TA10U2 Your body and You reading

UNIT 02: Your body & YouPeriod 12: Reading Acupuncture... Read the text and choose the three most interesting things about acupuncture... enhance v ease acupoints precaution alternative

UNIT 02: Your body & You

Period 12: Reading

Acupuncture

1 Do you know anything about acupuncture?

- acupuncture (n) (thuật) châm cứu

- (to) ease

- evidence (n)

- needle (n)

- ailment (n)

làm dịu / giảm

bằng chứng

cái kim

sự ốm đau

- (to) bleed

- session (n)

- inner (a)

chảy máu

liệu trình

bên trong

2 Read the text and choose the three most interesting things about acupuncture.

3 Find words which are closest in meaning to the following.

ailments

1. diseases (n)

2. stop (v)

3. pressure points (n)

4. care (n)

5. choice (n)

6. cure (n)

7. proof (n)

8. enhance (v)

ease acupoints precaution alternative treatment evidence promote

4 Answer the questions.

1 What is the basic idea of acupuncture?

2 Why is acupuncture believed to be effective?

3 How many acupoints are there nowadays?

4 What are the most common side effects with acupuncture?

5 Who should not take acupuncture?

6 Why do more and more people turn to acupuncture?

4 Answer the questions.

1 3 5

2 4 6

4 Answer the questions.

1 What is the basic idea of acupuncture?

4 Answer the questions.

2 Why is acupuncture believed to be effective?

4 Answer the questions.

3 How many acupoints are there nowadays?

4 Answer the questions.

4 What are the most common side effects with acupuncture?

4 Answer the questions.

5 Who should not take acupuncture?

4 Answer the questions.

6 Why do more and more people turn to acupuncture?

5 Discussion

Do you know any other alternative therapies?

- Learn by heart the words / phrases

- Prepare for the next lesson