Quick Review

• Big numbers / Percentages / Fractions etc.
• Present Simple Structures (+ / ? / -), Adverbs of Frequency
• In/ On/ At / - With Time
• Food

Homeless

shelter

Free Food

line

Food

handouts

Best-Before

date

Expiry

date

Food

banks

Throw

away

Citizens Advice

Bureau

have an earache

have a sore throat

have a stomachache

Clothes Bank

• Do you have a budget? How much do you spend weekly / monthly on food? For what? Do you shop at different supermarkets?
• Could you survive on £1 a day (£7 a week / 28 a month per person) for food? Could you maintain a healthy diet which would sustain you in the long-term (balanced meals with the right proportions of protein, carbs, essential vitamins, etc.)?
• (Try it? groceries.asda.com)
• Who is eligible to receive help from a food bank? Must users of food banks show proof of income?
  • What other financial assistance (benefits) are available in France?

Discussion

1. I work ______ a non-profit organisation based in Lyon.
2. I work ______ a small group of people. We make a good team.
3. I'm responsible ______ supervising visits.
4. My job consists ______ helping the elderly complete basic tasks.
5. I'm in charge ______ managing a small team of carers.
6. I specialise ______ childhood trauma.
7. I work ______ a carer for young disabled children.
8. I work ______ the area of domestic abuse and family violence.
9. I deal ______ incidents relating to alcohol abuse.

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Discussion | Work Placements

• What company or organisation / work for?
  • What / your responsibilities there? What / your typical day like?
  • What / your working conditions?
• / you enjoy your work?
  • Why did you choose it?
  • What did you learn?
• What types of people / you work with?
  • What challenges / you deal with?
• / you able to balance your personal and work life?
• / you face any ethical dilemmas?

Modals Speaking Practise | Social Work Dilemmas

• Sophie has a treatable, but deadly form of cancer. Doctors have prescribed chemotherapy and radiation. Sophie's mother is a member of a religious group that believes in prayer as a cure for illness and is opposed to western medicine. The father, who does not have legal custody of Sophie, wants his daughter to receive treatment.
• You are a school counselor. Your meetings with students are confidential. Alex, a 15 year-old pupil at the school, has told you that he is unhappy and that his father has started physically abusing his mother. Before telling you, he made you promise not to tell anyone, because his father would know it was him who told her.

Modals Speaking Practise | Social Work Dilemmas

• You are a child welfare supervisor. You work in a rural area with only one other supervisor in your office. A 14 year-old girl in temporary foster care has disclosed that she is pregnant and would like an abortion. Both you and your colleague are opposed to abortion and would not be comfortable working on this case.
• An allegation has been made concerning educational neglect of five brothers between the ages of 9 and 16. None of the boys has ever been to school, and all are unable to read or resolve simple math problems. The parents are educated, but believe their children are better without school. They do not want to home school and do not wish to follow state requirements. The children are polite, well-nourished and friendly.
• Oscar is unemployed and has problems with drug addiction. He tells you he is going to steal to pay for drugs he has been given. He says that if he does not pay, his life will be in danger. 

Discussion | Describing The Situations