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On behalf of your silent and silenced Uyghur brothers and sisters, best wishes to all on the occasion of Eid al-Adha 2021!
#25 Tongue twister: Thoughts
❗️Challenge yourself with this tongue twister:
▶️ I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought. If the thought I thought I thought had been the thought I thought, I wouldn't have thought so much.
Translation:
Men bir fikr o‘yladim. Ammo, men o‘ylagan fikr men o‘ylagan fikr emasmikin deb o‘yladim. Agar men o‘ylagan fikrimni o‘ylaganim men o‘ylagan fikrim bo‘lganda edi, men bu qadar ko‘p o‘ylamagan bo‘lar edim.
❗️Pay attention to:
🔘 Intonation – strong / weak: Without intonation no one can understand the meaning of this tongue twister.
▶️ Now practice: I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought. If the thought I thought I thought had been the thought I thought, I wouldn't have thought so much.
👉@afandi_english👈 #tongue_twisters
❗️Challenge yourself with this tongue twister:
▶️ I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought. If the thought I thought I thought had been the thought I thought, I wouldn't have thought so much.
Translation:
Men bir fikr o‘yladim. Ammo, men o‘ylagan fikr men o‘ylagan fikr emasmikin deb o‘yladim. Agar men o‘ylagan fikrimni o‘ylaganim men o‘ylagan fikrim bo‘lganda edi, men bu qadar ko‘p o‘ylamagan bo‘lar edim.
❗️Pay attention to:
🔘 Intonation – strong / weak: Without intonation no one can understand the meaning of this tongue twister.
▶️ Now practice: I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought. If the thought I thought I thought had been the thought I thought, I wouldn't have thought so much.
👉@afandi_english👈 #tongue_twisters
#80 Our favourite mistakes: Grammar & Vocab
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Ertaga qaytaman.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
I will back tomorrow.
✅ Well, it should be:
I will go / be back tomorrow. (informal)
I will return tomorrow. (formal)
❓Why?
❗️ Back cannot be used as a verb here, you still need to use go or come. In a formal situation you can use return.
❗️ There is a verb back sb/sth but that is formal and means support sb/sth, e.g. Some politicians do not back the new law.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #grammar #vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Ertaga qaytaman.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
I will back tomorrow.
✅ Well, it should be:
I will return tomorrow. (formal)
❗️ Back cannot be used as a verb here, you still need to use go or come. In a formal situation you can use return.
❗️ There is a verb back sb/sth but that is formal and means support sb/sth, e.g. Some politicians do not back the new law.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #grammar #vocabulary
#46 Travelogue Germany: Psychomarkets
When you go to the outdoor market you buy what you need, but when you go to a supermarket you somehow always buy more than you actually need. What’s going on there?
It's psychology. Here’s what German supermarkets do:
Braking zone
People want to save time. Some supermarkets put messy shelves full of special offers right at the entrance to slow customers down and make them forget what they wanted to buy.
Eye-level displays
People are lazy. They don’t want to stretch or bow down to the ground. As you can see, the products placed on our eye-level are more expensive.
Keep right
People usually keep right, not only when driving but also when walking. Most supermarkets make you move towards the checkout in an anti-clockwise direction so you need more time to find your way out.
They have more tricks, read about them here.
---Vocab---
📍stretch = make your arms/legs long 📍checkout = where you pay
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #germany
When you go to the outdoor market you buy what you need, but when you go to a supermarket you somehow always buy more than you actually need. What’s going on there?
It's psychology. Here’s what German supermarkets do:
Braking zone
People want to save time. Some supermarkets put messy shelves full of special offers right at the entrance to slow customers down and make them forget what they wanted to buy.
Eye-level displays
People are lazy. They don’t want to stretch or bow down to the ground. As you can see, the products placed on our eye-level are more expensive.
Keep right
People usually keep right, not only when driving but also when walking. Most supermarkets make you move towards the checkout in an anti-clockwise direction so you need more time to find your way out.
They have more tricks, read about them here.
---Vocab---
📍stretch = make your arms/legs long 📍checkout = where you pay
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #germany
Should supermarkets be allowed to use such tricks?
Anonymous Poll
46%
Yes, that's how business works.
33%
Well, only within limits.
16%
No, it's wrong to fool people.
6%
Do I look as if I care?
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#9 Documentary: Livestreaming in China
▶️ Livestreaming is when internet celebrities (=famous people) – or those who want to be one – talk to their fans live on camera. It’s big business in China, and it’s getting big elsewhere, too.
🆕 Monday is for discussions and debates! Today we will have a discussion on Afandi English Chat (@afandi_english_chat) for the remaining evening. You will find the questions there!
👉@afandi_english👈 #documentary
▶️ Livestreaming is when internet celebrities (=famous people) – or those who want to be one – talk to their fans live on camera. It’s big business in China, and it’s getting big elsewhere, too.
🆕 Monday is for discussions and debates! Today we will have a discussion on Afandi English Chat (@afandi_english_chat) for the remaining evening. You will find the questions there!
👉@afandi_english👈 #documentary
Audio
#44 Afandi Quiz: Mysterious song
Today’s quiz is about a mysterious song from a mysterious island nation! Can you guess where it’s from? Pay attention to the language and style.
👉@afandi_english👈 #song_quiz
Today’s quiz is about a mysterious song from a mysterious island nation! Can you guess where it’s from? Pay attention to the language and style.
👉@afandi_english👈 #song_quiz
Which island nation is this song from?
Final Results
24%
Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean)
29%
Malta (Mediterranean)
16%
Seychelles (Indian Ocean)
31%
Palau (South Pacific)
Afandi English
Which island nation is this song from?
Fair enough!
👍 Palau was the right answer. The language is Palauan which bears some similarity to Tagalog (Philippines) and Malay. In terms of style the song is more melodious than rhythmic and there are a bunch of people singing, all of which is typical for the South Pacific region / Oceania.
👎 Malta was wrong. The small nation is situated between Italy and Tunisia and is culturally mostly European but has significant Arab influence. The Maltese language is actually more similar to Arabic than Italian. Trinidad & Tobago was also wrong. Music from the Caribbean would be sung in a European language and much more rhythmic. Seychelles was also wrong. This nation’s culture is a mixture of European and African influences.
👍 Palau was the right answer. The language is Palauan which bears some similarity to Tagalog (Philippines) and Malay. In terms of style the song is more melodious than rhythmic and there are a bunch of people singing, all of which is typical for the South Pacific region / Oceania.
👎 Malta was wrong. The small nation is situated between Italy and Tunisia and is culturally mostly European but has significant Arab influence. The Maltese language is actually more similar to Arabic than Italian. Trinidad & Tobago was also wrong. Music from the Caribbean would be sung in a European language and much more rhythmic. Seychelles was also wrong. This nation’s culture is a mixture of European and African influences.
#81 Our favourite mistakes: Grammar
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Hukumat muammoni hal etishi kerak.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
Government should solve the problem.
✅ Well, it should be:
The government should solve the problem.
❓Why?
❗️ There is always only one government in one country, so it’s definite.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #grammar
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Hukumat muammoni hal etishi kerak.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
Government should solve the problem.
✅ Well, it should be:
❗️ There is always only one government in one country, so it’s definite.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #grammar
Afandi English
#1 Self-study: Tom & Savannah 🆕 Brand new on the channel: Materials for self-study! Learn English with interesting videos. You won’t believe how much English you can extract from a video if you go to the bottom of it. IELTS students – here is your source…
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#15 Self-study: The cup stacker
▶️ Today’s video and handout are about Trey, a boy from Texas who is one of the world’s fastest cup stackers. Check out how crazy and professional at the same time people can be about such a weird thing as cup stacking.
🔤 Subtitles provided.
❗️If you think this is good material for your self-study, please follow the instructions in #1 👆 and the instructions on the handout below 👇.
👉@afandi_english👈 #self_study
▶️ Today’s video and handout are about Trey, a boy from Texas who is one of the world’s fastest cup stackers. Check out how crazy and professional at the same time people can be about such a weird thing as cup stacking.
🔤 Subtitles provided.
❗️If you think this is good material for your self-study, please follow the instructions in #1 👆 and the instructions on the handout below 👇.
👉@afandi_english👈 #self_study
#47 Travelogue Germany: Political stickers
Walk through any university town in Germany and you’ll find these little stickers on lamp-posts, traffic light poles, bus stops and so on. It’s a form of political activism. What are the messages? Mainly these three:
Anti-capitalism
Capitalism makes rich people richer and poor people poorer and is therefore the root of all injustice in the world. Bring back communism!
Environmentalism
There are two ways to save the climate – back to nature or geoengineering. Let’s choose ‘back to nature’ and criticise consumers and governments!
Anarchism
Wouldn’t you like to live in a country without government or in a world without countries? Oh and no police either. Total freedom, that is!
---Vocab---
📍lamp-post = poles to hold street lights 📍pole = long stick made of metal or wood 📍activism = trying to change society for the better 📍geoengineering = changing the climate with technology
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #germany
Walk through any university town in Germany and you’ll find these little stickers on lamp-posts, traffic light poles, bus stops and so on. It’s a form of political activism. What are the messages? Mainly these three:
Anti-capitalism
Capitalism makes rich people richer and poor people poorer and is therefore the root of all injustice in the world. Bring back communism!
Environmentalism
There are two ways to save the climate – back to nature or geoengineering. Let’s choose ‘back to nature’ and criticise consumers and governments!
Anarchism
Wouldn’t you like to live in a country without government or in a world without countries? Oh and no police either. Total freedom, that is!
---Vocab---
📍lamp-post = poles to hold street lights 📍pole = long stick made of metal or wood 📍activism = trying to change society for the better 📍geoengineering = changing the climate with technology
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #germany