E 11 UNIT 15 WRITING

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 a[r]

Presented by Ong My Anh

I WARM UP

• Listen to the information and guess who he is

Neil Armstrong

Topic: Write a biography of Neil Armstrong - American astronaut

II NEW LESSON

A Pre - writing

in a biography of someone ?

Biography

Education

family achievements

Birth date Current position

Name

Birth place Famous saying

 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 )

(1) _ 5th 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 Quote mankind”

Known as

Date of birth Place of birth

Career

 New words

quote (n) [kwout]

United States Navy (n) [ju:'naitid steits 'neivi]

moon’s surface (n.phr.) [mu:n 'sə:fis]

vice chairman (n) ['vais 't∫eəmən]

committee (n) [kə'miti]

B.S= Bachelor of Science (n) ['bæt∫ələ

əv 'saiəns]

M.S = Master of Science (n) ['mɑ:stə əv 'saiəns]

resign (from) (v) [,ri:'zain]

be appointed (v) [ə'pɔintid]

investigate (v) [in'vestigeit]

space shuttle (n) ['speis'∫ʌtl]

leap (n) [ li:p] :

Hải quân Hoa Kỳ Bằng cử nhân khoa học Bằng thạc sỹ khoa học

Lời trích dẫn

Bề mặt của mặt trăng

thôi việc được bổ nhiệm làm gì

khám phá, điều tra tàu vũ trụ

bước nhảy

ủy ban

Phó chủ tịch

Answer the questions:

How to write a biography

- A biography has three major parts: brief

introduction, body, and a short conclusion

- The introduction includes the general

information about the person: his/her date of

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…

2 What kind of information is included in each

part?

1 How many major parts are there in a

biography?

 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 + V 3 / V ed

Ex.:He was appointed manager of a company in 2009

Prepositions Place :

in at on Time :

in at 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

2 Minh is waiting for Lan the end of the street.

3 My aunt as a nurse 2008.

4 Phong has just his B.S Cantho

University.

5 Mr Ba was bored with his daily work so he decided

to from office.

6 I will meet you Saturday.

7 Gagarin is as the first person to fly into space.

8 Tai was monitor of our class two

weeks ago.

resign

received

known

worked

on

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 )