Veterinarian Working Conditions

Veterinarians in private or clinical practice often work long hours in a noisy indoor environment. Sometimes they have to deal with emotional or demanding pet owners. When working with animals that are frightened or in pain, veterinarians risk being bitten, kicked, or scratched.

Veterinarians in large-animal practice spend time driving between their office and farms or ranches. They work outdoors in all kinds of weather and may have to treat animals or perform surgery, under unsanitary conditions.

Veterinarians working in nonclinical areas, such as public health and research, work in clean well-lit offices or laboratories and have working conditions similar to those of other professionals who work in these environments. Veterinarians in nonclinical areas spend much of their time dealing with people rather than animals.

Veterinarians often work long hours. Those in group practices may take turns being on call for evening, night, or weekend work; solo practitioners may work extended hours (including weekend hours) , responding to emergencies or squeezing in unexpected appointments.

Comprehension

Answer the following questions:

1. What does veterinarian work consist of?

2. What are the main spheres of veterinarian work?

3. Where do the majority of veterinarians work?

4. How many of veterinarians are involved in other animal practices?

5. What equipment is used by veterinarians?

6. Do veterinarians contribute to human health? In what way?

7. What are the tasks of livestock inspectors and veterinarians involved in food security?

Tasks

1. Read the words out and translate them:

disease, research, health problems, science, diagnose, vaccinate, infection, wound, fracture, surgery, behavior, practitioner, herd, surgery, euthanize,cesarian section, equipment, physician, conquering, technique, limb, quarantine, slaughtering and processing plants, purity ensure

II .Match two parts of word combinations:

1. care for a. fractures

2. conduct b. health

3. diagnose c. research

4. vaccinate d. surgery

5. dress e. knowledge

6. set f. health problems

7. perform g. against diseases

8. broaden h. wounds

III. Write out phrases characterizing duties of a veterinarian

IV. Test your memory. What’s the English for:

проводить фундаментальные и прикладные исследования;

защищать от болезней;

делать операции;

лчить, обрабатывать раны, лечить переломы, консультировать владельцев по вопросам кормления, содержания и воспроизводства, сустав, конечность, гарантировать, проверять

V. In each set of words cross out the words that are not in line:

1. companion animals: dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, horses

2. large animals: horses, cattle, pigs, gerbils

3. carnivorous: cats, dogs, tigers, lions, sheep

VII. Look through the passage “Gender Distribution”, pay attention to the functions of that, those, try to translate them.

Speaking

I . Draw the scheme of a veterinarian work and write out the key words describing it.

II. Compare the work of a veterinarian in the USA and this country. Do you find any difference? Discuss it with your partner.

III. What sphere of a veterinarian work would you prefer to be involved with? Why? Try to prove your point of view. Discuss it with your peer and in the group

IV Give some arguments concerning your choice of profession and say how you see your future work.