1、Unit 2 Great people1.Who is he or she?2.What does he or she do?Mother Teresa nunJay Elvis PresleysingerBeckhamPeleFootball playerZheng HeColumbusexplorerBruce Leefilm starLiu YangNeil ArmstrongastronautQuestionWho is the first man to walk on the moon?Neil Armstrong.Neil Armstrongspacecraftthe launch
2、ing of spacecraftSimon has read the article about Neil Armstrong,but he does not know some of the words.Help him find out the meanings of the words.Circle the correct letters.1 A licence is _.a some money b a type of powerc a piece of paper that shows you are allowed to do somethingc 2 An astronaut
3、_.a draws maps b travels to spacec travels to different countries3 Something that is spinning is _.a turning round and roundb going very fastc making a lot of noiseba4 A leap is _.a a new placeb a long or high jumpc a walk5 A sample is _.a a rock b a special kind of rock on the moon c a small amount
4、 of something for testingbc6 A citizen is _.a a person who belongs to a particular countryb an astronautc a person who lives in the cityaMatch the words with the meanings.flightpilot navy selectedout of controlpridea.a person or a thing that gives people a feeling of pleasure or satisfactionb.chosen
5、 from a group of people or thingsc.impossible to controld.someone who flies a planee.a countrys armed force that flights at seaf.journey made in a plane1930 born on Aug.5th,1930 in Ohio,USA615161949took his first flight at the age of sixbegan taking his flying lessonsreceived his student pilots lice
6、ncejoined the navy and became a naval pilot196219661969112&40was elected to become an astronautwent into space as Command Pilot of Gemini 8became the first human that walked on the moonwas the Commander of Apollo 11walked on the moon for 2 hours and 40 minutesSimon is telling Millie about Neil Armst
7、rong.Check if Simon remembers everything correctly.1.Neil Armstrong was born in the 1940s.2.He flew in a plane when he was six.3.The Gemini 8 mission was all about star signs.4.Gemini 8 landed in the USA.TFFF5.Three men from Apollo 11 walked on the moon together.6.The astronauts took some moon plant
8、s back to earth.7.The US government has never said that the reports about the alien spacecraft are true.8.Neil Armstrong was awarded the Medal of Freedom.TFFTRead the text and answer the following questions.1.What did Armstrong receive when he was 16?2.What did Armstrong do when Gemini 8 was out of
9、control?He received his student pilots licence.He successfully brought the spacecraft down into the western Pacific Ocean.3.Which was the first spacecraft to land on the moon?4.What did Armstrong and Aldrin do on the moon?Apollo 11 was the first spacecraft to land on the moon.They walked on the moon
10、 and collected rock samples.5.What do people think the aliens tried to do?6.What was the highest award that Armstrong received?They think the aliens tried to warn Armstrong and Aldrin to stay away.The Medal of Freedom was the highest award Armstrong received.Read the text again and fill in the blank
11、s with the right words.Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon.He took his first _ at six and received his pilots _ at 16.In 1949,Neil _ the navy and worked as a _.He was _ to be an astronaut in 1962.Four years later,he _ to join two spacecrafts together in space.flightlicencejoinedpilot
12、selectedmanaged Then the big day came.On 20th July 1969,he _ Apollo 11 on the moon together with Aldrin.Neil said the famous words one small step for man,one _ leap for _ on the moon.They became _ after they returned with many rock _.landedgiantmankindheroessamples However,there are reports that say
13、 he and Aldrin saw _ on the moon.These reports still havent been proved.Armstrong got the highest _ that a US _ can receive.He is the _ of the world.aliensawardcitizenprideSum upName:Neil Armstrong Date of birth:5th August 1930Place of birth:Ohio,the USAMajor events:at 6:took his first flightat 15:took flying lessonsat 16:received his student pilots licenceyoung1949:joined the navy1962:was selected to be an astronaut1966:went into space20th July 1969:walked on the moonAwards:Medal of FreedomTalk about the famous people.
