Hillary and Tenzing: The Top of the World, 1953

All levels48 minFamous PeopleLesson 3 of 6 · Outline

Aims

A beekeeper from New Zealand, a Sherpa climber from the Himalayas, and fifteen minutes on the highest point on Earth. Teamwork and past tenses for B1 students.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. News10 min

    In the news: The story

    Read a 184-word news story: Two men, one rope, and fifteen minutes at the top

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words to know

    6 items

  2. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Up there

    2 discussion questions

  3. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Together

    3 discussion questions

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Why climb?

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

In a Tuton account these words become your student's vocabulary deck, so they come back in practice between lessons.

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