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hello I’m Emma from M in this lesson I’m
going to talk about two very similar
English words power and strength
they’re both bold strong serious words
and very similar in their meaning but if
you use these words incorrectly it will
start to sound unnatural or just a bit
weird so that’s why we’re going to spend
a little time today talking about the
differences between them now we’re more
familiar with these words when it comes
to fitness right
power relates to energy and an ability
to do something where it’s strength
relates to muscles and also an ability
to do something it’s really easy to see
physical power and strength in athletes
right you can see it but they both have
a more intangible less visible meaning
too and that’s where these words often
get confused by English learners so the
word power refers to the ability of
somebody or something to change or
affect something so physically a
sprinter who’s someone who runs really
fast over short distances they need
power to change their speed and position
quickly but it can refer to mechanical
situations as well where a machine does
something or it can refer to social or
political situations where a person or a
group does something and this is often
related to the ability to influence or
control people or a situation now power
can also refer to your internal ability
to change a situation you have the power
to change your life if you really want
to now the word strength has a few
different meanings but most
relevant here is that it refers to a
person’s physical or mental ability to
do something obviously it relates to
physical strength the strength of
muscles to lift weights for example but
also mental strength so the strength of
your mind to believe in yourself to
persevere to overcome problems and
doubts now elite athletes are strong
physically and mentally because they
must believe that they are the best to
be able to perform at their best when
describing people’s ability to do
something power usually refers to
control over yourself control over
others or control over a situation so in
some ways this can be a negative
expression of dominance or something
that must be fought for or taken away
from others where strength is positive
and often it comes from within within a
person or within a group generally
strength is a more positive and purer
way of expressing and ability to do
something both the words power and
strength are nouns but just as common I
their adjective forms powerful and
strong which when used tend to sound a
little more informal
she’s a strong and determined woman this
is the most powerful and proactive
government since the 1950s strength can
also mean an advantage or a positive
part about you in a job interview you
might get asked this question what are
your strengths for me that’s the dreaded
question I hate having to talk about my
strengths but what are the good features
or characteristics that you have that
you’ll be able to
use to help you do your job well one of
her biggest strengths is her
determination to succeed keep in mind
that strength has a direct opposite
weakness we need to identify the
weaknesses in our team but power does
not have a direct opposite we would just
say lack of power or describe someone as
powerless unable to change a situation
the community were powerless to stop the
resort development well that’s it if you
enjoyed this lesson there are plenty
more coming just like it so make sure
you subscribe to my channel just down
there and make sure that you’re getting
all of my new lessons but you can just
keep watching right now here are a
couple of other lessons from my
collection thanks for watching and I’ll
see you next week bye for now
hello I’m Emma from M in this lesson I’m
going to talk about two very similar
English words power and strength
they’re both bold strong serious words
and very similar in their meaning but if
you use these words incorrectly it will
start to sound unnatural or just a bit
weird so that’s why we’re going to spend
a little time today talking about the
differences between them now we’re more
familiar with these words when it comes
to fitness right
power relates to energy and an ability
to do something where it’s strength
relates to muscles and also an ability
to do something it’s really easy to see
physical power and strength in athletes
right you can see it but they both have
a more intangible less visible meaning
too and that’s where these words often
get confused by English learners so the
word power refers to the ability of
somebody or something to change or
affect something so physically a
sprinter who’s someone who runs really
fast over short distances they need
power to change their speed and position
quickly but it can refer to mechanical
situations as well where a machine does
something or it can refer to social or
political situations where a person or a
group does something and this is often
related to the ability to influence or
control people or a situation now power
can also refer to your internal ability
to change a situation you have the power
to change your life if you really want
to now the word strength has a few
different meanings but most
relevant here is that it refers to a
person’s physical or mental ability to
do something obviously it relates to
physical strength the strength of
muscles to lift weights for example but
also mental strength so the strength of
your mind to believe in yourself to
persevere to overcome problems and
doubts now elite athletes are strong
physically and mentally because they
must believe that they are the best to
be able to perform at their best when
describing people’s ability to do
something power usually refers to
control over yourself control over
others or control over a situation so in
some ways this can be a negative
expression of dominance or something
that must be fought for or taken away
from others where strength is positive
and often it comes from within within a
person or within a group generally
strength is a more positive and purer
way of expressing and ability to do
something both the words power and
strength are nouns but just as common I
their adjective forms powerful and
strong which when used tend to sound a
little more informal
she’s a strong and determined woman this
is the most powerful and proactive
government since the 1950s strength can
also mean an advantage or a positive
part about you in a job interview you
might get asked this question what are
your strengths for me that’s the dreaded
question I hate having to talk about my
strengths but what are the good features
or characteristics that you have that
you’ll be able to
use to help you do your job well one of
her biggest strengths is her
determination to succeed keep in mind
that strength has a direct opposite
weakness we need to identify the
weaknesses in our team but power does
not have a direct opposite we would just
say lack of power or describe someone as
powerless unable to change a situation
the community were powerless to stop the
resort development well that’s it if you
enjoyed this lesson there are plenty
more coming just like it so make sure
you subscribe to my channel just down
there and make sure that you’re getting
all of my new lessons but you can just
keep watching right now here are a
couple of other lessons from my
collection thanks for watching and I’ll
see you next week bye for now
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