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6 Medical Scıences

Lİstening and Language Skills

A. Discuss the questions in groups.

1. What is acupuncture?
2. Where and when did it originate?
3. What problems can it relieve?
4. How does it work?
5. Do conventional medical practitioners accept
acupuncture as a form of healing?

B. Match the words with the pictures.

imbalance organs pulse hormones joint needles nerves muscles

a. b. c. d.

e. f. g. h.

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C. Listen to an interview with an acupuncture practitioner. Complete the summary about traditional
acupuncture using the words in the boxes.
organs emotional pulse channels imbalance skin flow qi

Acupuncture involves inserting needles into the body. Traditional acupuncturists believe that our bodies
have a life force, called 1 . It flows from the body’s 2 to the tissues and
3 , along 4 called meridians. Needles are inserted at points along these
meridians, to encourage the 5 of energy. Traditional acupuncturists believe that disease
is caused by an 6 in the body. Traditional acupuncture sessions find out about patient’s

physical, mental and 7 well-being, and examine the tongue, 8 , breath and
voice before beginning treatment.

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