4. Scan the texts again and find the following.

• two famous people who were killed by malaria

• three continents where malaria is common

• a university

• a North American swimming club

• the name of the parasite that spreads malaria

• the animal that was infected by malaria in tests

• the date of Africa Malaria Day

5. Are the statements about the information in the texts true or false?

1 It is not possible to recover from malaria.

2 The 'Swim against Malaria' campaign wants one million swimmers to raise money.

3 Malaria Day takes place only in Africa.

4 The genetically-modified mosquitoes can't be infected by malaria.

6. Find words in 'Facts about malaria' which mean the following.

1 a disease in part of your body caused by bacteria or a virus

2 a plant or animal that lives on or in another plant or animal and gets food from it

3 something that shows you have an illness

4 a symptom of illness in which you have a very high body temperature

5 to get a serious illness

6 a substance used to protect people against a disease, which contains a weak form of the virus that causes the disease

7. Look at these three ways of talking about an action in the future. Match them with the meanings below.

1 I'm doing a charity swim next Thursday afternoon.

2 I'm going to do a charity swim next Thursday afternoon if I have time.

3 І won't be here. I'll be doing a charity swim next Thursday afternoon.

The speaker:

a) is stating his/her intention - it may not happen.

b) is simply stating a fact about an action happening next week.

c) is talking about a fixed arrangement.

8. Which form is correct? Cross out the incorrect form. (In some cases, both are possible.)

1 I'm going to study / I'm studying medicine, but I don't know where yet.

2 Will you be passing /Are you passing the doctor's when you're out? I need my prescription.

3 І can't see you next Monday as I'm going to start / I'll be starting my new job that day.

4 I'm seeing / I'm going to see the doctor next week.

5 Don't contact me between 2.00 and 3.00 as I'll be operating I I'm going to operate on a patient then.

6 I'm starting I I'm going to start a new job at the hospital next week.

7 In a few minutes, we are landing / we will be landing in Lusaka.

8 I'm having an operation on Monday. I'll be recovering / I'm recovering next week and will miss the monthly meeting.

The world's first partial face transplant

Most people agree that November 24 and 25, 2005 are important dates in the history of modern medicine. At that time, a team of surgeons in France achieved a remarkable medical breakthrough when they succeeded in performing the first partial face transplant.

A 38-year-old Frenchwoman, Isabelle Dinoire, had been badly disfigured when her dog tried to wake her after she had taken some sleeping pills. After the dog's 'attack', she had terrible injuries. She had lost most of her nose, lips and chin. As a result, ; she had difficulty eating and drinking. The doctors at the hospital decided to improve the quality of her life by giving her a partial face transplant.

Ms Dinoire is making a good recovery after her operation. However, she will have to take drugs for : many years to come so that her body does not reject the new face tissue. No one really knows what the effects of these drugs will be on her health in the long term. She will probably also need psychological counselling as she adjusts to her 'new face'.

Dr Jean-Michel Dubernard, a leading transplant expert who participated in the surgery, explained that the woman's face 'will not exactly resemble her face before, but neither will it completely resemble that of the donor.' He said, 'It will be a new face.'

While some people approve of the operation, others have been more critical. They question whether Ms Dinoire was able to consent fully to the operation when she was in such an emotional state at the time. Other medical experts say that the team should have tried more conventional reconstruction surgery before risking a face transplant.

The operation was the first partial face transplant using skin from another person. Apparently, skin from another person's face is usually a better match than skin from another part of the patient's body.

Since the French operation, surgeons in other countries have received permission to perform face transplants. In a few years' time, surgeons in such countries as the United States, Britain and China will probably have carried out many such transplants, and the debate about the ethical and moral issues relating to face transplants will undoubtedly continue.

Indeed, the whole issue of the modern medical practice of organ transplants will be a subject for ethical debate for some time: the need for organ transplants definitely won't decrease in the future, and, even more controversial, some scientists predict that by the end of the next decade, it will have become legal for people to buy and sell organs for transplant on the Internet.

9. In pairs, answer the following questions.

1 Which organs are most commonly transplanted?

2 What problems can arise after someone receives an organ transplant?

10. Read the article quickly and answer the following questions.

1 Why did Isabelle Dinoire need a transplant?

2 Was it successful? How do you know?

3 Is the operation likely to be repeated?