TA10U2 Your body and You reading

UNIT 02: Your body & You Period 12: Reading Acupuncture Do you know anything about acupuncture? Vocabulary - acupuncture (n) (thuật) châm cứu - treatment (n) điều trị - (to) originate bắt nguồn từ - (to) promote - harmony (n) thúc đẩy hài hòa - yin (n) âm - yang (n) dương - (to) ease - evidence (n) - ailment (n) - needle (n) làm dịu / giảm chứng ốm đau kim Vocabulary - acupoint (n) điểm ấn - (to) stimulate kích thích - (to) heal - (to) enhance - precaution (n) - side effect (n) - soreness (n) hàn gắn làm tăng / nâng cao phòng ngừa tác dụng phụ đau nhức - (to) bleed chảy máu - session (n) liệu trình - inner (a) bên Read the text and choose the three most interesting things about acupuncture 3 Find words which are closest in meaning to the following 1. diseases (n) 2. stop (v) ailments ease 3. pressure points (n) acupoints 4. care (n) precaution 5. choice (n) alternative 6. cure (n) treatment 7. proof (n) evidence 8. enhance (v) promote Answer the questions What is the basic idea of acupuncture? Why is acupuncture believed to be effective? How many acupoints are there nowadays? What are the most common side effects with acupuncture? Who should not take acupuncture? Why more and more people turn to acupuncture? Answer the questions Answer the questions What is the basic idea of acupuncture? Answer the questions Why is acupuncture believed to be effective? Answer the questions How many acupoints are there nowadays? Answer the questions What are the most common side effects with acupuncture? Answer the questions Who should not take acupuncture? Answer the questions Why more and more people turn to acupuncture? Discussion Do you know any other alternative therapies? - Learn by heart the words / phrases - Prepare for the next lesson