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Serrob wp Workwith apartnerto match eachjob with apersonin thepicture. 13 anaesthetist pharmacist cardiologist physiotherapist consultant

porter

lab technician

radiologist

midwife

receptionist

paediatrician

scrubnurse

paramedic

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surgeon

Match eachphonetic spellingto one ofthe jobs. Tryto saythem with yourpartner. a /'skrzr.bns:s/ b/ka:di'oledgrst/

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c /rt'sepJenrst/

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/,rerdi,oledgrst/

glken's.Lltant/ h /a'ni:s0etrst/

d /'se:d3en/

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/,pi:die,tnfn/

e /,flzieu'0ereprst/

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/'pc:ta/

6? tist"n and repeat.Howis stressmarked in phonetic spelling?

&Estemtxng'E An admission f) mrr Bensonis admittedto hospital.listen to the five shortconversations, anddecidewho is speakingto herin eachone.Write 1-5. a

a receptionist

d

a sister

b

a consultant

e

a radiologist

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aparamedic

a k d listen again and decide if these sentences are true (T)orfalse (F).

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1 Mrs Bensonhas had a fall. --

Verbsfer descrfbing jobs

2 lhis is notMrs Benson,sflrstx_ray. 3 Mrs Bensoncan'tfindthetoilet.--

Corrrpletedescriptions 1-1o with a job fi'orn scrub up and the verbs below.

4 Shehas a heart problem. 5 The consultant sendsherhome 6 Mrs Fenson'sappointmentis nexiweek.

moves glves srrpports delivers

performs examlnes t#€e*s

spccializes prepares takcs

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trnthEsustit '€iosPitaljobs w hat peopl ei n a hospi taldo @descri bi ng routinesand currentactivities @describing € the nursi ngprofessi on

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A p aediat fician tr eat s children.

2 A-attends

births and-

babies. A and bloodvessels.

in iilnessesof the heart

surgeonsinthe

A medical staff or patients.

med.icinesto giveto

to emergenciesand

8 A-responds

equiprtrertl,funiiture, Apatients, etc.around the hospital. A-

Aoperating theatre.

x-rays and other images.

first aid. 9 A10 Aunder a microscope.

operations. samplesandtissues

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Fioresrae Niglntingate (1820_1910) wasthe founderof m odern n Uis-ing.Shb-r d ia matidl t i m provedio nd it i - :-' f o r s o l d i e r si n f i e l dh o s p i t a t as n , de d u c a t e dp e o p l ea b o u t the importanceof hygiene.she savedthousands ofllves and becameveryfamous.She laterstartedher own t r a i n i n gc o l l e g ef o r n u r s e sa,n dw r o t em a n y b o o k so n nur s i n g .

ffiecdFmg Readthe article and decideif these sentences are true (T)orfalse (F). 1 The more responsibilityyou have,the higher yourgrade..2 Nursing officersare the same as auxiliary nurses. 3 Students are paid lessthan auxiliary nurses. 4 A chargenurse is a man._ 5 There are not rla'y opportunities forgritish nurses to specialize.-6 Many nurses say that the job is rewarding, but the payis low..----._-_-

One hundred and fifu,yeqs ago, nurses \,r€reunpaid, untrained, and unpopular; but then Florence Nightingal. .rud.. nursing into a profession.The methods she inti.oducedin the 1850srtere coDied all over the rvorld, and non,.rursine is u career with a three- or four-yea, t*i.ri.rg qualifications,grades,unions,and ' ,. ; .;,,,.1,';:.i pensions. .i

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trn Britain, er'erynurse is on a erade. The grade depends on experienceind skills, ancl each grade has diflerenr resrronsibilitiesand pay O11rhe bottom grades are unqualifiedau.xiliar],nurses. rvho do the routine r.r.orkon hospital

E Number thesejobsfrom the highest grade (1) '" \^''to the lowest(4).Two of them "..".qu"il---a charge nui-se b nursing offcer_ c auxiliarynurse d sister_e staffnurse

wards. On the top gradesare nursins officers, who are usually administrat6rs.

further study and becomespecialists. liurses can specialize in man,v different fields - there are triage nurses-rvorkinsin Auxiiiary nurses are on the bottom grades, but student nursesget the lorvest Casualtr.;and p*chiatric nurses.,uhoireat the mentallf ill. There are health r,:sitors par: Hou.er.'e4stuclentsclon-'tstay at the ri'ho r,isit pa{.icntsin thci ou,n homes, botrurrrof the pav scaleforever.i,vt.r. : practice nursesrr-orkingin Gps, surgeries. thel'qualifi the,vstart u'orkins on a : middle gradg; gs, [hev'sel expiri.r,... +$**f:,,g.:!ug,delir"erb4bies., ...,,',i* ther. can.getpiomotion-ind *or= up the "*$;. '' h4eilf;'fifhiriii r* tfr.y ao .,ot g., .r,orgi" ranJs to becomestaff nurse,then sister pa1.'anclrespectfor rhe u.ork thev do. (charge nlrrse if a man), and perhaps They say that the u,ork is physicalh,and el'entually nursing officer. mentally hard, that they l.ork lons hours l'Ian..' nLlrsesrvork sirifts,and often ther. and get very tircd. Eut thei.aiw sat tirar r+.orkovertime to earn more morey. Sfs. there are man), great rervarclsrvhich har.e basictraining, manv nurseschooseto do nothing to do with mone\:

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:-=::r €kcekE€s€"' youf progressin this unit'Tick{e1)theAssess w hi charetruestatements I c a nn a m ea n dd e s c r i bheo s p i t a l j o b s l cantal k aboutduti esand regul arad iivit ies

B Findwords inthe articlewiththese meanings. 1 exams and coursesthat you have taken L-

e h a t i s h a p p e n i nagt t h e l c a nd e s c r i bw moment. l can understandan arti cl eaboutnu r sing I c a nt a l k a b o u tm y w o r ka n dt r a i n i n g

2 money that you -ariilreceivewhen you are old n-

3 simiiarworkthatyouhave done before e4 special abilities S.-

5 levels of pay p----s_-.-6 extra hours you can work to earn more money o_ 7 studyandpracticeto learnhowto do ajob b.--------t-_-.8 more advancedlearning t-s----..-

Fre$ee€ € go online and tryto find the answers to the questions. 1 What is the NHS? 2 What's the starting salaryfor a qualifiednurse in the UK? 3 How much annual leavedoes a grade B nurse get? 4 Howmanyhours aweekdoesanurse work? 5 What Englishlanguageexam do you needto passto work inthe UK? 6 What gradescan a staffnurse be? 7 What is the salary range for a staff nurse in the UK? 8 Searchthe wordlnursing'at the bookstore wvrrw.amazon.co.uk.What's the first b ook that comesup? P Finrl a site that advertisesnursing jobs.Find a job that wouid interest vou in the future and find these details if possible. '' s ,:sa'laryandbenefj.ts ,'_ , . e J o b t l t l e # qualificationsand exPerience + grade ,s::location s howto aPPtY 's' duties s closingdate for aPPiications

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B In l-hetiext elass,compareyour anslvers.

Kcy w@trds Workandtraining applyfor a job fully-qualified lecture night shift part-time promotion qual i fi cati ons rank responsi bi l i tY rewarding speci al i ze Jobs a u x i l i a r ny u r s e nt consttl ta nursi ngoffi cer physiotherapist Lookbackthroughthi s uni t.Fi ndfi vemor e thatyouthi nkareusef ul' w ordsor expressi ons