Lesson 4
MEETING SOCIETY NEEDS
Look at the photos and think what messages they carry.
Predict future social needs and write about
possible solutions.
Probable future social needs in the world states
How can state governments meet social needs?
1 Match the word phrases 1-9 and their definitions a-i.
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Words and phrases
Definitions
1
tremendous
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a)
a business unit, a company or a firm;
~2~ to conduct
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b) attributable to or caused by;
3
ultimately
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c) to contend (against) for profit, an award, athletic supremacy;
4
enterprise
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d) to guide or teach to do something; as by subjecting to various exercises or
experiences;
5
to compete with
*e)
having status or glamour; impressive, influential;
6
annual
f) to do or carry out;
7
due to
g) occurring, done once a year, yearly;
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8
to train
h) vast, huge;
, 9
prestigious
i)
in the end; at last; finally;
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2 (T4) Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks with
3 Listen to the tape again and write whether the
the words from the box in appropriate forms.
following statements are true or false.
contest drive restore deviate arouse meet
outmoded
diversity
dissect
significant
a. Social
matters
have
always
been
____________________point in development and
prosperity of the state.
b. Social researches assist i n ____________________
fields o f society thoroughly.
c. The spheres which do not progress at all or
are having difficult
periods of default should
immediately b e ____________________.
d. T o __________________social demands o f citizens
who live in the country guarantees well-being of
them.
e. The demands o f society always ___________
rapidly.
f. The products which are being manufactured today
c a n n o t__________ with the ones made several
years ago.
g. Strong
rivalry
in
economics
_________
businessmen think, find out new models of
productions.
h. Businessmen
have
to
think
about
_____________________
of their manufactured
products to stand strong rivalry.
i. Teaching methods o f modern education system
_____________ from the ones used some years
ago.
j.
_____________________ technologies, ways in
teaching do not meet society needs.
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Statem ents
T
F
1
A country must always conduct a
number of social
researches in order to
find out undeveloped spheres.
2
The first person who is being interviewed
by the journalist works at the big plant
producing wool materials.
3
Demands and needs of citizens in
society stay in the same conditions for
a long time.
4
Half-ready eatable products are prepared
to meet social needs of people which are
growing day by day.
5
Half-ready food products are at greater
demand today because people have no
time to cook at home.
6
Yearly plan
must be made in order to
meet society needs in various products
beforehand.
7
The second person who is interviewed
in the radio programme works at the
hospital.
8
To meet society needs in education
including foreign language learning the
government
in our country has taken
several vital steps to develop the system.
4
Work with your partner. Discuss the questions
below.
a. How important is it to meet social needs of
citizens?
b.
What fields o f life are not meeting society needs?
How to assist their development?
c. Would future social needs differ from contem
porary ones?
If a free society cannot
help the many who are poor,
it cannot save the few who are
rich.
