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9B U2 Reading I
Neil Armstrong
Teaching Aims:
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. learn about the type of this article---biography.
2. know about the life experience of Neil Amstrong.
3. transfer the astronaut’s great spirit to our real life.
Famous people
inventor
explorer
writer
president
scientist
composer
Different jobs for people
What comes to your mind when you see it?
What is that?
A spacecraft.
astronaut
explore the outerspace
the first Chinese astronaut to travel in space
The first man to walk on the moon
Neil Armstrong
Since it is an article talking about a certain person, what type of article could it be?
The biography of Neil Armstrong is organized in the __________ (time, space) order.
A biography
time
Figure out the structure of the article
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Para. 6
Life as a child
Life as a pilot
Life as an astronaut
His achievement
Timeline for Neil Armstrong
1930
1936
1946
1949
1955
1962
1966
1969
born in Ohio, the USA
took his first flight
received his student pilot’s licence
joined the navy
became a test pilot
became an astronaut
went into space with David Scott
became the first man to walk on the moon
As a child
Para 1
As a pilot
Para 2
As an astronaut
Para 3-5
1. When did Armstrong become interested in flying?
2. What did he do after he became a test pilot?
As a child pilot Paras. 1-2
He became interested in it when he took his first flight at the age of six.
He flew over 1,100 hours and tested all types of aircraft.
Read and answer
What about you?
He put his heart into it.
Astronaut(s): ___________________________________________
Title(头衔): ________________________________
Mission(任务): __________________________________________
Accident: ______________________________________________
Solution: ______________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Gemini 8
Neil Armstrong and David Scott
command pilot (Neil)
joined two spacecraft together
the spacecraft began spinning out of control
1. cut the flight short
2. brought the spacecraft down into the western Pacific Ocean
As an astronaut Para. 3
The trip into space
Neil Armstrong’s first trip into space (para.3)
To solve the problem successfully, what qualities do you
think Neil Armstrong should have?
calm
courage
wisdom
...
Calm, brave/courageous, skilled, capable(有才能的), decisive(果断的) …
As an astronaut (2) Paras. 4-5
The trip to the Moon
Read and find
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One small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.
Neil Armstrong
the whole human being
It was one small step on the Moon’s surface for Armstrong, but for mankind it meant a great achievement in space technology.
Because of his walking on the Moon, people on the earth can learn more about the Moon.
What award was Armstrong presented with? What’s special about it?
the Medal of Freedom
the highest award that a US citizen can receive
the pride of the whole world
His achievements Para. 6
What makes Neil Armstrong so great?
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received the student pilot’s licence when he was 16
flew over 1,100 hours and tested all types of aircraft
succesfully brought the spacecraft down into the western Pacific Ocean
became the first man to walk on the moon
…
clever
hard-working
calm
brave
…
Discussion
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Try to introduce Neil Armstrong and his space travel according to the key words.
* was born
on ... in ...
* became interested
in
* took his first flight
* received his student
pilot's licence
* joined the navy
* served as a pilot
* became a
test pilot
* became an
astronaut
1930
1936
1946
1949
1955
1962
1966
1969
* went into space
* managed to
* out of control
* cut ... short
* became the first
man to walk on
the Moon
Simon is telling Millie about Neil Armstrong. Check if Simon remembers everything correctly. Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false.
P25
B3
F
wasn't
T
F
Two
F
rocks
F
Freedom
Finish the summary below.
Neil Armstrong was the _____ man to walk on the Moon. He ________________________ even since he took his first flight at the age of six. He received his ____________________ when he was 16.
Armstrong _______________ in 1949. In 1962, Armstrong was _______________________. In 1966, he went into space as _____________ of Gemini 8. However, the flight was ________ because of some unexpected situation. He brought the _________ into the _____________________ successfully. On 20 July 1969, Armstrong _______ the first person to ________the Moon. ____________ Buzz Aldrin, he ______________ the spacecraft Apollo 11 on the Moon. It was one _________ for man, one _________ for __________. They ________ many Moon rocks for ______________. When they _________, the whole world was ______________ them.
first
became interested in flying
student pilot's licence
joined the navy
cut short
command pilot
spacecraft
western Pacific Ocean
chosen to be an astronaut
became
walk on
Together with
managed to land
giant leap
mankind
collected
small step
further research
returned
waiting to greet
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