10th November 2019 E Up 5, U7, L 4 pp. 70 – 71
George Mallory was a British explorer who wanted to climb Mount Everest. This is such a dangerous activity, a journalist asked him why … to which, Mallory is said to have responded, “Because it’s there.”
Warm up: Runaround.
Class in three teams, named Polo, Cook and Buzz
General knowledge questions about the world:
A – Mount Everest is the highest mountain … where is it ?
1 – Tibet and Nepal // 2 – France and Germany // 3 – Kenya and Tanzania
B – The longest river is … ?
1 – Yellow in China // 2 – Amazon in South America // 3 – Nile in Africa
C – The largest city – most people living there – is … ?
1 – Delhi, India // 2 – Tokyo, Japan // 3 – Shanghai, China
D – Tallest building in the world ?
1 – Landmark 81, HCMC // 2 – Burj Khalifa // 3 – Taipai 101, Taiwan
E – Marco Polo was Italian but he travelled to … ?
1 – China // 2- South Africa // 3 – Canada
F – The first man on the Moon was … ?
1 – Buzz Aldrin // 2 – Neil Armstrong // 3 – Thay Paul
G – Captain Cook was the first British explorer to go to … ?
1- Vietnam // 2 – Egypt // 3 – Australia
H – Which Greek hero fought skeletons ?
1 – Jack // 2 – John // 3 – Jason
British Culture
This class likes exciting stories, so I think they will enjoy this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4FGmYNCGW4
The story happened in 1605 when the king was James I. A group of men wanted a new king so they planned to kill James.
One of those men was Guy Fawkes. He knew a lot about bombs and gunpowder. the plan was to put 36 barrels of gunpowder under the building where the powerful people would be waiting for the King. Maybe you know Guy Fawkes … ?
Guy Fawkes was waiting at night, under the building …
However, guards and soldiers discovered him.
The King was so grateful, he told people to make huge bonfires all over the country. We still do this today, and have fireworks as well as making a dummy we call ‘Guy’, from old clothes and old material. We put a mask on him to look like Guy Fawkes. Children take this ‘Guy’ around and ask people to give them some money:
Now book work … reading about climbing Everest.
Comprehension quiz:
How tall is Everest ?
Who tried to climb it in 1924 ?
Who were the first people to climb it ?
When did they achieve it ?
Who was the first woman to reach the top ?
Where would YOU most like to explore ?
The Great Wall of China … like Marco Polo ?
Australia and New Zealand like Captain James Cook ?
The Moon … like Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin ?
Next time … computers: geeks, nerds and gamers..
Thay Paul's Notes 
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