5th
edition
Elementary
Video scripts
Headway 5
th
edition
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I think I have a good work-life balance.
A paramedic
Matt is a paramedic. He works for the ambulance service.
He works in a 999 medical emergency control centre, and drives an ambulance car.
In
the control centre, he answers medical emergency calls.
Sometimes people don’t need an ambulance, they need medical advice, so Matt helps them.
When he’s in the ambulance car he drives to emergencies and helps people.
I love my job. I like helping people.
I work many hours.
I work days and night shifts.
When I work a day shift, I normally work from 7.00 a.m. in the morning through to 7.00 p.m. in the evening.
And then when I work night shifts, it’s generally from 7.00 p.m. in the evening through to 7.00 a.m. in the morning.
I sometimes work late when there is a 999 call at the end of my shift.
Because
he works long hours, and studies part-time at University, Matt doesn’t have much free time.