Baldness treatment a step closer

The Reading / Listening - Level 4

Help is near for the millions who suffer from and worry about baldness. Scientists say they are close to growing new hair. This is also good news for burns victims. They will be those helped first by any new treatment. The scientists have grown new hair in the laboratory. This is different from current treatments, which transplant hair from the back of the head to areas at the front. The new way is different because the hair keeps growing naturally.

Researchers did not say when this treatment would be available, but said it was closer. People want new hair that's the same shape, size, length and angle as before. Researchers said this needs "engineering solutions". They told balding people that baldness would eventually be treatable. One scientist said the research would "revolutionise" hair-loss treatment. She said: "The first step is actually showing that it can be done."

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Level 5 or Level 6

Sources

http://www. bbc.co.uk/news/health-24607696
http://www. livescience.com/40575-new-hair-follicles-treatment.html
http://www. foxnews.com/health/2013/10/21/cure-for-baldness-researchers-create-new-technique-for-growing-new-human-hair/

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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	Help is	a.	victims
2.	the millions who suffer from and	b.	in the laboratory
3.	burns	c.	worry about baldness
4.	The scientists have grown new hair	d.	near
5.	transplant hair from	e.	growing naturally
6.	the hair keeps	f.	the back of the head

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	say when this treatment	a.	solutions
2.	the same shape, size, length and	b.	hair-loss treatment
3.	this needs engineering	c.	be treatable
4.	baldness would eventually	d.	that it can be done
5.	the research would "revolutionise"	e.	would be available
6.	The first step is actually showing	f.	angle as before

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

(1) ___________________ the millions who suffer from and worry about baldness. Scientists (2) ___________________ to growing new hair. This is also good news for burns victims. They will (3) ___________________ by any new treatment. The scientists (4) ___________________ in the laboratory. This is different from (5) ___________________, which transplant hair from the back of the head to areas at the front. The new way is different because the hair (6) ___________________.

Researchers did not say when this treatment (7) ___________________, but said it was closer. People want new hair that's the same shape, size, length and (8) ___________________. Researchers said this needs "engineering solutions". They told (9) ___________________ that baldness would (10) ___________________. One scientist said the research would "revolutionise" (11) ___________________. She said: "The first step is actually showing that (12) ___________________."

BALDNESS SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about baldness in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

FREE WRITING

Write about baldness for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Answers

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