17 Making a difference 51 Finding reasons why people may have problems a) Read the words and phrases in the green box and group the reasons why people may experience difficulties in their lives. Look up the words and phrases you don’t know. Some of them might fit into more than one category. 4 not being able to pay the rent • losing your job • becoming unemployed • not being able to do hard physical work • having spent too much money • not being able to work in an organised way • having to care for sick or old relatives • being a shopaholic • working at a slow pace • being unable to afford heating • not being able to work in adverse conditions • being sacked • not being able to pay for loans • having to care for close relatives • being laid off • losing concentration • not being able to stand pressure • not being able to do complex jobs • not being able to move to another place • not being able to pay back the mortgage • not being able to cope with stress • being made redundant • not being able to do regular work • being separated from one’s family • going through a divorce • divorce settlements • running away from home • violence in the family • not being able to lift heavy loads • being inflexible • domestic violence 1. problems in the job: losing your job, 2. problems in the family: 3. problems with housing: 4. problems with money: 5. mental problems: 6. physical problems: b) Add other important aspects not mentioned above. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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