Working with the sick

1. Listen and repeat after the teacher

Thirty-five -year-old Jane	35 летняя Джейн
a healthcare organization	медицинская организация
a general practitioner (a GP)	врач-терапевт
“Doctors without frontiers”	«Врачи без границ»
in several African countries	в нескольких африканских странах
to have a good career ahead of somebody	Открываться перед кем-то ( о карьере)
He had a good career ahead of him.	Перед ним открывалась хорошая карьера
a comfortable life	безбедная жизнь; спокойная жизнь
to find a job rather boring	находить работу довольно скучной
routine medical problems	типичные медицинские проблемы
colds; sore throats	простуды (насморк); больное горло
to feel a need	чувствовать потребность
to send medical teams and equipment	отправлять медицинские группы и оборудование
an army	армия
to fight each other	вести боевые действия друг с другом
in the area	на данной территории
standards (level) of health care	уровень медицинской помощи
to grow (get) worse	осложняться; становиться хуже
not enough hospitals	Недостаточно больниц
to become a major problem	стать большой проблемой
a serious (grave) disease; an illness	серьёзная болезнь;
to train local people	обучать местных жителей
a health care worker; medical worker	медицинский работник
to have a meaningful experience	иметь значительный опыт
to return to Africa	вернуться в Африку
to decide to do something	решить сделать что-то
as soon as possible	как можно скорее
to gain experience	приобретать опыт
in the south of England	на юге Англии
a commercial organization	коммерческая организация
to provide medical services to people	предоставлять медицинские услуги людям
to improve conditions	улучшать условия
to join an organization	вступить в организацию
There is a war in this area.	В этом районе идет война.
to feel useful	чувствовать себя полезной

2. Match the words and phrases to their translation:

a healthcare organization	решить сделать что-то
“Doctors without frontiers”	стать большой проблемой
a comfortable life	осложняться; становиться хуже
to feel a need	уровень медицинской помощи
to decide to do something	медицинская организация
to become a major problem	предоставлять услуги людям
to grow worse	безбедная жизнь; спокойная жизнь
standards of health care	чувствовать потребность
to provide services to people	«Врачи без границ»

routine medical problems	иметь значительный опыт
a health care worker; medical worker	находить работу довольно скучной
to gain experience	простуды (насморк); больное горло
a serious (grave) disease	типичные медицинские проблемы
to have a good career ahead of somebody	медицинский работник
to have a meaningful experience	вернуться в Африку
to find a job rather boring	серьёзная болезнь
colds; sore throats	открываться перед кем-то ( о карьере)
to return to Africa	приобретать опыт

3. Read and translate the following words and phrases:

“Doctors without frontiers” (a healthcare organization); a general practitioner (a GP); to provide emergency health care; in several African countries; a general practitioner (a GP); to have a good career ahead; a comfortable life; to find a job rather boring (довольно); to treat patients with routine medical problems; colds, sore throats; to feel a need to do something more important; to send medical teams and equipment; to fight each other; standards of health care; to grow (get) worse; there are not enough hospitals; to become a major problem; a serious (grave) disease; to train local people; a health care worker; medical worker; to have a meaningful experience; to return to Africa; to decide to do something; as soon as possible; to gain experience; to provide medical services to people; to feel useful

4. Read and translate the following sentences:

1. Thirty-five –year-old Jane Robbins was a successful architect in the south of Spain.

2. For the last five months she has been living in Congo in Africa.

3. We had a good career ahead of us and a comfortable life.

4. I began to find my job rather boring.

5. I was treating patients with routine medical problems – colds, sore throats and so on.

6. I felt a need to do something more important.

7. This organization provides emergency health care in several African countries

8. There is a war in this area.

9. Standards (level) of health care have grown worse.

10. Outside the cities there are not enough hospitals, clinics, doctors and nurses.

11. Many diseases have become a major problem.

12. She has been working hard to improve conditions there.

13. She has treated a lot of patients.

14. It has been a very meaningful experience for her.

5. Listen to the text and answer questions

1. Who is this text about?

2. What did Dianne do before going to Africa?

3. What did she think about her work?

4. What organization did she join? Why?

5. What was her first impression, when she came to Angola?

6. What has she been doing in Angola?

7. Is this job in Angola important for her? Why?

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