#49 Travelogue UK: Creative London
Take a stroll (=walk) through London and unless you’re blind, stupid or in a hurry you will stop here and there to take photos or just smile in amazement. Why can London do what other cities can’t?
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Take a stroll (=walk) through London and unless you’re blind, stupid or in a hurry you will stop here and there to take photos or just smile in amazement. Why can London do what other cities can’t?
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #uk
What's needed to make a city more interesting? (You can choose more than one answer)
Anonymous Poll
37%
Basically money
74%
Creative people
36%
Government policies
51%
A particular culture
#27 YouTube Channel Recommendation: VICE
📊 English Level: Advanced
🔤 Subtitles: Mostly available
💬 Topics: News, technology, crime, society, entertainment
💡 Content: This channel has a wide and slightly random collection of videos for younger audiences. The style and topics are quite unconventional (=not ordinary, unlike others).
⛓ Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/vice
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📊 English Level: Advanced
🔤 Subtitles: Mostly available
💬 Topics: News, technology, crime, society, entertainment
💡 Content: This channel has a wide and slightly random collection of videos for younger audiences. The style and topics are quite unconventional (=not ordinary, unlike others).
⛓ Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/vice
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube
#17 Featured article: Taking it slow
📍 Bulgaria is the EU’s least vaccinated country. Read today’s featured article to find out why. The article is also available in audio format.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/08/12/with-just-15-fully-jabbed-bulgaria-is-giving-away-vaccine-shots
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📍 Bulgaria is the EU’s least vaccinated country. Read today’s featured article to find out why. The article is also available in audio format.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/08/12/with-just-15-fully-jabbed-bulgaria-is-giving-away-vaccine-shots
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
The Economist
With just 15% fully jabbed, Bulgaria is giving away vaccine shots
Demand is so low that many doses are about to expire | Europe
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Well done!
👍 Tajikistan was indeed the correct answer. The flag was obviously a hint but hey, the other countries also have the same colours in their flags! The statue hints at something Islamic though.
👎 Iran was close enough but wrong. Iran is a theocracy (=a country ruled by religious leaders) without a strong presidential tradition, hence there wouldn’t be such a big presidential palace. Italy was wrong. The Italian flag has vertical, not horizontal stripes. Hungary was also wrong despite the flag being a match.
👍 Tajikistan was indeed the correct answer. The flag was obviously a hint but hey, the other countries also have the same colours in their flags! The statue hints at something Islamic though.
👎 Iran was close enough but wrong. Iran is a theocracy (=a country ruled by religious leaders) without a strong presidential tradition, hence there wouldn’t be such a big presidential palace. Italy was wrong. The Italian flag has vertical, not horizontal stripes. Hungary was also wrong despite the flag being a match.
#26 Tongue twister: TH nightmare
❗️Challenge yourself with this tongue twister:
▶️ Something in a thicket of thorns and thistles thumped and thundered threatening the thoughts of Matthew the thug - although, thankfully, it was only the thirteen-thousand thistles and thorns through the underneath of his thigh that the thirty-year-old thug thought of that morning.
Translation:
Qushqonmas va tikanli chakalakzorda nimadir gumburlab-gursillab uradi Metyu bezorining xayollarini qorqitib, lekin shukurki, o'ttiz yoshli bezori, ertalab, sonining ostida deb oylagan tikonlar o'n uch mintagina edi.
❗️Pay attention to:
🔘 Pronunciation – the TH sounds: Don’t miss any of them. Record yourself to check and train your ears. Pronunciation problems exist because we don’t hear the difference.
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❗️Challenge yourself with this tongue twister:
▶️ Something in a thicket of thorns and thistles thumped and thundered threatening the thoughts of Matthew the thug - although, thankfully, it was only the thirteen-thousand thistles and thorns through the underneath of his thigh that the thirty-year-old thug thought of that morning.
Translation:
Qushqonmas va tikanli chakalakzorda nimadir gumburlab-gursillab uradi Metyu bezorining xayollarini qorqitib, lekin shukurki, o'ttiz yoshli bezori, ertalab, sonining ostida deb oylagan tikonlar o'n uch mintagina edi.
❗️Pay attention to:
🔘 Pronunciation – the TH sounds: Don’t miss any of them. Record yourself to check and train your ears. Pronunciation problems exist because we don’t hear the difference.
👉@afandi_english👈 #tongue_twisters
#84 Our favourite mistakes: Writing
▶️ Please take a look at the following placeholder text (=meaningless text, esp. for design):
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
❓What’s the problem?
❗️ The two paragraphs are marked by both indents (=space at the beginning of a line) and line breaks (=empty line). Choose one style only!
❗️ Indents are used in books and magazines for long, printed texts. They help us save paper. Online texts usually have line breaks. We can say that indents are a little bit old-fashioned nowadays.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #writing
▶️ Please take a look at the following placeholder text (=meaningless text, esp. for design):
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
❓What’s the problem?
❗️ The two paragraphs are marked by both indents (=space at the beginning of a line) and line breaks (=empty line). Choose one style only!
❗️ Indents are used in books and magazines for long, printed texts. They help us save paper. Online texts usually have line breaks. We can say that indents are a little bit old-fashioned nowadays.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #writing
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#1 Places I want to go: Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵
🆕 Let’s face it. Travelling hasn’t been easy and isn’t getting easier any time soon. So why not take advantage of some virtual travelling with Afandi English. Get to know important places in the world and pick up some vocab on the way! For maximum effect watch the video several times and cross-check with the vocab list. You may also print it and add your own notes to it.
▶️ Today’s video is about Tokyo, the capital of Japan.
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel
🆕 Let’s face it. Travelling hasn’t been easy and isn’t getting easier any time soon. So why not take advantage of some virtual travelling with Afandi English. Get to know important places in the world and pick up some vocab on the way! For maximum effect watch the video several times and cross-check with the vocab list. You may also print it and add your own notes to it.
▶️ Today’s video is about Tokyo, the capital of Japan.
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel
#50 Travelogue UK: Night-seeing in London
People who don’t travel much dream of sightseeing and taking photos in front of famous landmarks. I find it more interesting at night when you don’t have to share with so many tourists. Check out London by night:
• Big Ben and Houses of Parliament
Big Ben is actually only the bell inside the clock tower. The Houses of Parliament is the seat of the British government.
• Westminster Abbey
Britain’s most important church where all the royal weddings are held.
• Buckingham Palace
Where Queen Elizabeth II. lives.
• Trafalgar Square
A busy square full of tourists and pidgeons with a statue of Admiral Nelson who died in a victorious sea battle against France and Spain.
• The London Eye
The big Ferris wheel built for a celebration welcoming the year 2000.
• Piccadilly Circus
A big road junction with iconic illuminated advertising.
• Oxford Street
London’s busiest street for shopping.
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #uk
People who don’t travel much dream of sightseeing and taking photos in front of famous landmarks. I find it more interesting at night when you don’t have to share with so many tourists. Check out London by night:
• Big Ben and Houses of Parliament
Big Ben is actually only the bell inside the clock tower. The Houses of Parliament is the seat of the British government.
• Westminster Abbey
Britain’s most important church where all the royal weddings are held.
• Buckingham Palace
Where Queen Elizabeth II. lives.
• Trafalgar Square
A busy square full of tourists and pidgeons with a statue of Admiral Nelson who died in a victorious sea battle against France and Spain.
• The London Eye
The big Ferris wheel built for a celebration welcoming the year 2000.
• Piccadilly Circus
A big road junction with iconic illuminated advertising.
• Oxford Street
London’s busiest street for shopping.
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #uk
---Vocab---
📍landmark = a famous building 📍victorious = winning 📍iconic = famous, representing sth 📍illuminated = having lights
📍landmark = a famous building 📍victorious = winning 📍iconic = famous, representing sth 📍illuminated = having lights