1、Jiangsu University of Science and Technology New Horizon College EnglishBook Four-1-第1页Jiangsu University of Science and TechnologyUnit Three Section A Longing for a New Welfare System-2-第2页Pre-reading ActivitiesText UnderstandingLanguage Points1 12 23 3Unit ThreeSummary4 45 5Writing3第3页1.When you a
2、re sick,you may go to the school clinic.How much do you need to pay for your medical expenses?Tips:You just need to pay 10%of your medicine bills.Pre-reading ActivitiesI.Social Welfare4第4页2.Why just 10%?Who pays the rest for you?Its a part of the social welfare system.The government pays the rest fo
3、r you.Tips:Pre-reading Activities5第5页 Public assistance programs,commonly called“welfare”,provide cash or benefits for particular categories of the financially needy.Pre-reading ActivitiesSocial Welfare6第6页 The U.S.welfare system operates on both the federal and state levels.The federal welfare prog
4、ram is known as Social Security 政府公共福政府公共福利计划利计划 that provides benefits or assistance for child care,disability,food and medical assistance.Pre-reading ActivitiesSocial Welfare7第7页 The state welfare programs,on the other hand,provide assistance to both individuals and local communities with state sc
5、hooling and social insurance.Pre-reading ActivitiesSocial Welfare8第8页Which person is more likely to get welfare assistance?Why?Pre-reading Activities a rubbish picker,78 years old,no living partner,no children a teenage worker,15 years old,parents died,working in a small coal mine9第9页 a child beggar
6、,7 years old,no chance to go to school a three-year-old child,severely ill,no money for medical treatmentPre-reading Activities10第10页II.Words Related to Welfare Pre-reading Activitieswelfare clientCaseworkersdonationfinancial aidinsurancepensiondependencehandicappedrelianceunemploymentmedical assist
7、ance 11第11页III.Spot Dictation Pre-reading ActivitiesDirections:You will hear a passage.It will be read twice.Listen carefully and supply the missing words.12第12页Pre-reading Activities Cuts in welfare payments have left many clients so poor that they cannot _ or _.Many would describe their diet as be
8、ing at the same level as a _.As a result most _ the system.Gifts from friends and relatives _,money from pension is _ and the rent is _.Anything for a few more dollars.Of course the caseworkers know these things occur.Rather than helping their clients,caseworkers _ and are inclined to give out lectu
9、res when any help is asked for,which is a natural consequence of thinking _ every day.afford to eat properly to have a decent standard of livinghousehold petcheatare not declaredunderstatedexaggeratedexpect them to bow down to themthey are being lied to13第13页Pre-reading ActivitiesText UnderstandingL
10、anguage Points1 12 23 3Unit ThreeSummary4 45 5Writing14第14页Text UnderstandingThe passage explores the problems of the present welfare system first and then expresses the desire to have a new system.According to the author,a disabled person with spinal cord injuries脊椎损伤脊椎损伤,he is forced to account fo
11、r every penny while enduring lectures by the caseworkers.It is hard to have his wheelchair repaired and even harder to make a gradual shift away from welfare.That is why he longs for a new system under which the disabled like him can earn part or all of their own livings.Main idea of the text?15第15页
12、How is the text organized?The passage is composed of three parts:how people behave under the present welfare system,what the problems are with it,and what solutions should be applied to the problems.The organization of the whole passage goes after the problem-solution pattern with examples from the
13、authors own experiences.Text Understanding16第16页Part One Part One Paras.1-3Paras.1-3Part TwoParas.4-14Part ThreePart ThreeParas.15-17Paras.15-17On one hand,most welfare clients cheat the system for more money.Are there any examples here?(Para.1)Problem 1:Clients are forced to report anything new to
14、caseworkers.Is there any example here?(Paras.4-8)Problem 2:It is difficult for clients to have their wheel-chairs repaired.Is there any example here?(Paras.9-12)Solution 1:There needs to be a lawyer to protect the rights of clients.Example?(Para.15)Solution 2:The welfare system should help those who
15、 are to earn their own livings.How?(Para.16)Problem 3:If clients make money,as the authors own experience reveals,they have to account for every penny.(Para.13)Current situation describingProblems with the systemSolutions to the problemsProblem 4:The law does not encourage clients to make a gradual
16、shift away from welfare.Evidence?(Para.14)Solution 3:A new system is needed to encourage clients to develop their talents without guilt.(Para.17)All the same,some like me have opted to live a life of honesty.Are there any examples here?(Para.2)On the other,welfare case-workers,like detectives,expect
17、 every client to beg.Why?(Para.3)Text Understanding17第17页Text UnderstandingQ and A about the text:Retell the Procedure to Ask for Wheelchair Repairscase workermedical workerwheelchair repair companymain welfare officethe handicapped client Whats your conclusion?Whats your conclusion?Whats your concl
18、usion?Whats your conclusion?Its very difficult for welfare clients to ask for extra financial help.Its very difficult for welfare clients to ask for extra financial help.18第18页Pre-reading ActivitiesText UnderstandingLanguage Points1 12 23 3Unit ThreeSummary4 45 5Writing19第19页Language Pointsto long f
19、or (Title)经过多年战争后,人们都期望和平。经过多年战争后,人们都期望和平。People longed for peace after many years of war.Examplehave a desire for;want very much20第20页Language Pointsbe supposed/expected to(L1)2.Youre supposed to ask the teacher if you want to leave the room.Examplea.be believed to beb.be required to do sth.accordi
20、ng to a rule1.shes supposed to have had five hundred pairs of shoes.普遍认为普遍认为应该应该21第21页Language Pointsraw(L2)raw material/cotton/sugar/silk 原材料原材料/籽棉籽棉/粗糖粗糖/生丝生丝 Examplea.(of food)not cookedb.(of materials)in its natural statec.(of information)not yet processedraw meat 生肉生肉This information is only ra
21、w data and will need further analysis.原始数据原始数据22第22页Language Points bleed(L.2)2.Hed been wounded in the arm and was bleeding heavily.Examplea.force sb.to pay a lot of money b.lose blood1.The west is bleeding poorer countries dry through interest payments on their debts.西方正经过债务利息西方正经过债务利息榨干榨干贫穷国家财富。贫
22、穷国家财富。向向榨取榨取23第23页Language Pointsopt to do sth.(L6)What do you opt to do after you graduate from University?Examplechoose to do sth.24第24页Language Pointsto drum up (L.6)During the season of Christmas each year,traders use their own unique tricks to drum up their business.每年圣诞节期间,商家们各显每年圣诞节期间,商家们各显神通
23、来招揽生意。神通来招揽生意。Exampletry hard to get support,customers,business,etc.尽力争取尽力争取(支持支持);兜揽兜揽(生意生意)25第25页Im tempted to get paid under the table.But even if I yielded to that temptation,big magazines are not going to get involved in some sticky situation.(L.8)Meaning:I feel a desire to be paid without bein
24、g known to others.But even if I couldnt resist that temptation and wanted to be paid under the table,big magazines I am working for wont agree to get themselves into trouble by telling lies for my sake.Language Points26第26页Language Pointsunder the table(L.8)They were charged with takingmoney under t
25、he table.Examplein a secret way27第27页Language Pointssticky(L.9)2.Her hands were sticky from the ice cream.1.a sticky problem/situationExamplea.difficult or unpleasantb.covered in a substance that sticks to things that touch itc.(of the weather)hot and damp 3.a sticky,humid afternoon 一个又热又潮下午一个又热又潮下午
26、棘手棘手黏黏28第28页Language Pointsmake a fool of sb.(L.12)Cf:make a fool of oneself Your brother is making a fool of you.Exampletrick sb.into behaving foolishly He was drinking and making a fool of himself.他喝酒时,出尽了洋相。他喝酒时,出尽了洋相。愚弄,坑骗愚弄,坑骗出洋相出洋相29第29页Language Pointsto be entitled to(do)sth.(L.13)1.Everyone
27、is entitled to(air)his own opinion.Example have the right to have or do sth.2.This ticket does not entitle you to travel first class.对对享受权利;有权做某事享受权利;有权做某事30第30页Language Points liberal(L.14)2.Her parents are very liberal and allow her a lot of freedom.1.He liked to think of himself as a liberal.Exam
28、ple1)n.开明人开明人2)a.open to new ideas a.generous 3.She is very liberal with her money.31第31页Language Pointsto lecture sb.about sth.(L.29)Hes always lecturing me about the way I dress.他总说我穿着不得体。他总说我穿着不得体。Example就某事训斥某人就某事训斥某人32第32页Ive heard that you put a lot more miles on that wheelchair than average.(
29、L.31)Meaning:Ive heard that you use your wheelchair more often than the average clients do.No wonder thats why your wheelchair is always breaking down.Language Points33第33页There is no provision in the law for a gradual shift away from welfare.(Para.14)Meaning:There is not an item of law to encourage
30、 welfare clients to be gradually independent of the welfare system.逐步脱离福利照料逐步脱离福利照料Language Points34第34页Language Pointsto lend oneself to(L.56)Some problems do not lend themselves to financial solutions.Examplebe easily used for a particular activity or result适宜于;有利于适宜于;有利于Her voice doesnt lend itse
31、lf well to blues.35第35页Language Pointsto convict sb.of doing sth.wrong(L.66)We have no right to order him to leave school unless there is enough evidence to convict him of cheating in the exam.我们无权勒令他退学,除非有足我们无权勒令他退学,除非有足够证据证实他考试作弊。够证据证实他考试作弊。Exampledeclare guilty 宣判宣判有罪;使有罪;使服罪服罪Compare:accuse sb.o
32、f;charge sb.with 36第36页I dont think that politician can drum up much support with all his speeches.There were a few sticky moments during the meeting.The government is trying to keep a low profile on this issue.Being unemployed entitles you to free medical treatment.得到得到僵局僵局低调低调使你有权使你有权Language Poin
33、ts37第37页I hereby certify that the above information is true and accurate.An anonymous letter alerted police to the possibility of a terrorist attack at the airport.You must be alert to possible dangers.There seems to be an electrical problem.Ill get someone to look into it.证实证实向向报警报警 警觉警觉检验检验Languag
34、e Points38第38页How do you account for this sudden disappearance of all the money?Some novels quite readily lend themselves to adaptation as plays;others do not.The jury convicted the accused man of theft.There wasnt enough evidence to convict him.解释解释适合适合宣判有罪宣判有罪证实有罪证实有罪Language Points39第39页You are l
35、egally entitled to take faulty goods back to the store where you purchased them,but you are supposed to account for why you want to do so.1.从法律上说从法律上说,你,你完全能够完全能够将质量不过关商品将质量不过关商品退还给那家商店,不过应该退还给那家商店,不过应该解释清楚解释清楚为何。为何。to be entitled to dolegallyto account forTranslation40第40页You only need to fill out
36、a form to get your membership,which entitles you to a discount on goods.2.你只需你只需填写一张表格填写一张表格就取得了会员资格,就取得了会员资格,它能够它能够使你在买东西时享受打折优惠使你在买东西时享受打折优惠。to fill out a formto entitle you to a discount on goodsTranslation41第41页3.一年前一年前,那位汽车经销商那位汽车经销商(dealer)以优质以优质服务服务来来招揽用户招揽用户,如今他如今他生意生意已十分已十分红火红火。by offering
37、good services One year ago,the car dealer tried to drum up buyers by offering good services.Now,his business is thriving.to drum up to drum up buyersbuyersbusiness be thrivingTranslation42第42页4.这桩刑事案件经过这桩刑事案件经过仔细调查仔细调查后,他后,他被证实被证实犯了谋杀罪犯了谋杀罪。The crime was looked into carefully before he was convicted
38、 of murder.to look into carefullyto be convicted of murderTranslation43第43页5.我车子在高速公路上我车子在高速公路上抛锚抛锚后后,我我打电话打电话向高向高速公路巡查队速公路巡查队(the Freeway Service Patrol)求援求援,20,20分钟后他们分钟后他们帮我解了围帮我解了围,留下了一张留下了一张150150美元收据。美元收据。I called the Freeway Service Patrol for help after my car broke down on the freeway.Twent
39、y minutes later,they came to my rescue and left a$150 receipt.to break downto come to my rescueto call for helpTranslation44第44页6.因为因为面临面临失业危险,这些工人失业危险,这些工人只好接收只好接收了了管理部门意见,重新回去工作。管理部门意见,重新回去工作。to yield toFaced with the threat of losing their jobs,these workers yielded to the managements advice and
40、went back to work.to be faced withTranslation45第45页7.拐走孩子那名中年男子拐走孩子那名中年男子向向男孩父亲男孩父亲敲诈敲诈了了两万美金,来两万美金,来赔偿赔偿他企业他企业损失损失。The middle-aged man who took the boy bled the father for$20,000 as a compensation for the loss of his company.as a compensation for the lossto bleed sb.forTranslation46第46页8.这个这个靠救助过日子
41、人靠救助过日子人开始开始慢慢地慢慢地建立了建立了自己市场,自己市场,生意日渐兴隆生意日渐兴隆。The man living on welfare began to set up his own market,one step at a time and his business is thriving.the man living on welfarebusiness be thrivingone step at a timeTranslation47第47页Pre-reading ActivitiesText UnderstandingLanguage Points1 12 23 3Unit
42、 ThreeSummary4 45 5Writing48第48页Summary Life in a wheelchair is _.Living on welfare is just like sharing a dinner of raw pet food _ the cat.Many welfare clients do not have money to _ a decent life._,lying and cheating the welfare system _ extra money becomes normal.However,some unusual individuals,
43、who have _ to live a life of complete honesty,do _ the truth to caseworkers and _ any extra income they make.Being honest,however,is not _ its problems.Caseworkers will greatly_ the frequency of their visits and leave _ a smalltoughwithliveAs a resultformade a choicetellwithoutdeclareincreasebehind4
44、9第49页Summarymountain of paper work _ the client to fill _.The rules say that not a penny is to be _ for._ a single gift,_ small,is to be unreported.These rules and the natural consequent lying _ tend to transform caseworkers _ being helpers of the poor _ being detectives constantly _ for any forms o
45、f cheating.foroutunaccountedNotno matter howunfortunatelyfromtosearching50第50页Pre-reading ActivitiesText UnderstandingLanguage Points1 12 23 3Unit ThreeSummary4 45 5Writing51第51页 Fast food1.快餐在中国十分流行,它是当代快节奏社会最快餐在中国十分流行,它是当代快节奏社会最正确反应。正确反应。2.a 快餐受欢迎有两条原因;快餐受欢迎有两条原因;3.b 然而,从营养角度讲,快餐却差强人意。然而,从营养角度讲,快餐
46、却差强人意。4.3.对快餐还是以偶然品尝为宜。对快餐还是以偶然品尝为宜。Writing52第52页Fast Food Fast food is becoming more and more popular in China,especially among children and teenagers.Today,it is rather difficult to find another thing that symbolizes the fast pace of modern life as powerful as fast food.For the popularity of fast
47、food,there are mainly two reasons.For one thing,it is convenient and saves the customer much time.You just need go into a fast food restaurant,order your food,and your food will be served in no time.You can either eat it there or Writing53第53页 Writingtake it away.For another,at fast food restaurants
48、,The environment is clean and comfortable,the service is excellent,and the quality of food is guaranteed.All these explain why fast food attracts so many people.Despite its popularity,fast food is far from satisfactory in terms of nutrition.It is usually not composed of a balanced diet and is low in
49、 nutrition.Thus,doctors suggest people,especially children,eat fast food as little as possible.54第54页 Although cooking at home is time-consuming and the following washing-up tiresome,it offers healthy and delicious meals your body likes and needs.Fast food is only a good alternative when you are in a hurry,or when you feel like trying something new.Therefore we should do no more than taste it once in a while.Writing55第55页
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