Enjoy these 3 very short stories about Kate, a student living in Canada who is studying to become a nurse.
These stories contains useful vocabulary and phrases. Take note of them, and use them in your speaking and writing.
Meet Kate
Hi, I am Kate! It’s nice to meet you!
I believe you’ve met my father, Peter. He is a software-engineer, and now he lives in the USA.
I live in Canada. This is where I grew up.
I was born in Kyiv, Ukraine. My parents moved to Canada when I was very little.
I think my dad told you that I am studying to become a nurse. That’s true. I am in my last year of college. I can’t wait to graduate and start working.
My Career
Many people ask me why I decided to become a nurse.
I don’t like to sit in front of a computer all day like my dad. And I don’t want to become a teacher. My mom is a teacher in high-school, you know.
I like being with people, and I like helping people.
I actually dreamt of becoming a doctor. But you have to study for many many years to become one. And it is also very expensive.
It is much easier to become a nurse. The work is very interesting, and the pay is decent.
Once I start working, I’ll see how it goes.
I might go back to school to become a doctor.
My free time
I think my dad told you how he spends his free time… renovating the house. That’s kind of boring. I prefer to do fun things, like going out with my friends.
I live in a dorm with my best friend, Sandy. We spend a lot of time together. We study together, we go shopping together.
We also cook together. It is a lot of fun. Our food doesn’t always turn out good, but we enjoy it anyway.
We try to exercise a couple times a week. It is not easy because our studies keep us very busy.
Perhaps once I start working I will have a little more free time.
Stories with Russian Translation
| Meet Kate | Познакомьтесь c Кейт |
| Hi, I am Kate! | Привет, я Кейт! |
| It’s nice to meet you! | Приятно познакомиться с вами! |
| I believe you’ve met my father, Peter. | Думаю, Вы уже знакомы с моим отцом, Питером. |
| He is a software-engineer, and now he lives in the USA. | Он инженер-программист и сейчас живет в США. |
| I live in Canada. | Я живу в Канаде. |
| This is where I grew up. | Я здесь выросла. |
| I was born in Kyiv, Ukraine. | Я родилась в Киеве. |
| My parents moved to Canada when I was very little. | Родители переехали в Канаду, когда я была совсем маленькой. |
| I think my dad told you that I am studying to become a nurse. | Думаю, папа рассказывал вам, что я учусь на медсестру. |
| That’s true. | Это правда. |
| I am in my last year of college. | Я учусь на последнем курсе колледжа. |
| I can’t wait to graduate and start working. | Не могу дождаться, когда закончу колледж и начну работать. |
| My Career | Моя карьера |
| Many people ask me why I decided to become a nurse. | Многие спрашивают меня, почему я решила стать медсестрой. |
| I don’t like to sit in front of a computer all day like my dad. | Мне не нравится сидеть целый день за компьютером как моей отец. |
| And I don’t want to become a teacher. | И я не хочу быть учителем. |
| My mom is a teacher in high-school, you know. | Моя мама ведь учитель старших классов в школе. |
| I like being with people, and I like helping people. | Мне нравится быть с людьми, и мне нравится помогать людям. |
| I actually dreamt of becoming a doctor. | Я вообще мечтала стать врачом. |
| But you have to study for many many years to become one. | Но чтобы стать врачом, нужно учиться много много лет. |
| And it is also very expensive. | К тому же это очень дорого. |
| It is much easier to become a nurse. | Гораздо проще стать медсестрой. |
| The work is very interesting, and the pay is decent. | Работа очень интересная, да и платят прилично. |
| Once I start working, I’ll see how it goes. | Как только начну работать, посмотрю, как все сложится. |
| I might go back to school to become a doctor. | Возможно, я опять пойду учиться, чтобы стать врачом. |
| My free time | Мое свободное время |
| I think my dad told you how he spends his free time… renovating the house. | Я думаю, что мой папа рассказал вам, как он проводит свободное время… ремонтируя дом. |
| That’s kind of boring. | Это скучновато. |
| I prefer to do fun things, like going out with my friends. | Я предпочитаю заниматься веселыми делами, например, гулять с друзьями. |
| I live in a dorm with my best friend, Sandy. | Я живу в общежитии со своей лучшей подругой Сэнди. |
| We spend a lot of time together. | Мы проводим много времени вместе. |
| We study together, we go shopping together. | Мы вместе учимся, вместе ходим по магазинам. |
| We also cook together. | Мы также вместе готовим. |
| It is a lot of fun. | Это очень весело. |
| Our food doesn’t always turn out good, but we enjoy it anyway. | Еда не всегда получается вкусной, но нам все равно нравится. |
| We try to exercise a couple times a week. | Пару раз в неделю мы стараемся заниматься спортом. |
| It is not easy because our studies keep us very busy. | Это нелегко, потому что учеба отнимает у нас много времени. |
| Perhaps once I start working I will have a little more free time. | Возможно, когда я начну работать, у меня появится немного больше свободного времени. |