The Reading / Listening - Younger Looking Skin - Level 1

People spend billions of dollars trying to look younger. Companies make thousands of creams and pills for our skin. Scientists tried for decades to slow down the ageing process. Now, they have made a breakthrough. They have found a method to "time jump" skin cells. The scientists say they can turn back the ageing clock in cells by 30 years. Their work is still at an early stage, but it could help people look younger in the future.

The new technique could change medicine. A researcher said: "We've only tested this technique in skin cells. We're excited to see if we can [use it] across other cell types." It could be used to treat skin problems, such as burns and acne. It could also heal cuts more quickly. Another researcher said: "If you cut yourself, it'll take quicker to heal the wound." The scientists' work might help to reverse the ageing process and make us look younger.

Try the same news story at these levels:

    Younger Looking Skin - Level 0 Younger Looking Skin - Level 2   or  Younger Looking Skin - Level 3

Sources
  • https://www.newscientist.com/article/2315485-anti-ageing-technique-makes-skin-cells-act-30-years-younger/
  • https://www.genengnews.com/topics/omics/old-fibroblasts-cellular-age-and-function-rejuvenated-by-30-years/
  • https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-rewind-the-age-of-human-skin-cells-back-30-years


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. People spend billions
  2. trying to look
  3. Companies make thousands of creams
  4. Scientists tried for
  5. slow down the ageing
  6. Now, they have made a
  7. they can turn back the ageing
  8. Their work is still at
  1. clock
  2. and pills
  3. process
  4. an early stage
  5. of dollars
  6. decades
  7. younger
  8. breakthrough

Paragraph 2

  1. The new technique could
  2. tested this technique
  3. skin problems, such as burns
  4. It could also heal
  5. If you cut
  6. The scientists' work
  7. reverse the ageing
  8. make us look
  1. younger
  2. change medicine
  3. might help
  4. and acne
  5. process
  6. cuts more quickly
  7. in skin cells
  8. yourself

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

People spend billions of dollars (1) ___________________ younger. Companies make thousands (2) ___________________ pills for our skin. Scientists tried (3) ___________________ slow down the ageing process. Now, they have made a breakthrough. They have found a method (4) ___________________ skin cells. The scientists say they can turn back (5) ___________________ in cells by 30 years. Their work is still at an early stage, but it could help people (6) ___________________ the future.

The new technique (7) ___________________. A researcher said: "We've only tested this technique in skin cells. We're excited to see if we can [use it] (8) ___________________ types." It could be used to treat skin problems, (9) ___________________ and acne. It could also heal (10) ___________________. Another researcher said: "If (11) ___________________, it'll take quicker to heal the wound." The scientists' work might help to reverse the ageing (12) ___________________ us look younger.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

Peoplespendbillionsofdollarstryingtolookyounger.Companiesmaket
housandsofcreamsandpillsforourskin.Scientiststriedfordecadestosl
owdowntheageingprocess.Now,theyhavemadeabreakthrough.They
havefoundamethodto"timejump"skincells.Thescientistssaytheycan
turnbacktheageingclockincellsby30years.Theirworkisstillatanearlys
tage,butitcouldhelppeoplelookyoungerinthefuture.Thenewtechniqu
ecouldchangemedicine.Aresearchersaid:"We'veonlytestedthistech
niqueinskincells.We'reexcitedtoseeifwecan[useit]acrossothercellty
pes."Itcouldbeusedtotreatskinproblems,suchasburnsandacne.Itco
uldalsohealcutsmorequickly.Anotherresearchersaid:"Ifyoucutyours
elf,it'lltakequickertohealthewound."Thescientists'workmighthelpto
reversetheageingprocessandmakeuslookyounger.

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic 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.

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Discussion — Write your own questions

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Free writing

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