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UnitThree

TheLifeoftheDisabledPerson武汉工程大学外语系陈丽珠

SectionA

LongingforaNewWelfareSystem

1.Letthestudentsgraspsomenewwordsandphrases2.Learnthefigurativelanguageandhowtodescribesomepersonsorsomethings.3.Letthestudentshaveabetterunderstandingofthelifeofthedisabled.TheObjectiveoftheTeaching

Lead-inQuestions:Whatshouldwedotothedisabledpersonsinoursociety?DoyouknowanypoliciesofwelfaresysteminChina?Especiallyforthosedisabledpersons?Ifyoudoknow,doyouthinkthepoliciesarereasonableornot,why?If,unfortunately,youbecomedisabledoneday,doyouhaveconfidencetoliveon?Whatdoyouthinkisthemostimportantthingthatthedisabledpersonswant?

TheBackgroundKnowledgeSocialWelfare(1)Publicassistanceprograms,commonlycalled“welfare”,providecashorin-kindbenefitsforparticularcategoriesofthefinanciallyneedy.TheU.S.welfaresystemoperatesonboththefederalandstatelevels.ThefederalwelfareprogramisknownasSocialSecuritythatprovidesbenefitsorassistanceforchildcare,disability,foodandmedicalassistance(alsoknownasmedic-aid).Thestatewelfareprograms,ontheotherhand,provideassistancetobothindividualsandlocalcommunitieswithstateschoolingandsocialinsurance.

U.S.welfareprogramsgrewsignificantlyinthedecadesfollowingWorldWarII,butincreasesinwelfarecostsduringthe1960sand1970sbroughtintoquestiontheextentandqualityofpublicassistance.Intheearly1980stheReaganAdministrationreducedwelfareexpenditureandsuggestedturningresponsibilityforwelfarefundingovertothestates.ThecutsinfederalfundingthattookeffectduringtheReaganAdministrationdidinfacteffectivelyplacetheresponsibilityformaintainingfundinglevelsonthestates—and,insomecases,onthelargercities.SocialWelfare(2)

SocialWelfare(3)Theresulthasbeenawideningofthealreadyexistingdi