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Discover the ancient practice of Chinese acupuncture, where stainless steel needles are used to alleviate pain and treat various health problems. Learn about its history, uses, and growing popularity with foreigners.
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project Exploring Chinese medicine
acupuncture acupuncturist
What is happening to this person? She is receiving anacupuncture treatment
The Chinese medicine is becoming more and more popular with foreingers.
What is acupuncture? Acupuncture involves putting stainless steel needles into the skin at certain points on the body so that a disease can be cured or a health problem solved.
Magic needles: Chinese acupuncture
Scanning Scan the passage and find which of the following topics is not mentioned? History , past uses, current uses, acceptance in the west, benefits, disadvantages
Para1 began—the Stone Age ________of Chinese acupuncture (magic needles) history developed be __________——2,000 years ago bian
The ______________of Chineseacupuncture _____ needles stone needles make holes on ______ areas put needles into the skin at certain _____ about 2,000 acupuncture points 365 acupuncture points Paras 2-3 development metal swollen points
round needle 圆针
Para 4-pagraph 6 What will he or she do if you go to an acupuncturist?
listen to the breathing look at the colour of skin and tongue
check the pulses. ask about the situation
2. How many pulses are there and what are they connected with? There’re twelve different pulses, six on each wrist. Every one is connected with a major body organ or function of an organ.
3. Why will an acupuncturist check pulses? This will help him/her find out which energy channel doesn’t have enough energy.
What kind of medical problems can be treated by acupuncture? Severe （neck and back） pains Headaches Injuries Stomach problems high blood pressure problems Addictions to cigarettes,drugs,alcohol,food
Now it is popular that acupuncture is used to help people lose weight .
William’s hair is becoming less and less. He is eager to try Chinese acupuncture treatment.
Dae Jang Deum in the TV play series once used acupuncture to treat patients.
3. How does acupuncture reduce or relieve pain? It is unclear now. One theory suggests that acupuncture blocks pain signals from reaching brain. Another theory relates acupuncture to the production of chemicals in the body which reduces pain.
Main idea of each part Para 1 Early history of Chinese acupuncture Para2-3 Development of Chinese acupuncture The work of an acupuncturist and the medical problems that can be treated Para 4-5 How acupuncture reduces and relieves pains is unclear. Para 6 Conclusion Para 7
Chinese medicine Do you know about any other branch of Chinese medicine or traditional Chinese treatment?
Group work : comparison Chinese medicine (medical science ) Western medicine (medical science) • history / treatment / effects / … V.S.
1.---it’s burning hot today ,isn’t it? ---Yes , _______yesterday. 06安徽 a. so was it B. so it was C. So it is D. so is it 2._________，the dancers practise hard to make their dream come true. Being disabled as they are As they are disabled Disabled as they are Disabled so they are
eventually replace sharp complex swollen stainless point gradually involve symptom pulse insert relieve wrist addiction promote
Language points: sharpadj. 锋利的,尖的;突然的,急转弯的; 尖刻的,辛辣的;灵敏的,敏锐的. 1). 这把大剪刀不够快，剪不动草。 The shears aren’t sharpenough to cut the grass. a sharp drop in price价格的聚降 a sharp turn to the left向左急转
2). We were surprised by the sharptone of her comments. 她尖锐的评论令我们吃惊． a sharp sense of humor很强的幽默感
1. eventually: adverb 虽然她病了很久,但她的死讯仍然让人难以置信。 Although she had been ill for a long time, it still came as a shock when she eventually died. eventualadjective [before noun]
伯爵夫妇是比赛的最终获胜者。 The Dukes were the eventual winners of the competition. NOTE: eventually的同义词/词组为： at last, finally, in the end, at length等。
3. involve: verb[T not continuous] 第二次事故牵涉到两辆小汽车和一辆货车。 The second accident involved two cars and a lorry.
这次的手术就是把一个小试管放到你的心脏里。这次的手术就是把一个小试管放到你的心脏里。 The operation involves putting a small tube into your heart.
addiction n.（常与to 连用）成瘾，沉溺，入迷 1). 他的酒瘾毁了他的一生． His addictionto alcohol ruined his life. 2). 有些肥胖的问题是由于太爱吃糖和脂肪含量高的事物引起的． Some weight problems are caused by an addictionto sugar and fat.
be / become addicted to addict oneself to 沉溺于，醉心于 ___ made him _____ to drugs? What do you think; addicting Do you think what; addicted What do you think; addicted Do you think what; addicting 解析：do you think 为插入语；be addicted to 沉溺于，即he was addicted to drugs.
let sth. out 放出；泄露，透出；发出（叫声）；出租；把（衣服）放大 别泄露我失业了，好吗？ Don’t let it out about my losing my job, will you? 他们决定以低租金把那些较小的办公室租出去。 They decided to let out the smaller offices at low rents.
He accidentally _____ that he had quarrelled with his wife and that he hadn’t been home for a couple of weeks. A. let out B. took care C. made sure D. made out 解析：let sth. out 泄露，透漏（消息等）。take care 小心（不能带宾语）。make sure确信，务必。make out 辨认出，理解，了解。
point point of view 观点 on the point of 正要…的时候 to the point 中肯，扼要；切中要害 There is not much/ no point (in) doing sth. 表示“做某事是没有用的或者是没有道理的”
