Task1: Read the paragraph and pay attention to the underlined parts
Ricky Martin was born on 24
th
, December, 1971
in San Juan, Rico. He is known as the international
superstar in Latin Pop Music. In 1998, his song “
Livin La Vida Loca” was chosen the official song of
the World Cup France’98. In 1999, Martin received
two awards for his “Livin La Vida Loca”, In 2000,
Martin won the title Favorite Male Artist…………
Date of birth
Place of birth
Known as ( famous for)
Career
BIOGRAPHY

- Writing a biography

1.Who is he?
=> He is an astronaut, the first
person to walk on the moon
2. Is he a Russian or an
American astronaut?
=> He is an American
astronaut
3. Who did he set foot on the
moon with?
=> Buzz Aldrin
Neil Amstrong

Buzz Aldrin
Task2: Look at the picture and
answer the following questions.

Task3:Find out necessary information to write a biography
biography
date of
birth
place of
birth
quote (famous
saying)
career
known as
(famous for)
biography

Task 4: below are some information about Neil Armstrong, the
first human to set foot on the moon. Put each of the headings
in the box in the approprite blank.
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 State Navy
1955: receive a B.S / Purdue University
1962: join NASA astronaut program

20
th

July, 1969 became the first human/ step/ Moon’s surface
1970: receive his M.S / University of Southern California
1971: resign / NASA
1971-1979: teach / University of Cincinnati
1986: appointed vice chairman / committee / investigate / space
shuttle Challenger disaster
(5) “ That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
date of birthplace of birth
career
known asquote

Task 5: Write a biography of Neil Armstrong
Some suggested expressions:
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to be known as: được biết tới
-
to be born on/ in: được sinh ra khi
nào/ ở đâu
-
from (year) to (year)
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to work as: làm việc gì
-
to receive… from: nhận … từ
-
to resign… from: từ bỏ, từ chức
Vocabulary:

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B.S : Bachelor of Science:
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M.S : Master of Science:
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to resign (v) from:
-
to be appointed vice chairman:
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to investigate (v):
-
leap (n):
- giant(a):
Cử nhân khoa học
Thạc sĩ khoa học
từ chức
được đề cử làm phó chủ tịch
điều tra
bước nhảy
khổng lồ, to lớn

Ricky Martin was born on 24
th
, December,
1971 in San Juan, Rico. He is known as the
international superstar in Latin Pop Music. In
1998, his song “ Livin La Vida Loca” was chosen
the official song of the World Cup France’98. In
1999, Martin received two awards for his “Livin La
Vida Loca”, In 2000, Martin won the title Favorite

Male Artist…………
EXAMPLE

Neil Armstrong is an American astronaut. He is known as
the first person to walk on the moon. He was born on
August 5th , 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. Neil
Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon's
surface on July 20th, 1969. He was joined by Buzz Aldrin
forty minutes later. Armstrong and Aldrin spent two and a
half hours on the moon's surface. Armstrong received his
M.S from the 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 he stepped on the moon surface: "That's one
small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
THE EXPECTED ANSWER

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