paragraph and pay attention to the underlined parts
Date of birth

Ricky Martin was born on 24th, December, 1971
Place of birth
Known as ( famous for)
in San Juan, Rico. He is known as the international
superstar in Latin Pop Music. In 1998, his song “ Livin
Career

La Vida Loca” was chosen the official song of the
World Cup France’98. In 1999, Martin received two
awards for his “Livin La Vida Loca”, In 2000, Martin
won the title Favorite Male Artist…………..

BIOGRAPHY

Which information do you need
when you want to write a biography?
Place of
birth

Date of
birth
Biography
Biography
Quote (famous
saying)

Career

Known as
(famous for)


Look at the picture and answer
the following questions.
1)Who is he?
 He is Neil Armstrong

2)Is he a Russian or an
American astronaut?
 He is an American

astronaut

Task 1: Work in pairs in 4 minutes
Put each of the headings in the appropriate blank
Career Place of birth Date of birth Quote Known as
Neil Armstrong, American Astronaut
Date of birth 5th, August, 1930
1.......................
Place of birth Wapokoneta, Ohio
2........................
Known as the first person to walk on the moon
3....................
4....................
Career
1949-1952: pilot in United States Navy
1955: receive a B.S / Purdue University
1962: join NASA astronaut program
20th, July, 1969: become first human / step / Moon’s surface
1970: receive his M.S / university of Southern California
1971: resign / NASA
1971 – 1979: teach / University of Cincinnati
1986: appointed vice chairman / committee /
investigate/ space shuttle Challenger disaster
Quote


-B.S : Bachelor of Science: Cử nhân khoa học
-M.S : Master of Science: Thạc sĩ khoa học
- resign (v) from:

từ chức

- be appointed vice chairman: được đề cử làm phó chủ tịch
- to investigate (v): điều tra
-leap (n): bước nhảy
- giant: khổng lồ, to lớn


Write a biography of Neil Armstrong from
the information given in Task 1


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 Wapokoneta in Ohio. From 1949 to
1952, he worked as a pilot in the United States Navy.
Armstrong received his BS from Purdue University in 1955.
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. He was joined by Buzz Aldrin
forty minutes later. Armstrong and Aldrin spent two and a
half hours on the moon's surface. Armstrong received his
M.S from the year later 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 Challenger shuttle disaster. He is also well-known for
what he said he stepped on the moon surface: "That's one
small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.


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