UNIT 2:YOUR BODY AND YOU (Page 19)
Phiếu bài tập ( trước khi học bài đọc):

Exercise 1: Use a dictionary to find out the meaning of the words or phrases below.
+ Acupuncture (n) :_________ +medical treatment : ______________
+ to originate: _____________ + promote (v) = enhance :___________
+harmony (n) :____________ + yin and yang: ___________________
+evidence (n) : ____________ + to ease pain : __________________
+ complicated (a) :_________ + pressure point (np) = acupoint :______
+ ailment (n) :___________ + Stimulate (v) : _________________
+ healing capability : _______ + precautions (n) :_________________
+ bleed (v) : ______________ + electronic medical devices : _______
+ side effect (np): ____________ + slight (a) : ___________________
+ alternative (a) : ____________ + estimate (v) : _________________

Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
1. A.vulnerable B. duty C.acupuncture D.stimulate
2. A. treatment B. disease C. health D.increase
3. A. originate B. divorce C. complicated D.slight

Exercise 3: Read the words below again and mark stress on them.
Acupuncture medical treatment originate promote enhance
harmony evidence complicated pressure ailment stimulate
precaution electronic effect alternative estimate

What can you find the rule of stress for the four bold words originate, stimulate, estimate ?
( Em phát hiện ra quy tắc trọng âm gì dựa vào 4 từ in đậm là originate, stimulate, estimate ?)
………………………………………………………………………………………
Key: từ có kết thúc –ate trọng âm sẽ rơi vào âm tiết thứ 3 từ dưới lên

Exercise 4: Fill the missing information in the reading text and translate them into Vietnamese.
1. Acupuncture, which originated in China more than 2,500 years ago, is one of the _________in the world.
2. Acupuncture can promote harmony between humans and the world around them and __________.
3. Scientific studies offer evidence that it can ease pain and treat from _______ ailments.
4. The most common side eff ects with acupuncture are ____, slight ____, or ______.
5. However, acupuncture isn't for everyone. People who have _______ problems or are taking ________ related medicine or have electronic medical devices inside their bodies should not have the treatment.
*Keys:
1. oldest medical treatments 2. a balance between yin and yang
3. simple to complicated 4. soreness, bleeding, or discomfort
5. bleeding, blood

Phiếu bài tập củng cố (sau khi học xong bài đọc) :
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with appropriate words in the box.
originated acupuncture ailments treatment stimulate

1. When I was small, I got all the usual ____________.
2. Football ___________in Britain in the 19th century.
3. ________ is considered the most popular medical ________ in China.
4. Food and drinks which strongly __________ the body can cause stress.
Keys:
1. ailments 2. originated 3. Acupuncture, treatment 4. stimulate

Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. Acupuncture originated in China and has been used as a traditional medicine for thousands of years.
A. began B. created C. developed
2. There is no evidence at this time that acupuncture can treat cancer itself.
A. clue B. data C. proof
3. Acupuncture can treat from simple to complicated ailments.
A. acupoints B. diseases C. treatments
4. Some people believe that acupuncture can be a cure of cancer.
A. practice B. promotion C. treatment
5. Acupuncture can ease my pain in back quickly.
A. increase B. reduce C. enhance
6. Are there any alternatives that might provide better options for gay people?
A. choices B. decisions C. practice

Exercise 3:Read the passage again and choose the best option A, B or C.
1. Where did acupuncture come from?
A. China B. Vietnam C. Western counries
2. People use acupuncture to treat ailments basing on adjusting the balance between _____
A. pains B. yin and yang C.simple ailments and complicated ones
3. All the side effects are mentioned in the passage when people use acupuncture EXCEPT
A.soreness B. slight bleeding C.comfort

Exercise 4 : Give your own opinion about your choice of treating your future diseases like this :
I think I will/ won't use acupuncture in the future because ________________