#36 Travelogue Uzbekistan: Have you been to TikTok?
Imagine that, you go to Mars for some shopping and learn how to drive at Tesla. Sounds impossible? Well, Uzbeks make it possible by giving small businesses big names.
Foreign visitors may see just another copyright violation here but let’s dig deeper:
A good alternative
Instead of opening yet another “Mini Market” or “Book Café” here are more interesting and memorable names and themes.
Conventionalism
You can’t be too unique when choosing a name in Uzbekistan. Naming businesses after brands or famous products has become a normal thing to do.
Copying as compliment
Westerners often see copying as an attempt to get some kind of unfair advantage. But it doesn’t have to be. It may actually express admiration.
---Vocab---
📍violation = breaking a rule 📍dig deeper = think about sth more deeply 📍memorable = easy to remember 📍attempt = try 📍admiration = looking up to sth/sb
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #uzbekistan
Imagine that, you go to Mars for some shopping and learn how to drive at Tesla. Sounds impossible? Well, Uzbeks make it possible by giving small businesses big names.
Foreign visitors may see just another copyright violation here but let’s dig deeper:
A good alternative
Instead of opening yet another “Mini Market” or “Book Café” here are more interesting and memorable names and themes.
Conventionalism
You can’t be too unique when choosing a name in Uzbekistan. Naming businesses after brands or famous products has become a normal thing to do.
Copying as compliment
Westerners often see copying as an attempt to get some kind of unfair advantage. But it doesn’t have to be. It may actually express admiration.
---Vocab---
📍violation = breaking a rule 📍dig deeper = think about sth more deeply 📍memorable = easy to remember 📍attempt = try 📍admiration = looking up to sth/sb
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #uzbekistan
What's a good name for a business?
Anonymous Poll
41%
a creative name
46%
an attractive name
13%
a normal name
#23 YouTube Channel Recommendation: Drew Binsky
📊 English Level: Upper
🔤 Subtitles: Available
💬 Topics: World travel, cultures
💡 Content: How unfair. Some of us never travel anywhere and then this guy just travels to every single country in the world! Follow Drew Binsky on his travels and get to know your world.
⛓ Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Ize0RLIbGdH5x4wI45G-A
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube
📊 English Level: Upper
🔤 Subtitles: Available
💬 Topics: World travel, cultures
💡 Content: How unfair. Some of us never travel anywhere and then this guy just travels to every single country in the world! Follow Drew Binsky on his travels and get to know your world.
⛓ Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Ize0RLIbGdH5x4wI45G-A
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube
#51 Spot Afandi and his donkey: Afandi feeling German on Victory Day
❓ 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 Feruza!!! 👻 And good job on those designs, Oyatillo, Boburshox and Feruza! 👏👏👏
#19 It’s a strange world: Murphy’s Law
❓Have you had one of those days when simply everything seems to go wrong?
❗️Your feeling can actually be explained scientifically with Murphy’s Law which says “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." Read and watch to be in the know (=knowing more than most people)!
⛓ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy's_law
▶️ Here’s a video about Murphy’s Law:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1pRE0Ykbbg
👉@afandi_english👈 #strange_world #psychology
❓Have you had one of those days when simply everything seems to go wrong?
❗️Your feeling can actually be explained scientifically with Murphy’s Law which says “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." Read and watch to be in the know (=knowing more than most people)!
⛓ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy's_law
▶️ Here’s a video about Murphy’s Law:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1pRE0Ykbbg
👉@afandi_english👈 #strange_world #psychology
Afandi English
#19 It’s a strange world: Murphy’s Law ❓Have you had one of those days when simply everything seems to go wrong? ❗️Your feeling can actually be explained scientifically with Murphy’s Law which says “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." Read and watch…
Questions for discussion:
1. Do you think you understand Murphy’s Law?
2. Has Murphy’s Law happened to you before? What was the situation?
3. Is it good to know about Murphy’s Law? Why or why not?
Discuss right now in Afandi English Chat!
1. Do you think you understand Murphy’s Law?
2. Has Murphy’s Law happened to you before? What was the situation?
3. Is it good to know about Murphy’s Law? Why or why not?
Discuss right now in Afandi English Chat!
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When you want to get … out of you nose you can … your nose.
Final Results
4%
goo / wipe
16%
snot / clean
4%
slime / blow
19%
filth / sneeze
24%
snot / blow
10%
filth / wipe
13%
goo / sneeze
7%
slime / clean
Afandi English
When you want to get … out of you nose you can … your nose.
Not too bad but not really good!
Get what out of your nose?
👍 Snot is the right word. Not a beautiful word but correct. 👎 Goo is an ugly but slightly funny word to describe any sticky substance, 👎 slime is sticky but more liquid, 👎 filth is bad word for dirt.
Do what with your nose?
👍 Blow is the right word. When you make a loud noise to clear your nose then you blow your nose. 👎 Clean is almost right but could also mean that you’re just cleaning your nose on the outside. When you 👎 sneeze it’s not that you want to sneeze but you can’t help it. 👎 Wiping is cleaning a surface; you can’t wipe the inside of your nose.
Get what out of your nose?
👍 Snot is the right word. Not a beautiful word but correct. 👎 Goo is an ugly but slightly funny word to describe any sticky substance, 👎 slime is sticky but more liquid, 👎 filth is bad word for dirt.
Do what with your nose?
👍 Blow is the right word. When you make a loud noise to clear your nose then you blow your nose. 👎 Clean is almost right but could also mean that you’re just cleaning your nose on the outside. When you 👎 sneeze it’s not that you want to sneeze but you can’t help it. 👎 Wiping is cleaning a surface; you can’t wipe the inside of your nose.
#12 IELTS DOs & DON’Ts: Speaking
▶️ The Speaking part is a mixture of dialogues and monologues.
❌ DON’T develop a habit of speaking in uninterrupted monologues. Yes you need to speak uninterruptedly for 1-2 minutes in Part 2 but compared to the rest of the exam this is a smaller part.
✅ DO make speaking communicative. It’s not that different from your mother tongue actually. When you talk to other people you don’t just keep talking about yourself for several minutes. You take turns naturally. Got no environment? Find crazy friends to practice with you!
👉@afandi_english👈 #ielts
▶️ The Speaking part is a mixture of dialogues and monologues.
❌ DON’T develop a habit of speaking in uninterrupted monologues. Yes you need to speak uninterruptedly for 1-2 minutes in Part 2 but compared to the rest of the exam this is a smaller part.
✅ DO make speaking communicative. It’s not that different from your mother tongue actually. When you talk to other people you don’t just keep talking about yourself for several minutes. You take turns naturally. Got no environment? Find crazy friends to practice with you!
👉@afandi_english👈 #ielts
Selamat Hari Raya
Saloma
Afandi Special Quiz: Mysterious Eid song
Today’s quiz is about song for the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr from a mysterious country! Can you guess where it’s from?
👉@afandi_english👈 #song_quiz
Today’s quiz is about song for the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr from a mysterious country! Can you guess where it’s from?
👉@afandi_english👈 #song_quiz
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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#13 Self-study: A small island’s war on plastic
▶️ Today’s video and handout are about Vanuatu, a small island nation in the South Pacific that has banned plastic bags and strives (=makes efforts to achieve sth) to make its local economy more sustainable (=able to go on for a long time, eco-friendly).
❗️If you think this is good material for your self-study, please follow the instructions in #1 👆 and the instructions on the handout. Reserve some regular study time below 👇.
👉@afandi_english👈 #self_study
▶️ Today’s video and handout are about Vanuatu, a small island nation in the South Pacific that has banned plastic bags and strives (=makes efforts to achieve sth) to make its local economy more sustainable (=able to go on for a long time, eco-friendly).
❗️If you think this is good material for your self-study, please follow the instructions in #1 👆 and the instructions on the handout. Reserve some regular study time below 👇.
👉@afandi_english👈 #self_study