#2 Infographic: The Columbian Exchange
▶️ Do you enjoy munching (=eating sth noisily) chips, having a decent (=of a good quality) shakarob with your plov or nibbling (=eating small bites of sth) sunflower seeds? Well, none of that would exist without New World (=the Americas) plants such as potatoes, tomatoes, sunflowers and many more. They were brought to the Old World (=Europe, Asia and Africa) by European colonisers about 500 years ago, the first of them being Columbus. Take a closer look at these two infographics to find out what all crossed the Atlantic Ocean and changed the world forever.
👉@afandi_english👈 #infographic
▶️ Do you enjoy munching (=eating sth noisily) chips, having a decent (=of a good quality) shakarob with your plov or nibbling (=eating small bites of sth) sunflower seeds? Well, none of that would exist without New World (=the Americas) plants such as potatoes, tomatoes, sunflowers and many more. They were brought to the Old World (=Europe, Asia and Africa) by European colonisers about 500 years ago, the first of them being Columbus. Take a closer look at these two infographics to find out what all crossed the Atlantic Ocean and changed the world forever.
👉@afandi_english👈 #infographic
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#16 Afandi Quiz: Mysterious song
Today’s quiz is about a mysterious song from a mysterious part of the world! Can you guess where it’s from? Pay attention to the language and style.
👉@afandi_english👈 #song_quiz
Today’s quiz is about a mysterious song from a mysterious part of the world! Can you guess where it’s from? Pay attention to the language and style.
👉@afandi_english👈 #song_quiz
This song is from ...
Final Results
23%
Southern Africa
45%
the Caribbean
17%
the South Pacific
15%
the Middle East
Afandi English
This song is from ...
Well done!
👍 The Caribbean is where this song comes from, more precisely from the French Antilles (=groups of islands in the Caribbean) and the islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe. People there speak French creole (=localised version of a European language). The type of music is called “Zouk” and is unique to the French Caribbean.
👎 Southern Africa couldn’t have been the right answer. Yes, the song is very rhythmic and “black” if you like but there isn’t any country in Southern Africa where people speak French.
👎 The South Pacific has some French-speaking islands but music from that part of the world is typically less rhythmic and songs are often sung by several people at the same time.
👎 The Middle East was clearly wrong. Yes, some French is spoken in that part of the world as well but the style of music is nothing like Middle Eastern.
👍 The Caribbean is where this song comes from, more precisely from the French Antilles (=groups of islands in the Caribbean) and the islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe. People there speak French creole (=localised version of a European language). The type of music is called “Zouk” and is unique to the French Caribbean.
👎 Southern Africa couldn’t have been the right answer. Yes, the song is very rhythmic and “black” if you like but there isn’t any country in Southern Africa where people speak French.
👎 The South Pacific has some French-speaking islands but music from that part of the world is typically less rhythmic and songs are often sung by several people at the same time.
👎 The Middle East was clearly wrong. Yes, some French is spoken in that part of the world as well but the style of music is nothing like Middle Eastern.
#17 University Vocab: Higher Education
❓What’s higher education and how is it organised?
🔎 Higher, or tertiary (=third type) education comes after primary and secondary education. That normally means university but actually it also includes colleges and graduate schools.
🔎 The word college can have very different meanings in different countries. In Britain it can be like a specialised high school or vocational (=about job) school while in America it’s more like a university but of lower status.
🔎 In American English a university can be called school, e.g. “Harvard is a good school.” In British English "university" is often shortened as uni.
🔎 Inside universities we usually find faculties and within them departments. But that also varies – faculties are also sometimes called schools, e.g. “School of Economics”.
🔎 Sometimes attached to a university there is a graduate school for postgraduate (=master or PhD) students.
👉@afandi_english👈 #uni_vocab
❓What’s higher education and how is it organised?
🔎 Higher, or tertiary (=third type) education comes after primary and secondary education. That normally means university but actually it also includes colleges and graduate schools.
🔎 The word college can have very different meanings in different countries. In Britain it can be like a specialised high school or vocational (=about job) school while in America it’s more like a university but of lower status.
🔎 In American English a university can be called school, e.g. “Harvard is a good school.” In British English "university" is often shortened as uni.
🔎 Inside universities we usually find faculties and within them departments. But that also varies – faculties are also sometimes called schools, e.g. “School of Economics”.
🔎 Sometimes attached to a university there is a graduate school for postgraduate (=master or PhD) students.
👉@afandi_english👈 #uni_vocab
#52 Our favourite mistakes: Grammar & Vocab
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
2021 yilda ko’p pul topmoqchiman.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
In 2021 year I want to find much money.
✅ Well, it should be:
In 2021 I want to earn a lot of money.
❓Why?
❗️ The word “year” is not needed in English.
❗️ In English we don’t “find” money but we “earn” money.
❗️ “Much” is used in negative sentences, e.g. I haven’t got much money. For positive sentences use “a lot of”.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #grammar #vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
2021 yilda ko’p pul topmoqchiman.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
In 2021 year I want to find much money.
✅ Well, it should be:
❓Why?
❗️ The word “year” is not needed in English.
❗️ In English we don’t “find” money but we “earn” money.
❗️ “Much” is used in negative sentences, e.g. I haven’t got much money. For positive sentences use “a lot of”.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #grammar #vocabulary
#18 Tongue twister: Best wishes for 2021
❗️Challenge yourself with this tongue twister today:
▶️ I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish to wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish to wish the wish you wish to wish.
Translation:
Men siz istagan istakni istashni istayman, lekin siz istagan istak jodugarning istagi bo'lsa, unda siz istagan istakni istashni istamayman.
❗️Pay attention to:
🔘 Intonation – sentence stress: As you would in your mother tongue, help your listener understand the meaning with strong intonation of key words.
▶️ Now practice: I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish to wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish to wish the wish you wish to wish.
👉@afandi_english👈 #tongue_twisters
❗️Challenge yourself with this tongue twister today:
▶️ I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish to wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish to wish the wish you wish to wish.
Translation:
Men siz istagan istakni istashni istayman, lekin siz istagan istak jodugarning istagi bo'lsa, unda siz istagan istakni istashni istamayman.
❗️Pay attention to:
🔘 Intonation – sentence stress: As you would in your mother tongue, help your listener understand the meaning with strong intonation of key words.
▶️ Now practice: I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish to wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish to wish the wish you wish to wish.
👉@afandi_english👈 #tongue_twisters
#19a Travelogue Kyrgyzstan & Turkey: Mid-air language issues
On the plane from Bishkek 🇰🇬 to Istanbul 🇹🇷 cabin crew handed out Covid-19 forms for entering Turkey. The forms were in Turkish and English. Several passengers approached the busy air hostesses in Russian for help with filling in the forms but none of them spoke even a word of Russian. At some point, one of them just shouted "English!!!" after a stubborn passenger's repeated attempts.
I wonder what the Kyrgyz passengers thought - a) the cabin crew should speak Russian, b) I should speak English or c) Kyrgyz and Turks should understand each other.
c) is Panturkism – the idea that all Turkic nations should be united. I heard one air hostess asking a passenger: “Do you want chay or su?” – It’s a start.
---Vocab---
📍cabin crew = people working on planes to serve passengers 📍approach sb = ask sb for help or information 📍air hostess = female cabin crew 📍stubborn = not giving up 📍attempt = try
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #turkey #kyrgyzstan
On the plane from Bishkek 🇰🇬 to Istanbul 🇹🇷 cabin crew handed out Covid-19 forms for entering Turkey. The forms were in Turkish and English. Several passengers approached the busy air hostesses in Russian for help with filling in the forms but none of them spoke even a word of Russian. At some point, one of them just shouted "English!!!" after a stubborn passenger's repeated attempts.
I wonder what the Kyrgyz passengers thought - a) the cabin crew should speak Russian, b) I should speak English or c) Kyrgyz and Turks should understand each other.
c) is Panturkism – the idea that all Turkic nations should be united. I heard one air hostess asking a passenger: “Do you want chay or su?” – It’s a start.
---Vocab---
📍cabin crew = people working on planes to serve passengers 📍approach sb = ask sb for help or information 📍air hostess = female cabin crew 📍stubborn = not giving up 📍attempt = try
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #turkey #kyrgyzstan
What would you think in this situation?
Anonymous Poll
34%
a) Cabin crew should speak Russian.
25%
b) Everyone should speak English.
41%
c) Turks, Kyrgyz and also Uzbeks should understand each other.
#16 YouTube Channel Recommendation: DW Documentary
⛓ Link: www.youtube.com/channel/UCW39zufHfsuGgpLviKh297Q
📊 English Level: Upper
🔤 Subtitles: Mostly automatic
💬 Topics: News, society, travel, economics, technology, future
💡 Content: DW offers an extensive range of documentaries, many of which are quite long and detailed. Depending on what you’re interested in you may find some videos that give you a lot of information. “DW” stands for “Deutsche Welle” and is based in Germany. Some but not all of the videos cover German issues or international issues from a German perspective.
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube
⛓ Link: www.youtube.com/channel/UCW39zufHfsuGgpLviKh297Q
📊 English Level: Upper
🔤 Subtitles: Mostly automatic
💬 Topics: News, society, travel, economics, technology, future
💡 Content: DW offers an extensive range of documentaries, many of which are quite long and detailed. Depending on what you’re interested in you may find some videos that give you a lot of information. “DW” stands for “Deutsche Welle” and is based in Germany. Some but not all of the videos cover German issues or international issues from a German perspective.
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube
#33 Spot Afandi and his donkey: Afandi sharpening his eagle eyes in Istanbul
❓ Can you spot Afandi and his donkey in this picture?
❗️If you can, follow the instructions in #1 (see pinned message) 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 (see pinned message) and win 5,000 Paynet-soums!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
Congrats to Akmal!!! 🥳🥳🥳 And thanks to our designers today: Avazbek, Muhtaram, Mukhammad Ali and Boburshox!
#10 Featured article: The World in 2021
📍 What lies ahead after this strange year of 2020? Read about some safe predictions from the Economist.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2020/11/16/ten-trends-to-watch-in-the-coming-year
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
📍 What lies ahead after this strange year of 2020? Read about some safe predictions from the Economist.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2020/11/16/ten-trends-to-watch-in-the-coming-year
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
The Economist
Ten trends to watch in the coming year
A letter from Tom Standage, editor of “The World in 2021”
#17 Afandi Quiz: Cultural Misunderstanding
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ The Zhous are a 🇨🇳Chinese family living in São Paulo, 🇧🇷Brazil. They have recently arrived and hold good jobs at a Chinese company. Their 4-year-old son goes to a nearby kindergarten with mostly local children as it is close to their home. After a month of classes, the Chinese mother finally talks to her son’s teacher. In a heated discussion with the local teacher she expresses her dissatisfaction. Why?
👉@afandi_english👈 #culture_quiz
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ The Zhous are a 🇨🇳Chinese family living in São Paulo, 🇧🇷Brazil. They have recently arrived and hold good jobs at a Chinese company. Their 4-year-old son goes to a nearby kindergarten with mostly local children as it is close to their home. After a month of classes, the Chinese mother finally talks to her son’s teacher. In a heated discussion with the local teacher she expresses her dissatisfaction. Why?
👉@afandi_english👈 #culture_quiz