General English Level 2 GELEV2 Unit 01 Topic 04.doc Professor Hollows visited many other countries too. He saw many people who had eye problems but no money to treat them. He wanted to help, so he started a program to treat cataracts, another eye disease. Cataracts are a big problem in many poor countries. The professor made it easier to get treatment for cataracts in countries in Asia and Africa. He taught doctors in these countries to help their own people. His work helped many people. Professor Fred Hollows died in February 1993. He was a remarkable man. Many people in Australia, Africa, and Asia can see today, because of his work. Dictionary to treat blind a disease a program indigenous remarkable READING 07 An interesting life – task 3. Read the article 06 An interesting life again. 4. Read the questions. 5. Choose the correct answer. 1. Professor Fred Hollows studied to be an eye doctor. TRUE FALSE 2. Fred Hollows first helped indigenous people in Australia with an eye disease called cataracts. TRUE FALSE 3. Trachoma can make people blind. TRUE FALSE 4. Professor Hollows worked in Australia only. TRUE FALSE 42 QUESTLANGUAGE