新视野大学英语第四册第三单元

Welfare SystemNHCE-BIV-Unit 3 MENUI. ObjectivesII. PreviewIII. Leading-inIV. Section A-TextV. Answers to ExercisesVI. Extensive TasksVII. Testing YourselfVIII. HomeworkNHCE-BIV-Unit 3 I: ObjectivesObjectivesStudents would:• 1. be able to successfully finish listening, speaking, reading and writing tasks related to the theme of“concern about disabled persons ”, with the help oftheme vocabulary.• 2. improve the accuracy of their spoken and written output, thanks to theme words and expressions.• 3. improve the fluency of their spoken output during the completion of the chains of tasks.MENUMENU1.Do you know what is a disability?MENUWhen most people think of the word “disability” they immediately picture someone in a wheelchair. But there are many different types of disability.People with a disability may include: people who are blind or partially sighted people with learning or intellectual disabilities people who are deaf or hearing impaired people with a physical disability people with long term illnesses people with mental health or psychological difficulties people with an acquired brain injuryAccording to the World Health Organization, a disability is…“any restriction or lack (resulting from any impairment) of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being”MENUMENU A disability includes those that:are present ,or once existed but don’t any more ,for example, a person who has had a back injury, a heart attack or an episode of mental illness, or may exist in the future ,for example, a person with a genetic predisposition to a disease, such as Huntington’s disease or heart disease or a person who is HIV positive, or someone thinks or assumes a person has . It is likely that some of the young people who already use your service are young people withdisabilities.MENU2. International Day of Disabled PersonsInternational Day of Disabled Persons (December 3)is an international observance promoted by the United Nations since 1992. It has been celebrated with varying degrees of success around the planet. Typically, the Day's activities are mounted by unpaid volunteers. Unless non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or governments step up to support the Day, effects will vary greatly from country to country, and year to year.MENUEach year the day focuses on a different issue:2007:focus is "Decent Work for Persons with Disabilities " 2006: focused on access to information and communication technologies . Article 21 of the UNConvention on Disabled Persons briefly explains the issues.Welfare System1. How do people treatdisabled people? Whatabout you?MENUMENUthe disabled / handicapped / crippled, normal, abnormal, weird, lower, equal, fair, optimistic, pessimisticdisability, prejudice, bias, unwanted attention, goodwill, good intention, ill will, ill intention treat sb. as..., look down upon, stare and point, regardfairly, unfairly, unequally2. According to you, how dowe (our government andevery one of us) help thedisabled people?MENU3. According to you, how dothe disabled people helpthemselves?MENUWelfare SystemMENUSeveral events are narrated to illustrate the problems with the present welfare system: welfare caseworkers try to find anything unreported, welfare clients have difficulties in obtaining help, and the law does not encourage clients to make a gradual shift away from welfare.A lawyer is needed to act as a champion for the rights of welfare clients. Besides, the author wishes that the government would help clients earn part or all of their livings. And, a new system is desired to encourage them, rather than seek to convict them of cheating.This part is about how people concerned behave under the present welfare system: Clients cheat the system for more money while caseworkers, like detectives, expect the clients to bow down to them and beg.1. Structure of TextPara.1-3Para. 4-14Para. 15-17MENUReference Words:lie; get; a little extra welfare money; caseworkers; know; 2. Questions to Comprehension1) What does the author mean by saying “A welfare client is supposed to cheat. Everybody expects it”? (Para.1)MENUReference Words:an honest life; drum up; some business; draw cartoons; magazines;2) How has the author chosen to live as a welfare client? (Para.2)MENUReference Words:know clearly; be made fools of; be entitled to; bow; as compensation3) What do caseworkers really expect welfare clients to do? (Para.3)MENUReference Words:not think; caseworkers; be to blame; not being bitter4) What is the author’s attitude towards caseworkers? (Para.3)MENUReference Words:practically; require; people; lie5) Why is the welfare system to blame, according to the author?MENUReference Words:call; be supposed to; notify; the medical worker, certify; get the cheapest bid; alert; the main welfare office; call back; approve 6) How could the author possibly get his wheelchair repaired at last? (Paras.11-12)MENUReference Words:easily; lend itself to; abuse; the welfare givers; the clients7) What does the author think of the current welfare system? (Para. 15)MENUReference Words:encourge; help; clients; develop; talents; without guilt or fear; hold; job8) What kind of new welfare system does the author dream of? (Para.17)3. Key WordsstickyentitlebidthriveMENUMENU1) sticky:There were a few sticky moments during the meeting, but everything turned out all right in the end.会议中有不愉快的时候,但最后所有事都很顺利。