The Way People LiveEnglish Toolkit 1 - Business Administration Madrid, 5th April, 2010 Dear Sandra, I was longing for this day to arrive and it is finally here!. The time has come to sto
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Madrid, 5th April, 2010 Dear Sandra,
I was longing for this day to arrive and it is finally here! As from tomorrow your dad will be retired
The time has come to stop rushing around, stay at home, go and play bowls every evening and be able to visit you and your family more often
My former boss organised a farewell party for me and another three cashiers leaving the bank and they gave each of us a wrist watch I’ll send you the photograph.
After having worked at the bank for fifteen years, I have many benefits: an excellent Social Welfare Plan, Health Care, Dental Coverage, Paid Holidays and now my Pension plus Life Insurance
Now I have to get used to having so much time on my hands To start with, I’ve enrolled for an Arabian cooking course at the local Community Hall.
Your Mum wants to come and visit you all in Brazil right now, but I would prefer to have the house painted first You’ll hear from us next week.
A big hug for you, Andrew and my lovely grandchildren, Andrea and Diego.
Love,
Dad
Employee benefits
Activities
1 Are these ideas true (T) or false (F)? Correct the wrong sentences and write them down.
a Sandra’s father doesn’t want to be
retired
b He plays bowls every evening
c He worked as a cashier in a bank
d He was given a present when he
retired
e He has worked in the bank for fourteen
years
f He is very pleased with all the benefits
he has
g He is going to attend a cooking
course
h He lives in Brazil
i He is going to paint the house
himself
j Sandra has got two children
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2 Find the equivalent in English to the following words.
3 Answer the questions.
4 Find out about different retirement
ages in your country, according to
sex and type of work Make a graph
and inform your class.
5 In pairs, discuss the following
questions and write down your ideas
in a short paragraph Share them with
the class!
a Plan de bienestar social:
b Cobertura odontológica:
c Seguro de vida:
d Cobertura médica:
e Despedida:
a Where does Sandra live?
b Why does her father write to her?
c What benefits did he get at his job?
d How long did he work at the bank?
e What are his grandchildren’s names?
f What kind of course is he going to take?
What age do you think a person should retire at?
What benefits should he / she have?
Do you think the Retirement System in your
country is good? Why? Why not?
Give ideas that could help improve
this system.