Florence Nightingale: She Walked With a Lamp at Night… and Changed Hospitals
A war hospital was very dirty and many soldiers were sick. Florence Nightingale and other people made it clean, and every night she walked with her little lamp. Learn five A1 words and every day / every night with the true story of Florence Nightingale.
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Transcript
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It is night.
A woman walks in a with a little .
Who is she?
This is the story of Florence Nightingale.
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. A helps sick people.
She wanted to be a .
. Sick people go to a .
The was very .
. A is in the army.
Many were sick.
. means not .
They made the .
. A gives light.
She had a little .
Now, one pattern: every day, every night.
It means all the days, or all the nights.
Every night, she walked with her .
Ready? Let's begin.
Florence was born in Italy in 1820.
Her family was English and rich.
She wanted to be a .
Her family said no!
She learned to be a in Germany.
She had a little owl, too.
Its name was Athena!
In 1854, there was a war.
She went to a with 38 .
The was very .
Many were sick.
What could she do?
She and other people worked hard.
They made the .
She had a little .
Every night, she walked with her .
People called her "the Lady with the ".
Then, fewer died.
Later, she opened a school for in London.
Let's review. She wanted to be a .
The was very .
Many were sick.
They made the .
She had a little .
And remember: every night, she walked with her .
Florence Nightingale's story teaches us: a small light can help many people.
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Step 3
Words from the story
Say the word, guess its meaning, then flip the card. Keep the ones you know, and practise the rest again.
Great work, you know every word in this story. Now try the quiz below.
nurse noun
a person who helps sick people, often in a hospital
“She wanted to be a nurse.”
hospital noun
a place where sick people get help
“The hospital was very dirty.”
soldier noun
a person in the army
“Many soldiers were sick.”
clean adjective
not dirty
“They made the hospital clean.”
lamp noun
a thing that gives light
“She had a little lamp.”
bed noun
a thing you sleep on
“There were long rows of beds.”
care verb
to look after someone (care for)
“Nurses care for sick people.”
dirty adjective
not clean
“The hospital was very dirty.”
Grammar in the story
every day / every night
We use it for: to say that something happens all the days or all the nights
- Every night, she walked with her lamp.
From the story
- Every night, she walked with her lamp.
- Every day, nurses help sick people.
Find it in the story 4 times
Your turn
night, she walked with her lamp.
Every , I eat breakfast.
Every night means .
Step 4
Story Challenge
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Before you watch: Do you know a nurse? What do nurses do every day?
After you watch: Write three sentences with every day or every night. For example: Every day, I walk to school. Every night, I read a book. Every morning, my mother drinks tea.
Think about it: Florence worked hard, but other people helped too. Who helps you every day?
