Module 4B The Way People Live Employee benefits Madrid, 5th April, 2010 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 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 English Toolkit - Business Administration Photocopiable © Ediciones Santillana S.A / Richmond 2011 Dear Sandra, Module 4B 2 Find the equivalent in English to the following words a Plan de bienestar social: b Cobertura odontológica: c Seguro de vida: d Cobertura médica: e Despedida: 3 Answer the questions a Where does Sandra live? b Why does her father write to her? c What benefits did he get at his job? e What are his grandchildren’s names? f What kind of course is he going to take? 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! What age 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 English Toolkit - Business Administration Photocopiable © Ediciones Santillana S.A / Richmond 2011 d How long did he work at the bank?