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Unit 3 Fit for life
Extended reading
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Step
Brainstorming
1. What can you think of when talking about the Chinese medical achievements
2. Have you ever experienced acupuncture What do you know about it
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Step
Predicting
1. What aspects will be talked about in the article
2. What magic has acupuncture brought to us
The main idea of each paragraph:
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Global reading
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Para. 6
Para. 7
The origin of acupuncture
The development of acupuncture needles
The process of diagnosis
The health problems acupuncture can be used to treat
The theories behind acupuncture
The process of treatment
Step
Read para. 1 and finish the exercises.
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Careful reading
What is the history of acupuncture
Acupuncture is a Chinese medical treatment with a history of about 4,000 years, which probably dates back to the Stone Age.
Step
◆Answer the following True or False questions, please correct it if false:
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Careful reading
The most famous Chinese medical treatment is the art of “magic needles”, or Chinese acupuncture.
It was developed long ago, as early as 2,000 BCE.
Acupuncture dates back to the Stone Age, when stone tools called bian were used to press areas of the body.
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F
F
the most famous medical treatment→One of the most famous ...
as early as→perhaps as early as ...
Step
Read para. 2 and answer the following question.
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Careful reading
What changes have acupuncture needles experienced
Material
nine different kinds of needles
stone needles
metal needles
stainless steel needles
Shape
fine and sharp
bian stones
Step
Read para. 3–4 and answer the following questions.
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Careful reading
How does the acupuncturist treat the patient
examine the patient
ask some questions
check the pulse
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②
③
Step
Read para. 3–4 and answer the following questions.
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Careful reading
What will the acupuncturist do according to the results of the check-up
How many acupuncture points have been identified
More than 360 acupuncture points have been identified up to now.
According to the results of the check-up, the acupuncturist then selects certain points on the body called acupuncture points. Needles are pushed into the skin at these points.
Step
Read para. 5–6 and answer the following questions.
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Careful reading
·What health problems can acupuncture treat
·How does acupuncture work
Acupuncture is used as a treatment for various physical and mental conditions, including severe pains, blood pressure issues, depression and anxiety.
How acupuncture works is not clearly understood, although there have been different theories to explain it.
Step
Read para. 7 and answer the following question.
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Careful reading
· What is its influence worldwide
Nowadays, acupuncture is becoming increasingly popular worldwide. People have less doubt about its safety while taking more interest in it.
Step
Write a short passage summarizing the use of acupuncture as a medical treatment.
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Summarizing
Main idea of each paragraph Using the following questions
Paragraph 1: The origin of acupuncture
Paragraph 2: The development of acupuncture needles
Paragraph 3: The process of diagnosis
Paragraph 4: The process of treatment
Paragraph 5: The health problems acupuncture can be used to treat
Paragraph 6: The theories behind
acupuncture
Paragraph 7: The influence of
acupuncture 1. What is the history of acupuncture
2. What changes have acupuncture needles experienced
3. How does the acupuncturist treat the patient
4. What will the acupuncturist do according to the results of the check-up
5. How many acupuncture points have been identified
6. What health problems can acupuncture treat
7. How does acupuncture work
8. What is its influence worldwide
Step
Would you be interested in getting an acupuncture treatment if you had a health problem Give at least two reasons.
If your foreign friend David is interested in acupuncture, how will you introduce about it
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Discussion
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Step
1. Polish your short passage summarizing the use of acupuncture as a medical treatment.
2. Write an introduction about acupuncture.
3. Mark the difficult language points you can’t understand.
Homework
Unit 3 Fit for life
Welcome to the unit & Reading (I)
What jobs are shown in the pictures
b
d
c
a
Would you like to be a medical professional Why or why not
Can you describe an experience you had with a medical professional What was it like
What advances in medical science have you heard about？
Free talk
Health is happiness.
An apple a day makes a doctor away.
When the sun comes in, the doctor goes out.
Let’s read aloud
The future is in our genes
Reading for main idea
What does the passage tell us
What do you know about genes
main idea of each paragraph
Genome editing can help with disease treatment and prevention.
Genes play a critical role in shaping our lives.
Many people are concerned about how to use genome editing appropriately.
Despite the public argument, genome editing is one of the greatest inventions in the history of science.
Reading for specific information
1. What information does our personal genome carry
2. How can geneticists make changes to the genome
It carries all the information needed to make us grow and develop. It also contains information that helps determine our lifespan and affects our chances of contracting certain diseases.
By correcting, adding, deleting or replacing specific parts of genetic material.
3. How might genome editing make it possible to prevent diseases from developing
4. What is a “designer baby”
5. What does the lecturer compare uncontrolled genome editing to
By correcting abnormal genes early on.
A“designer baby”is a baby whose characteristics
have been specifically selected before it is born.
The lecturer compares it to a car out of control.
Discussion
How does the lecturer feel about genome editing Find evidence from the lecture transcript to support your opinion.
The lecturer mentions that one day we will be able to create a “designer babies”. What do you think of “designer babies”
What control can we put in place to make sure that genome editing will work to our advantage
Summary
Are you excited about the new possibilities that genome editing can bring us Why
Read the passage again and find the sentences that use the present perfect continuous tense.
Homework

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