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课件网) Unit 9 Human Biology Reading Club 1 Traditional Chinese Medicine Traditional Chinese Medicine （TCM） When it comes to TCM, what can you think of (Key words) Activity 1 Brainstorming Introduction Traditional Chinese medicine is a therapy and a theory on how to stay healthy. Diagnosis in TCM comes from various forms of observation, including visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile and questioning. The doctor observes a patient's tongue, voice, inquires about the patient's habits and medical history and feels the patient's pulse to make a diagnosis. Therapies in TCM emphasize tactile stimulation. Doctors give massage. Tools for Gua Sha and cupping are easily found in daily life. Herbal medicines are selected from natural plants and processed to cure different diseases. TCM ascribes to the belief that the human body has its own functioning system. People are healthy as long as their body system remains balanced. Activity 2 Scanning Introduction Q1: What is TCM Q2: How does a TCM doctor judge if a person is healthy or unhealthy Q3: How can people stay healthy Tip 1： Grasping Key Information: Skimming and Scanning 略读（Skimming）： Rapidly browse through the entire text to capture the title, introductory and concluding paragraphs, topic sentences (first sentences of paragraphs), and conclusions, so as to grasp the main idea and structure of the article. 扫读（Scanning）： Purposefully search for specific information (such as time, numbers, proper nouns), quickly locate keywords with your eyes, and ignore irrelevant content. Q1: What is TCM Q2: How does a TCM doctor judge if a person is healthy or unhealthy Q3: How can people stay healthy Skimming Scanning Introduction Q1: What is TCM Q2: How does a TCM doctor judge if a person is healthy or unhealthy Q3: How can people stay healthy Introduction Traditional Chinese medicine is a therapy and a theory on how to stay healthy. Diagnosis in TCM comes from various forms of observation, including visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile and questioning. The doctor observes a patient's tongue, voice, inquires about the patient's habits and medical history and feels the patient's pulse to make a diagnosis. Therapies in TCM emphasize tactile stimulation. Doctors give massage. Tools for Gua Sha and cupping are easily found in daily life. Herbal medicines are selected from natural plants and processed to cure different diseases. TCM ascribes to the belief that the human body has its own functioning system. People are healthy as long as their body system remains balanced. Q1: What is TCM Introduction Traditional Chinese medicine is a therapy and a theory on how to stay healthy. Diagnosis in TCM comes from various forms of observation, including visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile and questioning. The doctor observes a patient's tongue, voice, inquires about the patient's habits and medical history and feels the patient's pulse to make a diagnosis. Therapi ... ...
