Unit 3 Longing for a New Welfare System
Longing for a New Welfare System Unit 3
o Stage 1: Warming-up Activities Stage 2: Reading-Centred Activities 2 Stage 3: After-Reading Activities Stage 4: Listening-and-Speaking Practice
Stage 1: Warming-up Activities Stage 2: Reading-Centred Activities Stage 3: After-Reading Activities Stage 4: Listening-and-Speaking Practice
sts Warming-up Activities vo Group work tE Questions for thought and discussion .o Background information 8 Enriching your vocabulary +8 Comparing the following words
Warming-up Activities Group work Questions for thought and discussion Background information Enriching your vocabulary Comparing the following words
10 Group work Go over the preview, the pre- reading questions and the title of the text before listening to the summary of the story and anticipate what we are going to read
Group work Go over the preview, the prereading questions and the title of the text before listening to the summary of the story and anticipate what we are going to read
ne Questions for thought and discussion Listen to a short passage carefully and then answer the following questions
Questions for thought and discussion Listen to a short passage carefully and then answer the following questions
6 Background information social welfare: Public assistance programs, commonly called"welfare, provide cash or in-kind benefits for particular categories of the financially needy. The U.s. welfare system operates on both the federal and state levels. The federal welfare program is known as Social Security that provides benefits or assistance for child care, disability, food and medical The state welfare programs, on the other hand, provide assistance to both individuals and local communities with state schooling and social insurance U.S. welfare programs grew significantly in the decades following World Warll, but increases in welfare costs during the 1960s and 1970s brought into question the extent and quality of public assistance
Background information • social welfare：Public assistance programs, commonly called “welfare”, provide cash or in-kind benefits for particular categories of the financially needy. The U.S. welfare system operates on both the federal and state levels. The federal welfare program is known as Social Security that provides benefits or assistance for child care, disability, food and medical. The state welfare programs, on the other hand, provide assistance to both individuals and local communities with state schooling and social insurance. U.S. welfare programs grew significantly in the decades following World War II, but increases in welfare costs during the 1960s and 1970s brought into question the extent and quality of public assistance
In the early 1980s the reagan Administration reduced welfare expenditures and suggested turning responsibility for welfare funding over to the states. The cuts in federal funding that took effect during the Reagan Administration did in fact effectively place the responsibility for maintaining funding levels on the states-and, in some cases, on the larger cities. The result has been a widening of the already existing disparities in social services spending between states, and between cities and regions within a state Social welfare is an integrated part of a country's social policy. The website offers definitions of such concepts as welfare and welfare state and discussions on welfare systems of other countries(in addition to the U.S.)
In the early 1980s the Reagan Administration reduced welfare expenditures and suggested turning responsibility for welfare funding over to the states. The cuts in federal funding that took effect during the Reagan Administration did in fact effectively place the responsibility for maintaining funding levels on the states — and, in some cases, on the larger cities. The result has been a widening of the already existing disparities in social services spending between states, and between cities and regions within a state. Social welfare is an integrated part of a country's social policy. The website offers definitions of such concepts as welfare and welfare state and discussions on welfare systems of other countries (in addition to the U.S.)
A8 Enriching your vocabulary Read the sentences carefully and guess the meaning of the talicized term in each sentence according to the context and your own experiences
Enriching your vocabulary Read the sentences carefully and guess the meaning of the italicized term in each sentence according to the context and your own experiences
He finds it hard to live on his state pension 抚恤金 He won't be able to draw/ receive his pension until he's65.养老金 I pay a higher rent more rent than the other tenants because my room is bis gger. 租金 The old lady rented us her spare room for$50 a week。 出租
• He finds it hard to live on his state pension. • He won‘t be able to draw / receive his pension until he’s 65. • I pay a higher rent / more rent than the other tenants because my room is bigger. • The old lady rented us her spare room for $50 a week. 抚恤金 养老金 租金 出租
Against his fathers advice, Peter opted for business:.选择 I dont think that politician can drum up much support with all his speeches. 得到 Manufacturers are offering big discounts to drum up business. 招徕生意 Jane plays drums in a local rock band 打鼓
• Against his father‘s advice, Peter opted for business. • I don‘t think that politician can drum up much support with all his speeches. • Manufacturers are offering big discounts to drum up business. • Jane plays drums in a local rock band. 选择 得到 招徕生意 打鼓