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Never Too Late:
Grandma Conquers the Top of the World

Focus Who is Ruth Sherman? What was her goal and how did she achieve it?

e.g. Ruth Sherman is a grandmother. She had a goal of climbing the

tallest mountain in Africa, and she joined a tour group to achieve

her goal.

Goals are important because they

motivate
motivate me. I’m Ruth Sherman, and I

to make someone want to do something
v.
worked hard to reach one goal. In 2013,

I climbed all 5,895 meters to the top of Ruth Sherman

Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. That was a difficult goal for a

grandmother born in 1939, but I made it.

Unit 8 | Never Too Late: Grandma Conquers the Top of the World