新视野大学英语4unit3Longing-for-a-New-Welfare-SystemsectionA课件.ppt（纯ppt,可能不含音视频素材）

1、Longing for a New Welfare System1.When you are 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 ActivitiesPre-reading Activities2.Why just 10%?Who pays the rest for you?Its a part of the social

2、welfare system.The government pays the rest for you.Tips:Pre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading Activities Public assistance programs,commonly called“welfare”,provide cash or benefits for particular categories of the financially needy.Pre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading Activities The U.S.welfare system op

3、erates on both the federal and state levels.The federal welfare program is known as Social Security 政府的公共福利计划政府的公共福利计划 that provides benefits or assistance for child care,disability,food and medical assistance.Pre-reading Activities The state welfare programs,on the other hand,provide assistance to

4、both individuals and local communities with state schooling and social insurance.Pre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading ActivitiesWhich person is more likely to get welfare assistance?Why?Pre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading Activities a rubbish picker,78 years old,no living partner,no children a teenage wo

5、rker,15 years old,parents died,working in a small coal mine a child beggar,7 years old,no chance to go to school a three-year-old child,severely ill,no money for medical treatmentPre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading Activitieswelfare clientCaseworkersdonation

6、financial aidinsurancepensiondependencehandicappedrelianceunemploymentmedical assistance Pre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading ActivitiesDirections:You will hear a passage.It will be read twice.Listen carefully and supply the missing words.Pre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading Activities Cuts in welfare pay

7、ments have left many clients so poor that they cannot _ or _.Many would describe their diet as being 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 thes

8、e things occur.Rather than helping their clients,caseworkers _ and are inclined to give out lectures 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 declaredunderstatedexaggeratedexp

9、ect them to bow down to themthey are being lied toPre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading ActivitiesText UnderstandingText UnderstandingLanguage PointsLanguage Points1 12 23 3Unit ThreeUnit ThreeSummarySummary4 45 5WritingWritingText UnderstandingText Understanding The passage explores the problems of the

10、 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 for every penny while enduring lectures by the caseworkers.Main idea of the text?It is hard to have his wheelchair repa

11、ired 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.How is the text organized?The passage is composed of three parts:1.How people behave under the present welfare system.2.wha

12、t the problems are with it.3.what solutions should be applied to the problems.Text UnderstandingText UnderstandingPart TwoParas.4-14On 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 caseworkers.

13、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 are to earn

14、 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 shift away f

15、rom 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 every clien

16、t to beg.Why?(Para.3)Text UnderstandingText UnderstandingText UnderstandingText UnderstandingQ and A about the text:Retell the Procedure to Ask for Wheelchair Repairscase workermedical workerwheelchair repair companymain welfare officethe handicapped clientPre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading Activitie

17、sText UnderstandingText UnderstandingLanguage PointsLanguage Points1 12 23 3Unit ThreeUnit ThreeSummarySummary4 45 5WritingWritingLanguage PointsLanguage Pointsto long for (Title)经过多年战争后，人们都盼望和平。经过多年战争后，人们都盼望和平。People longed for peace after many years of war.Examplehave a desire for;want very much T

18、he children are longing for the holidays.A welfare client is supposed to1 cheat.Everybody expects it.Faced with sharing a dinner of raw pet food with the cat,many people in wheelchairs I know bleed 2 the system for a few extra dollars.They tell the government that they are getting two hundred dollar

19、s less than their real pension so they can get a little extra welfare money.Or,they tell the caseworker that the landlord raised the rent by a hundred dollars.1)be generally believed or expected to be or do lShes supposed to have five hundred pairs of shoes.据信据信她有她有500双鞋。双鞋。lIts supposed to be a gre

20、at movie.据说据说这部电影不错。这部电影不错。be supposed to:2)be expected or required to do or be sth.according to a rule,a custom,an arrangement,etc.lYoure supposed to buy a ticket,though not many people do.尽管没有多少人买票，但你尽管没有多少人买票，但你应该应该买。买。lYoure supposed to ask the teacher if you want to leave the classroom.如果你要离开教室

21、，如果你要离开教室，得得跟老师说。跟老师说。返回返回 bleed 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.西方正通过债务利息西方正通过债务利息榨干榨干贫穷国家的财富。贫穷国家的财富。向向榨取榨取 I have opted to live a life of

22、 complete honesty.So instead,I go out and drum up some business and draw cartoons.I even tell welfare how much I make!Oh,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.They keep my records,and that

23、information goes right into the governments computer.Very high-profile.opt to do sth.What do you opt to do after you graduate from University?Examplechoose to do sth.返回to drum upD u r i n g t h e s e a s o n o f Christmas each year,traders use their own unique tricks to drum up their business.每年圣诞节期

24、间，商家们各显神通每年圣诞节期间，商家们各显神通来招揽生意。来招揽生意。Exampletry hard to get support,customers,business,etc.竭力争取竭力争取(支持支持);兜揽兜揽(生意生意)They were unable to drum up enthusiasm for the new policies.他们未能他们未能激起激起人们对新政策的热情人们对新政策的热情返回返回Im tempted to get paid under the table.But even if I yielded to that temptation,big magazin

25、es are not going to get involved in some sticky situation.(L.8)Meaning:I feel a desire to be paid without being 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

26、for my sake.Language PointsLanguage Pointsunder the table They were charged with takingmoney under the table.Examplein a secret way返回yield to:stop resisting sth.lI yielded to an impulse.我听凭一时的冲动行事了。我听凭一时的冲动行事了。lThe government refused to yield to the hostage takers demand.政府拒绝政府拒绝答应答应人质挟持者的人质挟持者的要求要求

27、。返回Language PointsLanguage Pointssticky 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 一个又热又潮的下午一个又热又潮的下午棘手的棘手的黏的黏的返回 As a wel

28、fare client Im expected to bow before the caseworker.Deep down,caseworkers know that they are being made fools of by many of their clients,and they feel they are entitled to have clients bow to them as compensation.Im not being bitter.Most caseworkers begin as college-educated liberals with high ide

29、als.But after a few years in a system that practically requires people to lie,they become like the one I shall call Suzanne,a detective in shorts.Language PointsLanguage Pointsmake a fool of sb.make a fool of oneself Your brother is making a fool of you.Exampletrick sb.into behaving foolishly He was

30、 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，欺骗愚弄，欺骗出洋相出洋相返回Language PointsLanguage Pointsto be entitled to(do)sth.1.Everyone 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.对对享有权利；有权做某事享有权利；有权做某事

31、返回Language PointsLanguage 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.Examplen.开明的人开明的人a.open to new ideas a.generous 3.She is very liberal with her money.返回 Not long after Christmas last year,Suzanne came to inspect m

32、y apartment and saw some new posters pasted on the wall.Whered you get the money for those?she wanted to know.Friends and family.Well,youd better have a receipt for it,by God.You have to report any donations or gifts.This was my cue to beg.Instead,I talked back.I got a cigarette from somebody on the

33、 street the other day.Do I have to report that?Well Im sorry,but I dont make the rules,Mr.Callahan.Suzanne tries to lecture me about repairs to my wheelchair,which is always breaking down because welfare wont spend the money maintaining it properly.You know,Mr.Callahan,Ive heard that you put a lot m

34、ore miles on t hat wheel chai r t han average.Language PointsLanguage Pointsto lecture sb.about sth.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返回Ive heard that you put a lot more miles on that wheelchair than average.(L.31)Meaning:Ive heard that you use yo

35、ur wheelchair more often than the average clients do.No wonder thats why your wheelchair is always breaking down.Language PointsLanguage Points返回 Of course I do.Im an active worker,not a vegetable.I live near downtown,so I can get around in a wheelchair.I wonder what shed think if she suddenly broke

36、 her hip and had to crawl to work.Government cuts in welfare have resulted in hunger and suffering for a lot of people,not just me.But people with spinal cord injuries felt the cuts in a unique way:The government stopped taking care of our chairs.Each time mine broke down,lost a screw,needed a new r

37、oller bearing,the brake wouldnt work,etc.,and I called Suzanne,I had to endure a little lecture.Finally,shed say,Well,if I can find time t o d a y,I l l c a l l t h e m e d i c a l w o r k e r.She was supposed to notify the medical worker,who would certify that there was a problem.Then the medical w

38、orker called the wheelchair repair companies to get the cheapest bid.Then the medical worker alerted the main welfare office at the state capital.They considered the matter for days while I lay in bed,unable to move.Finally,if I was lucky,they called back and approved the repair.When welfare learned

39、 I was making money on my cartoons,Suzanne started visiting every fortnight instead of every two months.She looked into every corner in search of unreported appliances,or maids,or a roast pig in the oven,or a new helicopter parked out back.She never found anything,but there was always a thick pile o

40、f forms to fill out at the end of each visit,accounting for every penny.There is no provision in the law for a gradual shift away from welfare.I am an independent businessman,slowly building up my market.Its impossible to jump off welfare and suddenly be making two thousand dollars a month.But I wou

41、ld love to be able to pay for some of my living and not have to go through an embarrassing situation every time I n e e d a s p a r e p a r t f o r m y w h e e l c h a i r.There needs to be a lawyer who can act as a champion for the rights of welfare clients,because the system so easily lends itself

42、 to abuse by the welfare givers as well as by the clients.Welfare sent Suzanne to look around in my apartment the other day because the chemist said I was using a larger than usual amount of medical supplies.I was,indeed:the hole that has been surgically cut to drain urine had changed size and the c

43、onnection to my urine bag was leaking.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 welfare clients to be gradually independent of the welfare system.逐渐脱离福利照顾逐渐脱离福利照顾Language PointsLanguage Points返回Language PointsLang

44、uage 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；有助于适宜于；有助于Her voice doesnt lend itself well to blues.返回 While she was taking notes,my phone rang and Suzanne answered it.The caller was a state

45、senator,which scared Suzanne a little.Would I sit on the governors committee and try to do something about the thousands of welfare clients who,like me,could earn part or all of their own livings if they were allowed to do so,one step at a time?Hell,yes,I would!Someday people like me will thrive und

46、er a new system that will encourage them,not seek to convict them of cheating.They will be free to develop their talents without guilt or fear o r j u s t h o l d a g o o d,s t e a d y j o b.Language PointsLanguage Pointsto convict sb.of doing sth.wrong(L.66)We have no right to order him to leave sc

47、hool 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，除非有足够的证据证明他考试作弊。够的证据证明他考试作弊。Exampledeclare guilty 宣判宣判有罪；使有罪；使服罪服罪Compare:accuse sb.of；charge sb.with I dont think that politician can drum up much support with all his speeches.There were a few stick

48、y 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 PointsLanguage Points I hereby certify that the above information is true and accurate.An anonymous letter alerted police to

49、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.证明证明向向报警报警 警惕警惕检查检查Language PointsLanguage Points How do you account for this sudden disappearance of all the money?Some novels quite rea

50、dily 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明有罪证明有罪Language PointsLanguage PointsYou are legally entitled to take faulty goods back to the store where you purchased them,but you are