Afandi Quiz #138: Which country?

▶️ Here is a mysterious picture from a mysterious small country.

👉@afandi_english👈 #picture_quiz

Our favourite mistakes #150: Writing

▶️ Look at these sentences:

1️⃣ It should be noted that, this is very important.
2️⃣ The reason is that, people have different opinions.
3️⃣ It is a very big problem so that, we must solve it.

❓What’s wrong?
❗️There’s no reason why you should use a comma here. Please don’t.

👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #writing

Know Your World #65: Central Asia’s new alliances

▶️ Read this recent article from the Economist about the Stan countries’ foreign policy outlook for the coming years.

👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #article #economist

Movie Time #70: Welcome to the Sticks (2008)

▶️ Today’s film is a 🇫🇷French comedy about a man from sunny Southern France who has to move to the North of France where it always rains, where people eat bad food, speak a strange dialect and are unsophisticated (=simple, not clever). Watch how he slowly accepts his fate and falls in love with the place.

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #comedy #european_films

Talking Point #5: Invasive technology

▶️ How times have changed. For a bit of convenience (=sth is easy and practical) we’re giving up our privacy. Smart assistants like Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri and Google’s creatively named “Google” save our time and make for (=create) some funny interactive moments. But they listen to everything that happens in our homes. How do you feel about that?

👉@afandi_english👈 #talking_point #future

World Food #20: Biryani Rice from 🇮🇳India and 🇵🇰Pakistan

▶️ Here is India’s answer to plov. Biryani is lighter and has more spices in it. There are three versions of it: Chicken Biryani, Mutton Biryani and Vegetable Biryani.

... made with:
Long-grain rice (basmati), chicken / mutton / vegetables, and then the spices (whichever you can get): Cloves, star anise, bayleaf, ginger, turmeric, chili, cinnamon, cardamom, cumin, etc. Use Google picture search to see what they look like.

... eaten with:
Raita – a salty sauce made of yoghurt, cucumber, onion, garlic, herbs and spices.

Healthy or not? 🟢
Easy to make? 🟢
Cheap enough? 🟡

👉@afandi_english👈 #world_food