Unit 4

Unit 4 Great people

Reading (1)

1. Who is he or she? 2. What does he or she do? Guess 1. Who is he or she? 2. What does he or she do?

nun Mother Teresa

Jay singer Elvis Presley

Football player Pele Beckham

Zheng He Columbus explorer

film star Bruce Lee

Liu Yang Neil Armstrong astronaut

Question Who is the first man to walk on the moon? Neil Armstrong.

Neil Armstrong

the launching of spacecraft

Simon 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 power c a piece of paper that shows you are allowed to do something c

2 An astronaut ________. a draws maps b travels to space c travels to different countries 3 Something that is spinning is ______. a turning round and round b going very fast c making a lot of noise b a

4 A leap is ______. a a new place b a long or high jump c a walk 5 A sample is _______. a a rock b a special kind of rock on the moon c a small amount of something for testing b c

6 A citizen is ______. a a person who belongs to a particular country b an astronaut c a person who lives in the city a

Match the words with the meanings. a person or a thing that gives people a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction chosen from a group of people or things impossible to control someone who flies a plane a country’s armed force that flights at sea journey made in a plane flight pilot navy selected out of control pride

Neil Armstrong 1930 born on Aug.5th,1930 in Ohio, USA 6 15 16 1949 took his first flight at the age of six began taking his flying lessons received his student pilot’s licence joined the navy and became a naval pilot

1962 1966 1969 11 2&40 was elected to become an astronaut went into space as Command Pilot of Gemini 8 became the first human that walked on the moon was the Commander of Apollo 11 walked on the moon for 2 hours and 40 minutes

Simon is telling Millie about Neil Armstrong Simon is telling Millie about Neil Armstrong. Check if Simon remembers everything correctly.

T or F 1. Neil Armstrong was born in the 1940s. F 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. F T F F

5. Three men from Apollo 11 walked on the moon together. 6. The astronauts took some moon plants 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. F F T T

Read 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 control? He received his student pilot’s 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 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 blanks with the right words. Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon. He took his first _____ at six and received his pilot’s ______ 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. flight joined licence pilot selected managed

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 _______. landed giant mankind heroes samples

However, there are reports that say he and Aldrin saw _____ on the moon. These reports still haven’t been proved. Armstrong got the highest ______ that a US ______ can receive. He is the _____ of the world. aliens award citizen pride

Sum up Name: Neil Armstrong Date of birth: 5th August 1930 Place of birth: Ohio, the USA Major events: at 6: took his first flight at 15: took flying lessons at 16: received his student pilot’s licence young

1949: joined the navy 1962: was selected to be an astronaut 1966: went into space 20th July 1969: walked on the moon Awards: Medal of Freedom

Talk about the famous people. Homework Talk about the famous people.