Unit 9: English for Social Services

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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

adopsjon
dagpenger
søknad
asylsøker
tildelt
fordel
omsorg
barnebidrag
oppkrav
fellesskap
innskuddspliktig
rådgivning
dagsenter
personer man forsørger
funksjonshemning
vanskeligstilt
rett til
fosterhjem
helse
forsikring
enslig mor/far
vedlikehold
behovsprøve
omstreifer
sykepleier
foreldreløs
pensjonsordning
pris, kurs (valuta)
rekreasjon
rehabilitering
hjem
pensjonering
rettigheter
lønn
skjema, plan
sosialtjenester
sosialarbeider
støtte
å søke på
å beskatte
å tildele
å gjøre krav på
å betale for
å kvalifisere
arbeidsløshet
synshemning
frivllig arbeid
lønninger
velferd
enke

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?
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    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?
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    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:
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    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:
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    b. 
    c. 
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  5. The Blind Welfare Allowance is:
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    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:
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    b. 
    c. 
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  3. Over the age of 66 the rate:
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    b. 
    c. 
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  4. Do you still get an increase for a dependent child if you are over 80?
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    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:
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    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:
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    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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Exercise 2: Sentence Completion

Exercise Help

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

Press Play to listen to the instructions: