F2F Class Notes 28th December (Celeste)***

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Pronunciation

A new study from Harvard University shows that female doctors are slightly better than their male colleagues, but get paid less. Researchers looked at more than three million medical records. Around half of these (1.5 million) were hospitalizations, and the other half were for readmissions (people who had to stay in the hospital a second time). The percentage of hospital patients who had to return to the hospital, or who died, was lower if the doctor was female. Mortality rates (the number of people who died) were 15.02 per cent and readmission rates were 11.07 per cent for female doctors, compared with 15.57 per cent mortality and 11.49 per cent readmission rates for patients of male doctors.

The researchers did not give a reason why women provided better care to patients than men. However, researcher Dr. Ashish Jha did give a figure for the number of lives that could be saved in the USA if male doctors performed as well as female doctors. Dr Jha said: “We estimate that approximately 32,000 fewer patients would die if male physicians could achieve the same [results] as female physicians every year.” He also said that it was wrong that men got paid more than women, especially because women were better at their jobs. Dr Jha added: “We need to understand why these differences exist…and figure out how to translate it to the [wider] population of physicians.”

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Vocabulary

superstition n. – irrational fear of what is unknown or mysterious, especially in connection with religion

superstitious adj. – when sb believes in superstitions

knock on wood –  Express a wish that something will or will not occur,

There is an actress who called Lynette, she was a full time housewife in the past five years but  in this season she wanted to have a full time job, so she changed the role with his husband. I mean his husband stayed at home to take care of his 4 children. However, Lynette’s new boss was a single woman who crazied about her job, so she asked Lynette do not take a leave anytime. An accident happened the youngest son of Lynette went to the primary school. Lynette really wanted to be with his son at the first day of the school but his new boss didn’t approve this leave application. Finally, Lynette figured out a new technical method to resolve this problem.

Edited

There is a character called Lynette who was a full time housewife over the past five years. In this season she wanted to have a full time job, so she exchanged roles with her husband. I mean her husband stayed at home to take care of their 4 children. However, Lynette’s new boss is a single woman who is crazy about her job, so she requested Lynette to not take time off/a day off/ a leave of absence at all. An accident happened to Lynette’s youngest son the morning of his first day of primary school. Lynette really wanted to be with her son on the first day of school but her new boss didn’t approve her day off/leave of absence. Finally, Lynette figured out a new technical method to resolve this problem.

TBC

She used a camera to connect his son at his first day in her office in a room which is different from another room.