Activity 1: Scaling New Heights [4 points]
Aotearoa New Zealand is a country of mountains and valleys, dense forests, and sparkling oceans. At the centre of the South Island sits the tallest mountain in the country, Aoraki Mt Cook. It is the place where Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to reach the top (summit) of Mt Everest, learned how to climb mountains. It was pretty difficult for him, at first, but Sir Edmund Hillary did not give up and, in 1953, he achieved this dream of climbing Mt Everest. His face can now be found on the New Zealand $5 note!
Let’s imagine that you met Sir Edmund Hillary in real life and were able to interview him.
On your blog, post five questions that you would like to ask Sir Edmund Hillary about his life.
Q 1-What was it like to go through the wonders of Mt Everest?.
Q 2-How was it climbing up 8,844 miles up?.
Q 3-How was it like to reach the top completing your Journey?.
Q 4-Was your dreams always to become a hiker?.
Q 5-How is it like to have your face on our New Zealand $5 dollars bill.
Talofa Tehillah,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on coming up with this interesting set of questions to ask Sir Edmund Hillary during an interview.
My favourite out of the list would have to be the first one because it is very thought-provoking. I never thought of asking him about the wonders of Mount Everest because I was mainly focused on his final achievements. Ka pai for thinking about the process as well as the outcome of his journey.
If you could interview anyone else from New Zealand that has made a huge success, who would it be and why?
Looking forward to hearing back from you,
Susie