1、M7 Unit 2 ProjectMagic neddles: Chinese acupunctureTeaching aims:1. Enable students to understand the passage better.2. Develop students listening, reading, writing and thinking ability. 3. Enable the students to prepare and present an oral report on a Chinese medicine.Teaching Approaches:Task-based
2、 approachesForm of Activities:Individual, pair or group work and topic discussions.Teaching Aids:The multimedia and the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step 1 Revision Translation:1.麻疹 7.流感2.疟疾 8.病房3.水痘 9.糖尿病4.中风 10.霍乱5.伤寒 11.急诊室6.诊室 12.重症监护室Step 2Lead-in1. Show a picture of acupuncture treatment on t
3、he screen and ask the students a question: Have you ever experienced an acupuncture treatment?2. Show another two pictures about different tools used for acupuncture treatment in the past and now.Step 3 Fast Reading1.Scan the text and find which of the topics is not mentioned: history, past uses, cu
4、rrent uses, disadvantages in the West, benefits and disadvantages(The disadvantages of Chinese disadvantages are not mentioned.) 2. What medical problems can acupuncture treat?Bad pains, headaches, injuries, stomach problems, blood pressure problems, addiction to cigarettes, drugs, alcohol and food.
5、 3. How does acupuncture reduce or relieve pain? It is unclear now. One theory suggests that acupuncture blocks pain signals from reaching the spinal cord or brain. Another theory suggests acupuncture promotes the production of chemicals in the body which reduces pain.Step 4 Further Reading1. Listen
6、ing for further informationPara 11. Ask the students the main idea of the paragraph. (The history of Chinese acupuncture).2. Ask the students to retell the history of Chinese acupuncture (magic needles).beganthe Stone Agebe practised4,000 yearsbe developed2,000 years agoParas 2 -31. Ask the students
7、 the main idea of the paragraph. (The development of Chinese acupuncture).2. Ask the students to retell the development of Chinese acupuncture.In the pastNowadaysstone or pottery needlesmetal needlesmake holes on swollen areasput needles into the skin at certain points365 acupuncture pointsabout 2,0
8、00 acupuncture pointsPara 5Ask some questions in detail:1. How does an acupuncturist examine a patient? (First ask the patients medical history and lifestyle. And then look at the color of the patients skin and tongue, listen to his breathing and check his pulses.)2. How many pulses are there and wh
9、at are they connected with? (Therere twelve different pulses, six on each wrist. Every one is connected with a major body organ or function of an organ.)3. Why will an acupuncturist check pulses? (This will help him/her find out which energy channel doesnt have enough energy.)Step 6 More information
10、Show some pictures on the screen to introduce more information about Chinese acupuncture.1. Different tools for acupuncture2. Now it is popular that acupuncture is used to help people lose weight .3. The traditional Chinese acupuncture is becoming more and more popular with foreigners. For example,
11、Oscar king Adrien Brody was keen to try acupuncture treatment. Williams hair is becoming less and less. He is eager to try Chinese acupuncture treatment.4. Dae jang Deum in the TV play series once used acupuncture to treat patients. But some experts said the plot was not true.5. Pets also follow the fashion.Step 7 Discussion1. What are your thoughts on acupuncture?2. What are the possible benefits or disadvantages of acupuncture over other treatments?Step 6 Homework1. Write an article about traditional Chinese medicine (one herb or treatment).2. Finish the exercises of this unit.
