| Episode 30: Career decisions | |
| Tim: | Hi Alice, what are you reading? |
| Alice: | Oh. It's about maternity and baby care. They've asked me to change wards. |
| Tim: | But you love working in the emergency wards. |
| Alice: | Yes, well.I want to work with Dr. Laver. |
| Tim: | Dr. Laver? |
| Alice: | He specialises in looking after children. He's a great doctor, really friendly with the patients. |
| Tim: | I see. And he's not bad looking, I suppose? |
| Alice: | Don't be ridiculous! I'm thinking about my career. |
| Tim: | But you want your own children. Don't you think it'd be horrible looking after other people's kids? |
| Alice: | Yeah, that's the problem. So I haven't decided whether to take the job or not. |
Vocabulary:
career (noun) - a job or profession that someone does for a long time, a period of time spent in a job or profession
decision (noun) - a choice that you make about something after thinking about it the result of deciding
maternity (noun) - pregnancy and childbirth, the state of being a mother
a ward (noun) - a section in a hospital for patients needing a particular kind of care
emergency ward (noun) - a hospital ward, room or area that is used for treating people who need immediate medical care
specialize also Brit. specialise (verb) - to train in or devote oneself to a particular area of study, to limit your business or area of study to one specific subject
look after (someone or something) (phrasal verb) - to take care of (someone or something)
doctor (noun) - a person who is skilled in the science of medicine : a person who is trained and licensed to treat sick and injured people
patient (noun) - a person who receives medical care or treatment
suppose (verb) - to believe (something) to be true
ridiculous (adjective) - extremely silly or unreasonable
own (adjective) - used to stress the fact that a person does or makes something without the help of other people — always used after a possessive
horrible (adjective) - causing horror, very shocking and upsetting, very bad or unpleasant
a kid (noun) - a son or daughter, a child, a young person
whether or not (conjunction) - used to indicate choices or possibilities
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