Warm-UpInthisunityouwill★Discusssocialissues,talkaboutsocietyinthepastandmakesuggestions.★Listentoaradionewsreport,astory,dialoguesandasong.★Uselisteningstrategiesfordealingwithculturalreferences.★Readmagazinearticlesandletterstoanewspaper.usereadingstrategiesforsummarising.★Writeadiscursiveessay.★Learnaboutcomplexsentencesusedforpersuasion.Warm-upWhatdoyouthinkarethebiggestproblemsinWesterncountries?Puttheminorderofimportance.Exercise1Exercise1Keywords:socialproblemsbeggingracialdiscrimination.domesticviolencedrugsinequalityhomelessnesspovertyunemploymentViolentcrimeExercise2ListentotheradionewsreportaboutchangesinBritishsociety.Matchthetopicswiththegraphsbelow.a)Percentofhouseholdswithcarsb)Percentofhouseholdswithcomputersc)Percentofwomenwhoworkd)Percentof16-18yearoldsinfull-timeeducationa)Percentofhouseholdswithcarsb)Percentofhouseholdswithcomputersc)Percentofwomenwhoworkd)Percentof16-18yearoldsinfull-timeeducationListenagainandcompletethetable.19812001averageincomeofBritishfamilyperweek￡326lifeexpectancyformenandwomenunemployment1.7millionaverageincome￡550men70\74women75\79lessthan1million19812001numbersinfull-timefurthereducationnumberofcrimes550,0001,300,000280,000520,000Tape-script:ArecentreportonBritishsocietyhasshownthatmostBritonslivelonger,arehealthier,bettereducatedandmuchricherthantwentyyearsago.However,weworklongerhoursandaremuchmoreworriedaboutcrimethaneverbefore.OurstandardoflivinghasrisenandtheaverageincomeofBritishfamiliesisnownearly￡550aweek,comparedwith￡326in1981,whichisaconsiderableriseevenwhentakingintoaccountinflation.Thepercentageofhouseholdswithcarshasclimbedfrom62%to72%,whilethenumberwithcentralheatinghasincreasedfrom61%to90%.Thepercentageofhouseholdswithcomputershasrocketeddramaticallyfromaround3%toover40%.Noteverybodyhasbenefitedthoughandtherearemuchgreaterinequalitiesthantwentyyearsago,thetop20%aremuchricher–theynowhave46%ofthenations’wealthcomparedwitharound35%in1981.thebottom20%ofsocietyarenowrelativelymuchpoorerandtheirshareofthenations’wealthhasdeclinedfrom10%to6%.Problemslikebeggingandhomelessnessareontheincrease.Lifeexpectancyhasgoneupsteadily.In1981,Britishmencouldexpecttolivearound70yearsandBritishwomenonaverage75years.Nowmenlive74yearsandwomen79.Overthelasttwentyyears,unemploymenthasfluctuatedbuthasgonedownrecently.Itwentupfromaround1.7millionin1981to2.1millionin1989onlytofallbeneathamillioninthespringof2001.However,weworkmuchlongerhoursthanbefore,infactthelongestinEurope.Therearemanymorewomenworkingthanbefore–nearly72%comparedwith57%in1981,thehighestfigureinEurope.However,onaveragewomenstillonlyearn80%ofthatearnedbymen.Britonsarebettereducatedthantwentyyearsago,atleastintheory.Nownearly60%of16—18yearoldsareinfull-timeeducationcomparedwith32%twentyyearsago.Thenumbersoffull0timestudentsinfurthereducationhasmorethandoubled,from550,000in1981toover1,300,000in2001.Possiblythemostworryingtrendsarerelatedtocrimeandviolence.Between1981and2001,thenumberofcrimesinEnglandandWalesalmostdoubledfrom280,000to520,000.theamountofviolentcrimerosefrom56,000to61,000,notsuchabigincreaseperhapsbutafigurefifteentimeshigherthanthatof1950.therehasalsobeenanincreaseincasesofdomesticviolenceinthelastfewyears.Workinpairs.UsethekeywordstosaytrueorfalsesentencesabouttrendsinBritishsociety.KeyWords:DescribingTrends◇torise,toclimb,togoup,torocket,todouble\triple,tobeontheincrease◇tofall,togodown,todecline,tobeonthedecrease◇tofluctuate,togoupanddownModernChina(AftertheReform&Opening)Computercarmobilephonepovertytellycarcrimedeath
