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Unit 3 Fit for life
Extended reading
Lead-in
If you were sick,
what common medical treatments would you get?
Take
over-the-counter medicines
Get injections
Stay in the hospital
Undergo
a surgical operation
Chinese medicine
Chinese medicine has amazed many people around the world with its different approach to health and is becoming more and more accepted by people in the West. What do you know about it?
Do you know some
traditional Chinese medicine therapies?
herbal medicine
cupping
acupuncture
scraping therapy
massage
A disabled orangutan (红毛猩猩) in the Beijing Zoo has reportedly received treatment with Traditional Chinese Medicine for over 10 years, according to Beijing Youth Daily. The medical treatments, including acupuncture and massage, have helped the animal who used to have wobbly limbs (颤抖的四肢) to stand up again.
Treatise on Cold Pathogenic and Miscellaneous Disease
《伤寒杂病论》
Look at some pictures about Chinese medicine.
Compendium of Materia Medica
《本草纲目》
Chinese medicine books
张仲景
孙思邈
李时珍
华佗
Famous Chinese pharmacists
What is happening?
She is receiving an acupuncture treatment.
What is acupuncture?
Acupuncture is the use of needles to treat people’s health problems.
Read the passage quickly and then fill in the blanks.
Acupuncture:
magic needles
Para. 1: the of acupuncture
Para. 2: the of acupuncture
Paras.3-4: How the treats the patient
Para.5: the of acupuncture
origin
development
acupuncturist
application/use
Para.6: the about how acupuncture works
Para.7: the ____________of acupuncture
theories
influence
Read Paragraph 1 and answer the following question.
When did Chinese acupuncture develop?
Chinese acupuncture is likely to have developed as early as 2000 BCE, and bian has been proved to date back to the Stone Age.
Read Paragraph 2 and answer the following question.
What changes have acupuncture needles experienced?
The needles hav