Online Class Notes (Jesse) [2]

Vocabulary

homosapian – the human species

The limbic system is a set of structures in the brain that deal with emotions and memory

rationalise – use logic to explain sth 
eg. she was trying to rationalise what happened

rational – has logic, has sense < > irrational (adj) – no logic, no sense

undercapitalised – underfunded 
wrong people – poor management
bad communication – poor marketing

to capitalize on sth – to make use of it / take advantage
eg. some companies capitalized on covid by creating services to make money from people having to stay at home, or wear masks etc

subliminal

overt – obvious, in your face

package the product (physical, marketing, sales)

stable and secure fit

he driven by money / money drives him 
Living in America in the future drives me to improve my English
I am driven by the idea of living in America in the future

the actor who plays Thor
the brother of the character, Thor, in the movie

who’s in it?
Chris Hemsworth is in it, he plays Thor
who plays Thor?

comprehension – understanding
compensation – giving sth to pay back sth

invincible – can’t die
eg. he’s invincible!

Grammar

i wasn’t fully understand – I didn’t fully understand / I didn’t totally understand / I wasn’t able to fully understand it 

to listen his speech – to listen to his speech
I talk to you
I listen to you
I listen to music

he made a conclusion, is people are willing to do that – he made a conclusion which / that people are willing to do that

Apples are good.
I think apples are good
I say apples are good

Dancing is fun.
I think dancing is fun
I say dancing is fun.

Being a teacher is hard
I think being a teacher is hard
I say being a teacher is hard

heidi thinks to be yourself is nothing about rebellion, or be a rude adult, however it’s be brave to look or seek deeper experiences of our life. For example, people often say be a yogi shouldn’t have any temper, and won’t get sick, or become a vegetarian but when now you are already fall into the empty form without compensation, and not be able to think.

Heidi believes to be yourself has nothing to do with rebellion, or being a rude person, but rather it’s about being brave to look for and seek deeper experiences in our lives. For example, people often say being a yogi means you shouldn’t ever lose your temper, and never get sick, or perhaps should become a vegetarian, but those of us who think like this are merely identifying with the role and doctrine of a yogi rather than truly practicing it.