Congrats to baxtli Baxtiyor!!! ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ
And breathtaking designs again, this time from Oisha, Sarvar and Bobur! ๐๐๐
And breathtaking designs again, this time from Oisha, Sarvar and Bobur! ๐๐๐
#5 Know Your World: If the world were 100 people
โถ๏ธ The world is unfair because people are unequal. We all know that. But itโs good to remind yourself of this reality sometimes, and visualisations like this infographic and video are really good for that.
โ๏ธHereโs an updated but less amazingly animated video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXykDFy9HhQ
๐@afandi_english๐ #know_your_world #infographic
โถ๏ธ The world is unfair because people are unequal. We all know that. But itโs good to remind yourself of this reality sometimes, and visualisations like this infographic and video are really good for that.
โ๏ธHereโs an updated but less amazingly animated video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXykDFy9HhQ
๐@afandi_english๐ #know_your_world #infographic
#66 Afandi Quiz: Who said it?
๐ In this new type of quiz you have to guess whose quote (=sth that sb said) the sentence below is.
โถ๏ธ โYou know Iโm automatically attracted to beautiful โ I start kissing them. Itโs like a magnet. Just kiss. I donโt even wait. And when youโre a star they let you do it. You can do anything.โ
๐@afandi_english๐ #quote_quiz
๐ In this new type of quiz you have to guess whose quote (=sth that sb said) the sentence below is.
โถ๏ธ โYou know Iโm automatically attracted to beautiful โ I start kissing them. Itโs like a magnet. Just kiss. I donโt even wait. And when youโre a star they let you do it. You can do anything.โ
๐@afandi_english๐ #quote_quiz
Afandi English
Which president said it?
Tremendous! (=great, very big; Trumpโs favourite word)
๐ Of course it was the one and only Donald Trump who could say something as awful as this. Mind you (=telling you not to generalise or conclude anything because of some important detail) though, he said that 10 years before he became president.
๐ Of course it was the one and only Donald Trump who could say something as awful as this. Mind you (=telling you not to generalise or conclude anything because of some important detail) though, he said that 10 years before he became president.
#30 Tongue twister: Switching watches
โ๏ธChallenge yourself with this tongue twister:
โถ๏ธ Robert watched Richard switch his Irish wristwatch for a Swiss wristwatch.
Translation:
Robert Richardning Irlandiyalik qo'l soatini Shveytsariya qo'l soatiga almashtirishini tomosha qildi.
โ๏ธPay attention to:
๐ Fluency and accuracy: Tongue twisters force you to pay more attention to correct pronunciation, while at the same time trying to speak fast. Keep practicing them until your both fluent and accurate, itโll benefit your speaking skill!
๐@afandi_english๐ #tongue_twisters
โ๏ธChallenge yourself with this tongue twister:
โถ๏ธ Robert watched Richard switch his Irish wristwatch for a Swiss wristwatch.
Translation:
Robert Richardning Irlandiyalik qo'l soatini Shveytsariya qo'l soatiga almashtirishini tomosha qildi.
โ๏ธPay attention to:
๐ Fluency and accuracy: Tongue twisters force you to pay more attention to correct pronunciation, while at the same time trying to speak fast. Keep practicing them until your both fluent and accurate, itโll benefit your speaking skill!
๐@afandi_english๐ #tongue_twisters
#103 Our favourite mistakes: Vocabulary
โถ๏ธ Please translate the following sentences:
Mening akam chet elda ishlayapti. Men ham chet elga bormoqchiman.
โ Perhaps you think it is:
My brother is working in abroad. I also want to go to abroad.
โ Well, it should be:
My brother is working in abroad. I also want to go to abroad.
โWhy?
โ๏ธ The word abroad is an adverb and doesnโt need a preposition, just like home.
โ๏ธ The only exception to this rule is from โ you can come from abroad or from home.
๐@afandi_english๐ #mistakes #vocabulary
โถ๏ธ Please translate the following sentences:
Mening akam chet elda ishlayapti. Men ham chet elga bormoqchiman.
โ Perhaps you think it is:
My brother is working in abroad. I also want to go to abroad.
โ Well, it should be:
โ๏ธ The word abroad is an adverb and doesnโt need a preposition, just like home.
โ๏ธ The only exception to this rule is from โ you can come from abroad or from home.
๐@afandi_english๐ #mistakes #vocabulary
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#4 Afandi Karaoke: Happy New Year (by ABBA)
โถ๏ธ Hereโs another classic of the festive season โ ABBAโs New Year song of 1979. Love it, sing it!
๐@afandi_english๐ #karaoke
โถ๏ธ Hereโs another classic of the festive season โ ABBAโs New Year song of 1979. Love it, sing it!
๐@afandi_english๐ #karaoke
#35 YouTube Channel Recommendation: Will It Blend?
๐ English Level: Intermediate
๐ค Subtitles: Automatic
๐ฌ Topics: Comedy
๐ก Content: Hereโs a wacky (=crazy in a funny way) channel thatโs all about putting stuff in a super high-powered blender (=machine in the kitchen to cut and mix things). Check out how this guy manages to blend just about anything (=pretty much anything)!
โ Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnFP0IU4gpnmcLnVzDLUtfw
๐@afandi_english๐ #youtube
๐ English Level: Intermediate
๐ค Subtitles: Automatic
๐ฌ Topics: Comedy
๐ก Content: Hereโs a wacky (=crazy in a funny way) channel thatโs all about putting stuff in a super high-powered blender (=machine in the kitchen to cut and mix things). Check out how this guy manages to blend just about anything (=pretty much anything)!
โ Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnFP0IU4gpnmcLnVzDLUtfw
๐@afandi_english๐ #youtube
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#24 Movie Time: The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
โถ๏ธ Todayโs movie is a rather arty (=artistic, full of art) cartoon from ๐ซ๐ทFrance that has hardly any language in it. Itโs the story of a professional cyclist who gets kidnapped by an evil betting (=playing with money about sports events) wine mafia in a surreal (=unreal, like in a dream) French version of New York. Check out how a cool gang led by his mother comes to his rescue (=saves him).
๐@afandi_english๐ #movie #international_films #cartoon #comedy
โถ๏ธ Todayโs movie is a rather arty (=artistic, full of art) cartoon from ๐ซ๐ทFrance that has hardly any language in it. Itโs the story of a professional cyclist who gets kidnapped by an evil betting (=playing with money about sports events) wine mafia in a surreal (=unreal, like in a dream) French version of New York. Check out how a cool gang led by his mother comes to his rescue (=saves him).
๐@afandi_english๐ #movie #international_films #cartoon #comedy
#68 Travelogue Germany: East vs West
On my last visit to Berlin I saw the new city castle, and thatโs a pretty nice little case study of German history in one spot. Itโs also quite controversial.
The war
The castle was part of Berlinโs impressive cityscape. Sadly, much of it was destroyed in the war and the new communist government of East Germany decided to demolish it.
East Germany
A new โPalace of the Republicโ was built in the castleโs place. The ugly rectangular building housed the East German parliament.
Reunification
The Palace of the Republic was found to contain poisonous asbestos and rich West Berliners wanted the castle back. Despite protests from Easterners the โPalaceโ was knocked down and a modern version of the castle was built.
Was it right to erase East German history to build a beautiful but somehow ahistorical castle?
๐@afandi_english๐ #travel #germany
On my last visit to Berlin I saw the new city castle, and thatโs a pretty nice little case study of German history in one spot. Itโs also quite controversial.
The war
The castle was part of Berlinโs impressive cityscape. Sadly, much of it was destroyed in the war and the new communist government of East Germany decided to demolish it.
East Germany
A new โPalace of the Republicโ was built in the castleโs place. The ugly rectangular building housed the East German parliament.
Reunification
The Palace of the Republic was found to contain poisonous asbestos and rich West Berliners wanted the castle back. Despite protests from Easterners the โPalaceโ was knocked down and a modern version of the castle was built.
Was it right to erase East German history to build a beautiful but somehow ahistorical castle?
๐@afandi_english๐ #travel #germany
Afandi English
#68 Travelogue Germany: East vs West On my last visit to Berlin I saw the new city castle, and thatโs a pretty nice little case study of German history in one spot. Itโs also quite controversial. The war The castle was part of Berlinโs impressive cityscape.โฆ
---Vocab---
๐case study = scientifically looking at one thing to find some general truth ๐controversial = contentious, arguable, some people agree some disagree๐cityscape = landscape of a city ๐demolish = destroy a building ๐rectangular = having four corners, like the shape of a brick ๐house sth (verb) = keep sth inside ๐reunification = becoming one again ๐contain = have sth inside ๐asbestos = a construction material that keeps the inside of a building warm ๐knock sth down = demolish, destroy ๐erase sth = make sth disappear ๐ahistorical = not true to history
๐case study = scientifically looking at one thing to find some general truth ๐controversial = contentious, arguable, some people agree some disagree๐cityscape = landscape of a city ๐demolish = destroy a building ๐rectangular = having four corners, like the shape of a brick ๐house sth (verb) = keep sth inside ๐reunification = becoming one again ๐contain = have sth inside ๐asbestos = a construction material that keeps the inside of a building warm ๐knock sth down = demolish, destroy ๐erase sth = make sth disappear ๐ahistorical = not true to history
What to do with old but ugly buildings in a city?
Anonymous Poll
36%
Demolish and build something new.
24%
Rebuild them in the old style.
21%
Keep the old but add something new.
19%
Keep them to remind people of the past.