Упр.4 Unit 5 Reader ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10-11 класс
4. WORD POWERHere is another passage from the story. It is mostly about Vic Nairn, Harrytasks fellow.1) Is Vic Nairn also unemployed?
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4. WORD POWER
Here is another passage from the story. It is mostly about Vic Nairn, Harrytasks fellow.
1) Is Vic Nairn also unemployed? While reading find the equivalents of the highlighted Russian words and word combinations. (guessing by context/learning to translate)
Я работаю по сокращенному графику. Как унизительно: мне придется доказывать, что я не работаю и имею право на пособие по безработице.
Если он обанкротится, это будет конец света.
Он примет меры предосторожности.
Есть надежда, что его предприятие придет в упадок...
Какое унижение!
Это пройдет.
One day Harry saw Vic Nairn leave the swimming baths.
"Itaskd no idea you were a baths-goer," Harry said.
"I know what youtaskre thinking. Why is a hard-working man like me to be seen coming out the baths on Friday afternoon? Itaskm on short time. Me, on short time!"
"Itaskm very sorry to hear that, Vic."
"Twenty-four years Itaskve given that company. Theytaskll be closing. I dontaskt know what Itaskll do. And theretasks the humiliation coming, of having to sign on for the dole, for the unemployment benefit!"
taskYoutaskll get used to it," Henry said encouragingly.
"Do you have to stand in a queue, with other men? What I mean is," he asked secretly, "is it possible - I mean is there a time when theytaskre not busy? Youtaskll know this, Harry. Can I pop in," he whispered, "without having to stand in a queue?"
"Theytaskll give you a time, Vic," Harry said.
"Wetaskll not see the likes of Bob MacQueen in a dole queue," said Vic, his lips smacking with vindictiveness (мстительно).
"If he goes bust," said Harry, "ittasks the end of the world. MacQueentasks self-employed. He isntaskt entitled to unemployment benefit."
"Hetaskll have made provisions," said Nairn. "But even so, heretasks hoping, that the bottom falls out of the plumbing trade."
"I wouldntaskt go that far," said Harry. "No, you wouldntaskt say a thing like that if youtaskd been unemployed for as long as I have."
"Oh, dontaskt say that, Harry. Itaskll find a job. Itaskll look for one."
"I looked as well, you know."
"I didntaskt mean it like that, Harry."
"Ittasks new to you, Vic. But youtaskll find out."
"Ittasks the indignity of it!"
"Forget that," said Harry. "Believe me, ittaskll pass. Think of all the time youtaskll have to spend with Mrs Nairn."
"Oh God, no."
"Must go. See you soon, Vic."
2) Imagine that Harry comes home and shares his impressions with Vera, his wife.
Is his story true? Does Harry assess the situation and Victasks behaviour in an adequate way? (understanding the main idea/summarising)
"Vera, who do you think I met this morning? Vic Nairn!
He is on short time at the moment. To say he is livid is to say nothing.
Hetasks got roused by the situation as if hetasks been unemployed for a few months.
He cannot believe that ittasks happened to him, Vic Nairn, the most hard-working person ever! His fear of getting humiliated by having to sign on for the dole is so strong! I told him that he would get used to it but he was not listening. Hetasks sure that ittasks impossible to get used to standing in a queue with other men. He thinks hetasks special and that he, Vic Nairn does not deserve the indignity all the unemployed experience every day. But what is most disgusting about all that is his vindictiveness! He seems not to feel sorry for Bob MacQueen in case he becomes unemployed. Bob must have made some provisions and Vic is getting to it. Hetasks even hoping that Bob will become unemployed too! Can a person be so vindictive and self-confident! I told him that he wouldntaskt say a thing like that if hetaskd been unemployed for as long as I have, but he does not realize it yet. But it will pass, wontaskt it?"
3) WORD POWER
The major topic of the story Getting Used to It is the unemployed and unemployment.
What words and word combinations does the author use to write on the topic? Complete the word web with words relating to the topic, (relating words to a topic)
4) Vic Nairn is unemployed.
Does he see any good points in unemployment or not?
Good points
Bad points
5) What do the unemployed do in order to survive? Use the story to support your ideas.
6) Read a short article on page 66 about an unemployment benefit and fill in the blanks to show the sequence of actions which people take when they become unemployed. Whattasks new for you? (reading for detail)
Anyone below the retirement age of 65 who has previously worked for a certain minimum period of time can receive unemployment benefit (known colloquially as the dole). This is organised by the Department of Employment.
Receiving unemployment benefit is known as being on the dole and the money itself is often referred to as dole money. In order to get this money, people have to regularly present their UB40s (the name of the government form on which their lack of employment is recorded) at the local social security office and sign on (to prove that they dontaskt have work). They will then get (either directly or through the post) a cheque which they can cash at a post office. This cheque is often referred to as a giro.
7) Add some more words, which relate to the topic taskUnemploymenttask into the word web on page 65.
8) IN YOUR CULTURE
Get ready to discuss the following questions.
Are there unemployed people among your relatives, your parentstask friends?
What did they have to do to get an unemployment benefit?
What do you know about their situation?
What do you think their feelings are?
What would you say to encourage them/to cheer them up?
(Choose phrases from the story.)