Introduction

1. | GW. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the passage below.

a) welfare state c) pension e) low incomes g) medical treatment i) schooling k) mentally handicapped | b) social workers d) social services f) subsidized h) benefits j) physically disabled l) out of work | m) eligible

A country which helps its old, sick, disabled and unemployed is called a (1)___ . Elderly people receive a state (2)... when they are at the age of 60-65. People with (3)___ who can’t afford to buy or rent decent accommodation are given houses or flats with (4)___ rents, which means that the government or local council supports the rent to keep it low. Sick people get free (5)___ from their doctor or at the hospital. Mothers of small children get special state financial 6)___and, of course, older children receive free (7)___ . (8) people who move with difficulty, and (9)___ people whose minds are not fully developed, also receive special assistance and, if necessary, special equipment to help them live normal lives. People who are (10)___ are normally (11)___ to receive unemployment benefit, which is paid by the state. The (12)___ (government departments responsible for people’s well-being) will help people who financially, physically or psychologically, have difficulty in coping with life and (13)___ will visit such people in their homes.

2. PW. Explain the difference between the words.
1) blind and deaf
2) free and subsidized
3) a hearing aid and braille
3. PW. Build up sentences looking through Grammar Booster. (See page 139)

Sample: | 1. Paul had been working for two hours on his school project when his mother came home. (to work) 2. Father had been repairing the engine of the car for 45 minutes by the time we returned home. (to repair)

to provide to cope with to visit to run for to lend
to contribute to something to retire to put back into
to donate to save to borrow