武汉工程大学：《大学英语》Unit Three The Life of the disabled person

nit hree The Life of the disabled person 武汉工程大学外语条陈丽珠

Unit Three The Life of the Disabled Person 武汉工程大学外语系 陈丽珠

Section A Longing for a New Welfare System The Objective of the Teaching 1. Let the students grasp some new words and phrases 2. Learn the figurative language and how to describe some persons or some things 3. Let the students have a better understanding of the life of the disabled

Section A Longing for a New Welfare System 1. Let the students grasp some new words and phrases ◼ 2. Learn the figurative language and how to describe some persons or some things. 3. Let the students have a better understanding of the life of the disabled. The Objective of the Teaching

Lead-in Questions: 1. What should we do to the disabled persons in our society? 2. Do you know any policies of welfare system in China? Especially for those disabled persons? 3. If you do know, do you think the policies are reasonable or not, why? 4. If, unfortunately, you become disabled one day, do you have confidence to live on? 5. What do you think is the most important thing that the disabled persons want

Lead-in Questions: 1. What should we do to the disabled persons in our society? 2. Do you know any policies of welfare system in China? Especially for those disabled persons? 3. If you do know, do you think the policies are reasonable or not, why? 4. If, unfortunately, you become disabled one day, do you have confidence to live on? 5. What do you think is the most important thing that the disabled persons want ?

The Background Knowledge Social Welfare(1) 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 assistance(also known as medic-aid). The state welfare programs, on the other hand, provide assistance to both individuals and local communities with state schooling and social insurance

The Background Knowledge Social Welfare (1) 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 assistance (also known as medic-aid). The state welfare programs, on the other hand, provide assistance to both individuals and local communities with state schooling and social insurance

Social Welfare(2) a U.S. welfare programs grew significantly in the decades following World War l, 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 expenditure 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

◼ 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 expenditure 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. Social Welfare (2)

Social Welfare (3) 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. An example of the state welfare systemcanbeseenathttp://www.state.tn.usunder the health and social Programs section Social welfare is an integrated part of a country's social policy

Social Welfare (3) ◼ 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. An example of the state welfare system can be seen at http://www.state.tn.us under the Health and Social Programs section. Social welfare is an integrated part of a country’s social policy

The Structure of the Passage I Para1-3 General images of WC and welfare caseworkers under the present system a. Para 4-14Problem with the present welfare system all. Para. 15-17 Suggestions to improve the present welfare system

The Structure of the Passage ◼ I Para1-3General images of WC and welfare caseworkers under the present system ◼ II. Para 4-14Problem with the present welfare system ◼ III. Para. 15-17 Suggestions to improve the present welfare system

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, spiced throughout with examples taken from the authors own experiences

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, spiced throughout with examples taken from the author’s own experiences

Language Points: Longing for These young lads are longing to go to watch the football match 这几个小伙子极想去观看足球赛。 a People longed for eace after many years of war 经过多年的战争,人们都盼望 和平

Longing for These young lads are longing to go to watch the football match. 这几个小伙子极想去观看足球赛。 ◼ People longed for peace after many years of war. ◼ 经过多年的战争，人们都盼望 和平。 Language Points: