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REAL ENGLISH 8

3. Mount Everest is the highest mountain and one of the most famous ones in the world.

 Find out about the difficulties that mountaineers face when they try to scale Everest
or another peak. Learn more about the temperature and quality of air at great heights,
the climber’s diet during the climb, and the kind of clothing and tools that they must
keep handy to climb safely.

B Understand

B1 Complete the following table by writing the events in the lesson chronologically.

1924

1953

1982

2006

B2 Answer these questions.

1. What are the precautions that Mark Inglis took during his climb to the summit?
2. How did Inglis describe the breaking of one artificial leg earlier during the climb?

3. What is the inspiring message that Mark Inglis gave by his astounding feat?
4. What are the other challenging roles in which Mark Inglis had succeeded?

C Think

C1 Think carefully and answer in detail.

1. Write a character sketch of Mark Inglis.
2. ‘I’ve been climbing most of my life and Everest is the achievement really. It gives you the
knowledge of empowerment to do other things.’ How do you think climbing Everest would
have empowered Mark Inglis, and even other climbers? Do you agree that an achievement
like that can have long-lasting effects on someone’s life? Why or why not?

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