#45 Know Your World: Why we all need subtitles now

▶️ It’s not just language learners, even native speakers are becoming increasingly fond of (=like, appreciate) subtitles. There are some interesting reasons for this. Watch to find out!

🔤 Subtitles provided. Obviously. 😅

👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #documentary

#141 Our favourite mistakes: Pronunciation

▶️ Try pronouncing the following words:
• hello
• like
• look
• online
• only

❓What do these words have in common?

❗️ They all contain /L/ sounds that Russian-educated Uzbeks often pronounce with a Russian very dark /L/. This is probably for their similarity to Russian words:
• hello sounds like алло
• like sounds like лайк
• look sounds like лук
• online sounds like онлайн
• only sounds close enough to online

👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #pronunciation

#54 Movie Time: Don’t Look Up (2021)

▶️ Today’s film is a black comedy (=making fun of serious problems) about the end of the world caused by an approaching (=coming closer) comet (=large rock flying in space). Scientists are trying to warn humanity but media and government create one big mess and mankind goes to the dogs (=falls into a bad condition, becomes ruined).

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #american_films #comedy

Today we're going to spot a fat Buddha in 🇹🇭Thailand! Starts at 9:30pm!

#129 Spot Something: Hugo’s Fat Buddha in 🇹🇭Thailand

❓ Can you spot the Buddha in this picture?

❗️ You might be the lucky winner of 5,000 Paynet-soums!

❓ How? Spot the Buddha, mark it in the picture and send it to @jochenho. The time limit is 30 minutes.

🆕 If you win you have 30 minutes to claim your prize. If you don’t we’ll find another winner!

👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_something

#46 Know Your World: English from another world

▶️ Watch this short video about Emmanuella, a teenage 🇳🇬Nigerian comedy star who built a house for her parents at just 10 years old, and check how much Pidgin English you can understand.

Pidgin is a blend of English and local languages. It has become the #1 lingua franca (=language used for communication between speakers of different languages) of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous (=having a large population) nation. Pidgin is so big that the BBC broadcasts in it. Read more about this new language.

🔤 Subtitles provided (also in Pidgin).

👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #world_englishes

#113 Afandi Quiz: What is this thing?

Here are some strange-looking things. What could they be?

👉@afandi_english👈 #thing_quiz

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📢 Dear students,

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✅ individual speeches
✅ guest presentations
✅ debates
✅ projects
✅ games

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❓Questions? ❗️Contact @jochenho or @happiness7703

Almost good job!

💡And here’s the answer: These things are meat shredder claws. Feel like a real animal and dig in!

#12 Future: A linear city

▶️ The world’s most futuristic city is under construction in 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia. It’s being built in a straight line that stretches (=has a length of) over 170 kilometres. The smart city will be called “The Line” and is set to (=planned to) be completed by 2030.

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #future #documentary