1、Studying aims1.To know Neil Armstrong the first man to walk on the Moon and his space travel.2.Can get information from reading and do some exercises.Complete the following sentences:1.Who do you think is the _ person in history?2.Ive never _ Paul Yum.3.Thomas Edison was an American _ who _ more tha
2、n 1,000 _.heard ofinventor created/invented inventionsgreatestTask 14.Christopher Columbus was an _ explorer,one of the first Europeans to _ America.5.William Shakespeare was a great writer of English _.6.Qian Xueson was the _ of Chinas space technology programme.Italiandiscoverliteraturepioneer7.Ne
3、lson Mandela was a _ for the rights of black Africans all his life.8.Peter Tchaikovsky was a _ of _ music.fightercomposerclassical1.Who is he or she?2.What does he or she do?Task 2Jay Elvis PresleysingerBeckhamPeleFootball playerZheng HeColumbusexplorerBruce Leefilm starLiu YangNeil Armstrongastrona
4、utWho is the first man to walk on the moon?Neil Armstrong.Task 3Neil Armstrongspacecraftthe launching 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 mon
5、ey b.a type of power c.a piece of paper that shows you are allowed to do somethingTask 42.An astronaut _.a.draws maps b.travels to space c.travels to different countries3.Something that is spinning is _.a.turning round and round quickly b.going very fast c.making a lot of noise4.A leap is _.a.a new
6、place b.a long or high jump c.a walk5.A surface is _.a.the inside of something b.the bottom of something c.the outside or top part of something6.A citizen is a person who _.a.lives in a country and enjoys rights there b.is kind and helpful c.does something importantTask 5 Simon is working out a time
7、line for Neil Armstrong.Help him complete it.Neil Armstrong 1930:born in(1)_,the USA1936:took his(2)_1946:received his student(3)_1949:joined(4)_1955:became(5)_1962:became(6)_Ohiofirst flightpilots licencethe navy a test pilot astronaut 1966:went into(7)_ with David Scott1969:became the first man to
8、 walk on(8)_spacethe MoonTask 6 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.1.The Gemini 8 flight was a great success._2.Gemini 8 landed in the western Pacific Ocean._TF3.Three men from Apollo 11 wa
9、lked on the Moon together._4.The astronauts took some Moon plants back to the Earth._5.Neil Armstrong received the Medal of Citizen._FFFTask 7 Millie is asking Simon some questions about Neil Armstrong.Help Simon answer her questions.Use the information on pages 22 and 23 to help you.1.When did Arms
10、trong become interested in flying?2.How old was Armstrong when he became an astronaut?3.What did Armstrong do when the spacecraft was out of control during his first trip into space?4.What was the first spacecraft to land on the Moon?5.How long did Armstrong and Aldrin walk on the Moon?6.What did Ar
11、mstrong mean by his famous words“one small stop for(a)man,one giant leap for mankind?1.When did Armstrong become interested in flying?2.How old was Armstrong when he became an astronaut?When he took his first flight at the age of six.32 years old.3.What did Armstrong do when the spacecraft was out o
12、f control during his first trip into space?4.What was the first spacecraft to land on the Moon?He successfully brought the spacecraft down into the western Pacific Ocean.Apollo 11.5.How long did Armstrong and Aldrin walk on the Moon?6.What did Armstrong mean by his famous words“one small stop for(a)
13、man,one giant leap for mankind?For about two and a half hours.He meant that humans had made great progress in space research.Name:Neil Armstrong Date of birth:5th August 1930Place of birth:Ohio,the USAMajor events:at 6:took his first flightat 16:received his student pilots licenceyoung1949:joined th
14、e navy1955:became a test pilot1962:was chosen to become an astronaut1966:went into space20th July 1969:walked on the moonAwards:Medal of FreedomThe life of Neil Armstrong当堂检测当堂检测Read the text again and fill in the blanks with the right words.Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon.He too
15、k his first _ at six and received his pilots _ at 16.In 1949,Neil _ the navy and served as a _.He was _ to be an astronaut in 1962.Four years later,he _ to join two spacecrafts together in space.flightlicencejoinedpilotchosenmanaged Then the big day came.On 20th July 1969,he _ Apollo 11 on the Moon
16、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 Moon _.Neil was _ the Medal of Freedom,the _ award that a US _ can receive because of his excellent _.landedgiantmankindheroesrockspresentedhighestcitizenservice1.Remember the new words in this lesson.2.Find out the difficult sentences in the article and discuss them with your partners.
