Контрольная работа по английскому языку в 11 классе по теме "Is the System of Social Welfare Fair?"
тест по английскому языку на тему

Welfare State

1. Choose the correct variant.

1. He is ___________ as a programmist for a company.

1. employed               b) employment           c) employee

2. The lowest ___________ rate is in the UK.

1. unemployment       b) employee               c) employment

3. _____________ people are usually reduced to begging.

1. jobless                    b) job                          c) joblessness

4. His long-term ____________ made his family be in despair.

1. jobless                    b) job                          c) joblessness

5. She was ______________  very well at her company.

1. pay                         b) paid                         c) payment

6. _____________help is very important for those whose income is below poverty level.

1. finance                   b) financial                 c) fiancée

7. Uneducated person can ______________ get a well-paid job.

1. hardly                    b) hard                        c) hardest

2. Fill in the words:  full-time,  invalidity pensions,  official,  people’s homes,  properly, nurse,  adult.

The __________ statistics says that all elderly people in the UK are taken care ________. The majority of them get benefits such as state _________ or other financial help. They also can get medical care by calling a free__________ .  But reality is not so optimistic as it might be. In most cases elderly parents are put into old ______________ .  It’s quite rare to find them living together with their ____________ children. Most grandparents live their independent life and their grandchildren don’t take care of them___________ .

3. Fill in the prepositions:

1. to provide ________
2. to be entitled _______
3. to be _______ salary
4. shortage _____ money
5. to be _____ the dole
6. to put smb. _____ a home
7. to be available _______
8. to be starved _____ finance

4. Explain in few words who are these benefits for:

1. retirement pension
2. the dole
3. maternity pay
4. widow’s pension
5. child benefit
6. family credit
7. mobility allowance
8. invalidity pension

5. Answer the questions:

1. What are the advantages of being old?
2. What are the disadvantages?
3. Who helps elderly people?
4. What free of charge social service help people with?
5. What benefits for elderly people are there in Russia?
6. Do privileges WWII invalids differ from the pensioners’ privileges?
7. Are ordinary invalids living below poverty level?
8. What privileges do your grandparents have?