Unit 9: English for Social Services

Aims and Objectives

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

You will practise the following skills and functions:

• distinguishing between past actions and the result of past actions in the present

The grammar focus of this unit is:

• Simple Past and Present Perfect

Vocabulary

	adopción
	subsidio/suplemento
	solicitud
	solicitante de asilo
	otorgado
	subsidio
	atención
	ayuda familiar
	reclamación
	comunidad
	contributivo
	consejos/apoyo
	centro de día
	personas a cargo
	invalidez
	desaventajado
	con derecho a
	casa de acogida
	salud
	seguro
	padre/madre soltero/a
	manutención
	estudio económico
	emigrante/inmigrante
	enfermera
	huérfano
	plan de pensiones
	cotización
	ocio
	rehabilitación
	residencia 3ª edad
	jubilación
	derechos
	salario
	plan
	servicios sociales
	asistente social
	ayuda
	solicitar
	evaluar
	otorgar
	reclamar
	subvencionar/financiar
	tener derecho a
	desempleo
	minusvalía visual
	trabajo voluntario
	sueldo
	bienestar
	viuda

Exercises

Section 1: Vocabulary Practice

Fill in the correct translation for each of the terms below.

1. reclamar [?]
2. residencia 3ª edad [?]
3. subvencionar/financiar [?]
4. atención [?]
5. manutención [?]
6. casa de acogida [?]
7. evaluar [?]
8. solicitar [?]
9. contributivo [?]
10. reclamación [?]
11. subsidio/suplemento [?]
12. plan de pensiones [?]
13. ayuda [?]
14. cotización [?]
15. solicitud [?]
16. bienestar [?]
17. comunidad [?]
18. sueldo [?]
19. tener derecho a [?]
20. solicitante de asilo [?]
21. desempleo [?]
22. otorgado [?]
23. derechos [?]
24. jubilación [?]
25. adopción [?]
26. salario [?]
27. padre/madre soltero/a [?]
28. ocio [?]
29. minusvalía visual [?]
30. asistente social [?]
31. salud [?]
32. trabajo voluntario [?]
33. emigrante/inmigrante [?]
34. estudio económico [?]
35. subsidio [?]
36. plan [?]
37. otorgar [?]
38. desaventajado [?]
39. servicios sociales [?]
40. con derecho a [?]
41. centro de día [?]
42. enfermera [?]
43. invalidez [?]
44. huérfano [?]
45. seguro [?]
46. viuda [?]
47. ayuda familiar [?]
48. consejos/apoyo [?]
49. personas a cargo [?]
50. rehabilitación [?]

Section 2: Listening Comprehension

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. 
   

   [?]
2. What has Patrick done for the past two years?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
3. How long did he work in his last job?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
4. Did he pay social insurance contributions in the last job?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
5. Did he pay social insurance contributions in the previous jobs?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
6. What has Patrick come to find out about?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]

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. 
   

   [?]
2. Why has the baby's father gone away?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
3. Which is correct?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
4. What does Jacky want to claim?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
5. What is the clerk going to do?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]

Chose the correct answer.

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This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:

1. The Blind Person's Pension is paid to:

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
2. To qualify for the Pension you must have:

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
3. The payment you receive:

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
4. You will also receive:

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
5. The Blind Welfare Allowance is:

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]

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. 
   

   [?]
2. The increase per week for a dependent child is:

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
3. Over the age of 66 the rate:

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
4. Do you still get an increase for a dependent child if you are over 80?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]

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. 
   

   [?]
2. Carol will no longer be able to care for her mother because :

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
3. Payment for the home will be covered by:

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]

Section 3: General Comprehension

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.

   
   
   

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

   
   
   

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

   
   
   

   [?]
4. A prison allowance is paid to people in prison.

   
   
   

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

   
   
   

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

   
   
   

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

   
   
   

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

   
   
   

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

   
   
   

   [?]

Speaking Practice. Complete the sentences you hear, using the example as a model.

Press Play to listen to the instructions: