#11 A Good Laugh: Success
▶️ Did you know “Success” could be a name? Actually it is a common one in 🇳🇬Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation. Check out how a clever little girl named Success outsmarts (=be smarter than someone else) the adults around her.
👉@afandi_english👈 #good_laugh #world_englishes
▶️ Did you know “Success” could be a name? Actually it is a common one in 🇳🇬Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation. Check out how a clever little girl named Success outsmarts (=be smarter than someone else) the adults around her.
👉@afandi_english👈 #good_laugh #world_englishes
#117 Our favourite mistakes: Vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Boshliq kabinetidami yoki ko’chadami?
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
Is the boss in his cabinet or on the street?
✅ Well, it should be:
Is the boss in his office or outside?
❓Why?
❗️ Cabinet exists in English but doesn’t have the meaning of room. The main meaning is group of ministers in a government and a secondary meaning is a slightly old and formal word for cupboard, especially one in which important things are stored.
❗️ On the street means literally on the street and nothing else. From the Uzbek sentence it’s not clear where exactly the boss is, the correct translation is therefore outside.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Boshliq kabinetidami yoki ko’chadami?
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
Is the boss in his cabinet or on the street?
✅ Well, it should be:
❗️ Cabinet exists in English but doesn’t have the meaning of room. The main meaning is group of ministers in a government and a secondary meaning is a slightly old and formal word for cupboard, especially one in which important things are stored.
❗️ On the street means literally on the street and nothing else. From the Uzbek sentence it’s not clear where exactly the boss is, the correct translation is therefore outside.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #vocabulary
#10 World Food: 🇪🇬🇱🇧🇸🇾 Falafel
▶️ Falafel is a common type of street food in the Middle East. You can also find it in Europe and North America where there are Arab eateries (=places to eat) and food vendors (=sb who sells sth, esp. on the street). It is …
... made with:
Chickpeas (=a kind of bean) or beans formed into small balls that are deep-fried (=fried in a lot of oil).
... eaten with:
Hummus, a sauce made from chickpeas, or a yoghurt sauce and often also vegetables in a flat bread, very much like a doner kebab.
Healthy or not? 🟡
Easy to make? 🔴
Cheap enough? 🟢
👉@afandi_english👈 #world_food
▶️ Falafel is a common type of street food in the Middle East. You can also find it in Europe and North America where there are Arab eateries (=places to eat) and food vendors (=sb who sells sth, esp. on the street). It is …
... made with:
Chickpeas (=a kind of bean) or beans formed into small balls that are deep-fried (=fried in a lot of oil).
... eaten with:
Hummus, a sauce made from chickpeas, or a yoghurt sauce and often also vegetables in a flat bread, very much like a doner kebab.
Healthy or not? 🟡
Easy to make? 🔴
Cheap enough? 🟢
👉@afandi_english👈 #world_food
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#32 Movie Time: Animals Are Beautiful People (1974)
▶️ Today’s movie is a family-friendly (=suitable for children) 🇿🇦South African nature documentary film with a comedy twist (=an unexpected characteristic). The animals of the Kalahari Desert are quite entertaining, see for yourself!
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #international_films #comedy
▶️ Today’s movie is a family-friendly (=suitable for children) 🇿🇦South African nature documentary film with a comedy twist (=an unexpected characteristic). The animals of the Kalahari Desert are quite entertaining, see for yourself!
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #international_films #comedy
#94 Spot Afandi and his donkey: Afandi checking in at Hotel Uzbekistan
❓ Can you spot Afandi in this picture?
❗️ You might be the lucky winner of 5,000 Paynet-soums!
❓ How? Spot Afandi, 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, 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 the first on the list today - Yulduz!!! 🥳🥳🥳
Cheers to our designers for today - Muhammadali, Durdona and Muslima! 👏👏👏
Cheers to our designers for today - Muhammadali, Durdona and Muslima! 👏👏👏
Afandi English
❗️Dear students, 🆕 I’m excited to announce the start of the new Project Hub. ⏰ When? Every Monday 13:00-15:00, from 27 March. 🏢 Where? Yoshlar Markazi in Andijan Eski Shahar 💰 How much? Participation is free of charge. 🔎 What? We will work on various…
Today again at Andijan Yoshlar Markazi, 2nd floor!
Be there at 1pm and join us discussing and planning real-life projects in English.
Participation is free!
Be there at 1pm and join us discussing and planning real-life projects in English.
Participation is free!
#15 Know Your World: East vs West (Part 1)
▶️ There are some serious cultural differences between 🔴East and 🔵West that come to the surface in many situations of daily life. Check out these pictures originally made by a Chinese graphic designer living in Germany. For your convenience, the titles are translated to English and Uzbek.
There’s a whole bunch of pictures, today let’s look at five of them.
See Part 2 and Part 3.
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #infographic
▶️ There are some serious cultural differences between 🔴East and 🔵West that come to the surface in many situations of daily life. Check out these pictures originally made by a Chinese graphic designer living in Germany. For your convenience, the titles are translated to English and Uzbek.
There’s a whole bunch of pictures, today let’s look at five of them.
See Part 2 and Part 3.
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #infographic
If you have a big and embarrassing failure you …
Final Results
32%
flip upside down
46%
fall flat on your face
11%
slide in the mud
12%
take a dry dive
Afandi English
If you have a big and embarrassing failure you …
Not bad!
💡 You say you can do it, walk to the front of the class but then you can’t do it and everyone laughs at you. How embarrassing! Congratulations, you’ve just fallen flat on your face!
💡 You say you can do it, walk to the front of the class but then you can’t do it and everyone laughs at you. How embarrassing! Congratulations, you’ve just fallen flat on your face!
#118 Our favourite mistakes: Pronunciation
▶️ Try pronouncing the following words:
• above
• every
• move
• oven
• over
• video
• visa
• vowel
❓What do these words have in common?
❗️ They all have a strong [v] sound, like the ‘в’ in Russian and unlike ‘v’ in Uzbek. For clarity in Cyrillic (not Russian pronunciation):
• above – ❌ эбоу, ✅ эбав
• every – ❌ эури, ✅ эври
• move – ❌ муу, ✅ мув
• oven – ❌ оуэн, ✅ авен
• over – ❌ оууер, ✅ оувер
• video – ❌ уидео, ✅ видиоу
• visa – ❌ уиза, ✅ виза
• vowel – ❌ уауэл, ✅ вауэл
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #pronunciation
▶️ Try pronouncing the following words:
• above
• every
• move
• oven
• over
• video
• visa
• vowel
❓What do these words have in common?
❗️ They all have a strong [v] sound, like the ‘в’ in Russian and unlike ‘v’ in Uzbek. For clarity in Cyrillic (not Russian pronunciation):
• above – ❌ эбоу, ✅ эбав
• every – ❌ эури, ✅ эври
• move – ❌ муу, ✅ мув
• oven – ❌ оуэн, ✅ авен
• over – ❌ оууер, ✅ оувер
• video – ❌ уидео, ✅ видиоу
• visa – ❌ уиза, ✅ виза
• vowel – ❌ уауэл, ✅ вауэл
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #pronunciation
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#10 Must Watch: The greatest country?
▶️ Here’s a famous scene from The Newsroom, an 🇺🇸American political TV serial, in which a journalist gives a shocking answer to the question “Why is America the greatest country in the world?” – see for yourself.
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch
▶️ Here’s a famous scene from The Newsroom, an 🇺🇸American political TV serial, in which a journalist gives a shocking answer to the question “Why is America the greatest country in the world?” – see for yourself.
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch
#41 YouTube Channel Recommendation: Mark Wiens
📊 English Level: Upper
🔤 Subtitles: Automatic
💬 Topics: Food, travel
💡 Content: Mark Wiens is possibly the most famous YouTuber at the crossroads of food and travel. In his videos he explores different countries where he goes on food tours to experience authentic local flavours. His positive spirit will capture you instantly, making you feel as if you’re right there with him.
⛓ Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEd6QBSgat5kkC6svyjudA
Check out his series of food travel videos about Uzbekistan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3xHJzNNM2A&list=PLeoy0zUu6bqlW2RryzyI5MMO7xDpZeFmg
He also has an interesting life story actually: https://markwiens.me/about/
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube #world_food
📊 English Level: Upper
🔤 Subtitles: Automatic
💬 Topics: Food, travel
💡 Content: Mark Wiens is possibly the most famous YouTuber at the crossroads of food and travel. In his videos he explores different countries where he goes on food tours to experience authentic local flavours. His positive spirit will capture you instantly, making you feel as if you’re right there with him.
⛓ Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEd6QBSgat5kkC6svyjudA
Check out his series of food travel videos about Uzbekistan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3xHJzNNM2A&list=PLeoy0zUu6bqlW2RryzyI5MMO7xDpZeFmg
He also has an interesting life story actually: https://markwiens.me/about/
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube #world_food