Упр.1 Юнит 5 Урок 5 ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10-11 класс
Say which of these opinions are:
a) in favour of the welfare state,
b) against the welfare state,
c) neither for nor against the welfare state.
(reading/listening for the main idea)
In a welfare state you don’t have to be poor in order to receive your pension or your dole money or your child benefit. This blanket distribution of benefits should be modified. Only those people who really need benefits should get them. There are some other problems.
- Some people who are entitled to various benefits do not receive them, because they don’t understand the complicated system and they are not able to fill in all the forms.
- Some other people do not know what they are entitled to receive. The poor simply don’t know about their rights to receive particular benefits and sometimes don’t claim them.
- Others may be too proud to apply, so they refuse to accept help.
What is one of the most important disadvantages of the welfare state according to Mr Reed? What does he suggest? Do all people who are entitled to benefits receive them?
I think the welfare state is ineffective. First of all, it is a waste of money. Besides, it is not selective! What else? The provision of benefits weakens the family. If there was less provision by the state, families would have to cope and this would make the family stronger. Above all, the provision of benefits deprives individuals of their desire to look after themselves. There is no need to help the unemployed or the homeless. They are to be guilty for their being unemployed and homeless and nobody else. People should be responsible for what they do and have. I personally believe that anyone who is willing to work can find a job. The welfare state should help only those who cannot help themselves.
Why is Mr Green against the welfare state? What are the main disadvantages of this system? Where should people get help from according to Mr Green?
In the welfare state, most benefits are available to everybody who is entitled to them and it’s very good. In the welfare state, nobody is allowed to live in poverty. Everybody is to have proper health care and education regardless of their income. The welfare state helps the disabled, people who are unable to work to earn money on their own. The welfare state system provides the elderly with an income that allows them to live to some degree of dignity. Without financial help, many people would have been reduced to begging.
Why is Mrs Hope for the welfare state? Who does the welfare state help? What benefits is Mrs Hope for exactly? What would happen in case people didn’t get their benefits?
Read again what people say about the welfare state and answer the questions below each opinion.
(reading for specific information)
Mr Reed is neither for nor against the welfare state. He thinks that the system should be changed a little, not completely rejected.
One of the most important disadvantages of the welfare state, according to him, is that benefits are given too widely and not only to those who really need them.
He suggests that only people who really need benefits should get them.
No, not all people who are entitled to benefits receive them. Some do not get them because they do not understand the system, do not know what they are entitled to, or are too proud to apply.
Mr Green is against the welfare state because he thinks it is ineffective and wastes money.
The main disadvantages of this system, according to him, are that it is not selective, it weakens the family, and it makes people less willing to look after themselves.
According to Mr Green, people should get help from themselves and their families, not from the state. The state should help only those who cannot help themselves.
Mrs Hope is for the welfare state because she believes it helps people and prevents poverty.
The welfare state helps everybody who is entitled to benefits, especially the disabled, people who cannot work, and the elderly.
Mrs Hope is for proper health care, education, and financial support for those who need it.
If people did not get their benefits, many of them would be reduced to begging and would live in poverty.
