Online Class Notes (Jesse)

hypochondriac: someone who always thinks he/she is sick even though they are not

Grammar

to fall to sleep – to fall asleep / to get to sleep 

a lot of causes could make the sleep unstable – a lot of things could cause sleep to be unstable / a lot a factors could contribute to unstable sleep 

i know nothing about it – so do i – neither do I / me neither / me either 

have you tried about it – have you tried it?

Vocabulary

unstable (adj) / instability (n)
symmetric (adj) < > asymmetric (adj) – ay sim MET trick / asymmetry (n) – AY sim met tree

it has a short half-life (chemicals / medicine)

you don’t worry – statement about what they often do
you don’t need to worry / it shouldn’t worry – advice

bulkbilling – medicare free health check
eg. in australia some doctors bulkbill

universal basic income – the concept of government giving everyone a standard income even if they don’t have a job

classes (anything – quality / level) / brackets (numbers)
eg. if you’re in the 5000-20,000 tax bracket you only pay 15% tax on your income

Pronunciation

nucleic – nyou CLAY yick
eg. I got a nucleic acid test

contagious – con TAY jess

chronic – KRON nick

metabolizes – met TAB bol lai zez
metabolic – met ta BOL lick