Unit: Health

Topic: Herb

Muttayomsuksa: 2

CBI

Listening

Herb

Reading

Speaking

Writing

Vocabulary

Structure

Traditional folkmedicine in Mexico

Traditional folk medicine in MexicoText

Vocabulary

herb (n.)

: any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavoring, food, medicine, or perfume

plant(n.): a living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs,herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site

treatment(n.): medical care given to a patient for an illness or injury medicine

serious(adj.): significant or worrying because of possible danger or risk; not slight or negligible

acupuncture(n.): a Chinese method of treating pain and illness using special thin needles which are pushed into the skin in particular parts of the body

curandoro(n.): a folk healer or medicine man who uses herbs or hallucinogenic plants, magic, and spiritualism to treat illness, induce visions, impart traditional wisdom, etc.

traditional (adj.)

: being part of the beliefs, customs or way of life of a particular group of people, that have not changed for a long time

e.g. traditional medicine

rural(adj.): in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town

illness(n.)

: a disease or period of sickness affecting the body or mind

Structure

Get to know: Present Perfect Tense We use the

Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an unspecified time before now.

Example :

- Many modern doctors have shown interest in traditional remedies.

- Over the last ten years, there has been a growth of interest in alternative remedies in developed countries.

Present Perfect’s Structure

How to use Present Perfect

1. to describe experience.

2. to talk about change that has happened over a period of time.

3. to list the accomplishments of individuals and humanity.

1. I have been to France.

2. My English has really improved since I moved to Australia.

3. Doctors have cured many deadly diseases.

Usage Example

How to use Present Perfect

4. to say that an action which we expected has not happened.

5. to talk about several different actions which have occurred in the past at different times.

4. James has not finished his homework yet.

5. The army has attacked that city five times.

Usage Example

TRUE OR FALSEActivity

Activity

1. Work in pairs. 2. Listen to the sound.3. Raise “True” or “False” labels that

related with each statement.4. A pair that answer correctly will get

point.

Question

1.People believed traditional healers were evil.

Question

2. Curanderos are folk healers.

Question

3. Curanderos get paid for their services.

4. Curanderos can treat all types of illnesses.

Question

Question

5. People in Japan consume the most herbal medicines in the word.

Question

6. Native American use a form of aspirin to cure headaches.

FALSE

Answer

TRUE

Answer

FALSE

Answer

WINTERTemplateJIGSAW

READING

01

Activity

J i g s a w R e a d i n g A c t i v i t y

02Directions

1. Work in a group of 7. Name each group “ jigsaw group ”

2. Each group get a complete set of paragraph.

3. Each student read their part.

034. Form “expert group” by having one student

from each jigsaw group join other students assigned to the same parts.

Directions

04 5. Each expert group discusses the main point of their parts and exchange the information.

6. Each student back into their jigsaw groups.

7. Each student presents their parts to the group.

J i g s a w R e a d i n g A c t i v i t y

Directions

05Question1. What is the curandero?

2. According to the text, who is the person that Mexican Americans will consult first?

3. What will you find in the willow bark?

4. How is folk medicine passed on from generation to generation?

5. What is the Chinese method of treating pain and illness?

a folk healer or medicine man who uses herbs, magic,

and spiritualism to treat illness.

Answer

curandoros

Answer

aspirin

Answer

It is passed on from generation to generation by word of mouth and imitation.

Answer

acupuncture

Answer

Role Play

1. Work in pairs.2. Make a conversation by

using the situation below.3. Come up to present in front

of the class.

Activity : Role PlayDirectio

ns

BRAINSTORM

ACTIVITY

ACTIVITY : BRAINSTORM

1.Make a group of 4 people 2.Brainstorm in your group and

write down on a piece of paper about traditional folk medicine in your hometown

Directions