66 Articles Fill in the gaps with the definite article (‘the’) where necessary. If no article is needed, put a dash (–) in the gap. LAnGUAGE 10 Adventurer and activist: Sir Edmund Hillary and the Himalayan Trust Sir Edmund Hillary (1919-2008) is world famous for being the first person to set (1) foot on (2) summit of (3) Mount Everest. Not many people know that in addition to being a mountaineer and explorer, he was also an activist who cared passionately about (4) nature and did a lot to help (5) people of (6) Nepal. Edmund Hillary became determined to climb the highest mountain in the world when he was a young man. He got his chance in (7) year 1953, when he was invited to join an expedition to (8) Himalayas. Together with Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa, he left the expedition’s base camp early on (9) May 27th, and they reached the summit of the highest mountain on (10) Earth by (11) midday. Hillary and Tenzing shook (12) hands, and after spending about 15 minutes on (13) peak, they began their descent. After this historic climb, Edmund Hillary returned to (14) Everest region several times (including on one expedition to find (15) Yeti). It was on an expedition in 1960 that he decided to do something to help (16) Sherpa people. He asked a Sherpa he met what he could do for his people, and the man replied, “Our children have (17) eyes but they are blind and cannot see. We would like you to open their eyes by building (18) schools in our villages.” In this way, Edmund Hillary found out that (19) education was particularly important for the Sherpa people. From then on, his expeditions focused on improving (20) Sherpa society as well as climbing. He established (21) Himalayan Trust, a charity which built numerous schools, hospitals and clinics in close cooperation with local Sherpa people during Edmund Hillary’s lifetime. (22) work of the trust still continues today. It is even possible to travel to Nepal and look behind (23) scenes at the schools run by the trust. The trust also has a new goal today: bringing (24) tourism to (25) rural Nepal and developing tourism in remote areas. In addition to experiencing (26) beauty of Nepal, tourists will also support the local community. UnIT 09 | Make a change! Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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