Exercise 18. Choose the right word to complete the sentences.
a) employer b) insurance c) benefit d) employee e) income
1. An ___ on an unpaid leave of absence does not receive pay for the holiday.
2. Our ___ wants to dictate his own terms.
3. He spent his ___ all on pleasure.
4. The details of different kinds of life ___ are quite beyond my
responsibilities.
5. People who have lost their jobs have the right to unemployment ___.
Exercise 19. Match these words and phrases on the left with their definitions on the right.
1) welfare
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a) a regular government payment to the
parents of children up to a certain age
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2) the dole
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b) financial and other assistance given
to people in need
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3) insurance
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c) a means of protecting against risk
or injury
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4) a housing benefit
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d) money received from the state while
out of work
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5) earnings
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e) money payable to a relative after
the death of a person
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6) an insurance policy
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f) a social security payment for people on very low earnings
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7) a death grant
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g) a person who is receiving a pension
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8) a child benefit
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h) a payment made by a local authority
to an individual who can’t afford to pay
his housing
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9) an income support
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i) money or other payment earned
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10) a pensioner
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j) a contract of insurance providing
financial protection for property, life,
health, etc.
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Exercise 20. Put an appropriate preposition in the following gaps if it is necessary.
1. Any adult who cannot find paid work is entitled ___ financial help.
2. Tonight’s programme focuses ___ the way that homelessness affects ___
the young.
3. Most benefits are available ___ everybody who qualifies ___ them.
4. These sorts of policies are made ___ local level.
5. Employers and employees make regular contributions ___ a pension fund.
6. What is your country’s policy ___ immigration?
7. There are wide variations in the way pensioners have benefited ___
the system.
8. He has a wife and two young children to provide ___.
9. They received state funding ___ the project.
10. The size of work pensions is tied ___ the average monthly wage.
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