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* Can you name any jobs that relate to medicine? Please guess what the jobs are according to the descriptions or definitions of different jobs related to medicine. a person who prepares and sells medicine a chemist a person who examines people’s eyes to see if they need to wear glasses an eye doctor or an optician a person who takes care of people’s teeth a dentist a person who has general skill to treat physical problems a physician a person who performs medical operations a surgeon Who is the man in white? What does a chemist do? What qualities does a person need in order to be a chemist? A chemist should have studied medicine, and be careful, practical and interested in chemistry. He or she needs to be patient as well, as a chemist needs to communicate with or introduce medicines to patients. What happens to the person? The person is receiving an acupuncture treatment on an ear. Traditional acupuncture always requires doctors to insert such needles into various body areas. Do you know the origin of acupuncture? Acupuncture has its origin in China beginning before 1000BC. What can acupuncture do? Acupuncture can help relieve body pains. Some people believe that acupuncture can help with things such as weight loss and quitting smoking. Have you ever had such an experience? What are the doctors and nurses busy doing? They are performing an operation. What do you call the doctors who perform an operation on patients? Surgeons. What happens during an operation? During the process of an operation, the surgeons cut open a part of a person’s body and remove or repair a damaged part. What is the girl doing? She is having her eyesight examined to detect short sightedness. What do you call the man testing the girl’s eyes? An eye doctor. Do you have good eyesight? How can you protect your eyes? *