windows 7 is much more user-friendly than windows vista i don't like that everything we do we believe in challenging the status quo the word status quo is a latin phrase that is still used today mostly in formal or academic situations however it's perfectly normal to use it in everyday conversations we use it to mean the present situation or the way things usually are lewis said i'm not allowed to prioritize your work anymore you think i'm taking orders from lewis now consider things status quo yeah well they aren't they are as far as you and i are concerned we just happen to make great computers we use the phrase happen to plus verb to say that something happened by chance or without preparation for example he happens to be best friends with his boss's daughter hi hi isaac isaac hi you know we haven't actually met your dog yes i suppose i am a dog but isaac see i i happen to have a girlfriend oh fry that rachel chick from the coffee place yeah that's the one we just happen to make great computers want to buy one notice how simon uses connected speech here instead of asking want to buy one the words one and two flow into each other so the t sound at the end of want and at the beginning of two are silent so all we hear is wanna together this sounds like wanna buy one to buy one [Music] the next step is to accept the fact that mistakes and vulnerability are part of learning a new language in this powerful ted talk renee brown talks about the power of vulnerability almost simply put the power of embracing possible mistakes and failure the one thing that keeps us out of connection is our fear that we're not worthy of connection i took all of the interviews where i saw worthiness where i saw people living that way and just looked at those what they had in common was a sense of courage and so these folks had very simply the courage to be imperfect they had the compassion to be kind to themselves first and then to others the other thing that they had in common they fully embraced vulnerability they talked about the willingness to say i love you first the willingness to do something where there are no guarantees the one thing that keeps us out of connection is our fear that we're not worthy of connection the word worthy has several meanings in this context it means that someone deserves respect admiration or support you must be so proud to have him as your brother well truth be told he does bring me a lot of joy thank you for telling me this charlie you're welcome just promise me you won't embarrass him by bringing it up oh not a word i just hope i can be worthy of him as a suffix at the end of a word it can also mean suitable or deserving for example road plus the suffix worthy makes road worthy which means that something usually a vehicle is suitable to be used on the road trust plus the suffix worthy makes trustworthy which means that someone can be trusted for example he is a very trustworthy employee what they had in common was a sense of courage and so these folks had very simply the courage to be imperfect we say that people have something in common when they share similar interests or characteristics he obviously went crazy obviously lost his mind well i didn't lose my mind okay janice and i have a lot in common we've we've both been divorced we we both have kids the word folks can be used in different ways we use it to refer to people in general for example folks need to realize that global warming is a reality we use it to refer to people of a particular group that area is very popular amongst rich folks folks also refers to your parents i'm going home over thanksgiving to see my folks you can say folks if you want to speak in a friendly way to people you don't know for example well folks thanks for watching channel 5 news they had the compassion to be kind to themselves first and then to others compassion is a positive word that refers to a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others and wish to help them the other thing that they had in common they fully embraced vulnerability in this situation embrace is a synonym for accepting something well i think it's great that you're going on a date you know i mean it sounds healthy i mean you have needs embrace your womanhood however to embrace can also mean to hold someone tightly with both arms to express love liking or sympathy or when greeting or leaving someone for example the boy embraced his mother to show his gratitude they talked about the willingness to say i love you first the noun willingness means that the person is ready and voluntarily wants to do something you could also change the sentence structure slightly by using the adjective willing so instead of they talked about the willingness to say i love you first you could say they talked about being willing to say i love you first as they have the same meaning thank you all for assembling at such short notice and i want to thank you for your willingness to serve [Music] one of the main reasons many learners study english is that it is a global language in order to truly become a global citizen we need to be open to understanding the world from different perspectives in this ted talk chimamanda ngozi adichie explains why this is important years later i thought about this when i left nigeria to go to university in the united states i was 19.

my american roommate was shocked by me she asked where i had learned to speak english so well and was confused when i said that nigeria happened to have english as its official language she asked if she could listen to what she called my tribal music i was consequently very disappointed when i produced my tape of mariah carey my roommate had a single story of africa a single story of catastrophe in this single story there was no possibility of africans being similar to her in any way no possibility of feelings more complex than pity no possibility of a connection as human equals so that is how to create a single story show a people as one thing as only one thing over and over again and that is what they become [Music] she asked if she could listen to what she called my tribal music here tribal music refers to the music created by indigenous people of a particular area who belong to a specific tribe it is music that is special and symbolic of the culture i was consequently very disappointed when i produced my tape of mariah carey the word consequently is often used in writing and means the same as therefore or as a result of something last year you bet me that you could steal my medal of valor and you did consequently i was forced to do your paperwork for a week and to say words i thought i'd never have to say i was consequently very disappointed when i produced my tape of mariah carey when she refers to her tape she means a cassette tape which is a flat rectangular object used for playing and recording audio cassette tapes were popular in the 1980s and 90s for dinner music i thought we could listen to that tape that you made me oh the mixtape this is quite humorous because she's saying that the music that is symbolic of her culture or tribe is from international superstar mariah carey my roommate had a single story of africa the word single means one so when she talks about a single story she means that her roommate only understood one part of the story or she only had limited information about africa and this became how she viewed the entire continent we use the word catastrophe to refer to a bad situation or an event that causes very great trouble or destruction show a people as one thing when we talk about a people it might sound incorrect but in fact it refers to a nation a tribe a community that is regarded as a single unit so that brings this lesson to an end but before you go let's do a quick quiz to see how much you've learned but it's uninspiring here's how apple actually communicates everything we do we believe in challenging the status quo we believe in thinking differently the way we challenge the status quo is by making our products beautifully designed simple to use and user friendly we just happen to make great computers want to buy one totally different right you're ready to buy a computer from me what is the opposite of status quo unusual regular atypical [Music] they had the compassion to be kind to themselves first and then to others the other thing that they had in common they fully embraced vulnerability they talked about the willingness to say i love you first the willingness to do something where there are no guarantees which of these pictures shows the verb embrace [Music] [Music] years later i thought about this when i left nigeria to go to university in the united states i was 19.

my american roommate was shocked by me she asked where i had learned to speak english so well and was confused when i said that nigeria happened to have english as its official language she asked if she could listen to what she called my tribal music i was consequently very disappointed when i produced my tape of mariah carey which of these means the same as consequently vulnerability why therefore if you enjoyed this lesson then be sure to check out this one we recently did on phrasal verbs hey real lifers so i just got to work and i was about to start my tasks when i realized i haven't signed in yet so to sign in means to insert a username and password in order to gain access to a device such as your computer or your phone you could also use the word login so sign in and log in have the same meaning now that i've organized my tasks i'm going to start working on an urgent project that my boss assigned to me