Sir Edmund Hillary
1. Read the first page of “More than a Mountaineer” (Pt3 N3, 2003)
2. Who is the story about and what has he achieved?
The story is about Edmund Hillary. Edmund Hillary was famous for being the first person to climb the highest mountain in the world, Mt Everest.
3. Read the information about Edmund Hillary here.
4. Why did Edmund Hillary suddenly become so famous? Is this a good reason to be famous? How important is his achievement? Who else achieved it with him?
Sir Edmund Hillary was the first person to climb Mt Everest. He climbed it with Tenzing Norgay. This is a good reason to be famous because he can been noen a lot t
5. Discuss with your group any words that you didn’t understand or found tricky.
Write the word, its definition, and use it in a sentence in the chart below. Keep writing words in here as you continue reading for the next two weeks.
Word
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Definition
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Sentence
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Edmund
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mount everris
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sir edmund hillary became famous
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6. Where is Mount Everest?
Find a map of this country and insert it here. Why is Mount Everest so famous?
7. Listen to the recording by clicking on the link below. Write down every word you hear in the box! (I’ve started it for you!)
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Tramping in Nepal. By R R Wallis.
The year we went tramping in the pool i was 8 so i was pretty fit but not to intrested in beutieful senireas even if we were in the highist mountun in the world
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8. On what type of money do we see picture of Sir Edmund Hillary? Why do you think he was chosen for this? Who else is on our money and what did they do?
10. Write a paragraph about Edmund Hillary growing up. This article might help you, but remember you need to put it into your own words.
11. What do you think it would be like up Mt Everest? In pairs, think about words and sentences to describe what it might be like up the mountain?
12. Write a paragraph about what it would be like. Post this on your blog with an image of Mt Everest.
13. Write a list of things you would need to take if you were going on an expedition. (You might find some information in one of the links at the bottom of this doc.)
14. Pretend you are Edmund Hillary and you are at basecamp on Mt Everest. Write a letter home to your family to tell them how you are doing and what it is like. Tell them what you are excited about and what makes you nervous.
15. Write a Haiku about Mt Everest using some of the words you brainstormed with your partner earlier. You can do this with a partner if you like!
16. Think o
Edmund hillary is the famous person.
climb the mt everest
he was the best climber in the world
f a creative way you could present what you have learnt about Sir Edmund Hillary and Mt Everest. Spend some time creating this and share it on your blog. You may do this with a partner.
