Yeti

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

The Himalayan Yeti

You need: your homework for today, your notebook, and a pen.

Planning

1. Statements: agree or disagree

2. Listening

3. Comparing

Lesson goals

1. You will have improved your listening skills. 

2. You will be able to give facts about the Yeti.

What do you know about the Yeti?

Mythical creatures are a product of human imagination and fear

1. Agree
2. Disagree

Do people need to see something to believe it exists?

1. Agree
2. Disagree

Technology will eventually solve all mysteries, including mythical creatures like the Yeti

1. Agree
2. Disagree

If there were proof of the Yeti, it would be one of the greatest scientific discoveries of our time."

1. Agree
2. Disagree

01:08

What is the meaning of the word “Yeti” in Tibetan Sherpa dialect?

1. Snow creature
2. Cliff dwelling bear
3. Mysterious humanoid

02:10

According to Tibetan tradition, where do Yetis typically live?

1. In icy caves above the snow line
2. In small villages
3. In alpine forests below the snow line
4. In rivers and lakes

03:16

What did the Yeti reportedly give to the injured yogi as a gesture of gratitude in a popular story?

1. A tiger
2. A stone
3. Gold
4. A rare plant

04:23

How did the Yeti first enter Western thought?

1. Through cave paintings in Tibet
2. Through a detailed scientific report
3. As a footnote in a book
4. As a famous sculpture

05:38

What event caused the press to begin paying attention to the Yeti?

1. The discovery of a Yeti skeleton
2. A photograph of a Yeti footprint
3. Lieutenant Colonel Charles Howard-Bury's sighting of Yeti tracks
4. The publication of a Yeti encyclopedia

07:03

What famous Yeti-related photograph was produced during the 1951 Mount Everest Reconnaissance Expedition?

1. The "Shipton print"
2. The "Everest"
3. The "Yeti Claw"
4. The ''Track print''

07:33

Why did Nepalese authorities issue special hunting licenses for the Yeti in the 1950s?

1. To eliminate a threat to local communities
2. To exploit the Yeti for tourism
3. To capture a Yeti for scientific study
4. To control the Yeti population

08:33

What was discovered about the Yeti relic hand during the 1960 expedition led by Edmund Hillary and Marlin Perkins?

1. It was a relic made of bronze
2. It was a real Yeti hand
3. It was a fake made from human bones
4. It belonged to an unknown animal species

09:22

What role did the 1964 Christmas special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” play in Yeti popularity?

1. It showed a fluffy white Yeti suffering from a toothache
2. It debunked the Yeti myth
3. It featured a real Yeti sighting
4. It introduced the Yeti as a fearsome monster

10:51

What discovery about a Yeti hair sample was made in 2014?

1. It was a hoax created using synthetic materials
2. It came from a Yeti cub
3. It was from an extinct paleolithic polar bear
4. It belonged to an unknown animal

12:01

What does Tibetan folklore say about brown bears in relation to Yetis?

1. They are one of the four brothers who can stand on two legs like humans
2. They were worshipped as gods in Tibetan culture
3. They only live in the lowest valleys and never venture into higher altitudes
4. They are considered completely separate from Yeti mythology

12:52

How do the dangerous representations of Yetis serve Tibetan culture?

1. They promote the idea that Yetis are gods
2. They serve as warnings about the dangers of snow and high altitudes
3. They show the Yeti as a source of good luck
4. They teach people to avoid certain types of food

13:15

Write down everything you remember from the video.

Yeti vs. other mythical creatures

Work individually and write in English.

You can do research on your laptop.

Choose another mythical creature:

Examples include Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or the Chupacabra. 

Origin and culture: Where does the story of the creature come from? Which culture or region is responsible for the creation of this myth?

Create a comparison: write down two similarities and two differences.

Lesson goals

1. You will have improved your listening skills. 

2. You will be able to give facts about the Yeti.

Study the vocabulary on p. 76-77