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Ex-US President shaves head to help boy (27th July, 2013)

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	Ex-	a.	get it
2.	Treatment for it makes	b.	cancer
3.	hospital	c.	help children
4.	Leukemia is like a blood	d.	your hair fall out
5.	Anyone can	e.	hospital
6.	leukemia killed	f.	U.S. President
7.	go to	g.	bills
8.	It's easier to	h.	209,000 people

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	Mr Bush's daughter died	a.	clinic in Texas
2.	Bush worked hard for	b.	help children
3.	he opened a special	c.	209,000 people
4.	Leukemia is like a blood	d.	to hospital
5.	Anyone	e.	leukemia research
6.	leukemia killed	f.	can get it
7.	people can go	g.	from leukemia
8.	It's easier to	h.	cancer

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

(1) ___________________ George H.W. Bush shaved his head for a 2-year-old boy. (2) ___________________ of a bodyguard. He has leukemia - (3) ___________________. Treatment for it makes (4) ___________________. Bush now looks like the boy. Bush helped with his (5) ___________________. People can help on a website started (6) ___________________. They also shaved their head.

Mr Bush's daughter died from leukemia (7) ___________________. She was four. (8) ___________________ for leukemia research. In 2004, he opened (9) ___________________ Texas. Leukemia is like     (10) ___________________. Anyone can get it. It (11) ___________________. In 2000, leukemia killed 209,000 people. Today (12) ___________________ hospital. It's easier to help children.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Ex-U.S.PresidentGeorgeH.W.Bushshavedhisheadfora2-year-old
boy.Heisthesonofabodyguard.Hehasleukemia-ablooddisease.Tr
eatmentforitmakesyourhairfallout.Bushnowlooksliketheboy.Bushh
elpedwithhishospitalbills.Peoplecanhelponawebsitestartedbyotherb
odyguards.Theyalsoshavedtheirhead.MrBush'sdaughterdiedfromle
ukemia60yearsago.Shewasfour.Bushworkedhardforleukemiaresea
rch.In2004,heopenedaspecialclinicinTexas.Leukemiaislikeabloodca
ncer.Anyonecangetit.Itkilledmanypeople.In2000,leukemiakilled20
9,000people.Todaypeoplecangotohospital.It'seasiertohelpchildren.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

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

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

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WRITING

Write about disease for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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