My name is Sveta Popova. I’m 17. I’m a student of the medical college. Our college is one of the oldest educational establishments of the region with its own traditions. Its graduates are considered to be the most highly trained specialists in the region. There are 7 departments in our college. I would like to tell you about them. “Nursing Affair” gives qualification of a nurse of general practice. A medical nurse is a chief assistant of a doctor. She provides uninterrupted medical help, including preventive and rehabilitation measures. Our graduates work in the policlinics, hospitals, kindergartens, schools and houses for aged people. If you want to become a doctor assistant you should study at the “Curative Affair” department. A doctor assistant of general practice is a highly – trained specialist who works independently in the policlinics, emergency ambulances and hospitals. His main task includes prescription and performance of preventive, curative and diagnostic measures. The graduates of this department are waited for at the station of emergency medical help, in the country- side hospitals and in the military hospitals. “Obstetrician Affair” is another interesting department; it offers qualification of an obstetrician. An obstetrician provides preventive and curative medical help to the pregnant women and patients with gynaecological diseases. Boys and girls whose future profession is dentist study at the “Stomatology”. A dentist is a highly – trained specialist who works independently or under the guidance of a senior doctor who provides preventive and curative medical help for the population. “Medical – prophylactic affair” gives qualification of a sanitary doctor assistant, who prevents appearance and spreading of infections and other kinds of the diseases. He controls the influence of the conditions of work and life on a person’s health and takes some measures to prevent this harmful influence of the surroundings. They work in the centres of state sanitary inspectors and laboratories of different branches. A dental mechanic-while studying at the “Orthopedic stomatology” departments a future specialist learns to make artificial teeth and crowns, plastics and porcelain teeth. On graduating from the college they usually work in the dental mechanic laboratories. As for me I am a student of the “Pharmacy” department. My future profession is pharmaceutist. I’ll be provided the population with different medicines. My work will demand the knowledge of preventive rules, the rules of herb’s preparation and so on. The graduates of our department will be able to work in the chemist’s, pharmacological enterprises, laboratories. I like to study at our college very much. 2. Выполнить упражнения к тексту: 
1. Find in the text the sentences which include the following words and phrases, translate them into native language:  educational establishments, highly trained specialists, “Nursing Affair” gives qualification, Curative Affair, provides uninterrupted, graduates work, doctor assistant, main task includes, preventive, curative and diagnostic measures, the graduates… are waited, military hospitals, Obstetrician Affair, an obstetrician provides.
2. Our college is one of the oldest educational of the region with its own traditions. 3. There are 7 in our college. 4. A medical nurse is of a doctor. 5. She provides medical help, including and measures. 6. Our work in the policlinics, hospitals, kindergartens, schools and houses for aged people. 7. If you want to become a doctor assistant you should study at the department. 8. His main task includes and of preventive, curative and diagnostic measures. 9. The graduates of this department are waited for at the medical help, in the country- side hospitals and in the military hospitals. 10. An obstetrician provides preventive and curative medical help to the and patients with diseases. Ex. 5 Complete the sentences using a/an, the. I’m 1 student of the medical college. Our college is one of 2 oldest educational establishments of 3 region with its own traditions. Its graduates are considered to be4 most highly trained specialists in 5 region. “Nursing Affair” gives qualification of6 nurse of general practice. A medical nurse is7 chief assistant of8 doctor. Our graduates work in 9 policlinics, hospitals, kindergartens, schools and houses for aged people. 10 graduates of this department are waited for at 11 station of emergency medical help, in 12 country- side hospitals and in 13 military hospitals. 14 obstetrician provides preventive and curative medical help to 15 pregnant women and patients with gynaecological diseases.