Odd Man Out #4
▶️ Pay attention to your pronunciation today, more specifically to the number of syllables you pronounce.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #oddmanout #pronunciation
▶️ Pay attention to your pronunciation today, more specifically to the number of syllables you pronounce.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #oddmanout #pronunciation
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Know Yourself #9: Kick your bad habits
▶️ Watch this video to find out what it is that keeps you from getting rid of your bad habits.
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👉@afandi_english👈 #know_yourself #psychology
▶️ Watch this video to find out what it is that keeps you from getting rid of your bad habits.
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_yourself #psychology
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Afandi Quiz #135: What’s the word?
Enjoy a quick laugh and then get serious about linguistics.
👉@afandi_english👈 #word_quiz
Enjoy a quick laugh and then get serious about linguistics.
👉@afandi_english👈 #word_quiz
This video shows an example of …
Anonymous Quiz
38%
polysemy
12%
agreement
10%
orthography
13%
ellipsis
13%
variable stress
14%
etymology
Talking Point #4: Teach or do?
▶️ Here’s another provocative (=making people ready to argue or fight) quote by George Bernard Shaw, this time shaming teachers.
👉@afandi_english👈 #talking_point
▶️ Here’s another provocative (=making people ready to argue or fight) quote by George Bernard Shaw, this time shaming teachers.
👉@afandi_english👈 #talking_point
SUPER AFANDI #145: Afandi in Termez
❓ Can you spot Afandi in one of these pictures?
❗️ You might be the lucky winner of 🔥20,000🔥 Paynet-soums!
❓ How? Spot Afandi, mark him in the right picture and send it to @jochenho. The time limit is 30 minutes. Not sure what Afandi looks like? Check the message above!
❗️ If you win you have 30 minutes to claim your prize. If you don’t we’ll find another winner!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
❓ Can you spot Afandi in one of these pictures?
❗️ You might be the lucky winner of 🔥20,000🔥 Paynet-soums!
❓ How? Spot Afandi, mark him in the right picture and send it to @jochenho. The time limit is 30 minutes. Not sure what Afandi looks like? Check the message above!
❗️ If you win you have 30 minutes to claim your prize. If you don’t we’ll find another winner!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
Congrats to Oybek!!! 👏👏👏
And one little design-cha from Bozorgul! Cheers to that! 💯🤩👍
And one little design-cha from Bozorgul! Cheers to that! 💯🤩👍
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Know Your World #62: 🇮🇱Israel and 🇵🇸Palestine explained
▶️ It’s tempting to get emotional about the news these days. But as with every conflict there’s a long story to it that gets forgotten about when a conflict intensifies (=becomes stronger). Watch this explainer video by VOX to catch up on some background knowledge.
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world
▶️ It’s tempting to get emotional about the news these days. But as with every conflict there’s a long story to it that gets forgotten about when a conflict intensifies (=becomes stronger). Watch this explainer video by VOX to catch up on some background knowledge.
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world
Afandi Quiz #136: What is this thing?
Here’s a mysterious thing that appears to be a handheld device of some sort.
👉@afandi_english👈 #thing_quiz
Here’s a mysterious thing that appears to be a handheld device of some sort.
👉@afandi_english👈 #thing_quiz
What is it?
Final Results
54%
a candle sharpener
7%
a nail polish remover
34%
a carrot cutter
6%
an ear hair trimmer
Our favourite mistakes #149: Writing
▶️ Look at this piece of wannabe academic writing:
There is given an example in the article.
❓What’s wrong here?
❗️You can add “given” but do it after the object, i.e. There is an example given in the article.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #writing
▶️ Look at this piece of wannabe academic writing:
There is given an example in the article.
❓What’s wrong here?
❗️
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #writing
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Movie Time #69: Interstellar (2014)
▶️ Today’s film is an Oscar-winning science-fiction epic (=large-scale film production) that teaches you a thing or two (=a few things) about astrophysics. Leave your little world behind you and embark (=start a journey, esp. by ship) on an exciting mission to save mankind, diving into the depths of dark and cold space.
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #drama #american_films
▶️ Today’s film is an Oscar-winning science-fiction epic (=large-scale film production) that teaches you a thing or two (=a few things) about astrophysics. Leave your little world behind you and embark (=start a journey, esp. by ship) on an exciting mission to save mankind, diving into the depths of dark and cold space.
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #drama #american_films