#5 Know Your World: If the world were 100 people
▶️ The world is unfair because people are unequal. We all know that. But it’s good to remind yourself of this reality sometimes, and visualisations like this infographic and video are really good for that.
❗️Here’s an updated but less amazingly animated video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXykDFy9HhQ
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #infographic
▶️ The world is unfair because people are unequal. We all know that. But it’s good to remind yourself of this reality sometimes, and visualisations like this infographic and video are really good for that.
❗️Here’s an updated but less amazingly animated video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXykDFy9HhQ
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #infographic
#66 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.
▶️ “You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful – I start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star they let you do it. You can do anything.”
👉@afandi_english👈 #quote_quiz
🆕 In this new type of quiz you have to guess whose quote (=sth that sb said) the sentence below is.
▶️ “You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful – I start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star they let you do it. You can do anything.”
👉@afandi_english👈 #quote_quiz
Afandi English
Which president said it?
Tremendous! (=great, very big; Trump’s favourite word)
👍 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.
👍 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
❗️Challenge yourself with this tongue twister:
▶️ 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.
❗️Pay attention to:
🔘 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, it’ll benefit your speaking skill!
👉@afandi_english👈 #tongue_twisters
❗️Challenge yourself with this tongue twister:
▶️ 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.
❗️Pay attention to:
🔘 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, it’ll benefit your speaking skill!
👉@afandi_english👈 #tongue_twisters
#103 Our favourite mistakes: Vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentences:
Mening akam chet elda ishlayapti. Men ham chet elga bormoqchiman.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
My brother is working in abroad. I also want to go to abroad.
✅ Well, it should be:
My brother is working in abroad. I also want to go to abroad.
❓Why?
❗️ The word abroad is an adverb and doesn’t need a preposition, just like home.
❗️ The only exception to this rule is from – you can come from abroad or from home.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentences:
Mening akam chet elda ishlayapti. Men ham chet elga bormoqchiman.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
My brother is working in abroad. I also want to go to abroad.
✅ Well, it should be:
❗️ The word abroad is an adverb and doesn’t need a preposition, just like home.
❗️ The only exception to this rule is from – you can come from abroad or from home.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #vocabulary
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#4 Afandi Karaoke: Happy New Year (by ABBA)
▶️ Here’s another classic of the festive season – ABBA’s New Year song of 1979. Love it, sing it!
👉@afandi_english👈 #karaoke
▶️ Here’s another classic of the festive season – ABBA’s New Year song of 1979. Love it, sing it!
👉@afandi_english👈 #karaoke
#35 YouTube Channel Recommendation: Will It Blend?
📊 English Level: Intermediate
🔤 Subtitles: Automatic
💬 Topics: Comedy
💡 Content: Here’s a wacky (=crazy in a funny way) channel that’s 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)!
⛓ Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnFP0IU4gpnmcLnVzDLUtfw
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube
📊 English Level: Intermediate
🔤 Subtitles: Automatic
💬 Topics: Comedy
💡 Content: Here’s a wacky (=crazy in a funny way) channel that’s 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)!
⛓ Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnFP0IU4gpnmcLnVzDLUtfw
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube
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#24 Movie Time: The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
▶️ Today’s movie is a rather arty (=artistic, full of art) cartoon from 🇫🇷France that has hardly any language in it. It’s 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).
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #international_films #cartoon #comedy
▶️ Today’s movie is a rather arty (=artistic, full of art) cartoon from 🇫🇷France that has hardly any language in it. It’s 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).
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #international_films #cartoon #comedy
#68 Travelogue Germany: East vs West
On my last visit to Berlin I saw the new city castle, and that’s a pretty nice little case study of German history in one spot. It’s also quite controversial.
The war
The castle was part of Berlin’s 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 “Palace of the Republic” was built in the castle’s 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 ‘Palace’ 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?
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #germany
On my last visit to Berlin I saw the new city castle, and that’s a pretty nice little case study of German history in one spot. It’s also quite controversial.
The war
The castle was part of Berlin’s 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 “Palace of the Republic” was built in the castle’s 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 ‘Palace’ 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?
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #germany
Afandi English
#68 Travelogue Germany: East vs West On my last visit to Berlin I saw the new city castle, and that’s a pretty nice little case study of German history in one spot. It’s also quite controversial. The war The castle was part of Berlin’s impressive cityscape.…
---Vocab---
📍case study = scientifically looking at one thing to find some general truth 📍controversial = contentious, arguable, some people agree some disagree📍cityscape = landscape of a city 📍demolish = destroy a building 📍rectangular = having four corners, like the shape of a brick 📍house sth (verb) = keep sth inside 📍reunification = becoming one again 📍contain = have sth inside 📍asbestos = a construction material that keeps the inside of a building warm 📍knock sth down = demolish, destroy 📍erase sth = make sth disappear 📍ahistorical = not true to history
📍case study = scientifically looking at one thing to find some general truth 📍controversial = contentious, arguable, some people agree some disagree📍cityscape = landscape of a city 📍demolish = destroy a building 📍rectangular = having four corners, like the shape of a brick 📍house sth (verb) = keep sth inside 📍reunification = becoming one again 📍contain = have sth inside 📍asbestos = a construction material that keeps the inside of a building warm 📍knock sth down = demolish, destroy 📍erase sth = make sth disappear 📍ahistorical = 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.
#80 Spot Afandi and his donkey: Afandi meeting Afandi
❓ Can you spot Afandi in this picture?
❗️ You might be the lucky winner of 5,000 Paynet-soums!
❓ How? Spot Afandi (the little one!!!), mark him in the picture and send it to @jochenho. The time limit is 30 minutes. Not sure what Afandi looks like? Check the pinned message above!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
❓ Can you spot Afandi in this picture?
❗️ You might be the lucky winner of 5,000 Paynet-soums!
❓ How? Spot Afandi (the little one!!!), mark him in the picture and send it to @jochenho. The time limit is 30 minutes. Not sure what Afandi looks like? Check the pinned message above!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
Congrats to Asati!!! 🥳🥳🥳
Cheers to our designers of today - Oisha, Dinara and Avazxon! 😎👍👏
Cheers to our designers of today - Oisha, Dinara and Avazxon! 😎👍👏