Is there anything special about the way the system of social service works in Russia?

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1. How many cards did you get for your birthday?
2. He got really upset when I told him he'd got to walk.
3. When I got home I realised I hadn't got my wallet with me.
4. You have to get your ticket before you get the train.

Write David a 100-word letter and answer his questions.
1) Do you think Russia is a welfare state? Could you give me some facts ?
2) Is anything special about the way the system of social service works in Russia ?
3) what social benefits do people receive in your country?
4)What benefits does your family receive?

early detection of the first signs of the disease. We pay much attention to the popularization of medical science among the population. We believe that one the main available methods of preventing the spread of diseases is health education. The press, cinema, radio and television are very helpful for this purpose.
The basic medical unit in our country is the polyclinic. We have policlinics for the adult population and for children. Ambulant patients are seen at the policlinic by the district doctors. A patient who is ill at home is visited by his district doctor. The doctor works 6 hours a day. For the district doctor this is made up of 3 hours in consultation at the policlinic and 3 hours in visiting patients in their homes.
The emergency ambulance service operates day and night and is free of charge. The ambulances are equipped by diagnostic, respiratory, anesthetic and electro-therapeutic apparatus, blood-transfusion and other equipment.
There are several specialized hospitals in Russia for the treatment of particular diseases – infections, psychiatric diseases, cancer, ophthalmological diseases and others.
Some words must be said about the Mother-and-Child Health Care Centre in Moscow. This centre concentrates effort not only on traditional problems of obstetrics and gynecology but also on research in normal physiology of the female organism. The main task of this centre is to ensure the birth of a healthy child. The centre developed new methods of disease prevention, diagnostics and treatment. Much attention in our country is paid to the scientific problems, concerning the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular, viral and oncological diseases, the problems of gerontology, medical genetics, immunology and the creation of artifical organs.

state.

The main aim of law is to consolidate and safeguard the social and state system and its economic foundation.

The system of law in our country consists of different branches of law.

Constitutional law is a leading branch of the whole system of law. Its principal source is the country’s Constitution. It deals with social structure, the state system, organization of state power and the legal status of citizens.
Administrative law is closely connected with constitutional law but it deals with legal forms of concrete executive and administrative activity of the government and ministries.

Financial law regulates the budget, taxation, state credits and other spheres of financial activity.

Civil law is connected with relations in the economic sphere of social life, with relations involving property, its distribution and exchange. The right в property is the central institution of civil law.

The rules of labour law include the legislation on the labour of industrial and office workers and matters arising from labour relations.

Criminal law defines the general principles of criminal responsibility, individual types of crimes and punishment applied to criminals. Criminal law takes the form of а criminal code consisting of а general and special part.

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1. What is law? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What is the main aim of law? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What branches of law does the system of law in our country consist of? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. What does each branch of law deal with? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

B0 – Australia is an island continent lying southeast of B1 Asia.
Australia is the smallest continent and the largest island in the world.
It is formed of one enormous island and one small one called B2 Tasmania. Australia is the flattest of all continents. Only 5 per cent of the lands is very high. Its most significant mountain chain is B3 Great Diving Range, the eastern part of which is known as B4 Australian Alps. B5 Mount Kosciusko is Australia’s highest point. There are a few rivers in Australia. Australia’s best – known river is B6 Murray. But the longest is B7 Darling.
Most of Australia’s areas are desert country. In fact, B8 Great Sandy and B9 Great Victoria Deserts are the largest deserts in the world.
Four out of five Australians live in the eastern state cities. B10 Sydney is the largest city on the continent.