教学设计 课程基本信息 学科 英语 年级 高二年级 学期 秋季 课题 Unit 3 Fit for life Extended reading: Acupuncture: magic needles (Period 1) 教学目标 By the end of this class, students will be able to: have a basic understanding of Chinese acupuncture; appreciate the importance and uniqueness of Chinese acupuncture; adopt the right attitudes towards acupuncture. 教学内容 教学重点： 1. To help students comprehend the history of Chinese acupuncture, the process of its diagnosis and treatment, and the functions and influence of it; 2. To help students appreciate the importance and uniqueness of Chinese acupuncture. 教学难点： To help students explain their attitudes towards acupuncture with reasons. 教学过程 Pre-reading (4 minutes)Lead-in: News watching (3 min) Watch the video clip and figure out what this piece of news is about: When Henry Kissinger was visiting China in 1971, he was accompanied by the renowned j_____ James Reston, who suddenly _____ acute appendicitis (急性阑尾炎). Reston was admitted to hospital, and received treatment by an a_____ to reduce postoperative abdominal distention (术后腹胀). The m_____ effect of the acupuncture treatment sparked a wave of enthusiastic interest in Chinese acupuncture all across America. Warm-up: Traditional Chinese Medicine (1 min) Traditional Chinese Medicine is an ancient system of health and wellness in China. Can you name some other common forms of TCM apart from acupuncture While-reading (26 minutes)I. Analyse the title: predicting (2 min) 1. In which column of a magazine will you probably find this article A. Travel B. Health C. Arts D. Economy 2. What’s the author’s attitude towards Chinese acupuncture A. Critical B. Indifferent C. Supportive D. Unclear II. Analyse the structure: skimming (5 min) Read the article and analyse the structure of it by filling in the mind map below: III. Paras. 1-2: History (3 min) Read paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 carefully and then answer the following questions: When did Chinese acupuncture start to develop What changes have acupuncture needles experienced Summary: Known as the art of “magic needles”, acupuncture has a long history which _____ 2000 BCE. With its rapid development, the needles have also changed in _____ and _____ over time. IV. Paras. 3-4: Process (6 min) Read paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 and imagine what happened during James Reston’s acupuncture therapy: The process of diagnosis: put the procedures of diagnosis in correct order and fill in the blanks below. The process of treatment: figure out the process of treatment and fill in the blanks. First, select certain _____ on the body. Then, push the acupuncture needles into the skin at these points. What are the principles of selecting the acupuncture points V. Para. 5: Functions (6 min) Read paragraph 5 and complete the following table: What health problems can acupuncture treat Summary: Acupuncture can be used to treat a wide v_____ of health problems, _____ (range) from physical problems to _____ ... ...
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