And the winner is....... Muyassar! 👻🥳🤩
Good job on those designs, Oyatillo, Kamola and Baxtiyor! 👍👏✌️
Good job on those designs, Oyatillo, Kamola and Baxtiyor! 👍👏✌️
#19 Featured article: The world’s most travelled person?
📍 Are you feeling stuck in your country and you don’t know where to go? Why not do it like this old gentleman from Cuba who has been writing poems about many places in the world – without actually having left his country even once!
⛓ https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210114-the-bus-porter-who-travelled-the-world
❗️ This is a very short article with a video.
👉@afandi_english👈 #article
📍 Are you feeling stuck in your country and you don’t know where to go? Why not do it like this old gentleman from Cuba who has been writing poems about many places in the world – without actually having left his country even once!
⛓ https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210114-the-bus-porter-who-travelled-the-world
❗️ This is a very short article with a video.
👉@afandi_english👈 #article
Bbc
The world 'traveller' who never left home
Luis Martinez has written thousands of vivid poems about cities around the world, yet the Cuban bus porter has never left his homeland.
#55 Afandi Quiz: Who said it?
🆕 In this new type of quiz you have to guess whose quote (=sth that sb said) the sentence below is.
▶️ “Optimism, pessimism, f*** that; we’re going to make it happen. As God is my bloody (used as a rude emphasis) witness (=sb who sees sth happening), I’m hell-bent on (=very determined to) making it work.”
👉@afandi_english👈 #quiz #quote_quiz
🆕 In this new type of quiz you have to guess whose quote (=sth that sb said) the sentence below is.
▶️ “Optimism, pessimism, f*** that; we’re going to make it happen. As God is my bloody (used as a rude emphasis) witness (=sb who sees sth happening), I’m hell-bent on (=very determined to) making it work.”
👉@afandi_english👈 #quiz #quote_quiz
Afandi English
Who said it?
A close call!
👍 The quote is
👎 Yes, this quote is rude and ruthless (=not caring about hurting people) enough to be
👍 The quote is
Elon Musk's. He is a successful businessman and likes to voice (=tell sb one’s feelings about sth) his opinions. His determination (=strong will to do sth) persuades investors and customers. “Making it work” also sounds more like a plan for business.👎 Yes, this quote is rude and ruthless (=not caring about hurting people) enough to be
Stalin's. However, the first sentence sounds very modern, not like something that anyone would have said 70 or more years ago. It couldn’t have been Tom Hanks or Michael Jackson – actors and pop stars don’t have to be so iron-fisted (=very strict).#6 A Good Laugh: Safe Baby Handling
▶️ Let’s be honest, some young parents are just too young to handle their babies correctly. Here’s a guide that’ll come in handy (=be useful at the right time), not only for young parents but also for greedy vocab grabbers (=people who take something quickly and rudely)!
👉@afandi_english👈 #good_laugh
▶️ Let’s be honest, some young parents are just too young to handle their babies correctly. Here’s a guide that’ll come in handy (=be useful at the right time), not only for young parents but also for greedy vocab grabbers (=people who take something quickly and rudely)!
👉@afandi_english👈 #good_laugh
Guess. Is this serious advice? (Quiz)
Anonymous Quiz
61%
Yes, some people are really that stupid.
39%
No, it’s just a joke.
#92 Our favourite mistakes: Spelling
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Men Andijon, Farg’ona, Toshkent, Samarqand, Buxoro va Xivada bo‘lganman.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
I have been to Andijon, Fargona, Toshkent, Samarqand, Buxoro and Xiva.
✅ Well, it should be:
I have been to Andijan, Fergana, Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva.
❓Why?
❗️ Bigger cities in Uzbekistan have English names that are closer to Russian and do not contain any q, x or g’.
❗️ The English spelling of Andijon is not Andizhan which is a transcription of the Russian Андижан. The correct spelling is Andijan.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #spelling
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Men Andijon, Farg’ona, Toshkent, Samarqand, Buxoro va Xivada bo‘lganman.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
I have been to Andijon, Fargona, Toshkent, Samarqand, Buxoro and Xiva.
✅ Well, it should be:
❓Why?
❗️ Bigger cities in Uzbekistan have English names that are closer to Russian and do not contain any q, x or g’.
❗️ The English spelling of Andijon is not Andizhan which is a transcription of the Russian Андижан. The correct spelling is Andijan.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #spelling
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#4 Must Watch: History of the Entire World, I guess
▶️ You’ve got no memory of your history class at school? You feel that history is one big mystery? Then this video is your chance to catch up! It’s also a great example of infotainment – the happy marriage between information and entertainment. Don’t take it all that (=so) seriously though!
👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch
▶️ You’ve got no memory of your history class at school? You feel that history is one big mystery? Then this video is your chance to catch up! It’s also a great example of infotainment – the happy marriage between information and entertainment. Don’t take it all that (=so) seriously though!
👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch
#58 Travelogue UK: The future of shopping
Perhaps you thought self-checkout was pretty futuristic. But check out this “Just Walk Out” shop, opened in London by Amazon in 2021. Here’s how it works:
1. Getting inside
You have the Amazon app installed on your phone and scan a QR code at the entrance. As you enter the cameras keep an eye on you.
2. Grabbing stuff
Take anything, place it anywhere in your bag or pocket. Take similar products, put something back onto the shelf, grab a coffee – the cameras can detect anything you do. It works even without facial recognition, just cameras and sensors on the ceiling.
3. Time to pay
You just walk out with that strange feeling, like it’s your first time shoplifting. But sure enough, minutes later you check your app and it’s all there.
To what end? Tell me what you buy and I’ll tell you who you are. Amazon will know you better than you know yourself. Still a good deal?
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #uk
Perhaps you thought self-checkout was pretty futuristic. But check out this “Just Walk Out” shop, opened in London by Amazon in 2021. Here’s how it works:
1. Getting inside
You have the Amazon app installed on your phone and scan a QR code at the entrance. As you enter the cameras keep an eye on you.
2. Grabbing stuff
Take anything, place it anywhere in your bag or pocket. Take similar products, put something back onto the shelf, grab a coffee – the cameras can detect anything you do. It works even without facial recognition, just cameras and sensors on the ceiling.
3. Time to pay
You just walk out with that strange feeling, like it’s your first time shoplifting. But sure enough, minutes later you check your app and it’s all there.
To what end? Tell me what you buy and I’ll tell you who you are. Amazon will know you better than you know yourself. Still a good deal?
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #uk
Afandi English
#58 Travelogue UK: The future of shopping Perhaps you thought self-checkout was pretty futuristic. But check out this “Just Walk Out” shop, opened in London by Amazon in 2021. Here’s how it works: 1. Getting inside You have the Amazon app installed on your…
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📍self-checkout = paying in the supermarket without shop assistant 📍futuristic = very modern, like from the future 📍install sth = add a program to your computer or phone 📍keep an eye on sb = keep checking sb 📍grab = take sth quickly 📍detect sth = notice, discover sth 📍facial recognition = ability of a camera to recognise sb by their face 📍sensor = equipment to discover sth 📍shoplifting = stealing sth from a shop 📍sure enough = as predicted 📍To what end? = For what aim?
📍self-checkout = paying in the supermarket without shop assistant 📍futuristic = very modern, like from the future 📍install sth = add a program to your computer or phone 📍keep an eye on sb = keep checking sb 📍grab = take sth quickly 📍detect sth = notice, discover sth 📍facial recognition = ability of a camera to recognise sb by their face 📍sensor = equipment to discover sth 📍shoplifting = stealing sth from a shop 📍sure enough = as predicted 📍To what end? = For what aim?