学术英语-医学_Unit 10课件.pptVIP

Listening  Integrated practice Unit 10 Health Care System Key aspects of academic listening strategies: Prediction Finding major points Note-taking forms Note-taking symbols recognizing digressions Dealing with unfamiliar words Writing out notes in full Listening  Suggested answers 1） The lecture you are going to listen to is about the health care system in the U.S. What questions do you expect to be answered in the task? Write them down. 1 2 3 Task 1: Prediction What is the biggest problem with American health care system? What is Medicaid and what are the problems with it? What is Medicare and how does it operate? Unit 10 Health Care System Listening  Suggested answers Task 2: Note-taking of main ideas Listen to the lecture again and take notes of the following points. You can use your own words. Case 1: Forty years ago, a Chicago businessman died about a year after an operation for cancer. His medical care cost about 10 thousand dollars. Case 2: Six years ago, an office administrator in Washington DC feels fine after an operation for cancer with radiation and powerful chemicals. Her care cost severalhundred thousand dollars. 1. two medical cases Unit 10 Health Care System Listening  Suggested answers Task 2: Note-taking of main ideas Listen to the lecture again and take notes of the following points. You can use your own words. Around 60 percent of working Americansare covered through their jobs. At least part of the costusually paid by their employers. With increasing costs,healthcoverageis no longer offered by some employers, or the share paid by their employees increased. It is difficult for part-timers and people who are already sick to get insured. 2. health insurance for working Americans Unit 10 Health Care System Listening  Suggested answers Task 2: Note-taking of main ideas Listen to the lecture again and take notes of the following points. You can use your own words. It is an insurance program jointly offered by the f