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1)-Read this text about Ren Favaloro and tick () the correct column. Dr.

Ren Geronimo Favaloro was born on July 12th, 1923 in La Plata, Argentina. His father was a carpenter and his mother was a dressmaker. In 1951 he became a rural doctor in a very small town in La Pampa. He spent 12 years there with his wife, Mara Antonia, and his brother, Juan Jos, a doctor, too. In 1967, Favaloro became the first surgeon to perform bypass surgery on patients with heart problems. In 1975 he founded Fundacin Favaloro along with other collaborators. There, he trained more than 450 residents from all over Argentina and Latin America. In 1992 he opened an institute in Buenos Aires. This institute has carried out more than 470 transplants and 20174 surgeries; most of them free f charge. Dr. Favaloro died on July 29th, 2000. T F NI True, False or no Information? a)-Ren Favaloro came from a very rich famiy. b)-He cured 450 patients. c)-He became a pioneer in his area. d)-He was married. e)-Fundacin Favaloro opened after he died. f)-Favaloro died before he was eighty years old. 2-Write sentences using going to 1- Its only 7 oclock in the morning but the sun is shining and its warm. a beautiful day. 2- John is driving on the wrong side of the road! an accident! 3- Carol is eating her third box of chocolates! .sick! 4-What a fantastic race! Roger is nearly there! Only 50 metres to finish. 5- Look at those boys on that big bicycle! Theyre not safe...fall off! 6-This film is making me feel very sad. cry.

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