M7U2 Welcome+Reading.ppt

Unit 2 Fit for Life Welcome to the unit A c______ sells medicine. Acupuncture is the use of _______ to treat people’s health problems. Do you know the origin of acupuncture? Acupuncture has its origin in China beginning before 1000 BC. What can acupuncture do? Acupuncture can ____________. If we need an operation, a special room called an _______________ is used. An _________ tests our eyes to see if we need glasses. Reading: Two life-saving medicines Do you know what they are ? 1. People found that drinking a special juice could reduce fever and pain about 2500 years ago. 2. ASA was first made from other chemicals in 1897. 3. It can also help reduce the risk of heart attacks, prevent a stroke, reduce the risk of colon cancer… 4. Alexander Fleming found penicillin in the mould that killed bacteria. 5. Penicillin can be used to treat bacterial illnesses and other illnesses including pneumonia. 6. Because Fleming discovered penicillin and the others turned it into the great drug which saved millions of lives. Effects of aspirin Reduce fever Reduce body pains Reduce the risk of heart attacks Prevent a stroke Reduce the risk of colon cancer Increase the length of people’s lives Help with diabetes Effects of penicillin Help in treating wounds and infections Treat other illnesses including pneumonia Development of Aspirin: In 1900: In 1950: In 1971: In 1977: In 2003: Development of Aspirin: In 1900: sold in shops as a tablet In 1950: as the best-selling painkiller recorded in the Guinness Book of Records In 1971: proved to be a blood-thinning medicine In 1977: used to prevent a stroke In 2003: used to reduce blood sugar levels Development of Penicillin: In 1928: World War II: In 1945: Development of Penicillin: In 1928: discovered by Alexander Fleming World War II: found new chemical techniques to purify it In 1945: all the scientists shared the Nobel Prize How can we understand medical terms? Words coming form the same stem : Words that are compound w