Nurses' mental health: 'Most people in the NHS, they are sad'

This is a list of key vocabulary and expressions from the article in order of how useful they are. The student must choose 6 items from the list to study in the lesson.

Unless

Proper/ properly

To get rid of (something/ someone)

To run out (of something)

To sweat

To be fed up (with/ of something/ someone) 

Grateful

To feel sorry for someone 

Guilty

To fit 

To witness (something)/ A witness

Bizarre

To be understaffed

To crumble 

To get through (something)

To fade away

Goosebumps

Blunt

To fight a losing battle

A slob

it's getting to the point where...

To deteriorate

To click

A pick-me-up

To ease the burden (on someone/ something)

15 conversation-provoking questions related to the article.

1. Who is Emily and why did she decide to take a three-month break from her job?

2. What did Emily do during her break?

3. What is ‘Hopeline 19’ and how did it help Emily?

4. Who is Andrea Sutcliffe and what did she say at the end of the article?

5. ‘Emily should quit her job and try something new.’ Do you agree?

6. ‘Doctors and nurses probably have very low job satisfaction rates.’ Do you agree?

7. ‘If nurses were paid more, all of these problems would go away.’ Do you agree?

8. ‘I would love to work in the NHS.’ Is this true for you?

9. ‘I’ve never had any problems with the UK healthcare system.’ Is this true for you?

10. ‘The healthcare system in my native country is flawless.’ Is this true for you?

11. ‘Being a nurse is the most stressful job in the UK.’ Do you agree?

12. ‘The work that I do makes the world a better place.’ Is this true for you?

13. ‘I’ve never had a very stressful period at work.’ Is this true for you?

14. ‘No matter what the job is, If a team is managed well, the workers won’t be stressed.’ Do you agree?

15. ‘Your relationship with your colleagues is more important than your relationship with your boss.’ Do you agree?