F2F Class Notes (Raph)[R]

Vocabulary

Positive (adj): 1- full of hope and confidence, or giving cause for hope and confidence.
E.g.: The past ten years have seen some very positive developments in East-West relations.
E.g.: There was a very positive response to our new design – people seemed very pleased with it.

Anxiety (n): 1- an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future.
E.g.: Children normally feel a lot of anxiety about their first day at school.
E.g.: That explains his anxiety over his health.
E.g.: Her son is a source of a lot anxiety.

Depression (n): 1- a mental illness in which a person is very unhappy and anxious (= worried and nervous) for long periods and cannot have a normal life during these periods.
E.g.: If you suffer from depression, it’s best to get help.
My father suffered from depression after my mother died.

Professional (adj): 1- relating to work that needs special training or education:
E.g.: Chris, you’re a nurse, so can I ask your professional opinion on how to take care of this cut?
E.g.: Both doctors have been charged with professional misconduct (= bad or unacceptable behavior in their work).

Confidence (n): 1- the quality of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or the future:
E.g.: He has the confidence to walk into a room of strangers and immediately start a conversation.
E.g.: She’s completely lacking in confidence.
E.g.: I have every/complete confidence in her. She’ll be perfect for the job.
E.g.: I don’t share your confidence that the market will improve next year.

Workshop (n): 1- a meeting of people to learn how to do / make something practical, within a specific subject.
E.g.: a drama/poetry/training workshop
E.g.: The organization runs a stress-management workshop.
E.g.: We had a workshop on how to manage time.

Sanity (n): 1- the state of having a healthy mind and not being mentally ill.
E.g.: He’d been behaving so strangely that they began to doubt/question his sanity.

Singing In Groups Could Make You Happier
(Source: www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1712/171224-singing-4.html)

Singing in groups could lower anxiety and depression. New research from a university in the UK and a community singing group called Sing Your Heart Out, looked at how singing in groups helped mental health. Researchers followed participants in free weekly singing workshops for six months. They found that singing in groups helped people recover from mental illness. It also helped people feel valued, lifted their mood, and increased their confidence.

The lead researcher said singing in a group helped people recover from mental health problems. He said participants reported positive effects on their mental health because of singing in the workshops. For some people, it was a key part of their recovery and well-being. The researcher said some participants called the workshops a life saver and that they saved their sanity. He said: “The key thing for everyone was [the workshops] induced fun and happiness.”

Pronunciation

Positive: /ˈpɑː.zə.t̬ɪv/

Effect: /ɪˈfekt/

Affect: /əˈfekt/

Anxiety: /æŋˈzaɪ.ə.t̬i/

Depression: /dɪˈpreʃ.ən/

Participant: /pɑːrˈtɪs.ə.pənt/

Sure: /ʃʊr/

Specially: /ˈspeʃ.əl.i/