新视野大学英语第4册第三单元

• Being unemployed entitles you to free medical treatment. 使你有权 • She read a poem entitled “The Apple Tree”. 题目为 • Compensation of injured workers has cost the company a lot. 补偿 • She received $50,000 in compensation for a lost eye. 补偿
In the early 1980s the Reagan Administration reduced welfare expenditures 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. 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. Social welfare is an integrated part of a country's social policy. The website offers definitions of such concepts as welfare and welfare state and discussions on welfare systems of other countries (in addition to the U.S.).
• There were a few sticky moments during the 僵局 meeting. • His hands were sticky with jam. 粘糊糊的 • It„s very sticky in New York in August. 闷热 • The government is trying to keep a low profile on this issue. 姿态 • There are a growing number of women in high-profile positions. 引人注目的 • The actor is photographed in profile, smoking a cigarette. 从侧面
Questions for thought and discussion
Listen to a short passage carefully and then answer the following questions .
Background information
• social welfare：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. The state welfare programs, on the other hand, provide assistance to both individuals and local communities with state schooling and social insurance. 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.
• The walls were pasted with pictures of movie stars. 贴满 • When I put wallpaper up I got paste all over my hands and clothes.
浆糊 • I paid the bill and he gave me a receipt. 收据 • Please sign this form to acknowledge receipt of the money. 收到
• a man of liberal views 开明的 • a liberal donation 慷慨的 • There's a gun in practically every American home. almost; nearly • Practically, this book is more difficult than that one. 实际上 • Detectives have finally tracked down the killer. 侦探们
Unit 3
Longing for a New Welfare System
Stage 1: Warming-up Activities Stage 2: Reading-Centred Activities Stage 3: After-Reading Activities
Stage 4: Listening-and-Speaking Practice
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• Against his father„s advice, Peter opted for business. 选择 • I don„t think that politician can drum up much support with all his speeches. 得到 • Manufacturers are offering big discounts to drum up business. 招徕生意 • Jane plays drums in a local rock band. 打鼓
• Two helicopters have already been shot down. 直升机 • She has long been a champion of free speech. 拥护者 • She is the world champion for the third year in succession. 冠军 • The car leaked oil all over the drive. 漏 • Air leaked out of the balloon. 漏，渗 • He leaked the names to the press. 泄漏
• He finds it hard to live on his state pension. 抚恤金 • He won„t be able to draw / receive his pension until he‟s 65. 养老金 • I pay a higher rent / more rent than the other tenants because my room is bigger. 租金 • The old lady rented us her spare room for $50 a week. 出租
Go over the preview, the prereading questions and the title of the text before listening to the summary of the story and anticipate what we are going to read.
• They received a large donation to the school. 捐款 • There„s an insect crawling down your sleeve. 爬 • The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometers per hour. 缓慢向前移动 • Have you got a bit of cord that I can tie this parcel up with? 绳子
• Her bid for re-election was unsuccessful. an attempt to obtain sth. • An anonymous letter alerted police to the possibility of a terrorist attack at the airport. 使警觉 • You must be alert to possible dangers. 警惕
Warming-up Activities
Group work Questions for thought and discussion Background information
Enriching your vocabulary Comparing the following words
Group work
刹车 • I hereby certify that the above information is true and accurate. 证明
• Bids for building the bridge were invited from big firms throughout the country. 出价，投标
• Three US state governors have put themselves forward as presidential 州长 candidates. • There wasn't enough evidence to convict him. 证明有罪 • Faced with the evidence, he had to confess. 面对 • They were charged with taking money under the table. 私下 • They had been deeply involved in the crimes. 深深地卷入
Enriching your vocabulary
Read the sentences carefully and guess the meaning of the italicized term in each sentence according to the context and your own experiences.
• He needed four strong screws for fixing 螺丝钉 the cupboard to the wall. • He screwed the handle to the door. 用螺丝钉固定 • His brakes failed on a slippery road.