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ENGLISHFORMEDICINEADOCTOR'SVIEW AUDIOSCRIPT
Listentoaninterviewwitharetireddoctor,RajanMehta,abouthislifeworkingintheUK.
Optionalexercise. Listentotheinterviewandputthequestionsintheordertheyareasked.
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A DidyouhaveanyproblemswhenyoufirststartedworkinginBritain?
B DoyoueverregretnotreturningtoIndia?
C WhatwastheNationalHealthServicelikewhenyoufirstcamehere?
D WhendidyoucometotheUK?
E WhydidyoucometotheUK?
F Whydidyoustaylonger?
(Answersbelow).
Interviewer:
TodayImtalkingtoRajanMehta,aretireddoctor.Goodafternoon,Rajan.
Rajan:
Goodafternoon.
Interviewer:
this?
NowyoureoriginallyfromMumbaiandyoucametoworkasadoctorintheUK.Whenwas
Rajan:
Intheearlysixties,1962tobeexact.
Interviewer:
AndwhydidyoucometotheUK?
Rajan:
Well,itwasquitecommoninthosedays.ExperienceofworkingintheBritishNationalHealth
ServicewashighlyvaluedinIndia.Ihadjustfinishedmymedicaldegree,andIthoughtthiswouldbeagood
waytogetexperience.Ionlyintendedtostayforfiveyears,whileIcompletedmypostgraduatestudies.
Interviewer:
Sowhydidyoustaylonger?
Rajan:
Tworeasons,really.ThefirstisthatIthoroughlyenjoyedworkingfortheNHS.Theclinical
trainingIreceivedwasfantastic,andIworkedalongsidesomeexcellentconsultants,andlearntalot.Andthe
secondreasonisthatImetmywife,whowasworkingasapaediatricnurse.
Interviewer:
AndsoyoucontinuedworkingintheNHSuntilyouretired.
Rajan:
Thatscorrect.Firstasapaediatrician,andthenlaterIretrainedasaGP.
Interviewer: YoumusthaveseenalotofchangesintheNationalHealthService.Whatwasitlikewhen
youfirstcamehere?
Rajan:
Itwasexcellent.Ithinkthattherewasalotmorerespectforthemedicalprofessionthanthere
isnow,andpatientshadalotoffaithintheirdoctors.Therewerentsomanyproblemswithlongwaitinglists,
andnewadvancesinareassuchasorgantransplantsmadeitanexcitingprofessiontobein.
Interviewer:
Yes,itmusthavebeen.DidyouhaveanyproblemswhenyoufirststartedworkinginBritain?
Rajan:
Well,yes.MyfirstplacementwasinahospitalinthenortheastofEngland.AndIhadreal
problemsunderstandingwhatpeopleweresayingtome.Whichcameasquiteashock,asIthoughtIhad
rathergoodEnglish.EventuallyIconfessedtoacolleaguethatIsometimescouldntunderstandwhatmy
patientsweresaying.Andsheadmittedthatshehadthesameproblem,asshecamefromadifferentpartof
thecountry.
Interviewer: Yes,someregionalaccentscanbequitedifficulttounderstand.Onelastquestiondoyou
everregretnotreturningtoIndia?
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Rajan:
No,notreally.OfcourseImissedmyfamily,butmybrotheralsocametoEnglandtolive,and
Ireturnedquiteregularlytovisitmyparentswhiletheywerealive.AndImarriedanEnglishwomanandhad
childrenhere,soEnglandsoonbecamehome.
Interviewer:
Rajan,thankyouverymuchforcominginandtalkingtome.
Rajan:
Itsbeenapleasure.
Answers: 1D,2E,3F,4C,5A,6B
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TheUnitedKingdomsinternationalorganisationforeducationalopportunitiesandculturalrelations. WeareregisteredinEnglandasacharity.