Neil Armstrong

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Neil Armstrong
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Summary

The story of the astronaut who, in 1969, became the first human to walk on the Moon and spoke the famous words about 'one giant leap for mankind.'

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Discussion questions

Discussion

The story of the astronaut who, in 1969, became the first human to walk on the Moon and spoke the famous words about 'one giant leap for mankind.'

  1. What made Neil Armstrong's Moon walk such a huge moment in history?
  2. What might it feel like to be the first person somewhere no human had ever been?
  3. Why did so many people around the world watch the Moon landing?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: astronaut, Moon landing, mission.

Try it: Neil said famous words on the Moon. Write what you would say if you were first to step onto a new world.