Italian Nurses Move to Switzerland for Better Work Conditions
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Some nurses in Italy say they are very tired. They say, "I cannot do this anymore in Italy." Many of them are moving to Switzerland to work.
Nurses help sick people in hospitals. They have a hard job. In Italy, many nurses say they work too much. They feel exhausted. This means they are very, very tired.
Some nurses write letters to friends. They say life is very hard in Italy. They say Switzerland is better for nurses.
One nurse from Switzerland is now famous. He is one of the best scientists in the world. People ask why this is big news. Maybe it is because good nurses are leaving Italy.
This story shows a big problem. Many nurses want to leave Italy. They want a better life. Switzerland gives them this chance.
Vocabulary15 words
- nurse
- a person who helps sick people
- exhausted
- very, very tired
- scientist
- a person who studies and learns about the world
- hospital
- a place where sick people go for help
- move
- to go and live in a new place
- job
- the work a person does
- famous
- known by many people
- problem
- something bad or difficult
- friend
- a person you like and know well
- letter
- words written to a person
- life
- the time a person is alive; how a person lives
- chance
- a good moment to do something
- world
- all the countries and people on Earth
- hard
- difficult
- leave
- to go away from a place
Quiz
Answer key
1. They want a better life 2. Very tired 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Some _____ in Italy say they are very tired.
They say, "I cannot do this anymore in _____."
Many of them are moving to _____ to work.
Nurses help sick people in _____.
In Italy, many nurses say they work too _____.
They feel _____. This means they are very, very tired.
Some nurses write _____ to friends.
They say Switzerland is _____ for nurses.
One nurse from Switzerland is now _____.
He is one of the best _____ in the world.
This story shows a big _____.