高中英语Extended reading课文内容课件ppt

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Step 1 : Lead-in
What’s it abut?
Chinese acupuncture
Chinese acupuncure
Step 2 Fast reading
Definitin and _________(P1)
____________ in material and shapes (P2)
The ______acupuncturiststreat the patients (P3-4)
Treatment _________ (P5)
__________ explaining hwit eases pain (P6)
_______________ (P7)
Step 3 Careful reading
Acupuncture is a Chinese medical treatment with a histry f abut _________. A. 2000 years. B. 4000 years. C. 1000 years. D. 3000 years.
One f the mst famus Chinese medical treatments is the art f “magic needles”, r Chinese acupuncture. It was develped lng ag, perhaps as early as 2000 BCE. There is evidence that acupuncture dates back t the Stne Age, when stne tlscalled bian were used t press areas f the bdy.
2. Put the fllwing pictures in rder accrding t paragraph 2.
As acupuncture develped, the simple bian stnes were replaced by stne needles. Eventually, metal needles began t appear and tk the place f stne needles. These slid needles are made f different metals, such as gld and silver. Sme acupuncturists tday still use gld and silver needles, but the majrity have nw switched t stainless steel nes. In additin t the changes in material, the shapes f the needles have als changed ver time. Originally, there were nine differentkinds f needles, with variatins in shape. Nwadays, the fine sharp needles that measure usually between 15 and 75 millimetres in length are still used, while mst f the thers have been replaced by mre cmplex medical instruments.
Talk abut the ways acupuncturists treat the patients
Sund f Vice and Breath
Questins abut cnditins
Feel /Check
Needles intpints
S what happens during a visit t the acupuncture clinic? First, the acupuncturist examines the patient, lking at the patient’s skin and tngue, listening t the sund f his r her vice and breathing, and smelling his r her breath. Then the acupuncturist asks sme questins abut the patient’s cnditin and feels his r her pulse. This is a particularly imprtant step accrding t the energy thery behind acupuncture. The acupuncturist can check the pulse in three psitins n each wrist, and every ne f them is cnnected with a majr bdy rgan. By checking all the psitins, the acupuncturist can find ut which energy channel des nt have enugh energy.
Accrding t the results f the check-up, the acupuncturist then selects certain pints n the bdy called acupuncture pints. Needles are pushed int the skin at these pints s that a health prblem can be treated. Up t nw, mre than 360 acupuncture pints have been identified, each linked t a different part f the bdy. Smetimes the needles are pushed int pints near the bdy part affected bya disease, and smetimes int pints that are nt s clse t it.
What health prblems can Acupuncture treat?
Severe pains
Bld pressure issues
stmach discmfrt
Sprts injuries
Weight prblems
Alchl addictin
Tbaccaddictin
Drugs addictin
Physical prblems
Mental prblems
Addictive diseases
Over the years, acupuncture has been used t treat a wide variety f health prblems, including severe pains, bld pressure issues, stmach discmfrt, sprts injuries and weight prblems. And it has been used t treat mre than just physical prblems—acupuncturists have discvered that the treatment helps with mental prblems like depressin and anxiety t. Acupuncture has als been applied t treat peple wh abuse alchl, tbacc r drugs.
Which fllwing statement is TRUE abut hw acupuncture wrks?
It can stp pain signals frm reaching the brain.It can reduce pain by prducing a substance in the bdy.It has the ability t make peple unaware f the pain.The real thery explaining hw it eases pain has nt been figured ut.
Hw acupuncture actually wrks is nt clearly understd. Fr example, there are different theries trying t explain hw it eases pain, but n agreement has been reached. One thery explaining this phenmenn suggests that acupuncture blcks pain signals frm reaching the brain. Anther thery relates acupuncture t the prductin f a substance in the bdy which can reduce pain.
What is acupuncture’s influence wrldwide?
What is acupuncture’s influence wrldwide? Despite the uncertainty abut its medical basis, acupuncture has becme a ppular frm f treatment. As a unique cntributin f traditinal Chinese medicine, acupuncture spread t many ther Asian cuntries, such as Japan, as early as the 6th century. It was intrduced t the West arund the 16th century. In 2010,acupuncture was included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List. Tday, acupuncture is recgnized as a symbl f traditinal Chinese culture and has cme int widespread use arund the wrld. The Wrld Health Organizatin recmmends acupuncture as a gd treatment fr ver 100 medical prblems. While dubts abut its safety have gradually disappeared, interest cntinues t grw.
Wuld yu be interested in getting an acupuncture treatment if yu had a health prblem? Give at least tw reasns.
Step 4 Discussin