That’s a great idea. Are you planning to work while you study?

I’m hoping it will be possible. I’m trying to work out a schedule that will let me stay on here.

Grammar in Content

Maria is thinking about becoming a nurse practitioner.

Grammar in Content

I’m considering taking someone on part-time. Let’s try to coordinate schedules.

• Last summer Maria received her degree as a registered nurse (RN) from Lincoln University. She is currently working at Mercy Hospital and living in a small apartment near her job. Soon she's going to be working in an allergy clinic. She’ll be giving injections and testing patients with allergies and other complaints.

Becoming a Nurse Practitioner

• Yesterday Maria was talking to another nurse about her work last year and her plans for the future. Last year she was workingduring the day as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) and attending classes four evenings a week. She was living at home and looking for an apartment in her free time. At work, Maria was assisting a doctor and performing simple lab tests. Maria’s position this yearinvolves more responsibility, and she is enjoying her job. However, she wants even more independence.

• For this reason, Maria is considering a special program at the state college. She is hoping to become a nurse in a private clinic.In this position, she will have even more responsibility. In three years, she will be treating patients, diagnosing their problems,planning their treatment, and prescribing medication. It’s going to be a lot more work, but Maria is looking forward to the challenge.

• an allergy ： an unusually high sensitivity and reactions to substances such as certain plants, chemicals, foods, animals, or dust

• a clinic: a health center, small hospital• to diagnose ： to identify a disease, ailment, or

injury• licensed: having a permit given by an official

institutiona • registered nurse: a nurse who has a degree and

has passed a state examination for nurses• a treatment: medical attention

Present ProgressiveAffirmative Statements Negative Statements

Subject Be -ing verb

Subject Be + Not -ing + verb

I

He/She

You/We/They

________

________

________

thinking about becoming a nurse.

I

He/She

You/We/They

________

_______

________

taking that class.

Yes/No Questions Short Affirmative Answers

Short Negative Answers

________ you feeling better now?

_____the doctor coming to the house?

Yes, I _____.

Yes, she ____.

No, I __________.

No, she ________.

am

is

are

am not

is not

are not

Are am ’m not

Is is is not

Present Progressive

Wh- Questions Answers

What _______ you studying?

Where _____ Diego working?

How ______ they diagnosing patients?

I _________ a degree in pharmacology.

He______________at the Mayo Clinic.

They ____________ X-rays.

are

is

are

am getting

’s working

are using

Present Progressive: Wh- QuestionsPresent Progressive: Wh- Questions

Choose the correct verb and use the present progressive form to complete the passage below. Discuss your choice with a partner.

Pearl ____________ her brother Peter to work at the hospital. Peter ____________ the minutes because he is late.The streets are wet,and Pearl ____________

veryslowly. I ____________ at home today and My brother David is at home too. He ____________ on his bed and ____________ television.

go stay take count watch relax lie

is taking

is counting

am staying

is going

is lying

watching

Choose simple present or present progressive. Remember that stative verbs do not usually occur in the progressive. Explain your choices to a partner. Take turns reading the passage aloud when you are finished.

Jorge __________ (work) with Dr. Abbott today. So far he__________ (like) the doctor. At the moment Jorge __________ (help) Dr. Abbot with an operation. He __________ (hold) a bottle. The bottle __________ (contain) oxygen. Maria __________ (also work) with Dr. Abbot today. She __________ (enjoy) the work __________ and (hope) to stay on this team for a while. Doctor Abbot ________________(operate on) Sonia Johannsen’s father today. Sonia’s mother __________

(stay) at the hospital, so Sonia _______________ (take care of) the rest of the family.

is working

likes

is helping

is holding contains

is also work

is enjoying

is hoping

is operating on

is staying

is taking care of

Listen to the following informal conversation and fill in the blanks. Check your work with a partner.

Jose: Hey, Jake ， _______________Jake: Pretty good. What’s up with you? Jose: __________nights at Mercy Hospital ， but ____________ a job with St. Anthony’s. Jake: Why at _____________Mercy anymore? Jose: I like the place, but St. Anthony’s ________ better work hours. Jake: And ____________ more money?Jose: Yeah, but I really don’t need the money . _________________ to an occasional free evening.

how’s it going?

I’m working

I’m thinking about

aren’t you working

is offering

are they offering

I,m just looking forward

Circle T if the answer is true and F if it is false.

Exercise A

1. T F Use the present progressive to talk about an action that is complete. 2. T F Use the present progressive to talk about a situation that is not permanent. 3. T F The present progressive can be used to talk about plans.

4. T F The meaning of a sentence with a stative verb does not change when the present progressive is used.

5. T F When two verbs in the same sentence have the same subject, you must repeat the helping verb.

Exercise A

• Talk with your partner about what you did yesterday after school. Say whether you are or are not going to do that today.

• Here are some ideas:

Exercise B

What are you studying? Where are you working? Which classes are you taking?

How long are you staying here? Are you studying full time?

Exercise B

I was looking at this break. I was considering asking for a second opinion.

I was thinking of taking another X-ray. What do you think?

Were you going to try a different angle?

Yes, I was.

Grammar in ContentGrammar in Content

Past Progressive

Past ProgressiveAffirmative Statements Negative Statements

Subject was/were -ing verb

I

He/She

You/We/They

_____

_____

_____

working late in the lab.

I

He/She

You/We/They

_______

_______

_______

checking his chart.

Yes/No Question Short Affirmative

Short Negative

Answers

Was/Were subject -ing verb

_______

_______

you

he

leaving for work?

Yes, I _____

Yes, he _____

No, I _______

No, he _______

was wasn’t

was was not

were weren’t

Were was. wasn’t.Was was. was not.

Past Progressive

Past Progressive: Wh- Questions

Wh- Questions

Wh- Was/Were Subject -ing + Verb

What

Where

When

Why

_______

_______

_______

_______

you

he

they

she

trying to do?

looking for it?

asking for help?

checking his chart?

were

was

were

was

Past Progressive: Wh- Questions

Listen to the passage about Florence Nightingale ， and then answer the questions, based on the passage. Use the past progressive in your answers.

1. Why was Turkey at war? ________________________________________________________

2. What were conditions like at the British military hospital? ________________________________________________________

3.What was Nightingale’s role during the Crimean War? _________________________________________________________

4. In what ways do you think conditions during the American Civil War resembled those of the Crimean War?

__________________________________________________________

It was defending itself against the Russian Empire.

Patients were lying on the ground and doctors were operating with unclean instruments.

She was treating the sick and injured. She was also studying hospitial condtions.

In both wars, nurses were working under difficult conditions.

They were treating wounded soldiers without sophisticated equipment.

Complete this imaginary interview with Florence Nightingale. Use the words in parentheses ， and put the verbs in the past progressive.

Interviewer: What ______________ (do) when you decided to become a nurse? Nightingale: I ______________(study) mathematics Interviewer: Where ______________ (work) when the Crimean War started? Nightingale: At a hospital in London. Interviewer: What did you find when you arrived at the British hospital in Turkey? Nightingale: The soldiers ______________ (contract) fatal diseases. They ______________ (not die) from their injuries—they ______________ (die) from the unsanitary conditions at the hospital. Interviewer: In other words ， you mean that receiving medical treatment ______________ (kill) them? Nightingale: Exactly. They ______________(come) to the hospital because of their injuries. But they ______________ (get) sick from infections. Of course, we didn’t know that at the time. We’ve learned a lot since then.

were you doing

was studyingwere you working

were contractingwere not dying

were dying

were killing

were comingwere getting

Exercise C

Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. The patients _______ lying on the floor in the dirty hospital that day. a. was b. were c. have been d. will be

2. Yesterday the nurse ________ asking for clean bandages and towels. a. is b. will be c. was d. is going to be

3. Once more supplies arrived, we saw that nurses ______ treating patients more successfully. a. were b. was c. would d. have been

4. We _____ hoping to have a higher survival rate. a. been b. was c. were d. will

5. Suddenly everyone ______ realizing the importance of sanitary conditions. a. will be b. were c. are d. is

Exercise BExercise C

Future Progressive with Be Going ToAffirmative Statements Negative Statements

I

He

We

going to be studying late tonight.

I

He

We

not going to be studying very late tonight.

Yes/No Questions Short Affirmative

Short Negative

Answers

Is

Are

going to be graduating this year?

Yes, she ___.

Yes, I ___.

No, she ______.

No, I________.

am

is

are

am

is

are

she

you

is

am

isn’t

’m not

Future ProgressiveFuture Progressive

Future Progressive with Will

Wh- Questions with Be Going To and Will

Answers

When are you _______________

graduating?

When will he ____________ the lab test?

I_________________ in June.

He________________the test in about an hour.

going to be ’ll be graduating

be finishing ’ll be finishing

Future Progressive with WillFuture Progressive with Will

Take turns reading the following conversation with a classmate. Use the appropriate form of the future progressive verb in parentheses to reflect the informality of the conversation.

Thuy: I'm graduating in June. How about you? Suzi: Yes, I _______________ (graduate) in June too. As soon as I graduate, Fm going to look for a job, I __________________ (need) some money for my own apartment. Thuy: ________________________________ (you move out of) your parents ， place? I didn’t know that. Suzi: Yeah. I ________ (need) more privacy .Thuy: I envy you. I _______________ (still live) with my parents next year.Suzi: Well, there are some disadvantages. I _______________ (spend) a lot more money on food and rent. Thuy: But you _______________ (make) more money Suzi: Yeah, and it’ll be worth it because I _______________ (not share) a bathroom with my brothers and sisters

'II be graduating‘m going to be needing

Are you going to be moving out of

need‘ll still be living

‘ll be spending

will be making won‘t be sharing

Jennie,I have terrible news. My dear little Suzi is going to get her own apartment this summer.She's go^ to be living alone in a strange part of town all by herself. She isn’t even going ^ be coming home for dinner. She certainly won't ^eating right. You know she hates to cook. On top of that, she’s going to be work ^ nights at the hospital in Lincoln, so she'll ^ getting home late. I not be sleeping well. Call me. I,m going to be need your advice this summer,Bonnie

ing to

be

ingbe won‘t

8:00 a.m. _________ 3:00 p.m. _________9:00 a.m. _________ 4:00 p.m. _________10:00 a.m. _________ 5:00 p.m. _________11:00 a.m. _________ 6:00 p.m. _________12:00 noon_________ 7:00 p.m. _________1:00 p.m. __________ 8:00 p.m. _________2:00 p.m. __________ 9:00 p.m. _________

wake-up

eat breakfast

go buy groceries

buy groceries

eat lunch

read

Watch a movie

Watch a movie

call my family

get ready

got out to dinner

eat dinner

drive home

get ready for bed

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY Fill in the blanks while you listen to the conversation. Check your work with a partner and then practice reading the dialog aloud. Take turns reading the two parts.

Carmen: Hey, Stan, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Stan: Pretty good. How about you? Carmen: Ok, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at Valley Hospital.Stan: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _the night shift, but I’m going to be _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at University Hospital pretty soon. Carmen: I thought _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ as a nurse practitioner? Stan: Yeah, but at University Hospital. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the doctors with _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .How about you ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ these days? Carmen: Well, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ but I went back to school last fall. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ my B.A. in June

how’re you doing

I thought you were working

I’m workingstarting as a nurse practitoner

you were already working

I’ll be assistingminor surgeries

What’re you doing I was working as a nurse’s aide

I’ll be getting