Oxford Bookworms Factfiles: The Everest Story: Level 3: 1000-Word Vocabulary

by Tim Vicary

Overview

Features topics such as environmental issues, historical facts, and culture.

Full-color photographs, introductions, glossaries, and exercises enhance student reading and learning.

Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780194236430
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/11/2010
Series:	Oxford Bookworms ELT Series
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	800L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction i

1 The body - 1999 1

2 Dangers 3

3 Through Tibet to Everest - 1921 5

4 The first attempt - 1922 8

5 Saving the porters - 1924 11

6 Somervell and Norton - 1924 17

7 Mallory and Irvine - 1924 20

8 To the South Col - 1953 24

9 The South Summit - 1953 28

10 On top of the world - 1953 32

11 One man alone - 1980 38

12 The final question 47

Glossary 55

Activities: Before Reading 58

Activities: While Reading 60

Activities: After Reading 63

About the author 66

About the Bookworms Library 67