Soldier

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BBC Learning EnglishWeekenderSoldier
Jackie: Hello, welcome to the programme. I’m JackieDalton. Today, we take a look atsome job related language with the help of Jeffrey, who’sgoing to tell us about his work. What does he do?
　　JeffreyI’m Captain Jeffrey Scammerhorn and I’m a Canadian armyofficer. I’m currently¹ stationed inFrederickton, New Brunswick.
　　Jackie: Jeffrey is a Captain in the Canadian army. A job heenjoys and which he has learnt a lot from. How does Jeffreyfeel being in the army has changed him?
　　JeffreyThe army has certainly changed me as a person. The clearestchange from the man I was to the man I am now is the degreeof confidence that I have in myself and my ability to takeon completely new tasks, use the skills and planning andconsideration that I’ve been taught and carry out the job.
　　Jackie: Jeffrey says the biggest change is his degree ofconfidence – he’s more sure of himself. He talks abouthis ability to take on new tasks – tasks – jobs or otherthings he has to do. To take something on is to do it ortry it. Listen to some examples of that expression in use.
　　Voice:
　　I'm going to take on the huge task of cleaning the wholehouse today.
　　Weekender  ? BBC Learning EnglishPage 1 of 4bbclearningenglish.comVoice:
　　I’ll only take on the project if I get extra money for it.
　　Jackie: Jeffrey says it’s not just at work that theseskills are useful. They can be applied² in other contexts,which means they can be used in other situations. Whatother examples does he give of situations where thoseskills can help?
　　JeffreyIt’s amazing how you can apply these same skills toeverything from dating to building a house, even though itwas all taught to you for war fighting.
　　Jackie: Jeffrey says the skills you learn in the army caneven be useful in things like building a house or dating.
　　What did Jeffrey think of the army when he started out intraining – did he think people where nice or nasty³?
　　JeffreyWell in the training system, everything I expected of themilitary took place. There was the structure, there was theNCOs whose voice was occasionally a little too loud, butnobody was being malicious⁴ – it wasn’t the way Hollywoodtends to portray⁵ this thing.
　　Jackie: As he expected, life in training was ‘structured’
　　, which means well organised.
　　But he says no-one was malicious, so people weren’t nasty.
　　He mentionsHollywood – what does he say?
　　Jeffrey…it wasn’t the way Hollywood tends to portray this thing.
　　Jackie: Jeffrey says being in the army isn’t likeHollywood portrays⁶ it – so not like it’s shown in themovies.
　　Now Jeffrey is going to tell us what drives him about thejob – what he reallylikes about it. So what drives Jeffrey? And what is themost difficult thing about his job? Try to answer those twoquestions.
　　JeffreyWhat really, really drives me with this job is that everymorning I get up and I put on these combat⁷ boots and I’mhappy about what I am doing. I mean, I’ve been doing thisfor 24 years. And I can honestly say, whether it was on anexercise and it was pouring down rain, whetherit was in Bosnia, whether it was back here and… everysingle day I enjoy what I’m doing. And it changes, thearmy never let’s you get bored with what you’re doing.
　　The most difficult thing, I would have to say, is the waythat military service takes you away from your family.
　　Jackie: What really drives Jeffrey is that fact he likeshis job and he’s doing something different all the time –he never gets bored. The most difficult thing is being awayfrom his family.
　　Jeffrey has never had to kill anyone. He points out thatmost of the work they do in the army involves helpingpeople and trying to stop fighting. Listen for threeexamples he gives of ways the army helps people.
　　JeffreyWhen we go some place on behalf of Canada, and we get onthe ground and we stop people from shooting at each otherand we start taking mines out of the ground and we startmaking sure that fresh water and a decent⁸ supply of food isgetting to people...
　　Jackie: Did you find three examples? Jeffrey talks aboutstopping people from shooting each other, getting cleanwater and food to people and taking out mines, which arebombs that are hidden in the ground. This is what makesJeffrey happy about what he does.
　　JeffreyIf we can hold civilization together for just that momentin time, I can’t think of anything else that makes youfeel that good about yourself.
　　Jackie: That's all for today, but do keep practising yourEnglish with BBC LearningEnglish dot com