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Mountain People
ABOUT THE VIDEO
The Sherpa live high in the mountains of Nepal.
BEFORE YOU WATCH
Guess. What do you know about Sherpas? Circle T for True or F for False.
1. Sherpas live in the Himalayas. T F
2. The name Sherpa means "western people." T F
3. Many Sherpas work as mountain guides. T F
WHILE YOU WATCH
A. Check your answers to the Before You Watch question.
B. Watch the video again. Circle the words you hear.
1. Edmund Hillary was from (Australia/New Zealand).
2. Tenzing Norgay became famous after (1953/1973).
3. Kancha Sherpa says the recent changes in Sherpa lives are (bad / good).
4. Kancha Sherpa's only worry is (global warming / earning money).
AFTER YOU WATCH
C. Talk with a partner. Would you like to climb a high mountain? Why or why not?
A sherpa climbs down the Khumbu Ice Fall, Nepal.
