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Lesson Plan of Unit 9 Text A
Period (45mins)
Procedures
Contents
Time (min)
Period 1
Lead in
Homework Checking
5
Language & Knowledge Building
Pre-reading Preparations
10
Reading & Language Focus
15
Drills & Exercises
10
Q & A
5
Period 2
Knowledge & Competency Building
Video or Films
5
Discussion
5
Preparation
20
Role Play
Extension Reading & Discussion
10
Q & A
5
Remarks: The Above-mentioned class process is subject to the progress of each individual class. If any variation is necessary, this form will be altered accordingly for your preference.
Teaching Objectives:
· Students will be able to practice reading skills:
· Preview reading through title and pre-reading questions
· Fact finding and reading analysis
· Using context clues to understand and use vocabulary
· Using an outline to organize information
· Information summary
· Fast reading
Content:
Preview Questions
1. Have you ever taken Chinese traditional medicine?
2. Do you know any therapies of traditional Chinese medicine?
3. Do you know any famous practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine?
Pictures on ppt: Huangdi’s Canon of Medicine (Huangdi Neijing), Classic of Difficulties (Nanjing), Treaties on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Disease (Shanghan Zabing Lun) and Shennong’s Classic of Materia Medica (Shennong Bencao Jing).
Language Focus
Content
Words
complexion n. 面色,气色
e.g. She has short brown hair and a pale complexion.
herbal adj. 草本的,草药的
e.g. Cheap herbal remedies are popular in China.
dialectical adj. 辩证的
e.g. The essence of dialectical thought is division.
chronic adj. 慢性的,长期的
e.g. Chronic pain is an invisible and agonizing symptom.
immune adj. 免疫的
e.g. Immune systems strengthen from exposure to germs.
Expressions
prevention and treatment of diseases 疾病防治
health maintenance保健
view…as an organic whole 把……看做一个有机的整体
takes the unparalleled dominant position in 占有无法比拟的主导地位
with the advancement of 随着……的发展
as an integral part of 作为……不可分割的一部分
enjoy a high reputation 享有盛誉
Communicative Tasks
Questions can be based on details in the text.
Options:
1. When did traditional Chinese medicine originate?
2. What are the the Four Great Classic of traditional Chinese medicine?
3. How does traditional Chinese medicine view the human body according to the traditional Chinese philosophy?
4. What are the Four Wonders of Mt. Huangshan?
5. What are some of the differences between traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine?
6. How does traditional Chinese medicine help restore the body’s Yin and Yang?
Role Play
Group Work
Scene
Work in groups of 4 or 5. Some of you are majored in traditional Chinese medicine. The rest are foreign students. The foreign students are interested in traditional Chinese medicine. They are eager to know about traditional Chinese medicine and ask questions concerning the differences between traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine.
Related Knowledge
1. Skin Scraping
Skin Scraping (Gua Sha) is one of the traditional Chinese natural therapies. It is based on the skin theory of traditional Chinese medicine: by using tools such as jade, ox horn or cupping jars with liniment on, scraping and rubbing repeatedly the relevant parts of the skin, to dredge the channel, and activate blood circulation to dissipate blood stasis. Regular Skin Scraping is helpful to adjust the qi, relieve fatigue, and improve one’s immune system.
Skin Scraping therapy has a long history. It originated in the Paleolithic Age. When people were sick, out of instinct, they rubbed or hit some parts of the body with hands or stones, and sometimes it really alleviated the disease’s symptoms. Through long-term practice and accumulation, the method of curing the diseases with stones was formed. It gradually developed into a therapy through the support of the scientific system of Chinese medicine. The Chinese character “痧”(sha) comes from “沙”(meaning sand), and the latter first refers to a symptom. As after scraping the patients’ skin, there might be lots of red, dark purple or dark blue spots like sand, so the therapy gradually earned the name “Gua Sha.”
The principle of Skin Scraping is very easy to understand: through scraping the meridian points, good stimulation is created. This can help the yingqi and weiqi play their roles, engorge the meridian points and improve local circulation, so that the potential for disease resistance and immune function are enhanced. In fact, early in the Ming Dynasty, the physician Zhang Fengkui described the reason, pathogenesis and the symptom of Sha in his Book about Diseases in the Summertime. In his view, the toxic factor enters the body through mouth, nose and pores, and damages the health. It turns fierce as it goes deep in the body and accumulates more and more. Skin Scraping therapy uses tools to scrap the surface of the meridian points till the emergence of red spots on the skin. Through sweating, the toxins of Sha will be excreted, and the purpose of healing is achieved.
For more information, refer to the following websites
1. http://www.chinaculture.org/chineseway/2010-10/11/content_399028.htm
2. http://www.rvc.ac.uk/review/Dermatology/Tests/Scraping.htm
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gua_sha
2. Qigong
Qigong is a practice of aligning body, breath, and mind for health, meditation, and martial arts training. With roots in Chinese medicine,philosophy, and martial arts, qigong is traditionally viewed as a practice to cultivate and balance qi (chi) or what has been translated as “life energy”.
According to Daoist, Buddhist, and Confucian philosophy, respectively, qigong allows access to higher realms of awareness, awakens one’s “true nature”, and helps develop human potential. Qigong practice typically involves moving meditation, coordinating slow flowing movement, deep rhythmic breathing, and calm meditative state of mind.
For more information, refer to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qigong
Homework:
· Preview Text C
· Prepare an introduction to some therapies introduced by traditional Chinese medicine (with pictures or videos).
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