新視野讀寫(xiě)教程B4u.pptx

Unit 3Longing for a New Welfare System When you are sick, you may go to the school clinic. You just need to pay 3 0 % of your medicine bills. Why just 3 0 %? How pays the rest for you?Tips: Its a part of the social welfare system. The government pays the rest for you. Key Words: Welfare Public assistance programs, commonly called “welfare”, provide cash or in-kind benefits for particular categories of the financially needy. Words and Related information to Welfarebasic endowment insurancebasic medical insurance employment injury insuranceunemployment insurancematernity insurance Key Words: U.S. welfare The US 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 childcare, disability, food stamp and medical assistance. The state welfare programs, on the other hand, provide assistance to both individuals and local communities with state schooling and social insurance. US 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 qualityof public assistance. . A welfare client is supposed toSome phenomena which lead to the people handle such idea. cheat Examples: many people bleed the system for a few extra dollars Bleed (bled, bled)1 blood vi. to lose blood, especially because of an injury: Your nose is bleeding. Tragically, she bled to death. bleed heavily (=bleed a lot) Mrs. Burke was found unconscious and bleeding heavily.2 money vt. to force someone to pay an unreasonable amount of money over a period of time: His ex-wife clearly intends to bleed him for every last penny. bleed somebody dry/white (=take all their money, possessions etc) 這十年的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)榨干了這個(gè)國(guó)家The ten-year war has bled the country dry. I have opted to live a life complete honesty.Examples: 1 . drum up some business, tell the welfare2 . Im tempted tobutVery high-profile. 1 . What temptation did “I” resist?2 . What if I yield to the temptation? Im tempted to get paid under the table.Be tempted to: have an urge or inclination to do something.under the table:(informal)money that is paid under the table is paid secretly and illegally. Payments were made under the table to local officials.Para: Im eager to get these paid in private. Welfare clients Case-workersbowA few years laterLiberals with high ideals Detective in shorts ,caseworkers know that they are being made fools of by many of their clients, and they feel they are entitled to have clients bow to them as compensation.(p)caseworks know that many of their welfare clients cheat them.In order to get compensation, welfare clients should please to caseworks. entitle transitive often passive to give someone the official right to do or have something be entitled to (do) something Full-time employees are entitled to receive health insurance. entitle somebody to something Membership entitles you to the monthly journal. compare1 . Getting $ 2 0 0 less 2 . Landlord raised the rent 1 . Draw cartoons2 . Tell how much I madePara 1 Para 2Tell liesGet m ney Work hardBe suspectedA system that practically requires people to lie Underline the expressions you think can show the unfair relationship Inspect: to examine something carefully in order to find out more about it or to find out what is wrong with it have to report: to tell someone in authority that an accident or crime has happened Lecture: to talk angrily or seriously to someone in order to criticize or warn them, in a way that they think is unfair or unnecessary If I can find the time In search of unreported Could you describe Suzanne ? Poster-receiptDidnt get what she want: begwheelchair caseworkermedical worker wheelchair repair companymain welfare officethe handicapped clientHow could the writer possibly get his wheelchair repaired? Tell I was making money on my ownTwo months Two weeksLook into every corner Thick pile of form to fill out, accounting for every penny Cry out for new welfare system lend itself to something: to be suitable for being used in a particular wayThere needs to be a lawyer who can act as a champion for the rights of welfare clients, because the system so easily lends itself to abuse by the welfare givers as well as by the clients.(T)我們需要一名律師作為享受福利人員的捍衛(wèi)者，這是因?yàn)楫?dāng)今福利系統(tǒng)太容易被福利實(shí)施者，以及福利享受者濫用了。What does the writer think of the present welfare system? And what is the writers suggestion? Someday people like me will thrive under a new system that will encourage them, not seek to convict them of cheating. (T)總有一天，像我這樣的人在一種新的福利制度下生活美滿(mǎn)。而這種福利制度在于鼓勵(lì)享受福利的人員，而不是一味的尋找欺詐的罪狀。What is the new welfare system like according to the writers expectation? Fill in the chart with the information given in the text. The Current Welfare System The New Welfare Systemwelfare clientswelfare giversthe authors opinion earn part or all of their own livings; develop their talent without guilt or fear.encourage clients to work / live a better life / earn their own livings.People will thrive under it.cheat; bleed the system for extra money.seek to convict the clients of cheating.I t can be easily abusedby the welfare givers as well as the clients. detail leaningThe structure “be being + adjective / noun” is used to talk about action and behavior.e.g. Youre being stupid. (= Youre doing stupid things.) I was being very careful. (= I was doing something very carefully.)Note: We do not use this structure to talk about feelings.1 . Im not being bitter. 他現(xiàn)在表現(xiàn)得很謙虛。他今天真是一個(gè)好孩子。 He is being modest. He is being a nice boy today.