#3 University Vocab: Tuition Fees
❗️ Deciding where to study is never easy because you have to think about so many things. Especially money. So it’s good to know what is what!
🔎 Tuition fees (British English) or just tuition (American English) is the money you have to pay for your studies.
🔎 A scholarship can be awarded to good students, either only covering their tuition or both tuition and living expenses. It is either paid to the university directly or to the student in form of monthly payments, not called “salary” but stipend.
🔎 A grant is money that can be given by a government or an organisation as part of a programme.
🔎 A student loan is money that students can get from a bank and have to pay back after they graduate.
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📌sth is awarded to sb = sth is given to a person for doing sth well
📌cover sth = here: be enough money to pay for sth
📌living expenses = money that people spend for food, housing, etc.
Keep it cool!
👉@afandi_english👈 #uni_vocab
❗️ Deciding where to study is never easy because you have to think about so many things. Especially money. So it’s good to know what is what!
🔎 Tuition fees (British English) or just tuition (American English) is the money you have to pay for your studies.
🔎 A scholarship can be awarded to good students, either only covering their tuition or both tuition and living expenses. It is either paid to the university directly or to the student in form of monthly payments, not called “salary” but stipend.
🔎 A grant is money that can be given by a government or an organisation as part of a programme.
🔎 A student loan is money that students can get from a bank and have to pay back after they graduate.
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📌sth is awarded to sb = sth is given to a person for doing sth well
📌cover sth = here: be enough money to pay for sth
📌living expenses = money that people spend for food, housing, etc.
Keep it cool!
👉@afandi_english👈 #uni_vocab
#2 YouTube Channel Recommendation: Great Big Story
⛓ Link: www.youtube.com/channel/UCajXeitgFL-rb5-gXI-aG8Q
📊 English Level: Upper
🔤 Subtitles: Available
💬 Topics: Travel, culture, food, trivia
💡 Content: Something between information and entertainment (“infotainment”), Great Big Story has stories from different parts of the world. These stories show special people and special things. You may find some of the stories interesting, and the level of English isn’t that high because the topics are not very abstract.
Live the moment!
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube
⛓ Link: www.youtube.com/channel/UCajXeitgFL-rb5-gXI-aG8Q
📊 English Level: Upper
🔤 Subtitles: Available
💬 Topics: Travel, culture, food, trivia
💡 Content: Something between information and entertainment (“infotainment”), Great Big Story has stories from different parts of the world. These stories show special people and special things. You may find some of the stories interesting, and the level of English isn’t that high because the topics are not very abstract.
Live the moment!
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube
#8 Our favourite mistakes: Grammar & Vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Olma juda foydali.
❓Perhaps you think it is:
Apple is very useful.
✅ Well, it should be:
Apples are very healthy.
❓Why?
❗️The Uzbek “olma” is singular but in English we need to use the plural “apples”, meaning “all apples”.
❗️When we talk about health we should use the word “healthy”. When we say “useful” we think of something we want to do, like “I love Afandi English, it’s really useful” (=I use it for learning English).
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #grammar #vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Olma juda foydali.
❓Perhaps you think it is:
Apple is very useful.
✅ Well, it should be:
❗️The Uzbek “olma” is singular but in English we need to use the plural “apples”, meaning “all apples”.
❗️When we talk about health we should use the word “healthy”. When we say “useful” we think of something we want to do, like “I love Afandi English, it’s really useful” (=I use it for learning English).
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #grammar #vocabulary
#3 Learn how to learn: Making a word list
❗️We all know the problem. Learning vocabulary takes forever and our word lists get longer and longer. Meanwhile we feel stupid for always forgetting.
❓How can we make the list efficient?
1️⃣ Focus on useful words. The best kind of words for your list are words that you’ve seen before but forgot or still don’t know the meaning of.
2️⃣ Avoid words that are not your level. Yes you want to reach that level but if it’s five levels too high then it’s just not the right time.
3️⃣ Limit yourself to one word – one meaning. “Park” (noun) and “park” (verb) mean totally different things, we don’t learn both meanings at the same time.
4️⃣ Wherever you meet your new words, try to keep them in their sentences. Only in this way you can also get a feeling for the usage.
5️⃣ Use a good dictionary that gives you examples for usage.
How did I live before Afandi English?
👉@afandi_english👈 #learn2learn
❗️We all know the problem. Learning vocabulary takes forever and our word lists get longer and longer. Meanwhile we feel stupid for always forgetting.
❓How can we make the list efficient?
1️⃣ Focus on useful words. The best kind of words for your list are words that you’ve seen before but forgot or still don’t know the meaning of.
2️⃣ Avoid words that are not your level. Yes you want to reach that level but if it’s five levels too high then it’s just not the right time.
3️⃣ Limit yourself to one word – one meaning. “Park” (noun) and “park” (verb) mean totally different things, we don’t learn both meanings at the same time.
4️⃣ Wherever you meet your new words, try to keep them in their sentences. Only in this way you can also get a feeling for the usage.
5️⃣ Use a good dictionary that gives you examples for usage.
How did I live before Afandi English?
👉@afandi_english👈 #learn2learn
#9 Our favourite mistakes: Spelling
▶️ Please take a look at the following words:
• becouse
• can not
• Chine
• doughter
• grammer
• knowladge
• standart
• Tadjik
• techer
• vedio
❓ What went wrong here? For some mysterious reason many people keep making the same spelling mistakes with these words. You probably don’t make all of these mistakes all the time but maybe one or two? Be honest with yourself!
❗️ The correct spellings are:
• becouse because
•can not cannot (one word!)
•Chine China
•doughter daughter
•grammer grammar
•knowladge knowledge
•standart standard
•Tadjik Tajik
•techer teacher
• vedio video
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #writing
▶️ Please take a look at the following words:
• becouse
• can not
• Chine
• doughter
• grammer
• knowladge
• standart
• Tadjik
• techer
• vedio
❓ What went wrong here? For some mysterious reason many people keep making the same spelling mistakes with these words. You probably don’t make all of these mistakes all the time but maybe one or two? Be honest with yourself!
❗️ The correct spellings are:
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#1 It’s a strange world: That’s a loooong name for a place!
🆕 For your intelligent entertainment we’re bringing you some strange and unique Wikipedia articles. These articles are hypertext, meaning that you can easily jump from one article to another. Just follow your interest and explore our strange planet while breathing English! It also helps you get familiar with Wikipedia – a great, handy source of knowledge.
Today’s article is about the small town with the longest place name in Europe: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in Wales, UK
⛓https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
There's also a YouTube video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3b2F-bkAdM
Enjoy & join us for more!
👉@afandi_english👈 #strange_world #culture #geography
🆕 For your intelligent entertainment we’re bringing you some strange and unique Wikipedia articles. These articles are hypertext, meaning that you can easily jump from one article to another. Just follow your interest and explore our strange planet while breathing English! It also helps you get familiar with Wikipedia – a great, handy source of knowledge.
Today’s article is about the small town with the longest place name in Europe: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in Wales, UK
⛓https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
There's also a YouTube video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3b2F-bkAdM
Enjoy & join us for more!
👉@afandi_english👈 #strange_world #culture #geography
#4 World Englishes: Chinese English and “Chinglish”
❗️ 6-7% of Chinese people are fluent in English, but given the country’s huge population we’re talking about 80-100 million people! Northerners and Southerners may sound a little different, even in English.
🔘 Pronunciation: Words are pronounced one by one. Chinese may add a little [ə] when a word ends in a consonant (Northerners) or drop the consonant (Southerners), and Northerners may add [r]. “I don’t think it is a good idea.” ⏩ “I don’te sinke ite ise a goode idear.”
🔘 Grammar: Chinese grammar is very straightforward. No tenses, no plural, no cases, no articles – that makes for some challenges!
🔘 Vocabulary: Chinese doesn’t have words for “yes” and “no”, they have to repeat the verb, e.g. A: “Are you going to the party?” B: “Going!”
▶️ Check out what it sounds like:
⛓ Beijing English
⛓ Explainer
And a collection of Chinglish signs: www.instagram.com/chinglish_signs/
👉@afandi_english👈 #world_englishes
❗️ 6-7% of Chinese people are fluent in English, but given the country’s huge population we’re talking about 80-100 million people! Northerners and Southerners may sound a little different, even in English.
🔘 Pronunciation: Words are pronounced one by one. Chinese may add a little [ə] when a word ends in a consonant (Northerners) or drop the consonant (Southerners), and Northerners may add [r]. “I don’t think it is a good idea.” ⏩ “I don’te sinke ite ise a goode idear.”
🔘 Grammar: Chinese grammar is very straightforward. No tenses, no plural, no cases, no articles – that makes for some challenges!
🔘 Vocabulary: Chinese doesn’t have words for “yes” and “no”, they have to repeat the verb, e.g. A: “Are you going to the party?” B: “Going!”
▶️ Check out what it sounds like:
⛓ Beijing English
⛓ Explainer
And a collection of Chinglish signs: www.instagram.com/chinglish_signs/
👉@afandi_english👈 #world_englishes
#10 Our favourite mistakes: Pronunciation
▶️ Try pronouncing the following sentences:
• I don’t know how to do it.
• What are we doing tomorrow?
• How do you spell that?
• Do you want to go now?
❓Did you hear [v] or [f] sounds in them?
❗️There aren’t any [v] or [f] sounds in the words “how”, “tomorrow” and “now”. Most of you find that obvious but some students have this problem and don’t even hear it!
• I don’t know how[haʊf] [haʊ] to do it.
• What are we doing tomorrow[tʊmɒrəʊf] [təmɒrəʊ]?
• How[haʊv] [haʊ] do you spell that?
• Do you want to go now[naʊv] [naʊ]?
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #pronunciation
▶️ Try pronouncing the following sentences:
• I don’t know how to do it.
• What are we doing tomorrow?
• How do you spell that?
• Do you want to go now?
❓Did you hear [v] or [f] sounds in them?
❗️There aren’t any [v] or [f] sounds in the words “how”, “tomorrow” and “now”. Most of you find that obvious but some students have this problem and don’t even hear it!
• I don’t know how
• What are we doing tomorrow
• How
• Do you want to go now
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #pronunciation
#4 Tongue twister: Kenny’s tie
❗️Practice your pronunciation with this tongue twister today.
▶️ If Kenny can tie a tie and untie a tie, why can't I tie a tie and untie a tie like Kenny can?
❗️Pay attention to:
🔘 weak forms – the first “can” and the 2x “and” are pronounced[kæn] [kən] and [ænd] [ənd].
🔘 linking – If Kenny can tie ͜ a tie ͜ and ͜ untie ͜ a tie, why can't ͜ I tie ͜ a tie ͜ and ͜ untie ͜ a tie like ͜ Kenny can?
Vocab:
tie (noun) = formal long piece of cloth you wear around your neck
tie (verb) = bind sth, wrap sth around sth
untie (verb) = opposite of tie, undo tying
👉@afandi_english👈 #tongue_twisters
❗️Practice your pronunciation with this tongue twister today.
▶️ If Kenny can tie a tie and untie a tie, why can't I tie a tie and untie a tie like Kenny can?
❗️Pay attention to:
🔘 weak forms – the first “can” and the 2x “and” are pronounced
🔘 linking – If Kenny can tie ͜ a tie ͜ and ͜ untie ͜ a tie, why can't ͜ I tie ͜ a tie ͜ and ͜ untie ͜ a tie like ͜ Kenny can?
Vocab:
tie (noun) = formal long piece of cloth you wear around your neck
tie (verb) = bind sth, wrap sth around sth
untie (verb) = opposite of tie, undo tying
👉@afandi_english👈 #tongue_twisters
#4 University Vocab: Assessment
❗️ When studying at a university the way you get your grades is quite different from school. Let’s take a closer look:
🔎 Assessment means “evaluation” but it is more than just one grade. It’s usually made up of several parts adding up to 100%, for example 40% for an exam, 30% for an essay, and 30% for participation.
🔎 The pass mark is different in different countries. This is something to watch out for!
🔎 We speak of coursework for all the assessed homework that we have to do for one course at university. Did I say “homework”? That sounds a bit childish. The better word is assignments.
🔎 When we successfully complete a course we usually get some credit points.
👉@afandi_english👈 #uni_vocab
❗️ When studying at a university the way you get your grades is quite different from school. Let’s take a closer look:
🔎 Assessment means “evaluation” but it is more than just one grade. It’s usually made up of several parts adding up to 100%, for example 40% for an exam, 30% for an essay, and 30% for participation.
🔎 The pass mark is different in different countries. This is something to watch out for!
🔎 We speak of coursework for all the assessed homework that we have to do for one course at university. Did I say “homework”? That sounds a bit childish. The better word is assignments.
🔎 When we successfully complete a course we usually get some credit points.
👉@afandi_english👈 #uni_vocab
#3 YouTube Channel Recommendation: TED-Ed
⛓ Link: www.youtube.com/user/TEDEducation
📊 English Level: Upper
🔤 Subtitles: Available
💬 Topics: Science, the science behind everyday things, history
💡 Content: TED-Ed is a channel by the organisers of TED talks, but the videos are not simply talks or lectures. All videos are animated in different styles. If you’re interested in scientific topics and/or history the videos in this channel will give you a lot of information in an entertaining way. The videos are also a great source of academic vocabulary – you only have to switch on the subtitles.
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube
⛓ Link: www.youtube.com/user/TEDEducation
📊 English Level: Upper
🔤 Subtitles: Available
💬 Topics: Science, the science behind everyday things, history
💡 Content: TED-Ed is a channel by the organisers of TED talks, but the videos are not simply talks or lectures. All videos are animated in different styles. If you’re interested in scientific topics and/or history the videos in this channel will give you a lot of information in an entertaining way. The videos are also a great source of academic vocabulary – you only have to switch on the subtitles.
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube
#11 Our favourite mistakes: Vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Bu fabrika 1997-yilda qurilgan.
❓ Perhaps you think it is:
This fabric was built in 1997 year.
❗️ Sorry, but it should be:
Thisfabric factory was built in 1997 year.
❓ Why?
❗️ “Fabric” means “cloth”, not “factory.
❗️ Unlike in Uzbek and Russian the word “year” is unnecessary in English. However, the owner of the factory might proudly say “The factory was built in the year 1997”.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Bu fabrika 1997-yilda qurilgan.
❓ Perhaps you think it is:
This fabric was built in 1997 year.
❗️ Sorry, but it should be:
This
❓ Why?
❗️ “Fabric” means “cloth”, not “factory.
❗️ Unlike in Uzbek and Russian the word “year” is unnecessary in English. However, the owner of the factory might proudly say “The factory was built in the year 1997”.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #vocabulary
#4 Learn how to learn: Learning by teaching
❗️Many teachers feel that they learn a lot while teaching. And it’s true, teaching is a great way to learn actually!
❓Why is it quite so good for learners to teach? Here are 5 reasons:
1️⃣ Teaching strengthens your communication skills, even if you teach someone in your mother tongue. Communication skills are universal life skills.
2️⃣ You become more confident from teaching. After all you are the teacher and you know so much more than your student(s).
3️⃣ Through teaching you can check yourself. We often discover some gaps in our knowledge when we teach. This gives us a better understanding of our own level and abilities.
4️⃣ In the process of explaining something logically you can develop a more structured knowledge.
5️⃣ When you teach you can simply feel good. You’re not being selfish and whoever you teach will appreciate your help. Give and take!
❗️So… Find someone you can teach and share the benefits!
👉@afandi_english👈 #learn2learn
❗️Many teachers feel that they learn a lot while teaching. And it’s true, teaching is a great way to learn actually!
❓Why is it quite so good for learners to teach? Here are 5 reasons:
1️⃣ Teaching strengthens your communication skills, even if you teach someone in your mother tongue. Communication skills are universal life skills.
2️⃣ You become more confident from teaching. After all you are the teacher and you know so much more than your student(s).
3️⃣ Through teaching you can check yourself. We often discover some gaps in our knowledge when we teach. This gives us a better understanding of our own level and abilities.
4️⃣ In the process of explaining something logically you can develop a more structured knowledge.
5️⃣ When you teach you can simply feel good. You’re not being selfish and whoever you teach will appreciate your help. Give and take!
❗️So… Find someone you can teach and share the benefits!
👉@afandi_english👈 #learn2learn
#12 Our favourite mistakes: Grammar & Vocab
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Men obeddan keyin do'konga boraman, dedi Afandi.
❓Perhaps you think it is:
Afandi said I will go to market / magazine after lunch.
❗️Sorry, but it should be:
Afandi saidI he will go to the market / magazine shop after lunch in the afternoon.
❓Why?
❗️In English we prefer indirect speech because otherwise it’s not quite clear who “I” is.
❗️A shop is a familiar place in town and needs the definite article. Even though there are many shops around, the listener probably knows which shop the speaker means.
❗️The word “market” means “bozor”. A shop or supermarket cannot be called “market”. “Magazine” is a mistranslation from Russian “магазин”; in English it means “журнал”.
❗️“After lunch” is not 100% wrong but probably a mistranslation of “obeddan keyin” and “после обеда”. In English this can only describe the time right after eating lunch.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #grammar #vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Men obeddan keyin do'konga boraman, dedi Afandi.
❓Perhaps you think it is:
Afandi said I will go to market / magazine after lunch.
❗️Sorry, but it should be:
Afandi said
❓Why?
❗️In English we prefer indirect speech because otherwise it’s not quite clear who “I” is.
❗️A shop is a familiar place in town and needs the definite article. Even though there are many shops around, the listener probably knows which shop the speaker means.
❗️The word “market” means “bozor”. A shop or supermarket cannot be called “market”. “Magazine” is a mistranslation from Russian “магазин”; in English it means “журнал”.
❗️“After lunch” is not 100% wrong but probably a mistranslation of “obeddan keyin” and “после обеда”. In English this can only describe the time right after eating lunch.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #grammar #vocabulary
#2 It’s a strange world: Animal Cafés
📍What do you do if you love pets but can’t keep one because you live in a tiny apartment somewhere in Asia and work all day? Today’s article is about the beautifully strange world of animal cafés. Check it out!
⛓https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_cafe
⛓Here’s a YouTube video about a cat café in Tokyo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WfqX7LGFVQ
👉@afandi_english👈 #strange_world #culture
📍What do you do if you love pets but can’t keep one because you live in a tiny apartment somewhere in Asia and work all day? Today’s article is about the beautifully strange world of animal cafés. Check it out!
⛓https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_cafe
⛓Here’s a YouTube video about a cat café in Tokyo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WfqX7LGFVQ
👉@afandi_english👈 #strange_world #culture
#1 Spot Afandi and his donkey: May I introduce myself?
🆕 Assalomu alaykum! I am Afandi and I sit on my donkey all day and all night. I love going here and there but it’s hard to spot me as I love to hide! Every Sunday at 9pm Tashkent time you will have a chance to look for me in a new picture. It’s not always easy but you can win something! Let’s play!
❓ How does it work?
❗️Somewhere in the picture you can find this little statuette of Afandi and his donkey. Zoom in and try to find it!
1️⃣ Save the picture to your phone.
2️⃣ Edit the picture. Draw a circle around Afandi and his donkey.
3️⃣ Send the edited picture to @jochenho.
4️⃣ Send it within 30 minutes.
5️⃣ Be lucky and win 5,000 soum Paynet on a phone number of your choice (Uzbekistan only).
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
🆕 Assalomu alaykum! I am Afandi and I sit on my donkey all day and all night. I love going here and there but it’s hard to spot me as I love to hide! Every Sunday at 9pm Tashkent time you will have a chance to look for me in a new picture. It’s not always easy but you can win something! Let’s play!
❓ How does it work?
❗️Somewhere in the picture you can find this little statuette of Afandi and his donkey. Zoom in and try to find it!
1️⃣ Save the picture to your phone.
2️⃣ Edit the picture. Draw a circle around Afandi and his donkey.
3️⃣ Send the edited picture to @jochenho.
4️⃣ Send it within 30 minutes.
5️⃣ Be lucky and win 5,000 soum Paynet on a phone number of your choice (Uzbekistan only).
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
#2 Spot Afandi and his donkey: Afandi against coronavirus
❓ Can you spot Afandi and his donkey in this picture?
❗️If you can, follow the instructions in #1 and win 5,000 Paynet-soums!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
❓ Can you spot Afandi and his donkey in this picture?
❗️If you can, follow the instructions in #1 and win 5,000 Paynet-soums!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
#5 World Englishes: New Zealand English
❗️ Around 4 million people speak English as their mother tongue in New Zealand. We call them “Kiwis”, after the birds that can’t fly. Hearing New Zealanders speak, we often think it’s British English but there are some differences, and Kiwis speak a little more like “Aussies” (Australians). Let’s take a closer look!
🔘 Pronunciation: The short [e] sound often sounds like a long French [é] as in “Café”, e.g. “spécial”, “béd”, “expénsive”, “égg”.
🔘 Grammar: Kiwis can add “as” behind adjectives or “ow” behind statements for emphasis.
🔘 Vocabulary: Like their Aussie brothers and sisters, Kiwis may say “yeah nah” for “no” and “nah yeah” for “yes”; “in the wop-wops” means “in the middle of nowhere” (which is most of NZ).
▶️ Check out what it sounds like:
⛓ A tutorial
👉@afandi_english👈 #world_englishes
❗️ Around 4 million people speak English as their mother tongue in New Zealand. We call them “Kiwis”, after the birds that can’t fly. Hearing New Zealanders speak, we often think it’s British English but there are some differences, and Kiwis speak a little more like “Aussies” (Australians). Let’s take a closer look!
🔘 Pronunciation: The short [e] sound often sounds like a long French [é] as in “Café”, e.g. “spécial”, “béd”, “expénsive”, “égg”.
🔘 Grammar: Kiwis can add “as” behind adjectives or “ow” behind statements for emphasis.
🔘 Vocabulary: Like their Aussie brothers and sisters, Kiwis may say “yeah nah” for “no” and “nah yeah” for “yes”; “in the wop-wops” means “in the middle of nowhere” (which is most of NZ).
▶️ Check out what it sounds like:
⛓ A tutorial
👉@afandi_english👈 #world_englishes