3. Here are some facts and some people's opinions about medical care service in the United States of America.
1) Which of the following statements are facts and which are opinions? (distinguishing facts from opinions)
• I think that in many ways it is a wonderful system, but in many other ways it is a catastrophe.
• The USA is one of the most developed countries in the world, but it does not provide health care for all.
• Medical care is not free, but many hospitals provide some free or low-cost care for those who cannot pay.
• The USA has no public health service, so most people have private health insurance.
• America with its private insurance-based system spends 14% of GDP* on health. Britain with its popular state-funded NHS spends only 7%.
• There are people who receive medical care through social programmes. They are Medicare* which is intended for people over 65 and the disabled, and Medicaid* which is available to the poor.
• They say that when the world's rich want the best treatment money can buy, they usually go to the USA. Small wonder, most new medical techniques and technologies become available in America before anywhere else.
• Self-employed private physicians receive a fee for each patient's visit, but some medical doctors are on a salary (получают зарплату).
2) How do all these facts and opinions characterise the US medical care serv-ice? (making comparisons)
GRAMMAR IN FOCUS
Subordinate clauses with prepositions in spite of/despite, because of
После предлогов in spite of/despite мы используем существительное, местоимение (what/that/this ...); Ving форму или выражение the fact (that).
Despite the fact (that) the USA is one of the most developed countries in the world, it does not provide health care for all. Despite being one of the most developed countries in the world, the USA does not provide health care for all.
После предлога because of мы используем существительное или местоимение.
Because of all these things some people think that the US medical care system is a catastrophe.
1) Which of the following statements are facts and which are opinions? (distinguishing facts from opinions)
• I think that in many ways it is a wonderful system, but in many other ways it is a catastrophe.
• The USA is one of the most developed countries in the world, but it does not provide health care for all.
• Medical care is not free, but many hospitals provide some free or low-cost care for those who cannot pay.
• The USA has no public health service, so most people have private health insurance.
• America with its private insurance-based system spends 14% of GDP* on health. Britain with its popular state-funded NHS spends only 7%.
• There are people who receive medical care through social programmes. They are Medicare* which is intended for people over 65 and the disabled, and Medicaid* which is available to the poor.
• They say that when the world's rich want the best treatment money can buy, they usually go to the USA. Small wonder, most new medical techniques and technologies become available in America before anywhere else.
• Self-employed private physicians receive a fee for each patient's visit, but some medical doctors are on a salary (получают зарплату).
2) How do all these facts and opinions characterise the US medical care serv-ice? (making comparisons)
GRAMMAR IN FOCUS
Subordinate clauses with prepositions in spite of/despite, because of
После предлогов in spite of/despite мы используем существительное, местоимение (what/that/this ...); Ving форму или выражение the fact (that).
Despite the fact (that) the USA is one of the most developed countries in the world, it does not provide health care for all. Despite being one of the most developed countries in the world, the USA does not provide health care for all.
После предлога because of мы используем существительное или местоимение.
Because of all these things some people think that the US medical care system is a catastrophe.