Josie, infirmière chez MSF

(FOR GCSE, IGCSE, MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME AND ADULT LEARNERS)

These three student worksheets are based on interviews with Josie, an English nurse, who set up a temporary children’s hospital after the earthquake in Haiti. Each interview is followed by vocabulary practice and questions in English.

Student worksheet A

This covers Josie’s decision to work for MSF and her impressions of Haïti, shortly after the earthquake in 2010.

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Student worksheet B

Josie explains how she and a doctor colleague went about setting up the temporary children’s hospital. This included renting a building, ordering equipment and supplies and recruiting staff.

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Student worksheet C

Josie describes a typical day working in the children’s hospital and how she relaxed outside work.

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