Pre-reading Questions:

1. What do you usually do when you have these problems: (a) have a sore throat

(b) have a habitual backache / shoulder ache

(c) have an ulcer in your mouth

* Chinese herbal medicine

* Modern medicine (Conventional Medicine)

2. Look at the picture, and try to match the word with picture. Chinese herbs medications natural remedies surgery C acupuncture chiropractic meditation

___________ ____________ ____________ (conventional medicine) (pills) (medicine from plants, fruits,& veggies)

_________________ ______________ (medicine mixed with wild plants (needles are inserted at certain points and other animal ingredients) on the body)

_______________ _______________ (use hand technique to adjust bone) (use mind or religious faith to treat

illness)

Unit 2 Health Matters Reading Comprehension Questions: Look for the main ideas A. Based on the reading, match the treatments to their definitions. 1. Conventional medicine a. ancient Chinese treatment that uses needles to relieve pain 2. Homeopathy b. method of treatment for pain that doesnt use medications 3. Herbal therapy c. method of treatment that uses the mind or religious faith to treat illnesses 4. Acupuncture d. treatment that uses herb to treat illnesses 5. Chiropractic e. method of treatment designed to get the body to heal itself 6. Spiritual healing f. treatment based on the scientific study of the human body of illnesses history Acupuncture 5000 years ago origin China principle Use needles Functions Relieve pain and/or restore health widely used to treat ..

Chiropractic

use no .., but it can be practiced with .

Conventional medicine

use.

its great progress has become peoples first medical choice

Herbal therapy

use

used by 80% of the worlds population for their regular health care

Homeopathy

use only .

it helps the body to .

Spiritual healing

use...............

works better than

What about you? 1. Which medical treatments have you tried? Which type of medical treatment do you think is best? Why? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Which treatment or treatments do you think would each of these people prefer? a. Laura has frequent backache. She prefers natural remedies for her pains. ________________________________________________________________________________ b. Mr. Park would like to stop smoking. He doesnt believe in support groups and nicotine patches. He is a firm believe of ancient eastern medicine. ________________________________________________________________________________ c. Margo thinks that the only safe treatment is one that is a result of rigid scientific research and studies. ________________________________________________________________________________

Do they match? conventional medicine _______ spiritual healing _________ herbal therapy _________ Chiropractic _________ Homeopathy _________ Acupuncture __________

a. This type of treatment began in the U.S. in the late 1800s. c. This type of treatment is used especially to treat pain, injuries, and backaches. e. This type of treatment uses the mind or religious faith to treat illness. g. This type of treatment began in China over 5,000 years ago. i. This type of treatment had its beginnings in Greece. k. In this type of treatment, patients take herbs, often as teas or pills.

b. Remedies try to get the body to heal itself in this type of treatment d. This type of treatment is also known as mind and body connection. f. This type of treatment is based on scientific study of the human body and illness. h. This type of treatment began in Germany in the late 1700s. j. 80% of the worlds population uses this type of treatment. l. Needles are inserted at certain points on the body in this type of treatment.