Vocabulary
Academic Word List
- aspect
- culture
- goal
- overall
- philosophy
- source
- technique
- theme
- traditional
Other Vocabulary
- ancient
- diagnosed
- disparate
- physicians
- remedies
- superstition
- society
- versus
Exercise
Please click the exercise link to continue and do exercises 1 and 2.
Pre-Reading
Use the following questions to begin a discussion. Try to be sure everyone in your group gives their opinion and explains why they hold that opinion before moving on to the next question.
- How sick should someone be before they:
- stay home from work or school?
- go see a doctor?
- go to the hospital?
- Explain something about medicine and doctors from your country or culture that you think is unique.
Exercise
Please click the exercise link to continue and do Exercise 3.
Reading
Read the title of the reading passage. In your group, discuss what this means to you and try to predict what the reading may be about.
Contrasts Between Chinese and Western Medicine
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