#59 Our favourite mistakes: Vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Afandining mashg’uloti kitob o’qish.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
Afandi’s hobby is reading books.
✅ Well, it should be:
Afandi’s hobby is reading.
❓Why?
❗️ The word books is not needed in English, unless you want to say that Afandi likes reading books but not magazines or websites.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Afandining mashg’uloti kitob o’qish.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
Afandi’s hobby is reading books.
✅ Well, it should be:
Afandi’s hobby is reading.
❓Why?
❗️ The word books is not needed in English, unless you want to say that Afandi likes reading books but not magazines or websites.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #vocabulary
#7 IELTS DOs & DON’Ts: General English
▶️ Some students look down on General English as if that was something for children. This is very unfortunate because General English is your ticket to IELTS. What else is IELTS if not a test of your General English?
1) Developing vs testing ❌ Don’t think you can develop your skills by testing them again and again. ✅ Do allow enough time to develop your skills with meaningful practice and interesting topics.
2) Practice ❌ Don’t limit yourself to IELTS materials. ✅ Do keep good habits like following the news or reading about your subjects of interest in English.
3) Getting ready ❌ Don’t practice only IELTS when your level is still far away from the score you want. ✅ Do get serious about exam preparation a month or two before you actually take it.
👉@afandi_english👈 #ielts
▶️ Some students look down on General English as if that was something for children. This is very unfortunate because General English is your ticket to IELTS. What else is IELTS if not a test of your General English?
1) Developing vs testing ❌ Don’t think you can develop your skills by testing them again and again. ✅ Do allow enough time to develop your skills with meaningful practice and interesting topics.
2) Practice ❌ Don’t limit yourself to IELTS materials. ✅ Do keep good habits like following the news or reading about your subjects of interest in English.
3) Getting ready ❌ Don’t practice only IELTS when your level is still far away from the score you want. ✅ Do get serious about exam preparation a month or two before you actually take it.
👉@afandi_english👈 #ielts
❗️明天的汉语课下午三点开始！欢迎大家来上课！
❗️The weekly Chinese class at Leaders Academy will be tomorrow again, this time from 3 to 5pm!
Interested? @jochenho
❗️The weekly Chinese class at Leaders Academy will be tomorrow again, this time from 3 to 5pm!
Interested? @jochenho
Afandi English
#1 Self-study: Tom & Savannah 🆕 Brand new on the channel: Materials for self-study! Learn English with interesting videos. You won’t believe how much English you can extract from a video if you go to the bottom of it. IELTS students – here is your source…
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#7 Self-study: A special restaurant in the Philippines
▶️ Today’s video and handout are about a man who suffers from a mental disorder but nonetheless manages to run a restaurant and make people happy. How? See for yourself!
❗️If you think this is good material for your self-study, please follow the instructions in #1 👆 and the instructions on the handout below 👇.
👉@afandi_english👈 #self_study
▶️ Today’s video and handout are about a man who suffers from a mental disorder but nonetheless manages to run a restaurant and make people happy. How? See for yourself!
❗️If you think this is good material for your self-study, please follow the instructions in #1 👆 and the instructions on the handout below 👇.
👉@afandi_english👈 #self_study
#25 Travelogue Germany: What a waste!
Waste management is a national obsession in Germany. Wherever you go in Germany, rubbish is never just rubbish. Throw your rubbish into the wrong bin and you may face some serious criticism.
What’s behind all this?
Moralism: Separating rubbish is like saying sorry for producing rubbish. Germans are good at saying sorry, for starting two world wars and everything else, too. They never want to be evil again and polluting the world makes them feel very guilty.
Precision: What kind of rubbish are used paper tissues? Paper and cardboard or general waste? Germans love discussing details and try to follow rules 100% correctly. Separating waste is done with engineering precision.
---Vocab---
📍obsession = craziness 📍bin = waste basket, trash can 📍guilty = having done sth bad 📍paper tissue = napkin 📍cardboard = strong, thick paper
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #germany
Waste management is a national obsession in Germany. Wherever you go in Germany, rubbish is never just rubbish. Throw your rubbish into the wrong bin and you may face some serious criticism.
What’s behind all this?
Moralism: Separating rubbish is like saying sorry for producing rubbish. Germans are good at saying sorry, for starting two world wars and everything else, too. They never want to be evil again and polluting the world makes them feel very guilty.
Precision: What kind of rubbish are used paper tissues? Paper and cardboard or general waste? Germans love discussing details and try to follow rules 100% correctly. Separating waste is done with engineering precision.
---Vocab---
📍obsession = craziness 📍bin = waste basket, trash can 📍guilty = having done sth bad 📍paper tissue = napkin 📍cardboard = strong, thick paper
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #germany
What do you make of German-style waste management?
Anonymous Poll
23%
The Germans are overdoing it.
15%
Let them do it if they want.
48%
We should do it like the Germans.
14%
Do I care?
Akeelah and The Bee (2006).mkv
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#5 Movie Time: Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
▶️ Today’s movie is about a black teenage girl in 🇺🇸Los Angeles who has an exceptional talent for spelling and enters a spelling competition called “Spelling Bee”. She faces many obstacles (=difficulty, sth that makes it harder to get what you want), and you will also face some obstacles when you hear the big big words that she has to spell! Don’t worry, you don’t need to learn those. Just sit back and enjoy.
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #american_films #drama
▶️ Today’s movie is about a black teenage girl in 🇺🇸Los Angeles who has an exceptional talent for spelling and enters a spelling competition called “Spelling Bee”. She faces many obstacles (=difficulty, sth that makes it harder to get what you want), and you will also face some obstacles when you hear the big big words that she has to spell! Don’t worry, you don’t need to learn those. Just sit back and enjoy.
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #american_films #drama
#40 Spot Afandi and his donkey: Afandi at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt
❓ 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 Dilshoda!!! 🥳🥳🥳 And thanks to Ilhomjon, Saydullo and Boburshox for the designs! 🤓
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#4 Infographic: Cultural Types
▶️ People from different countries have lots of misunderstandings. And while we all know that cultures are different we still struggle to explain those differences. For the purpose of facilitating (=making sth easier) international business exchanges there are some theories that are easy to understand but at the same time also too simple and generalising (=saying sth about everyone). Not every person in one country has the same cultural style but it’s a good starting point. Take a look at the Lewis Model.
👉@afandi_english👈 #infographic
▶️ People from different countries have lots of misunderstandings. And while we all know that cultures are different we still struggle to explain those differences. For the purpose of facilitating (=making sth easier) international business exchanges there are some theories that are easy to understand but at the same time also too simple and generalising (=saying sth about everyone). Not every person in one country has the same cultural style but it’s a good starting point. Take a look at the Lewis Model.
👉@afandi_english👈 #infographic
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#24 Afandi Quiz: Mysterious song
Today’s quiz is about a mysterious song from a mysterious country! 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 country! Can you guess where it’s from? Pay attention to the language and style.
👉@afandi_english👈 #song_quiz
Afandi English
This song is from ...
Good job!
👍 Sweden 🇸🇪 was indeed the correct answer. It’s hard to guess the country from the style of this song, although I feel some Scandinavian (=Northern European) vibes (=feeling you get from a person or situation) of positivity, openness and enthusiasm (=strong interest and eagerness to participate). However, the language is more revealing (=showing sth true and surprising). Those of you who know German must have found some familiar-sounding words.
👎 Mexico 🇲🇽 was wrong. The language of Mexico is Spanish and Latino (=from Latin America) music tends to be more rhythmic.
👎 Canada 🇨🇦 was also wrong. The country is bilingual – most people speak English but 21% are native speakers of French. However, neither French nor English have the trilling [r] that we can hear in the song.
👎 Bulgaria 🇧🇬 was wrong because Bulgarian is a Slavic language and should have some similarity to Russian.
👍 Sweden 🇸🇪 was indeed the correct answer. It’s hard to guess the country from the style of this song, although I feel some Scandinavian (=Northern European) vibes (=feeling you get from a person or situation) of positivity, openness and enthusiasm (=strong interest and eagerness to participate). However, the language is more revealing (=showing sth true and surprising). Those of you who know German must have found some familiar-sounding words.
👎 Mexico 🇲🇽 was wrong. The language of Mexico is Spanish and Latino (=from Latin America) music tends to be more rhythmic.
👎 Canada 🇨🇦 was also wrong. The country is bilingual – most people speak English but 21% are native speakers of French. However, neither French nor English have the trilling [r] that we can hear in the song.
👎 Bulgaria 🇧🇬 was wrong because Bulgarian is a Slavic language and should have some similarity to Russian.
#19 University Vocab: Teaching Staff
❓ There are all kinds of people teaching at a university. What are they?
🔎 Britain and America have different education systems, and other countries have yet other titles and ranks.
🔎 For practical classes you may have instructors (in 🇺🇸American English) or tutors (in 🇬🇧British English). Some of these may be doctorate students.
🔎 Lectures and seminars are more theoretical, and they are taught by people on different academic ranks, professor being the highest.
🔎 In 🇬🇧Britain the order is usually lecturer – senior lecturer – professor. In 🇺🇸America it is instructor – assistant professor – associate professor – professor.
❗️ Actually there are no regular “teachers” at university. Calling them “teachers” may sound not only informal but also unprofessional or even childish.
👉@afandi_english👈 #uni_vocab
❓ There are all kinds of people teaching at a university. What are they?
🔎 Britain and America have different education systems, and other countries have yet other titles and ranks.
🔎 For practical classes you may have instructors (in 🇺🇸American English) or tutors (in 🇬🇧British English). Some of these may be doctorate students.
🔎 Lectures and seminars are more theoretical, and they are taught by people on different academic ranks, professor being the highest.
🔎 In 🇬🇧Britain the order is usually lecturer – senior lecturer – professor. In 🇺🇸America it is instructor – assistant professor – associate professor – professor.
❗️ Actually there are no regular “teachers” at university. Calling them “teachers” may sound not only informal but also unprofessional or even childish.
👉@afandi_english👈 #uni_vocab