Active_reading_2.ppt

Medical terms 1 Scan the text and locate the medical terms in paragraphs. acupressure Alzheimer’s disease all-round cure cognitive decline magic bullet mental agility Medical terms 2 Put the medical terms in order of their appearance. Paragraph 3: cognitive decline Paragraph 5: mental agility; Alzheimer’s disease Paragraph 7: acupressure Paragraph 9: magic bullet ; all-round cure Medical terms cognitive decline the case when mental abilities becomes less or worse so that a person cannot use them as well as before. mental agility With it, people can think quickly, solve problems and have new ideas. Alzheimer’s disease a serious illness affecting the brain that makes it difficult to remember things and becomes worse as time passes Medical terms acupressure a medical treatment from China that involves pressing different parts of the body acupressure points The appropriate places for pressing are acupressure points and these differ according to the medical conditions Medical terms Medical terms magic bullet a metaphor for a medicine designed to cure an illness quickly and completely. More generally, it can refer to a quick and easy solution to a serious problem. all-round cure a general cure which will solve a whole range of medical problems (in Active reading (2) for stress problems) Q A Work in pairs and answer the questions. 1 Why don’t people walk enough these days? 2 How does walking help the body? 3 How does walking help the mind? 4 What is the connection between thinking and oxygen? 5 How much should people walk every day? 6 What is the best way to walk? 7 Why is it a good idea to vary your way of walking? Q A 1 Why don’t people walk enough these days? People don’t walk enough these days because they spend more time at their desks. 2 How does walking help the body? Walking is the best exercise for physical health. It helps to fight against bone