project exploring chinese medicine
teaching aims:
1. know the history of chinese acupuncture.
2. use some words and phrases such as sharp, let out, point, addiction, eventually, take one’s place, involve and so on.
3. do a research on chinese medicine and report findings to the class.
teaching procedures:
step 1: reading
1. read the article about chinese acupuncture quickly and find which of the following topics is not mentioned:
history, past uses, current uses, acceptance in the west, benefits, disadvantages
2. scan the text and take notes of the development of chinese acupuncture. the following might help you understand the reading passage better:
the development of chinese acupuncture
3. think about the following questions:
1) what medical problems can acupuncture treat?
2) how does acupuncture reduce and relieve pain?
step2: drills
1. you will be divided into groups of four to discuss the eight questions in part b. report your findings to the class.
2. prepare your project and present it to the class. others may give comments or raise questions.
3. do parts b1and b2 on page 111 of the workbook, so you will be more familiar with some important words and their usages learnt in this section.
step3: homework:
1. do the listening exercises in parts a and b on page 116 of workbook, and then complete part c.
2. do parts d1 and d2 on page 113 of the workbook.
3. read part a first and then do part b on page 117 of workbook.
