Your body language shapes who you are

Link to the Ted's talk:
Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are


The vocabulary:

* congenitally - from birth
E.g. Ann is congenitally blind.

* to bump into - to meet by chance, to run into someone or something 
E.g. She bumped into me last Saturday and we had a short conversation. 

* laid-back - having a casual character or atmosphere

E.g. My boss is really laid-back person. 

* to gamble - to take the risk in the hope of getting an advantage or a benefit

* to hunch - to take an incorrect posture when you sit or stand.
E.g. This child is hunching behind the table.

* fraud - someone who assumes a false pose

E.g. Thomas is a fraud. I don't know anyone who is such a cheater.

* tweak - to pinch, pluck or twist sharply
E.g. His son tweaked my daughter in an arm.

Attitude, awareness, authenticity.

The Ted's talk:
Neil Pasricha: The 3 A's of awesome

The vocabulary:

- to take sth for granted - do not worry about something, do not think about it

E.g.
Kate takes English classes for granted.

- popsicle - ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick

E.g.

Thomas asked his dad if he could buy the popsicle.

- dandelion - the well known flower with characteristic yellow flower heads

- needlepoint -  decorative needlework on canvas, usually in a diagonal stitch covering the entire surface of the material

E.g.

My mother's hobby is needlepoint.