news bulletin – answers

A new face forward

correct the sentences

1. The patient is missing nose, ear and upper jaw. and one eye
2. The woman is blind. she lives in the shadows means that she keeps away from people, we are not told she is blind
3. She ran away from people. people ran away from her because of her disfigurement
4. The woman never goes outside. it was difficult for her to go outside but we are not told that she didn’t go out
5. The operation replaced 18% of her face. 80%
6. She was injured in a car accident. it was not revealed how she was injured
7. Doctors transplant bone and muscle. and nerves and teeth too
8. Tha patient can now smile and smell. the doctors hope that she will be able to do these
9. The first partial facial transplant took place 2 years ago in France. 3 years ago – 2005
10. This most recent transplant is the 4th in the US. this is the first in the US – 4th in total