#80 Afandi Quiz: What’s the word?

Let’s talk about failure today.

👉@afandi_english👈 #word_quiz

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!

#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

#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

#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

#95 Spot Afandi and his donkey: Afandi feeling rubbish at a roadside dump

❓ 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

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