Unit 9: English for Social Services

Index:

Aims and Objectives

In this unit you will learn and practise vocabulary related to social services.

You will practise the following skills and functions:

The grammar focus of this unit is:

Vocabulary

die Adoption
die Beihilfe
der Antrag
die Asylwerberin, der Asylwerber
zuerkannt
die Sozialleistung
sorgend zur Seite stehen
das Kindergeld
der Anspruch
die Gemeinde
der Beitrag
mit einem Rat zur Seite stehen
die Tageswerkstatt
die Familienangehörigen
Invalidität, Arbeitsunfähigkeit
benachteiligt sein
anspruchsberechtigt
das Pflegeheim
die Gesundheit
die Versicherung
der Alleinerzieher, die Alleinerzieherin
der Unterhalt
die Bedürftigkeitsprüfung
der Migrant, die Migrantin
die Krankenschwester
das Waisenkind
die Pensionsbeihilfe
die Geburtenrate
die Erholung
die Rehabilitation
das Rehabilitationszentrum
der Ruhestand, die Pensionierung
die Anrechte
die Vergütung
das Schema, das System
die Sozialdienste
der Sozialarbeiter, die Sozialarbeiterin
die Unterstützung
beantragen, ansuchen
bewerten
zuerkennen
in Anspruch nehmen
anlegen
befähigen, sich eignen
die Arbeitslosigkeit
die Sehbehinderung
freiwilliger Sozialdienst
der Lohn
die Sozialhilfe, die Wohlfahrt
die Witwe

Exercises

Section 1: Vocabulary Practice

Exercise 1: Test Yourself

Exercise Help

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Section 2: Listening Comprehension

Exercise 1: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise Help

Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript
This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. At the moment Patrick is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  2. What has Patrick done for the past two years?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  3. How long did he work in his last job?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  4. Did he pay social insurance contributions in the last job?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  5. Did he pay social insurance contributions in the previous jobs?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  6. What has Patrick come to find out about?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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Exercise 2: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise Help

Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript
This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. What is Jacky's present situation?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  2. Why has the baby's father gone away?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  3. Which is correct?
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    b. 
    c. 
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  4. What does Jacky want to claim?
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    b. 
    c. 
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  5. What is the clerk going to do?
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    b. 
    c. 
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Exercise 3: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise Help

Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript
This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. The Blind Person's Pension is paid to:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  2. To qualify for the Pension you must have:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  3. The payment you receive:
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    b. 
    c. 
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  4. You will also receive:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  5. The Blind Welfare Allowance is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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Exercise 4: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise Help

Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript
This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. How much is the Blind Pension rate for people under 66?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  2. The increase per week for a dependent child is:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  3. Over the age of 66 the rate:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  4. Do you still get an increase for a dependent child if you are over 80?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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Exercise 5: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise Help

Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript
This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. Since her husband died Annie has been:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  2. Carol will no longer be able to care for her mother because :
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    b. 
    c. 
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  3. Payment for the home will be covered by:
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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Section 3: General Comprehension

Exercise 1: True/False Statements

Exercise Help

For each of the statements below, choose True or False.

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. There are different kinds of benefits and allowances.


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  2. Unemployment benefit and unemployment allowance are not the same thing.


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  3. Unemployment benefit is for people who have paid insurance contributions.


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  4. A prison allowance is paid to people in prison.


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  5. You can get child support even if you aren't married.


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  6. The visually impaired need an eye test to get a Blind Person's Pension.


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  7. A woman whose husband has died is usually entitled to a widow's pension.


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  8. The cost of living in a residential home is always covered by the State.


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  9. Some old people need more care and nursing than others.


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