english for special purposes (9) should families provide their own (health care)?
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English for English for Special Purposes (9)Special Purposes (9)
Should families
provide their own
(health care)?
1. supplementary/ extras2. 3-minute speech3. the structure of oral presentation4. vocabulary 5. question and discussion
112/04/21 2011--Alice Y. Chang 2
Outline (activities for today)
Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be
born at the age of eighty and
gradually approach eighteen.
Mark Twain (1835-1910) U.S. humorist, writer, and lecturer.
Extra (1)
Senior Social Care: CNN Health Minute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qseSIIbIA-M
Always Best Care Assisted Living Senior Services and Home Health Care for Families
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smTjmIbw7Uk
Study: Women More Likely to Go to Female Healthcare Workers
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/media/video/study-women-more-likely-to-go-to-female-healthcare-workers/2713253.html
Extra (2)
Three-minute speech
Should families provide their own
senior health care?
Part One: key words and summaryPart Two: supporting details Part Three: comments (PNP:
strengths, weaknesses, suggestions) questions for discussion or further
reflection Sample oral report
the structure of 30-minute oral presentation
Vocabulary
Compensate Option A host of Bring to the
forefront Intrusion Ideological obligation
Accountability Pragmatic Tension Fundamental Assumption Strengthen Sustain erode
vocabulary
Strain Tax credits Unpaid leave Cash
allowances Cover expenses Prevalence Phenomenon
Inventory Client Assess Evaluate Categorize Rely heavily on primacy
vocabulary
Reluctance Public
expenditure Assistance Voice (v.) Undermine Hypothesize provision
Tremendous To address these
concerns Cognitive Status Enrollment woodwork
vocabulary
Beneficence Well-intentioned Paternalistic Supervision Venue Potential exploitation
Bedsore Minimal Auditing Inherent Demean Incongruous empower
come out of the woodwork
(idiomatic) to appear or emerge as though out of nowhere, frequently in large numbers or quantity
He won the lottery last year and he has had old "friends" and distant relatives coming out of the woodwork ever since.
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• Word definition (30%); reading comprehension (30%); a short essay (40%)
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