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Great Explorers - Edmund Hillary

Edmund Hillary was a famous explorer from New Zealand who became the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953. He climbed Mount Everest with Tenzing Norgay of Nepal, reaching the top on May 29th after carrying heavy packs. Hillary went on to build schools and hospitals in the Himalayas. He inspired many people around the world with his achievements.

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Great Explorers - Edmund Hillary

Edmund Hillary was a famous explorer from New Zealand who became the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953. He climbed Mount Everest with Tenzing Norgay of Nepal, reaching the top on May 29th after carrying heavy packs. Hillary went on to build schools and hospitals in the Himalayas. He inspired many people around the world with his achievements.

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Great explorers: Edmund Hillary

1. Answer the questions.

1 What great explorers do you know about?


2 What did they do?
3 What qualities do you think an explorer has to have?

2. (Video) Watch the video. Choose the correct answers.

1 Edmund Hillary was from….


a New Zealand. b Nepal. c the UK.
2 Edmund Hillary first became famous for reaching…
a the South Pole. b the North Pole. c the top of Mount Everest.
3 Edmund Hillary died ….
a in 2008. b at the age of 59. c at the age of 60.

3. Watch the video again. Number the events a-f in the correct order 1-6.

a Princess Elizabeth became Queen. ……


b Edmund Hillary went to the North and South Poles. ……
c Edmund Hillary was born. ……
d Edmund Hillary became Sir Edmund Hillary. ……
e Edmund Hillary climbed Mount Everest. ……
f Edmund Hillary died. ……

4. Complete the summary. Write a word or a number in each gap.

At university, Edmund Hillary was very good at ¹……. . In ²……., he climbed Mount Everest with a man
from ³……. called Tenzing Norgay. Each man had to carry ⁴…….kg on their backs. At 11.30 on the
⁵……. of May, they finally reached the top of the mountain, but they only stayed there for ⁶ …….
minutes. After the expedition, Edmund Hillary went back to the Himalayas regularly to build ⁷……. and
schools there.
5. Answer the questions.

1 Would you like to go on an expedition like Edmund Hillary? Why / why not?
2 How do you think Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay felt when they reached the top of Mount
Everest?
3 Which people do you think inspire new generations in your country?

6. Match the words 1-8 to the definitions a-h.

1 achievement a a bag that you carry on your back


2 coronation b a person who people admire because they have done something good or difficult
3 crowd c something difficult you have managed to do
4 expedition d a large number of people in one place
5 hero e the ability to do a physical activity for a long time
6 pack f a long journey to somewhere that is difficult to get to
7 stamina g the top of a mountain
8 summit h an official ceremony when somebody is made king or queen

7. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs below.

■ admire ■ conquer ■ freeze ■ gather ■ inspire ■ remain ■ set off

1 Many people ……. in London in June 1953 for Queen Elizabeth's coronation.
2 Hillary and Tenzing ……. early the morning to reach the top of the mountain.
3 Just before they reached the top of the mountain, Hillary’s boots ……. .
4 Hillary and Tenzing ……. Mount Everest for the first time.
5 Sir Edmund Hillary became a national hero, but he ……. modest.
6 People all over the world ……. Sir Edmund Hillary.
7 Sir Edmund Hillary ……. many New Zealanders to follow their dreams.

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