Baldness treatment a step closer (25th October, 2014)

The Reading / Listening - Level 6

Help may soon be at hand (or head) for the millions around the world who suffer from and worry about baldness. Scientists from the University of Durham in the UK, and Columbia University Medical Centre in the USA, say they are close to finding a solution to grow new hair. This is also good news for burns victims, who are likely to be those first helped by any new treatment. The scientists have grown new hair follicles in the laboratory. This is different from currently available treatments, which simply transplant hair from the back of the scalp to cover bald spots and areas without hair at the front of the head. Unlike transplants, the new procedure will allow the hair to keep growing naturally in the follicle.

Researcher Colin Jahoda did not give a timeframe in which his research will be commercially available. He said: "It's closer, but it's still some way away because in terms of what people want cosmetically they're looking for re-growth of hair that's the same shape, the same size, as long as before, the same angle. Some of these are almost engineering solutions." He did assure those with receding hairlines and those thinning on top that there is hope. He said: "I think baldness will eventually be treatable, absolutely." Professor Jahoda's colleague Angela Christiano was equally positive, saying their research could "revolutionise" hair-loss treatment. She said: "The first step is actually showing that it can be done."

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

Level 4 or Level 5

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/

Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice, drag and drop activities, crosswords, hangman, flash cards, matching activities and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

The 40 Lesson Activities on the PDF Handout

WARM-UPS

1. BALDNESS: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about baldness. Change partners often and share your findings.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.

help / suffer / baldness / hair / burns victims / treatment / transplant / bald spots / timeframe / commercially / angle / engineering / receding hairline / revolutionise

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. HAIR: How can we look after it better? Complete this table and share what you wrote with your partner(s). Change partners often.

Problem	How much of a problem for me	Solution(s)
Losing hair
Greying
Dandruff
Split ends
Bad hair days
Hairstyle

4. UNNECESSARY: Students A strongly believe hair is unnecessary; Students B strongly believe it's totally essential. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.

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5. HAIRSTYLES: Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Put the best at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

• straight

• closely cropped

• very long

• wavy

• curly

• shaved

• punk

• ponytail

6. BALD: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "bald". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

a.	Scientists in India are close to finding a solution to baldness.	T / F
b.	The research may help people who have suffered burns on their skin.	T / F
c.	Current methods transplant hair from the body to the head.	T / F
d.	The new method actually grows new hair.	T / F
e.	Researchers said the new treatment would be available from 2015.	T / F
f.	People want hair the same size and angle as before.	T / F
g.	A professor said engineering solutions were needed.	T / F
h.	Another professor said the new treatment was not revolutionary.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1.	at hand	a.	unlike
2.	suffer from	b.	guarantee
3.	treatment	c.	regarding
4.	different	d.	care
5.	procedure	e.	answers
6.	in terms of	f.	coming soon
7.	solutions	g.	retreating
8.	assure	h.	shake up
9.	receding	i.	be troubled with
10.	revolutionise	j.	method

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1.	Help may soon be	a.	available treatments
2.	suffer from and	b.	hairlines
3.	burns	c.	naturally in the follicle
4.	different from currently	d.	solutions
5.	allow the hair to keep growing	e.	on top
6.	It's closer, but it's still some way	f.	worry about baldness
7.	engineering	g.	victims
8.	receding	h.	that it can be done
9.	those thinning	i.	at hand
10.	The first step is actually showing	j.	away

GAP FILL

Help may soon be at (1) ____________ (or head) for the millions around the world who (2) ____________ from and worry about baldness. Scientists from the University of Durham in the UK, and Columbia University Medical Centre in the USA, say they are close to finding a solution to grow new hair. This is also good news for (3) ____________ victims, who are likely to be those first helped by any new treatment. The scientists have grown new hair follicles in the (4) ____________. This is different from currently (5) ____________ treatments, which simply transplant hair from the back of the (6) ____________ to cover bald spots and areas without hair at the front of the head. Unlike (7) ____________, the new (8) ____________ will allow the hair to keep growing naturally in the follicle.

laboratory
transplants
burns
procedure
hand
available
suffer
scalp

Researcher Colin Jahoda did not give a (9) ____________ in which his research will be commercially available. He said: "It's closer, but it's still some way away because in (10) ____________ of what people want cosmetically they're looking for re-growth of hair that's the same shape, the same size, as long as before, the same (11) ____________. Some of these are almost (12) ____________ solutions." He did assure those with (13) ____________ hairlines and those (14) ____________ on top that there is hope. He said: "I think baldness will eventually be (15) ____________, absolutely." Professor Jahoda's colleague Angela Christiano was equally positive, saying their research could "revolutionise" hair-loss treatment. She said: "The first (16) ____________ is actually showing that it can be done."

thinning
angle
step
timeframe
receding
terms
treatable
engineering

LISTENING - Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1)	they are close to finding ______ grow new hair
	a. the solution to b. a revolution to c. a solvent to d. a solution to
2)	good news for burns victims, who are likely to be those first helped by ______
	a. any new treatments b. any new treat mint c. any new treatment d. any new treat meant
3)	This is different from currently ______
	a. availability treatments b. a valuable treatments c. available treatments d. avail of bull treatments
4)	transplant hair from the back of the scalp to ______
	a. cover bold spots b. cover board spots c. cover balled spots d. cover bald spots
5)	Unlike transplants, the new procedure will allow the hair to ______
	a. keep growing naturally b. keep growing naturalise c. keep growing natural d. keep growing unnaturally
6)	Colin Jahoda did not give a timeframe in which his research will be ______
	a. commercials available b. commercially available c. commerce all available d. commercial available
7)	in terms of what people ______
	a. want cosmetics b. want cosmetician c. want cosmetically d. want cosmetic
8)	the same shape, the same size, as long as before, ______
	a. the say mangle b. the same angle c. the same angled d. the same angular
9)	He did assure those with receding hairlines and those ______
	a. thin in on top b. thinning in top c. thinning a top d. thinning on top
10)	Professor Jahoda's colleague Angela Christiano ______
	a. was equally positive b. was equalise positive c. was equals positive d. was equal positive

LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps

Help may (1) ___________________ (or head) for the millions around the world who (2) ___________________ worry about baldness. Scientists from the University of Durham in the UK, and Columbia University Medical Centre in the USA, say (3) ___________________ finding a solution to grow new hair. This is also good news for burns victims, who are (4) ___________________ first helped by any new treatment. The scientists have grown new hair follicles in the laboratory. This is different from currently available treatments, which (5) ___________________ from the back of the scalp to cover bald spots and areas without hair at the front of the head. Unlike transplants, the (6) ___________________ allow the hair to keep growing naturally in the follicle.

Researcher Colin Jahoda did not give (7) ___________________ his research will be commercially available. He said: "It's closer, but it's still some way away because in terms of what (8) ___________________ they're looking for re-growth of hair that's the same shape, the same size, as long as before, the same angle. Some of these are almost (9) ___________________." He did assure those with receding hairlines and (10) ___________________ that there is hope. He said: "I think baldness (11) ___________________, absolutely." Professor Jahoda's colleague Angela Christiano was equally positive, saying their research could "revolutionise" hair-loss treatment. She said: "The first step (12) ___________________ that it can be done."

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1.	What may soon be at hand?
2.	In which two countries are researchers working on baldness?
3.	Who might be the first recipients of any new baldness treatment?
4.	Where do current treatments take hair from?
5.	What does the new treatment allow hair to do?
6.	When will the research be commercially available?
7.	How long do people want their new, regrown hair to be?
8.	What kind of solutions did a researcher say is needed?
9.	Who did professor Jahoda assure, besides those receding?
10.	What did Angela Christiano say her research could for hair loss?

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ

1.	What may soon be at hand?	6.	When will the research be commercially available?
	a) hair b) head c) help d) research		a) probably never b) no one knows c) 2015 d) the end of this year
2.	In which two countries are researchers working on baldness?	7.	How long do people want their new, regrown hair to be?
	a) GB and America b) Canada and France c) India and China d) Japan and South Korea		a) as long as possible b) they don't care c) on average, 11.54cm d) as long as before
3.	Who might be the first recipients of any new baldness treatment?	8.	What kind of solutions did a researcher say is needed?
	a) engineers b) researchers c) actors d) burns victims		a) ones with glue b) engineering ones c) hairspray d) liquid ones
4.	Where do current treatments take hair from?	9.	Who did professor Jahoda assure, besides those receding?
	a) animals b) the back of the head c) the laboratory d) hair salons		a) those thinning on top b) those on a diet c) those not receding d) those who shave their head
5.	What does the new treatment allow hair to do?	10.	What did Angela Christiano say her research could for hair loss?
	a) change colour b) be straight or curly c) grow naturally d) stay in forever		a) very little b) nothing c) speed it up d) revolutionise it

ROLE PLAY

Role A – Wig / Toupee

You think a wig or toupee is the best solution for baldness. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their solutions. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): being clean shaven, a hair transplant or leaving it as it is.

Role B – Clean shaven

You think being clean shaven is the best solution for baldness. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their solutions. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): a wig or toupee, a hair transplant or leaving it as it is.

Role C – Transplant

You think a hair transplant is the best solution for baldness. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their solutions. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): being clean shaven, a wig or toupee or leaving it as it is.

Role D – Leaving it as it is

You think leaving it as it is is the best solution for baldness. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their solutions. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): being clean shaven, a hair transplant or a wig or toupee.

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'hair' and 'loss'.

hair

loss

Share your findings with your partners.

Make questions using the words you found.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

hand
close
news
currently
back
keep

give
some
before
top
eventually
step

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.

BALDNESS DISCUSSION

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

a)	What did you think when you read the headline?
b)	What springs to mind when you hear the word 'baldness'?
c)	Why do men go bald?
d)	Why do men worry about going bald?
e)	How would (did) you feel if (when) you started going bald?
f)	What are the advantages of being bald?
g)	How would new hair change someone's life?
h)	Why do we have hair?
i)	Why do men usually go bald but not women (so much)?
j)	Are bald women beautiful?

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

a)	Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
b)	Are men with hair more handsome than bald men?
c)	How popular do you think the baldness treatment will be?
d)	What are the disadvantages of being bald?
e)	What do you think of your hair?
f)	What other hair treatments would you like scientists to discover?
g)	What hairstyle would you really, really like to have?
h)	Do people worry too much about their hair?
i)	What advice would you give to someone worried about going bald?
j)	What questions would you like to ask professor Jahoda?

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

LANGUAGE - CLOZE

Help may soon be at (1) ____ (or head) for the millions around the world who suffer from and worry about baldness. Scientists from the University of Durham in the UK, and Columbia University Medical Centre in the USA, say they are close to finding a (2) ____ to grow new hair. This is also good news for (3) ____ victims, who are likely to be those first helped by any new treatment. The scientists have grown new hair follicles in the laboratory. This is different from currently available treatments, which (4) ____ transplant hair from the back of the scalp to cover bald (5) ____ and areas without hair at the front of the head. Unlike transplants, the new (6) ____ will allow the hair to keep growing naturally in the follicle.

Researcher Colin Jahoda did not give a (7) ____ in which his research will be commercially available. He said: "It's closer, but it's still some way (8) ____ because in terms of what people want (9) ____ they're looking for re-growth of hair that's the same shape, the same size, as long as before, the same angle. Some of these are almost engineering (10) ____." He did assure those with receding hairlines and those thinning on top that there is hope. He said: "I think baldness will eventually be (11) ____, absolutely." Professor Jahoda's colleague Angela Christiano was equally positive, saying their research could "revolutionise" hair-loss treatment. She said: "The first step is actually (12) ____ that it can be done."

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.

1.	(a)	face	(b)	back	(c)	hand	(d)	hair
2.	(a)	solution	(b)	solvent	(c)	solved	(d)	salutation
3.	(a)	burns	(b)	burning	(c)	burnt	(d)	burn
4.	(a)	simply	(b)	easily	(c)	justly	(d)	costly
5.	(a)	circles	(b)	spots	(c)	lines	(d)	hairs
6.	(a)	pedicure	(b)	promiscuity	(c)	procure	(d)	procedure
7.	(a)	timely	(b)	timepiece	(c)	timeframe	(d)	time-to-time
8.	(a)	around	(b)	ajar	(c)	afar	(d)	away
9.	(a)	cosmetically	(b)	beautifully	(c)	prettily	(d)	outwardly
10.	(a)	solved	(b)	solutions	(c)	solvents	(d)	soluble
11.	(a)	treatise	(b)	treatable	(c)	treated	(d)	treating
12.	(a)	proofing	(b)	growing	(c)	showing	(d)	lengthening

SPELLING

Paragraph 1
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2.	The scientists have grown new hair sllilocef
3.	in the aayrorlbto.
4.	the back of the slacp
5.	the new uerdcerop
6.	keep growing naluatlry
Paragraph 2
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8.	be omlarcecmliy available
9.	what people want ocsamelcytil
10.	egniegienrn solutions
11.	rieegdnc hairlines
12.	lnuovsreitoie (UK) / rniieeozvolut (USA) hair-loss treatment

PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER

Number these lines in the correct order.

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( )	Researcher Colin Jahoda did not give a timeframe in which his research will be commercially
( )	simply transplant hair from the back of the scalp to cover bald spots and areas without hair at the front
( )	follicles in the laboratory. This is different from currently available treatments, which
( )	in the USA, say they are close to finding a solution to grow new hair. This is also good news for burns
( )	"revolutionise" hair-loss treatment. She said: "The first step is actually showing that it can be done."
( )	available. He said: "It's closer, but it's still some way away because in terms of what people want
( )	of the head. Unlike transplants, the new procedure will allow the hair to keep growing naturally in the follicle.
( )	hairlines and those thinning on top that there is hope. He said: "I think baldness will eventually be
( )	about baldness. Scientists from the University of Durham in the UK, and Columbia University Medical Centre
( )	treatable, absolutely." Professor Jahoda's colleague Angela Christiano was equally positive, saying their research could
( 1 )	Help may soon be at hand (or head) for the millions around the world who suffer from and worry
( )	cosmetically they're looking for re-growth of hair that's the same shape, the same size, as long as
( )	victims, who are likely to be those first helped by any new treatment. The scientists have grown new hair

PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER

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2.	hair new grow to solution a finding to close are They.
3.	victims good news This for is burns also.
4.	different is This treatments available currently from.
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6.	still away closer it's way It's but some ,.
7.	hair looking shape that's re-growth for the of They're same.
8.	receding those top with and on Those hairlines thinning.
9.	treatable be eventually will baldness think I.
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CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)

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Researcher Colin Jahoda did not give a timepiece / timeframe in which his research will be commercially / commercial available. He said: "It's closer, but it's still some way way / away because in terms / times of what people want cosmetically they're looking for re-growth of hair that's the same shape, the same size, as long / length as before, the same angle. Some of these are almost engineering / engineer's solutions." He did assure those with reducing / receding hairlines and those thinning on top that there is hope. He said: "I think baldness will eventual / eventually be treatable, absolutely." Professor Jahoda's colleague Angela Christiano was equal / equally positive, saying their research could "revolutionise" hair-loss treatment. She said: "The first step / stop is actually showing that it can be done."

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.

INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)

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PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS

help may soon be at hand (or head) for the millions around the world who suffer from and worry about baldness scientists from the university of durham in the uk and columbia university medical centre in the usa say they are close to finding a solution to grow new hair this is also good news for burns victims who are likely to be those first helped by any new treatment the scientists have grown new hair follicles in the laboratory this is different from currently available treatments which simply transplant hair from the back of the scalp to cover bald spots and areas without hair at the front of the head unlike transplants the new procedure will allow the hair to keep growing naturally in the follicle

researcher colin jahoda did not give a timeframe in which his research will be commercially available he said "it's closer but it's still some way away because in terms of what people want cosmetically they're looking for re-growth of hair that's the same shape the same size as long as before the same angle some of these are almost engineering solutions" he did assure those with receding hairlines and those thinning on top that there is hope he said "i think baldness will eventually be treatable absolutely" professor jahoda's colleague angela christiano was equally positive saying their research could "revolutionise" hair-loss treatment she said "the first step is actually showing that it can be done"

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

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olumbiaUniversityMedicalCentreintheUSA,saytheyareclosetofindingasolution
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sthelpedbyanynewtreatment.Thescientistshavegrownnewhairfolliclesinthela
boratory.Thisisdifferentfromcurrentlyavailabletreatments,whichsimplytransp
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ntofthehead.Unliketransplants,thenewprocedurewillallowthehairtokeepgrowi
ngnaturallyinthefollicle.ResearcherColinJahodadidnotgiveatimeframeinwhich
hisresearchwillbecommerciallyavailable.Hesaid:"It'scloser,butit'sstillsomewa
yawaybecauseintermsofwhatpeoplewantcosmeticallythey'relookingforre-
growthofhairthat'sthesameshape,thesamesize,aslongasbefore,thesameangl
e.Someofthesearealmostengineeringsolutions."Hedidassurethosewithrecedi
nghairlinesandthosethinningontopthatthereishope.Hesaid:"Ithinkbaldnesswil
leventuallybetreatable,absolutely."ProfessorJahoda'scolleagueAngelaChristi
anowasequallypositive,sayingtheirresearchcould"revolutionise"hair-
losstreatment.Shesaid:"Thefirststepisactuallyshowingthatitcanbedone."

FREE WRITING

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

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ACADEMIC WRITING

Being bald is more convenient than having lots of hair. Discuss.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about baldness. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. BALDNESS: Make a poster about baldness. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?

4. HAIR: Write a magazine article about hair. Include imaginary interviews with people who think hair is unnecessary and someone who thinks it is essential.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).

5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

6. LETTER: Write a letter to a hair expert. Ask him/her three questions about baldness. Give him/her three of your opinions on it. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE (p.4)

a

F

b

T

c

F

d

T

e

F

f

T

g

T

h

F

SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)

1.	at hand	a.	coming soon
2.	suffer from	b.	be troubled with
3.	treatment	c.	care
4.	different	d.	unlike
5.	procedure	e.	method
6.	in terms of	f.	regarding
7.	solutions	g.	answers
8.	assure	h.	guarantee
9.	receding	i.	retreating
10.	revolutionise	j.	shake up

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)

1.	Help for bald people
2.	The UK and USA
3.	Burns victims
4.	The back of the scalp
5.	Grow naturally
6.	There's no timeframe
7.	As long as before
8.	Engineering solutions
9.	Those thinning on top
10.	Revolutionise it

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)

1.

c

2.

a

3.

d

4.

b

5.

c

6.

d

7.

b

8.

d

9.

a

10.

d

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