学术英语医学Unit6

2. The Sanskrit root “ayur-”means________________________.
3. The Sanskrit root “veda-”means___________________. 4. Bhuta is the Sanskrit word for_________. having to do with life or living
Text A
• Critical reading and thinking
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– Topics for presentation
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– Useful expressions
• Language building-up
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– Signpost language
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– Vocabulary test
• Suggested answers
5. Doshas are ___________________,which awreisadcotmuaollyr kthneowrelesduglteof the pairing of the
great elements.
element
bioenergetics forces
Unit 6 Life and Medicine
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hospice care
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palliative care
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comfort care
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management care
• Watch the video clip and see how hospice care is defined. • Hospice philosophy of death
Unit 6 Life and Medicine
学术英语医学Unit6
Unit 6
Life and Medicine Death is an unavoidable and natural part of the life cycle. Medical advances and value changes have increased and acceptability of palliative care and hospice care, which can be provided to critically ill patients at home, hospitals or nursing homes.
Unit 6 Life and Medicine
Listening
• Dealing with unfamiliar words • Suggested answers
Unit 6 Life and Medicine
Listening Dealing with unfamiliar words
• If the words don’t hinder your understanding of the major points, just skip them over.
• Use contextual information, common sense, and background information to guess the word meaning. Sometimes, the speaker might use paraphrase or definition to explain the new term.
Unit Contents
Lead-in Text A Text B Text C Listening Speaking Writing Get reading for Unit 7
Unit 6 Life and Medicinyou know about
• If you fail to figure out the meaning of an important word, just move on and listen attentively to the speaker. Never let any new word distract your attention from the talk.
Listening Suggested answers
Task 2 Listen to the talk again and complete the following diagram.
Cosmos
Space
Air
Fire
Water
Earth
Vata
Pitta
Kapha
Unit 6 Life and Medicine
Unit 6 Life and Medicine
Listening Suggested answers
Task 1 Listen to a talk and complete the sentences according to what you heard.
1. Ayurveda is _____a_n_a_n_c_i_e_n_t _s_ys_t_e_m__o_f_h_eathliantg’s over five thousand years old.
Unit 6 Life and Medicine
• Congestive: hyperemic • Disinfect: 除去（感染），给…消毒 • Chlorine is used to disinfect water. • 氯用来给水消毒。 • Palliate: to palliate a disease • Dialysis or kidney dialysis is a method of treating kidney failure by using a
machine to remove waste material from the kidneys. 透析，渗析
• I was on dialysis for seven years before my first kidney transplant. • 在进行首次肾移植之前，我做了 7 年的透析。