IV. Read the article about the nursing profession in Britain.
These words will help you to understand the text:
to depend on - зависеть от;
skill - мастерство;
to get promotion - получить продвижение (по службе);
to work shifts - работать посменно;
mentally ill -душевнобольной;
to respect for the work - ценить работу;
reward - вознаграждение, награда.
the nursing profession
In Britain, every nurse is on a grade. The grade depends on experience and skills, and each grade has different responsibilities and pay. On the bottom grades are unqualified auxiliary nurses who do the routine work on hospital wards. On the top grades are nursing officers, who are usually administrators.
Auxiliary nurses are on the bottom grades, but student nurses get the lowest pay. However, students don't stay at the bottom of the pay scale forever. When they qualify, they start working on a middle grade. As they get experience, they can get promotion and move up the ranks to become staff nurse, then sister (charge nurse if a man), and perhaps eventually nursing officer.
Many nurses work shifts, and often they work overtime to earn more money. After basic training, many nurses choose to further study and become specialists. Nurses can specialize in many different fields - there are triage nurses working in Casualty, and psychiatric nurses who treat the mentally ill. There are health visitors who visit patients in their own homes, practice nurses working in surgeries, and midwives who deliver babies.
Many of them say they do not get enough pay and respect for the work they do. They say that the work is physically and mentally hard, that they work long hours and get very tired. But they also say that there are many goeat rewards which have nothing to do with money.
EXERCISES
I. Number these jobs from the highest grade (1) to the lowest (4). Two of them are equal.
1 b. nursing officer
2 a. charge nurse and d. sister
3 e. staff nurse
4 c. auxiliary nurse
II. Look through the article again and decide if these sentences are true (T) or false (F).
1). The more responsibility you have, the higher your grade. (T)
2). Nursing officers are the same as auxiliary nurses. (F)
3). Students are paid less than auxiliary nurses. (T)
4). A charge nurse is a man. (T)
5). There are not many opportunities for British nurses to specialize. (F)
6). Many nurses say that the job is rewarding, but the pay is low. (T)
III. Answer the questions:
1. What are the differences between the nursing grades in Britain? They haves different responsibilities and pay.
2. Who stays at the bottom of the pay scale? Students.
3. What fields can nurses in Britain specialize in? Triage nurses, psychiatric nurses, health visitors, practice nurses and midwives.
4. What fields can nurses in Russia specialize in? Very many fields.
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People are more intelligent than monkeys. Summer holidays are more splendid than winter holidays. Maths is more important than English. Books are less interesting than films. Writing in English is less difficult than speaking. Parents are less helpful than teachers. Reading is more useful than watching TV. Food is less expensive than clothes.
Weather in autumn is not as pleasant as weather in summer. A bike is not as comfortable as a motor-bike A snake is as dangerous as a crocodile Shoes are as expensive as coats. Holidays are as wonderful as week-ends. Ann is as beautiful as Nell.
IV. Read the article about the nursing profession in Britain.
These words will help you to understand the text:
to depend on - зависеть от;
skill - мастерство;
to get promotion - получить продвижение (по службе);
to work shifts - работать посменно;
mentally ill -душевнобольной;
to respect for the work - ценить работу;
reward - вознаграждение, награда.
the nursing profession
In Britain, every nurse is on a grade. The grade depends on experience and skills, and each grade has different responsibilities and pay. On the bottom grades are unqualified auxiliary nurses who do the routine work on hospital wards. On the top grades are nursing officers, who are usually administrators.
Auxiliary nurses are on the bottom grades, but student nurses get the lowest pay. However, students don't stay at the bottom of the pay scale forever. When they qualify, they start working on a middle grade. As they get experience, they can get promotion and move up the ranks to become staff nurse, then sister (charge nurse if a man), and perhaps eventually nursing officer.
Many nurses work shifts, and often they work overtime to earn more money. After basic training, many nurses choose to further study and become specialists. Nurses can specialize in many different fields - there are triage nurses working in Casualty, and psychiatric nurses who treat the mentally ill. There are health visitors who visit patients in their own homes, practice nurses working in surgeries, and midwives who deliver babies.
Many of them say they do not get enough pay and respect for the work they do. They say that the work is physically and mentally hard, that they work long hours and get very tired. But they also say that there are many goeat rewards which have nothing to do with money.
EXERCISES
I. Number these jobs from the highest grade (1) to the lowest (4). Two of them are equal.
1 b. nursing officer
2 a. charge nurse and d. sister
3 e. staff nurse
4 c. auxiliary nurse
II. Look through the article again and decide if these sentences are true (T) or false (F).
1). The more responsibility you have, the higher your grade. (T)
2). Nursing officers are the same as auxiliary nurses. (F)
3). Students are paid less than auxiliary nurses. (T)
4). A charge nurse is a man. (T)
5). There are not many opportunities for British nurses to specialize. (F)
6). Many nurses say that the job is rewarding, but the pay is low. (T)
III. Answer the questions:
1. What are the differences between the nursing grades in Britain? They haves different responsibilities and pay.
2. Who stays at the bottom of the pay scale? Students.
3. What fields can nurses in Britain specialize in? Triage nurses, psychiatric nurses, health visitors, practice nurses and midwives.
4. What fields can nurses in Russia specialize in? Very many fields.
Kate was the most practical of the family.
Greg felt worse yesterday than the day before.
This wine is the best I’ve ever tasted.
Jack was the tallest of the two.
Jack is the cleverest of the three brothers.
If you need any further information, please contact our head office.
The sinking of Titanic is one of most famous shipwreck stories of all time.
Please, send the books back without further delay.
The deposits of oil in Russia are by far the richest in the world.
Could you come a bit earlier tomorrow?
I like this song is better than the previous one.
Which of these two performances did you enjoy most?
The fire was put out more quickly than we expected.
People are more intelligent than monkeys.
Summer holidays are more splendid than winter holidays.
Maths is more important than English.
Books are less interesting than films.
Writing in English is less difficult than speaking.
Parents are less helpful than teachers.
Reading is more useful than watching TV.
Food is less expensive than clothes.
Weather in autumn is not as pleasant as weather in summer.
A bike is not as comfortable as a motor-bike
A snake is as dangerous as a crocodile
Shoes are as expensive as coats.
Holidays are as wonderful as week-ends.
Ann is as beautiful as Nell.