* How can we look at it better?
* How much of a problem are these situations for you?
Losing hair - Greying - Dandruff - Split ends - Bad hair days - Hairstyle
*How would you define your hairstyle?
straight - closely cropped - very long - wavy - curly - shaved - punk - ponytail
Now read the news:
Baldness treatment a 'step closer' by the BBC
New Hair Loss Treatment by livescience
Finally, complete the gaps: (full text in the comment section)
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 |
