Period: Lesson 4: Writing I.OBJECTIVES : By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: about writing a biography from the information II. PREPARATION : Pictures, poster, handout, books… III.PROCEDUCE: Time Contents T’s & Ss’ activities 5’ 10’ I. Warm-up - Look at the pictures and answer the questions 1. Who is he? 2.Is he a Russian and an American astronaut? 3. Who did he set foot on the moon with? Keys: 1. He is Neil Armstrong. 2. He is an American astronaut 3. He set foot on the moon with Buzz Aldrin - Introduce the lessons: Today we practise writing about Neil Armstrong. II. Before writing Put each of the headings in the box in the appropriate blank Career Place of birth Date of birth Quote Known as 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 (5) _______ “That’ s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” Keys: 1. Date of birth 2. Place of birth 3.Known as 4. Career 5. Quote - T asks Ss to look at the picture and answer the questions - Ss work in pairs to do exercise - T corrects with the whole class. - T introduce the lessons - T asks Ss to read about Armstrong’s biography. After reading it, Ss have to work in groups of 4 to put each of the heading in the box in the appropriate blank. - T calls on 4 members of 4 groups (chosen at random) to go to the Bb to write down their answer. - T correct with the whole class - T explains to Ss what necessary information to write a biography. - T explains some new words: Navy, B.S, M.S, WASA, investigate, space UNIT 15 SPACE CONQUEST Place of birth Quote Biography Date of birth Career Known as (famous for) 15’ 15’ Remind students of using correctly the prepositions: in, at,on, from, to, with. And some phrases: - Be known as, work as - receive something from - resign from something III. While writing Write a biography of Neil Amstrong from the information given in task 1 and some following question. 1. Who is Neil Armstrong? 2. When was he born? 3. Where was he born? 4. What is he known as? 5. What happened in his life from 1949 to 1986? 6. Which famous sentence did he said when he stepped on the moon surface? IV. Post-writing Correction (suggested description) Neil Armstrong is an American astronaut. He is known as the first person to walk on the moon. He was born on August 5 th , 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. on July 20 th , 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon's surface. Armstrong received his M.S from the University of Southern California in 1970. He resigned from NASA a 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 when he stepped on the moon surface: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. IV/ HOME WORK: -Asking Ss reread the passage they wrote And review the use of relative pronouns and prepare the language Preparation: Language focus - Could/ be able to - Tag questions shuttle. Show the picture of space shuttle: - T reminds Ss of using correctly the prepositions - T asks Ss to read Armstrong’s biography again and work individually to write a paragraph of Neil Armstrong. - Ss write their works on their notebooks. - T goes around to offer help. - T takes notes of Ss’ mistakes for indirect correction. - T calls on 2 Ss to go to the Bb to write down their work. T, together with Ss, finds out the mistakes and corrects them. - T gives out some common mistakes made by Ss when doing this writing task. . Navy, B.S, M.S, WASA, investigate, space UNIT 15 SPACE CONQUEST Place of birth Quote Biography Date of birth Career Known as (famous for) 15 15 Remind students of using correctly the prepositions:. 1949 to 1986? 6. Which famous sentence did he said when he stepped on the moon surface? IV. Post -writing Correction (suggested description) Neil Armstrong is an American astronaut. He is known. Period: Lesson 4: Writing I.OBJECTIVES : By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: about writing a biography from the information II. PREPARATION