unit 15 space conquest

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Unit 15: <b>THE SPACE CONQUEST</b>

Period 92: Writing

<b>I.</b> <b>OBJECTIVES</b>: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to know some structures
and how to write a biography.

<b>II.</b> <b>TEACHING AIDS</b>: Textbook, wall chart and chart

<b>III.</b> <b>PROCEDURE: </b>

A.<b> Classroom procedure</b> (1min)
- Greeting

- Checking attendance

B. <b>Checking the previous lesson</b> (4mins)

Ss write and pronounce some words: press, achievement, challenge, land, spacesuit, portable, surface and crew
Ss listen and answer the question: How many astronauts were there in spaceship on the moon?

How long did astronauts stay on the surface of the moon?
C. <b>New lesson</b> (40mins)

<b>Teacher’ activities</b> <b>Student’s activities</b>
<b> Warm up: (</b>7mins)

- Ask Ss to tell the name of people in the picture:
Who is he?

What’s her name?

- Lead into the lesson: <b>Each famous person here </b>
<b>has their own story of life and a lot of person </b>
<b>want to know this. Biography is the story of </b>
<b>person’s life. Today our class will learn how to </b>
<b>write a biography.</b>

- Listen to T

- Answer the questions
<b>Suggested answers:</b>
Neil Amstrong
Bills Gate
Hillary Clinton
Albert Einstein

<b>Task 1: Put the headings in the appropriate blanks</b>
- Read and explain the meanings of new words

 receive s.t from …(v) nhận cái gì từ…
 resign from (v) từ chức

 appoint (v) chỉ định
 investigate (v) điều tra
 space shuttle (n) tàu con thoi

Ex: sport building and car park are basic facilities
for the Games

 leap (n) bước tiến
 navy (n) hải quân

 vice chairman (n) phó chủ tịch

 B.S( Bachelor of science): cử nhân khoa học
 M.S ( Master of science): thạc sĩ khoa học
 Step on = set foot on (v) bước trên, đặt chân
- Read the information in box and ask Ss to tell the

meaning

- Ask Ss to work in groups and do task 1
- Ss call out the answers

- T check the answers with the whole class
<b>Task 2: Write a biography about Neil Amstrong</b>

<b>Pre-writing: </b>

- Introduce the outline of a biography

- Take notes

- Listen to T and take notes

- Ss complete the sentences in pairs
- The whole class remark

- Listen to T

<b>Suggested answers:</b>

1. Neil Amstrong is an American
astronaut

2. He is known as the first person to
walk on the moon

3. He was born on August 5th_{,1930 in}

Wapokoneta in Ohio

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Introduction: place of birth , date of birth, what his/her
job is, what his /her is known as…

Body: his/her achievements, major events in his/her
life

Last part: Famous sayings, his/her effects
- Provide Ss with expressions

We use the past tense to talk about the information of
a person’s life:

<b>S + is famous/ well-known for…</b>
<b>S + is known as …</b>

<b>S+ was/were born + in/ at place + on/ in time</b>
- Ask Ss to read the information in book page 143
<b>While-writing: </b>

- Guide Ss to write a biography about Neil
Amstrong’s life, using the given cues: use the
given cues to complete the sentences

- Get Ss to write in pairs in 10mins
- Ask Ss to write down on the board
<b>Post-writing: </b>

- Class remark and T corrects Ss’ mistakes

pilot in the United States Navy
5. Amstrong received his B.S from

Purdue University in 1955
6. In 1962, he joined the NASA

astrponaut programmes

7. On July 20th_{,1969, Neil Amstrong}

became the first human to step on the
moon’s surface

8. He received his M.S from the
University of Southern California in
1970

9. He resigned from NASA a year later
and from 1971 to 1979, he taught at

the University of Cincinati

10. In 1986, Amstrong appointed the vice
chairman of the committee that
investigated the space shuttle
Challenger disaster

11. Neil Amstrong is well-known for
what he said when he stepped on the
moon’s surface: “ That’s one small
step for man, one giant leap for
mankind”

D. <b>Homework:</b>

- Learn vocabulary at home and do one more task:
- Prepare the next lesson: Unit 15-LANGUAGE FOCUS
E. <b>Experience:</b>

Task 2: Use the given words to write complete sentences
1) Neil Amstrong/ be/ American astronaut

2) He/ be known/ the first person/ walk on the moon
3) He/ be born/ August 5th_{,1930/ Wapokoneta/ Ohio}

4) 1949/ 1952/ he/ work/ pilot/ the United States Navy
5) Amstrong/ receive/ his B.S/ Purdue University/ 1955
6) 1962/ he/ join/ the NASA astrponaut programmes

7) July 20th_{,1969/ Neil Amstrong/ become/ the first human/ step/ the moon’s surface}

8) He/ receive/ his M.S/ the University of Southern California/ 1970

9) He/ resign/ NASA/ a year later/ 1971/ 1979/ he/ teach/ the University of Cincinati

10) 1986/ Amstrong/ appoint/ vice chairman/ the committee/ that/ investigate/ the space shuttle Challenger
disaster

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