Reading ITeaching aims:1. Practise reading skills by reading the article about Neil Armstrong.2. Learn some expressions about introduce a great person.Teaching stepsStep 1 ReviewComplete the following sentences: 1. Who do you think is the _______ person in history? 2. I’ve never _______ _______ Paul Yum. 3. Thomas Edison was an American ________ who _______________ more than1,000 _________. 4. 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 China’s space technology programme. 7. Nelson Mandela was a _______ for the rights of black Africans all his life. 8. Peter Tchaikovsky was a __________ of ________ music.Keys: greatestheardofinventorcreated /inventedinventionsItaliandiscoverliteraturepioneerfightercomposerclassicalStep 2 PresentationI. Show some pictures some famous people and ask:1. Who is he or she? 2. What does he or she do?singerFootball playerexplorerfilm starastronautII. Introduce Neil Armstrong with video and pictures.Who is the first man to walk on the moon?Neil Armstrong.Step 3 Words studySimon has read the article about Neil Armstrong, but he does not know some of thewords. Help him find out the meanings of the words. Circle the correct letters.1. A licence is ______.a. some moneyb. a type of powerc. a piece of paper that shows you are allowed to do something2. An astronaut ________.a. draws mapsb. travels to spacec. travels to different countries3. Something that is spinning is ______.a. turning round and round quicklyb. going very fastc. making a lot of noise4. A leap is ______.a. a new placeb. a long or high jumpc. a walk5. A surface is _______.a. the inside of somethingb. 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 thereb. is kind and helpfulc. does something importantKeys: c b a b c aStep 3 Reading I. Simon is working out a timeline 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) ______________1966:went into (7) ______ with David Scott1969:became the first man to walk on (8) ____________Keys: Ohiofirst flightpilot’s licencethe navya test pilot astronautspacethe MoonII. Simon is telling Millie about Neil Armstrong. Check if Simon rememberseverything 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.________3. Three men from Apollo 11 walked on the Moon together._________4. The astronauts took some Moon plants back to the Earth._________5. Neil Armstrong received the Medal of Citizen._________Keys: F T F F FIII. Millie is adking 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 Armstrong 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 Armstrong mean by his famous words “one small stop for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind?Keys: When he took his first flight at the age of six.32 years old.He successfully brought the spacecraft down into the western Pacific Ocean.Apollo 11.For about two and a half hours.He meant that humans had made great progress in space research. Step 4 SummarySum up the major information about Neil Armstrong.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 pilot’s licence1949: joined the navy1955: became a test pilot1962: was chosen to become an astronaut1966: went into space20th July 1969: walked on the moonAwards: Medal of FreedomEnjoy the video about life of Neil ArmstrongStep 5 ExerciseRead 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 served as a ____. He was _______ to be an astronaut in 1962. Four years later, he ________ to join two spacecrafts together in space.Mr Friend wants to help Millie and Simon. He has made a list of keywords in their letters. March the words on the left with the meanings on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks.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 Moon _______. Neil was ________ the Medal of Freedom, the _______ award that a US ______ can receive because of his excellent ________.Keys:flightlicencejoinedpilotchosenmanagedlandedGiantmankindheroesrockspresentedhighestcitizenserviceStep 6 Homework1. Remember the new words in this lesson.2. Find out the difficult sentences in the article and discuss them with your partners.