U2project教案外研选修七M7.doc

第  PAGE 7 页 共  NUMPAGES 7 页 Teaching aims: 1. Learn something about Chinese acupuncture. 2. Develop students’ listening, reading, writing and thinking ability. 3. Grasp some important phrases and sentences. Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Fast Reading 1.Scan the text and find which of the topics is not mentioned: history, past uses, current uses, acceptance in the West, benefits and disadvantages The disadvantages of Chinese acupuncture are not mentioned.___________________________ 2. What medical problems can acupuncture treat? Severe pains, headaches, injuries, stomach problems, high blood pressure , smokers, alcoholics and people who are addicted to drugs. How does acupuncture reduce or relieve pain? It is not clear now. One theory suggests that acupuncture blocks pain signals from reaching the brain. Another theory relates acupuncture to the production of chemicals in the body which reduce pain.____________________________________________________ Step 3 Further Reading Para 1 1. Give the main idea of the paragraph. The history of Chinese acupuncture.____________ 2. Fill in the blanks about the history of Chinese acupuncture (magic needles). Began — the Stone Age__ be developed—4,000 years ago/ 2000BC_ Paras 2 -3 1.Give the main idea of the paragraphs. The development of Chinese acupuncture._ 2.Fill in the table about the development of Chinese acupuncture. In the pastNowadaysStone or metal metal______ needlesBe used to press areas of the bodyPut needles into the skin at certain points___365___acupuncture pointsabout 2,000 acupuncture points [来.源：全,品…中高*考+网] Para4 Read and find relative information about checking pulse and the purpose of it. ·help find out which energy c hannel doesn’t have enough energy. reasons for pulse checking . ’ ______ . pulse cheking . ·ask the patient’s m edical history and life s tyle _____ ·Number of pulses: six on each w rist ·each is