The controversy is whether he said ‘one small step for man’ or ‘one small step for a man’. The version without a doesn’t really make sense.

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The controversy is whether he said ‘one small step for man’ or ‘one small step for a man’. The version without a doesn’t really make sense.

‘One small step for a man’ means one small step for an individual human being.

‘One small step for man’ means one small step for all men, i.e. the human race (which is the same as mankind).

It proved him right.

Page 98 exercise 1d

1     During the time (nearly seven hours) between landing on the moon and actually stepping out of the capsule onto the moon.

2     He says he wrote ‘That’s one small step for a man…’.

3     Because that sentence means ‘one small step for people in general, one giant leap for people in general.’

3     He thought he said ‘One small step for a man…’.

4     He is an Australian computer expert, who used very high-tech sound techniques to analyse Armstrong’s sentence. He discovered in fact that did say a man, but he said it so quickly you can only hear it with special sound equipment.

5     He felt relieved.

Page 98 exercise 1e

1     Neil Armstrong was born in the USA.ü

2     He was a shy boy, who loved books and music.

3     He studied aeronautical engineering at university

4     He was the first man who set foot on the moon.

5     His famous words were heard by people all over the world.ü

6     Before becoming an astronaut, he worked for the US navy.

7     After 1994 he refused to give autographs.

8     In 2005 he was involved in a lawsuit with an ex-barber, who tried to sell some of Armstrong’s hair.

Page 98 exercise 2a

1     BO

2     EP

3     WC

4     NM

Page 98 exercise 2b

Emmeline Pankhurst

1     hunger strike

2     (you are) at death’s door

3     the authorities

4     sacred

Winston Churchill

1     go on

2     growing

3     surrender

Nelson Mandela

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