F2F Class Notes (Raph)[R]

Vocabulary

Pedestrian (n): 1- a person who is walking, especially in an area where vehicles go:
E.g.: A few pedestrians sheltered from the rain in doorways.
E.g.: The death rate for pedestrians hit by cars is unacceptably high.

Fatigue (n): 1- extreme tiredness.
E.g.: She was suffering from fatigue.

Physician (n): 1- a medical doctor.
E.g.: I wasn’t feeling well today, so I went to consult with a physician.

Screen (v): 1- to test or examine someone or something to discover if there is anything wrong with him, her, or it.
E.g.: Women over 50 should be screened for breast cancer.

Eligible (adj): 1- having the necessary qualities or satisfying the necessary conditions:
E.g.: Only people over 18 are eligible to vote.
E.g.: Only candidates who have completed a graduate program are eligible for the job.

Burn-out (n): 1- extreme tiredness usually caused by working too much.
E.g.: The company’s employees have been complaining of burn-out.
E.g.: He left the job because he was suffering from burn-out.

Inclined (adj): 1- likely or wanting to do something:
E.g.: Tom is inclined to be lazy.
E.g.: No one seemed inclined to help.

Decision Fatigue (Source: https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1905/190515-decision-fatigue-5.html)

The quality of care you get from doctors could depend on the time of the day you visit a hospital. A study from a university in the USA found a big difference in the decision-making of physicians at different times of the day. The study concluded that our chances of getting screened for cancer were a lot higher in the morning than in the late afternoon. Researchers investigated the number of women assigned to breast cancer screening. They found that in the hour after 8am, doctors ordered screenings for 64% of women who were eligible for tests. This figure dropped to 48% at 5pm.

The researchers said the reduction in screenings as the day progressed could be due to “decision fatigue” – a mental burn-out that interrupts a person’s ability to make decisions the longer they work. A researcher said his study added to, “the growing evidence that the time of the day and decision fatigue impacts patient care”. Another researcher agreed, saying: “The downward trend of ordering screenings may be the result of decision fatigue, where people may be less inclined to consider a new decision after they’ve been making them all day.” She also blamed overworked doctors.

Grammar

I finished my most work on yesterday. – I finished most of my work yesterday.

Maybe we can read something before we talking. – Maybe we can read something before we talk.

Pronunciation

Problem: /ˈprɑː.bləm/

Concerned:  /kənˈsɝːnd/

Pedestrian: /pəˈdes.tri.ən/

Unacceptably: /ˌʌnəkˈsep.tə.bli/

Woman:  /ˈwʊm.ən/

Women: /ˈwɪmɪn/ 

Fatigue: /fəˈtiːɡ/

Patient:/ˈpeɪ.ʃ^ənt/

Inclined: /ɪnˈklaɪnd/

Eligible: /ˈel.ə.dʒə.b^əl/