Learn the words after the text

А) Прочтите текст.B) Найдите и переведите предложения с модальными глаголами. C) Найдите высказывание профессора Кончаловского о враче.D) Выучите наизусть слова из клятвы Гиппократа.

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My Future Profession

During our school life we begin to think about our future life, our job. After leaving school some young people start working, go into business; some of them get professional and higher education. While choosing a career you should take into consideration all main possibilities that your future profession provides. The profession must be interesting, it must give you an opportunity to earn a living; you must be sure of your future job.

There are many professions in the world, so it is quite difficult to choose and make a decision. Some follow their own choice; some follow parents’ advice. As for me, I have chosen the profession of a medical worker. I would like to tell you about my future profession.

In Russia hundreds of thousands of young people study at different medical institutes. They study numerous theoretical and special subjects. They have practical training during which they do the work of nurses and assistant doctors. Such a course of studies helps them to gain much knowledge of medicine, which will give them the possibility to diagnose different diseases and treat people.

But medical students must remember that it is not easy to be a good doctor. A good doctor must have not only deep knowledge of a particular field of medicine such as surgery or therapy to treat people and fight against infections. He must love people and have a kind heart. He must give all his knowledge, all his abilities, all his talent, and all his time to people, to the protection of their health.

A medical worker prevents diseases and prolongs life of the people. To be a good medical worker means to be honest, unselfish, hard-working, attentive to people, responsible and optimistic.

One of the prominent Soviet therapeutics Prof. M. P. Konchalovsky considered that a person may be a poor writer, he may be a bad painter (художник) or an actor but a man must not be a bad doctor.

Medical students must understand well all the difficulties of their future profession. They must remember that often it will be difficult to diagnose a disease; sometimes it will be even more difficult to cure it. But a good doctor will always do his bestto gain his patient’s confidence.And the confidence of a patient in his doctor is a “valuable remedy”.

Did you hear about Hippocrates Oath before you entered the Institute? What does it read? It reads, “I will enter any house for the good of the patient.I will not do my patient any harm” — these are the words from Hippocrates Oath. And they must be not only words for medical students. They must become the motto (девиз) of their life.

Medical students must remember that to treat patients is a great art (искусство) but not an ordinary trade (ремесло). It is one of the professions which require a real calling for it.

 

 

Notes:

1. takeintoconsideration – принимать во внимание

2. toearn a living – зарабатывать на жизнь

3. besureof – быть уверенными в чем-то

4. make a decision – принять решение

5. fightagainstinfections – бороться против инфекций

6. prolongs life of the people – продлеватьжизньлюдей

7. unselfish –бескорыстный

8. attentive - внимательный

9. todoone’sbest — делать все возможное

10. to gain confidence — завоеватьдоверие

11. Hippocrates Oath — клятваГиппократа

12. to make (take) Oath — датьклятву

13. calling — призвание

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2. FindEnglishequivalentsforthesewordsandwordcombinations:
1.выбирать карьеру 2.принимать решение3.следовать своему выбору (совету родителей) 4.принимать во внимание 5.обеспечивать возможности 6.зарабатывать на жизнь 7. предотвратить болезнь 8.продлять жизнь 9.глубокие знания 10.лечить людей 11.бороться с инфекцией 12.посвятить себя 13. честный, бескорыстный, трудолюбивый, ответственный

 

3. Talkaboutwhattheauthorsaidwithphrases: “Theauthorsaidthat…”, “Thetexttoldusthat…”

 

4. Look at the adjectives. Tell what kind of person a medical worker must be:
Honest, selfish, lazy, hard-working, irresponsible, angry, depressed, unselfish, optimistic, frustrated, attentive to the people, ill-bred, responsible.

 

5. Fill in the gaps with the necessary adjective:
1.Jack always tells the truth. He is …
2.Mary always works hard. She is …
3.Charles believes good things happen. He is …
4.Ann likes to give her time, help to people. She is …
5.John pays much attention to his friends. He is …

 

6. Answer the questions:

1.Doyou think about your future life?

2.Do you find your future profession interesting?

3.Does your future profession give you a chance to earn a living?

4.Do you follow your choice or parents’ advice?

5.What do you do to master your profession?

6.Do you devote yourself to studies?

HOMETASK:

Learn the words after the text.