学术英语-医学教学课件：Unit 4 Alternative Medicine.pptVIP

Text B  1 The Western world remained generally skeptical about the use of TCM in the 1970s. 2 While training as an exchange student in Beijing, the author was convinced that TCM practices would be readily embraced by medical professionals in the West. 3 The author cites the results of some large scale surveys to suggest that a sizable proportion of patients both in and out of the U.S. are now using complementary therapies. Suggested answers Critical reading and thinking Task 1 Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) T F T Unit 4 Alternative medicine Text B  Currently serious efforts are being made by the international scientific community to investigate some fundamental questions concerning the mechanism of CAM. Extensive cooperation between American and Chinese TCM investigation began as early as 30 or 20 years ago. The author is optimistic about the future prospect of integrative medicine in the U.S. Suggested answers Critical reading and thinking Task 1 Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) T T F Unit 4 Alternative medicine Text C Language building-up Task: Write a summary Text C Language Building-up Vocabulary Test ___________therapies(推拿治疗) ___________medicine(顺势疗法) ___________(自然疗法) ___________and yoga(冥想与瑜伽) Unit 4 Alternative medicine manipulative homeopathic naturopathic meditation Text C  Task: Write a summary of the text with the help provided. Alternative medicine refers to healing treatments or practices that are not part of conventional medical training like acupuncture, massage therapy, or herbal medicine. If alternative treatments are used together with conventional therapies, it is known as complementary medicine. The field of complementary and alternative medicine is called CAM for short. The difference between alternative medicine and complementary medicine lies in whether such treatments are used with or without conventional medical techniques. Suggested answers Unit