Exercise 5:
Read the text with a partner and write the verbs in Past Simple
Conquering EVEREST
Sir Edmund Hillary was born in 1919 and 1)....
(grow up) in New Zealand
He 2)
(work) as a beekeeper and 3)
(like) climbing mountains. Together with Tenzing Norgay he 4)
(become) the first person to reach the top of Mount Everest en May
29th, 1953. It 5)
(take) them seven weeks to get from base camp to the top
and only three days to come down. They 6)
(survive) on a little food
and sweet drinks. As he once 7)
(say) "One doesn't have to be a genius to
succeed in life. I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you
must work hard for it."
Sir Edmund Hillary 8)
(organize) more mountain climbing expeditions
He also 9)....
.(build) clinics, hospitals and 17 schools in Nepal. He 10) (die)
on January 11th, 2008
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1 grew up
2 worked
3 liked
4 became
5 toke
6 survived
7 said
8 organised
9 built
10 died
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