Unit 2 Fit for life
Welcome to the unit
As we all know, health is very important to everyone. Do you
know how to keep healthy?
--Let’s warm up
right
food
regular exercise
enough sleep
quit smoking/drinking
When people fall ill, what will they do?
?
Go to see docotrs!
Guessing Game
What kind of doctors are they?
a person who
prepares and
sells medicine
a chemist
a person who examines
people’s eyes to see if
they need to wear glasses
an eye doctor or an optician
a person who
takes care of
people’s teeth
a dentist
a person who
has general
skill to treat
physical problems
a physician
a person who performs
medical operations
a surgeon
IQ test 1
Actually there are only two kinds of doctors we all have seen so far, what are they?
Male doctors
Female doctors
IQ Test 2
Who in this world do not need to see a doctor?
The Blind
--Let’s talk
Picture talk
In what way do doctors treat patients?
Who is the man
in white?
What does a chemist do?
What happens to
the person?
The person is receiving an acupuncture treatment on an ear.
Do you know the origin of acupuncture?
Acupuncture is originated in China before 1000 BC.
Sun Simiao cured a dragon
with acupuncture
Acupuncture was widely used in ancient China.
bronze human figure for teaching
acupuncture
Acupuncture is fully developed in modern Chinese medicine
Now acupuncture is very popular abroad.
What can acupuncture do?
Acupuncture can __________.
reduce body pains
help lose weight
help quit smoking
Have you ever had such
an experience?
What did it feel like?
What are the
Doctors and
nurses busy
doing?
They are performing
an operation.
What do you call the doctors who
perform an operation on patients?
Surgeons
The doctors are performing an operation. During the process of an operation, the surgeons cut open a part of a person’s body and remove or repair a damaged part.
What are they
doing?
(hints:
perform, surgeon,
cut open, repair,
remove, damaged
)
What is the girl
doing?
She is having her
eyesight examined
to detect short
sightedness.
What do you call the man testing the
girl’s eyes?
An eye doctor
Do you have good eyesight?
How can you protect your eyes?
Question
The most common treatment is to take medicines;
Do you know any person related to the discovery or invention of medicine?
--Let’s think
Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs
He was one of the first in history
to utilize herbal medicine in his remedies.
King of Medicine
--Let’s explore
Homework
Search information about the history of medicines
Preview Reading