Read the following words and phrases and their definitions.
- to hit headlines - to appear as a big news story
- fierce - very powerful
- lack - the state or condition of not having any or enough of something
- oxygen - zuurstof
- a record number of people - the highest number of people ever
- summit - the top of a mountain
- crowded - filled with too many people or things
- delays - situations in which you have to wait longer than normally or expected
- experience - skill or knowledge that you get by doing something
- requirements - things that are needed or necessary
- Why is Mount Everest in the news?
- Is Mount Everest the tallest mountain in the world?
- Name three things that make climbing Mount Everest dangerous.
- Why is it getting crowded on Mount Everest?
- What could be done to make climbing Mount Everest safer?
