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Cheers to our designers of today - Oisha, Dinara and Avazxon! ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
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#1 Know Yourself: 4 Social Styles

๐Ÿ†• What does it take to live a better life? It takes making better decisions. How do we make better decisions? By knowing ourselves. Let Afandi English help you with that.

โ–ถ๏ธ Many attempts have been made to categorise people in types of personality, some of them more useful than others. A very practical one is David Merrill and Roger Reidโ€™s Social Styles model. When you learn about this model you can realise something about yourself and the people around you.

โ—๏ธTake the test below to find out which style you are!

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #know_yourself #psychology
#7 World Food: Fufu from ๐ŸŒWest Africa

โ–ถ๏ธ Fufu is โ€ฆ

... made with:
Traditionally cassava (=a tropical root vegetable) flour but alternatively semolina (=not fine but coarse wheat flour) or corn flour can also be used. It is boiled and formed into a big round shape, usually one for one personโ€™s meal.

... eaten with:
Different soups as well as meat, fish and vegetable stews (=a semi-soupy dish that is cooked for a long time).

Fufu is traditionally eaten by hand.

Healthy or not? ๐ŸŸข
Easy to make? ๐Ÿ”ด
Cheap enough? ๐ŸŸข

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #world_food
#67 Afandi Quiz: Whatโ€™s the word?

Hyenas (=meat-eating dog-like animals in Africa) and vultures (=ugly big meat-eating birds) love to eat meat but donโ€™t usually hunt for themselves. They rather finish off the meat that is left over by real hunters like lions, leopards or cheetahs (=fast-running, lion-like animals).

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #word_quiz
What do we call animals (or humans) who live off the waste of others?
Final Results
15%
forager
12%
ranger
9%
gatherer
18%
proprietor
18%
lavender
28%
scavenger
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What do we call animals (or humans) who live off the waste of others?
Well done!

๐Ÿ‘ Scavenger was correct. Scavengers donโ€™t produce anything, they donโ€™t hunt, they just take whatโ€™s there and are not necessarily picky.

๐Ÿ‘Ž Lavender is a plant that has beautiful and fragrant purple flowers. A proprietor is someone who owns a business. A forager is someone who goes around and collects things to eat. A ranger is someone whose job it is to look after a forest. A gatherer is similar to a forager, i.e. someone who gathers edible things.
#104 Our favourite mistakes: Grammar & Vocabulary

โ–ถ๏ธ Please translate the following sentence:
Universitetga kirmoqchiman.

โŒ Perhaps you think it is:
I want to enter to university.

โœ… Well, it should be:
I want to enter university.

โ“Why?

โ—๏ธ The Uzbek -ga is not always translated as to in English. It all depends on the verb. Here are some more verbs that do not need to:

โŒ admire to sb โŒ advise to sb โŒ answer to sb โŒ attack to sb โŒ call to sb โŒ congratulate to sb โŒ marry to sb โŒ respect to sb
โœ… admire sb โœ… advise sb โœ… answer sb โœ… attack sb โœ… call sb โœ… congratulate sb โœ… marry sb โœ… respect sb

โŒ access to sth โŒ attend to sth โŒ face to sth โŒ join to sth
โœ… access sth โœ… attend sth โœ… face sth โœ… join sth

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #mistakes #grammar #vocabulary
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#1 Self-study: Tom & Savannah ๐Ÿ†• Brand new on the channel: Materials for self-study! Learn English with interesting videos. You wonโ€™t believe how much English you can extract from a video if you go to the bottom of it. IELTS students โ€“ here is your sourceโ€ฆ
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#20 Self-study: Steppes to the West

โ–ถ๏ธ Todayโ€™s video and handout are about a Mongolian young lady who went on a long journey from Mongolia to London with a bunch of camels. Find out why and pick up some English on the way!

You may say that this Mongolian ladyโ€™s English isnโ€™t 100%, but no worries, you will find good English in the handout. And regardless, as a competent English speaker you can deal with any accent in this world. ๐Ÿ˜‰

โ—๏ธIf you think this is good material for your self-study, please follow the instructions in #1 ๐Ÿ‘† and the instructions on the handout below ๐Ÿ‘‡.

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #self_study
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#25 Movie Time: Murielโ€™s Wedding (1994)

โ–ถ๏ธ Todayโ€™s movie is an ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralian tragicomedy (=a film or theatre play thatโ€™s both sad and funny) about a chubby (=a little bit fat) young lady who dreams of getting married but isnโ€™t quite ready for it. Watch to find out how she manages!

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #movie #international_films #comedy #drama
#69 Travelogue Uzbekistan: What is English?

We all learn English at school. But what English actually?

The language of England
The Union Jack tells us itโ€™s all about the UK while Big Ben, the Tower Bridge and the red double decker buses refer to London. All of the UK and London โ€“ letโ€™s just call that โ€œEnglandโ€.

The language of English-speaking countries
Native speakers come from the UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and then it gets complicated. Irish people are white, so letโ€™s count them in. South Africa? India? Oh no.

A language of Uzbekistan
English looks really cool, not only on storefronts and peopleโ€™s clothes but also in schools. It also sounds cool during demo classes. The best decoration ever!

Problem: Uzbek meets Indian. Uzbek struggles and blames Indian. Business doesnโ€™t take off. Whose fault? Uzbek English teachersโ€™! They fail to prepare their students for dealing with different Englishes.

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #travel #uzbekistan
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#69 Travelogue Uzbekistan: What is English? We all learn English at school. But what English actually? The language of England The Union Jack tells us itโ€™s all about the UK while Big Ben, the Tower Bridge and the red double decker buses refer to London.โ€ฆ
---Vocab---
๐Ÿ“the Union Jack = the name of the UKโ€™s flag ๐Ÿ“double decker = a bus or train with two floors ๐Ÿ“storefront = the sign on top of a shop ๐Ÿ“demo class = a class of a new teacher to get a job ๐Ÿ“take off = develop, become successful