Упр.1 Юнит 5 Урок 2 ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10-11 класс
Here are some facts and opinions about the system of health care and medical insurance in Great Britain.
Which of these facts and opinions characterize the health care system positively and which negatively? While reading, pay attention to the following conjunctions and prepositions: while/whereas — в то время как; because of — из-за; despite/in spite of — несмотря на; although/though — хотя.
- In Britain, medical insurance is organised by the Government and is compulsory, while in some other countries it is not.
- The country doesn’t spend a lot of money per person on health care, whereas in some other western countries health care systems are much more expensive.
- Despite the shortage of money, the system of medical care works well.
- The British spend a small proportion of their wealth on health service, because of its simple administration.
- In spite of being poor, you can get good medical care in Britain.
- The exceptions to free medical care are teeth and eyes, though even this care is available to large numbers of people who do not have to pay.
- Although Britain has public health care, it has a private sector, too. The biggest is BUPA.
- Because of the central organisation of public health care there is little cooperation between public health care service and the private sector.
What happens in Britain’s health care service despite and because of some facts?
What happens in Britain’s health care service although there are some other circumstances?
What happens in Britain, while/whereas other things happen in other countries?
IN YOUR CULTURE
Which of the statements about Britain’s health care service can be applied to your country’s health care system?
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Positive:
- Despite the shortage of money, the system of medical care works well.
- The British spend a small proportion of their wealth on health service, because of its simple administration.
- In spite of being poor, you can get good medical care in Britain.
- Although Britain has public health care, it has a private sector, too.
Negative:
- The country doesn’t spend a lot of money per person on health care, whereas in some other western countries health care systems are much more expensive.
- The exceptions to free medical care are teeth and eyes, though even this care is available to large numbers of people who do not have to pay.
- Because of the central organisation of public health care there is little cooperation between public health care service and the private sector.
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Despite the shortage of money, the system of medical care works well.
Because of its simple administration, the British spend a small proportion of their wealth on health service.
Although Britain has public health care, it has a private sector, too.
While in Britain medical insurance is organised by the Government and is compulsory, in some other countries it is not.
Whereas the country doesn’t spend a lot of money per person on health care, in some other western countries health care systems are much more expensive.
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In my country, some of these statements can also be applied:
- medical care is organised by the government;
- there is both public and private health care;
- people can get good medical care even if they are not rich.
