Упражнения по английскому языку по теме _Социальная работа_

Social Security

Vocabulary exercises:

1. Give Russian equivalents:

§  the death of the family wage-earner;

§  are covered by retirement programs;

§  a tax paid by workers and their employers;

§   years of employment;

§  previous earnings;

§  reduced benefits;

§  dependant spouse;

§  to cover the costs;

§  the conditions under which benefits are paid;

§  the average weekly unemployment payment;

§  public assistance;

§  the needy aged

§  share-the-costs basis

§  below the retirement age

§  neither pension nor unemployment benefit

§  can apply for income support

§   significant savings

2. Give English equivalents:

§  застрахованы от длительных болезней и травм;

§  смерть кормильца;

§  охвачены пенсионными программами;

§   выплаты в неполном размере;

§  родители, находящиеся на иждивении;

§  получают дополнительную защиту

§   не достигшие пенсионного возраста;

§  уходят в декретный отпуск;

§  частные предприниматели;

§   местные власти;

§  арендная плата;

§   расходы на погребение;

§  специальное транспортное средство. 

3.Translate the sentences with the words from active vocabulary:

1.   When you qualify for benefits at retirement or if you become disabled or at your death, certain of your dependants can receive benefits.

2.   For fifty years poor people had been moving to the cities of richer states, most to take advantages of better job conditions.

3.   Many people suffer accidents or illness that leave them disabled.

4.  The amount of a person's monthly retirement or disability benefit is based on his average earnings.

5. The amount of the monthly retirement, survivors, or disability insurance payment is figured from the average monthly earnings.

6. State unemployment compensation programs help workers while they are out of work.

7.The taxes collected for the Social Security program give insured workers old-age payments and hospital insurance.

4. Match the columns:

The National Insurance and the Social Benefits are paid to different categories of people.

Who receives these benefits? Guess by context.

a) state/ retirement pension            1) a person who is unable to work after a sickness period

b) widow’s pension                             2) families with children who have very low incomes

c) maternity pay                                   3) disabled people to pay for transport or to buy a special vehicle

d) child benefit                                      4) women who live work to have a baby

e) unemployment benefit                  5) a person who is out of work for up to a year

f) family credit                                       6) each child until he/she leaves school (at 16) or longer if the child continues education (up to 19)

g) invalidity pension                            7) retired people / pensioners

h) mobility allowance                         8) women whose husbands die before they retire if they are aged 45 or over

5. Insert the right words and translate:

Where the Benefits Go

(are entitled to, claim (2), available(3), contributes, entitled, have been provided with, provide,  pay,  entitled to, to pay, provided)

1.  It is said that one in 10 of some 18 million European workers are jobless. They …  unemployment benefits, though it does not mean that they all … them. 

2. Half of the jobless Europeans have been … the “dole” money for more than a year.

3. Over the last four years in the United States, 12 million new jobs have become … to Americans.                 

4. The US government … to the construction costs of some hospitals. Today there are nearly 7,000 hospitals in the United States; many of them … some free or low-cost care to those who cannot …  .

5. Europeans seem to want … unemployment benefits rather than … low wages.

6. Many Germans believe they are …  not just …  a job, but to the right kind of a job. 

7. Some people, who are elderly, disabled or live on low incomes sometimes don’t … the benefits to which they  …  .

8.  Some benefits are no longer … to sixteen-to eighteen year-olds and this has caused difficulties for young people who cannot live at home, but cannot find a job.

9.  Child benefit is … to everybody, although many middle class people do not actually need financial help.

10.  People do not try hard to get a job, because they know that in a Welfare State they will be … with financial help.

Grammar exercise:

6 .Choose the right word and translate the sentences with the Infinitive:

1.  The people in the Social Security office can (give, be given) you the information about disability benefits and will help you complete an application.

2.            Many of our older people living on fixed incomes are considered to be unable (to meet, be met) all the medical care costs that they need.

3.            Persons who are disabled by job-connected injury may (become, have become) productive citizens again through rehabilitation programs.

4.            Laws were passed (be protected, to protect) the worker in case of accidents on the job.

5.     A widow or widower may (be considered, consider) disabled only if he or she has a  condition which is so severe that it would prevent a person from working and which is expected to last at least 12 month.

6.             Part of the contributions go into the hospital insurance trust fund (to be provided, to provide) workers and dependents assistance in meeting medical care costs after they reach 65 year of age.

More than 9 out of 10 working people are known (to build, to be built) protection for themselves and their families under the social security.