Lesson 19 TEXT A NIGHTINGALE
Florence Nightingale came from a rich family and was very pretty
In her family,young girls usually spent their time going to parties
until they married rich young men.
But Florence found parties boring;
she wanted to be a nurse Finally,in 1850,
when she was 30,her parents accepted her decision.
So she went to study in a hospital in Germany.
Then she was in charge of a nursing-home for women in London.
Soon she was asked to go to the Crimea
to take charge of the wounded soldiers
The conditions in the Crimean hospital were terrible.
Forty percent of the patients died.
Certain beds seemed fatal:soldiers died in them after two days
Nightingale decided that this was because of bad drains,
and insisted that the government do something about it.
Workmen put in a proper drainage system and supplied pure drinking water
The death rate dropped to two percent.
On her return to England
people greeted Florence Nightingale as a heroine.
She was an important force in the movement to reform
hospitals and nursing in England.
By 1900 unsafe hospitals and ignorant nurses were things of the past
In her family,young girls usually spent their time going to parties
until they married rich young men. until
He lived in England until last year.
Wait there until I call you.
I won't go until tomorrow morning.
I have nothing to say until I see my lawyer.
The rain did not stop until midnight.
In her family,young girls usually spent their time going to parties,
until they married rich young men.
spent... time going to parties
spend...time doing something
He spent his life time working for the cause of peace
But Florence found parties boring.
find...+adj.(or n.)
I find him an interesting man.
He found the text too difficult for him.
Soon she was asked to go to the Crimea
to take charge of the wounded soldiers
was asked to go to to take charge of
the Crimea
take charge of be in charge of
He is in charge of that project.
Mary is going to take charge of the child,when his parents are away
percent 2%: two per cent
55%: fifty-five per cent
Certain beds seemed fatal:soldiers died in them after two days
Nightingale decided that this was because of bad drains
and insisted that the goverment do something about it.
do something about it decided because of
The plane was one hour late because of the bad weather
Because of his efforts,the meeting was a great success
insist We insist that he take the doctor's advice
She insisted that the library be open on Sundays.
The death rate dropped to two percent.
drop to The temperature dropped to zero.
death rate birth rate employment rate
unemployment rate crime rate
greet greet somebody as... She greeted me with a smile
She was an important force
in the movement to reform hospitals and nursing in England.
by 1900 by I was very tired by the evening.
I usually finish work by 5 o'clock.
Right,that's all we have on the text for now.
wanted accepted insisted seemed greeted
died decieded
married supplied
dropped
come--came spend--spent
find--found go--went
put--put be-was,were