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
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?
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,
? 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
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 Para1-3General 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 author’s own experiences.
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:
be supposed to:
? She’s supposed to have
had five hundred pairs of
shoes.
据说她有 500双鞋子 。
? I haven’t seen it myself,
but it’s supposed to be a
great movie.
我还没看过这部电影, 但据
说它还挺不错的 。
drum up
They were unable to drum up
enthusiasm for the new
policies.
他们未能激起人们对新政策的热
情 。
The department store is
offering reduction on many
types of goods,in an effort
to drum up business.
百货商场在努力招徕生意而将许
多商品减价出售 。
under the table
? The businessmen
offered me ￡ 500 under
the table if I would vote
against the
government's plans.
如果我对政府的计划投反对票，
商人们会贿赂我 500英镑。
to yield to…
Don’t admit the time for
yielding to the trend;
Only when out of water
can you tell the final
end.
莫道随波逐流时；出水
才看两脚泥。
be entitled to
? You will be entitled to
your pension when you
reach 65.
? 你到 65岁时, 可以享受养
老金 。
? Officers are
entitled to travel
first class.
? 官员有权坐头等舱。
talk back:
? We were all scared of Mr.
Williams,but here was a girl
who actually talked him
back.
? 我们都怕威廉了事, 但有一女
孩却和他顶嘴 。
? Don’t talk back,It’s rude.
? 别顶嘴, 不礼貌 。
? Children who talk back are
regarded as cheeky and
disrespectful.
? 顶嘴的孩子被认为是有脸皮厚
而且不懂礼貌 。
Thrive
? New business thrive in
this area.这地方新开张的生
意非常兴隆 。
? A business can not thrive
without good management.
? 商业管理不好是兴旺不起来
的 。
? Babies thrive on their
mother's milk,婴儿靠吃母
乳长得很健壮 。
Review the old Phrases
deep down build up
make fools of go through
break down lend itself to
get around in convict of
look into fill out
account for
Homework for Section A
1,Finish the exercise from page 66-71
2,Writing
Try to write your own short passage,
with a general statement supported by
examples,You may choose one of the
following topics,
? If I were a law maker,I would…
? If I were a public servant,I would…
Section B A Blind Man
Helped Me See the Beautiful World
Comprehension Questions:
1,Why does the author get annoyed?
2,How to describe a person?
3,Why the author said that the blind man helped
him see the beautiful world?
4,Compare the text we have learned before The
Good Heart to Lean On,Can you draw some
conclusion?
Background Information
? Tell something that
you know about the
following places:
1,Thailand
2,Bangkok
3,Belgium
4,Scandinavian
Language Points:
accompany
? Some friends had come to
accompany her home,
几个朋友来陪她回家
? He had fever accompanied
with cough
他发烧而且咳嗽
Bear /give witness to
? The tests bear witness
to the quality of the new
car.
这些实验证明新车的质量很好 。
? The ruins of these
temples,theatres and
villas all bear witness to
the past greatness of
the Roman Empire.
Load with
? The farmer’s car was
loaded with fresh
vegetables
? She is loaded with
money
? This play is loaded with
action,but lacks
interesting character
development
Out of tune
? Someone in the
choir is singing out
of tone
Compare:
? None of them could
sing in tune
Thank You All