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J OK, that sounds fun and the members aren't JUSt Of course, you have to do a little exerc1se and keep fit as
people from other countnes, non-Austral1ans. are they? well. I know you'll have a lot of work and may not have
t1me to JOin a gym but consider how often you take the
D No, not at all The ma1n point of the club IS to g1ve people
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lift. rather than the stairs. or how often you dnve rather
like you the the chance to m1x m more w1th people
than walk Health w1se, it may JUSt be a quest1on of d01ng
from th1s country, people of all ages- you'll find us very
thmgs differently, rather than start1ng a very act1ve sport
fnendly' I th1nk the contact has a pos1t1ve effect on VISitors
to th1s country - and 111 fact. 1t affects us locals pos1t1vely In fact. be1ng generally act1ve 1s much healthier than d01ng
as well You know, 1t's a sort of Intercultural expenence for lots of exerc1se JUSt occasionally As you know, th1s can
everybody And of course you should get the chance to be as nsky for your heart as be1ng 1nact1ve' As long as
do all sorts of actiVIties w1th other members of the club 1f you do at least an hour's exerc1se a day- and some of
you want to - 1t's not JUSt for talk1ng And hopefully you'll you will do more than that at work- you'll find that you
make fnends w1th people who have similar interests don't he awake at night worry1ng about the next day - and
that's the ma1n advantage of exerc1se Remember - th1s
J It sounds great. I'm really look1ng forward to the first
1s a hospital, and you are supposed to be the healthiest
meet1ng
people here 1
COl Track 3 Mov1ng on to health and safety, I want to po1nt out that 1t's
a Well, I think the people here are very fnendly and I've qu1te OK to take a break any t1me that you're not busy We
made a lot of new fnends. And the course I'm domg 1s know that when there's an emergency you may have to
great. I th1nk I'm learn1ng a lot. miss that cup of tea or coffee in the canteen or wherever
you go, but generally you shouldn't work for more than
b Well, I'm not too keen on fly1ng because you spend too
three hours without a break, otherw1se your attention
long at a1rports. but I like tra1n JOurneys a lot because you
levels w1ll drop and you could then moke a careless
see the country as you travel through 11 It's qu1te relax1ng
m1stake
c I find 1t hard bemg away from my fam1ly and not seemg my
Another Important 1ssue 1s hyg1ene You're all tramed to
fnends You know, I m1ss them, but apart from that 1t's fine
clean your hands at work, but remember that germs can
d I've been here s1nce I came to un1vers1ty, so for about two live for a long t1me. so please make sure that you don't
years. leave even a small amount of rubbish around there
are brooms 111 the cupboards, so use them We do have
COl Track 4 cleaners. but they aren't always here when you need
1 Well, I th1nk the people here are very fnendly and I've them. I'm afra1d, and a little d1rt can soon bUild up
made a lot of new fnends
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2 Well, I'm not too keen on fly1ng because you spend too
Debbie Now, as you're all new, I'm JUSt g01ng to show you
long at a~rports
a map of the hosp1tal and po1nt out a few key places. Let's
3 I find 1t hard be1ng away from my family and not see1ng my start with the recreation centre. At the moment. we're 111
friends the ma1n bu1ld1ng, that's here and 1f you go out of the
4 I've been here s1nce I came to un1vers1ty, so for about two mam entrance and JUSt along the mam road to the east
years. you'll f1nd the staff recreatron centre It's th1s T-shaped
building and there's a range of th1ngs that you can do
Unit 2 here to help you relax
If you get ill, we do have a health centre for all registered
CDl Track 5 employees. and th1s 1s directly beh1nd the ma1n hospital
Debbie Good afternoon My name's Debb1e Green and build1ng So, 1f you go out of the back ex1t, 1t's just 1n front
I'm go1ng to g1ve you a short but hopefully 1nterestmg of you. and there's a small pharmacy next to 1t I'm based
Introduction to work1ng at th1s hosp1tal I'll start w1th some here and I have a few leaflets on th1ngs 1f you want to
guidelines about nutnt1on and fitness er. because come and see me
a hosp1tal enwonment can be stressful, and so we Many of you w1ll be do1ng sh1ft work, so you m1ght like to
always encourage our staff to stay fit and have a healthy go to the 24-hour sw1mm1ng pool and sauna They're very
lifestyle So JUSt a few t1ps first. As you know, the key close by, and 1t doesn't cost much money to get 111. If you
to good health 1s eat1ng what we call 'a balanced diet'; walk out of the front of the ma1n build1ng, there's a road
many people don't do th1s, however. For one th1ng. they straight ahead of you go down that and turn left 1nto
don't eat enough fru1t and vegetables or home-prepared Tye Road -you'll see the pool entrance at the end of that
food When you feel hungry, 1t's often too easy to grab road, JUSt beyond the line of trees
something qu1ck. because you·re t1red or busy Cookmg a
healthy meal takes longer. and th1s 1s often why people live
on sandw1ches and fast food 1nstead Please - don't fall
1nto th1s unhealthy trap.

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