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#7 Infographic: Pandemics

โ–ถ๏ธ The Covid-19 pandemic isnโ€™t humanityโ€™s first pandemic, nor is it probably the last. Read this infographic for more information about the nature and history of pandemics.

โ—๏ธ Monday is for discussions and debates! Today we will have a debate on Afandi English Chat (@afandi_english_chat) from 9 to 10pm (or longer if you canโ€™t stop).

The question for today: Are vaccines useful in the fight against pandemics?

How do I know my team? Just roll the Telegram dice and off you go! ๐ŸŽฒ

๐ŸŽฒ Even numbers (2, 4, 6) = Vaccines are useful

๐ŸŽฒ Uneven numbers (1, 3, 5) = Vaccines are not useful

โ—๏ธ Do not just debate with your own opinion but use the dice. That makes the debate less emotional. We donโ€™t want any fighting!

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #infographic
#35 Afandi Quiz: Which country?

โ–ถ๏ธ Here is a mysterious picture.

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #picture_quiz
This picture was taken in ...
Final Results
6%
Brazil
9%
South Africa
22%
Myanmar
63%
Vietnam
Afandi English
This picture was taken in ...
Tadaa!

๐Ÿ‘ Vietnam is the correct answer. It was probably easy to tell by the writing. Vietnamese uses Latin script with lots of diacritics (=little dots and strokes a letter to change its pronunciation).

๐Ÿ‘Ž Myanmar was wrong, the local language has its own alphabet, not Latin. South Africa was also wrong โ€“ there should be some English on the picture. Brazil was wrong, the language should have been Portuguese which may contain some recognisable international vocabulary.
#71 Our favourite mistakes: Vocabulary

โ–ถ๏ธ Please translate the following sentence:
Bu gapda bu soโ€™z ortiqcha.

โŒ Perhaps you think it is:
This word is extra in this sentence.

โœ… Well, it should be:
This word is not needed in this sentence.

โ“Why?

โ—๏ธ Extra has a positive meaning in English. Think of extra money โ€“ thatโ€™s a good thing or not?

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #mistakes #vocabulary
#23 Tongue twister: Fuzzy Wuzzy

โ—๏ธChallenge yourself with this tongue twister:

โ–ถ๏ธ Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair, Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very fuzzy, was he?

Translation:
Fuzzy Wuzzy bitta ayiq edi, Fuzzy Wuzzyning sochi yoโ€™q edi, Fuzzy Wuzzy juda ham fuzzy (=momiq) emas edi, shundaymi?

โ—๏ธPay attention to:

๐Ÿ”˜ Linking โ€“ Consonants in end position and vowels in beginning position are linked together.

๐Ÿ”˜ Weak forms โ€“ The final word โ€œheโ€ is pronounced without the [h] and therefore gets linked to the previous word.

โ–ถ๏ธ Now practice: Fuzzy Wuzzy was อœ a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair, Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very fuzzy, was อœ he?

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #tongue_twisters
#38 Travelogue Uzbekistan: Wow! Here in Andijan?

โ€œI thought I was in Europe last nightโ€, said a friend, and I felt the same. The concert of the Uzbekistan Youth Forum was pretty high standard by any standard. One superstar after the other and all professionally organised. But hey, what wasnโ€™t like Europe?

Whatโ€™s a mask?
In Europe, such a โ€œsuperspreader eventโ€ is unthinkable in corona times. People had to wear a mask at the entrance but it was more like a ticket, something you put into your pocket after you enter.

Ladies & Gentlemen
Where it got crowded there was natural gender separation. People were civilised and security wasnโ€™t tight at all. In Europe there isnโ€™t so much trust between people, and in America even less.

Let the others react
The hosts had a hard time moving the crowds. It felt like me talking to myself in Telegram groups. Only towards the end there was collective euphoria thanks to patriotism, confetti and fireworks.

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #travel #uzbekistan
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#38 Travelogue Uzbekistan: Wow! Here in Andijan? โ€œI thought I was in Europe last nightโ€, said a friend, and I felt the same. The concert of the Uzbekistan Youth Forum was pretty high standard by any standard. One superstar after the other and all professionallyโ€ฆ
---Vocab---
๐Ÿ“by any standard = in any case, definitely ๐Ÿ“superspreader event = an event during which many people are infected ๐Ÿ“gender separation = separating men and women ๐Ÿ“tight = here: strict ๐Ÿ“host = here: presenter ๐Ÿ“have a hard time doing sth = have difficulty doing sth ๐Ÿ“collective = all the people together ๐Ÿ“euphoria = short moment of happiness and excitement ๐Ÿ“confetti = small pieces of paper or plastic thrown into the air for celebration
#24 YouTube Channel Recommendation: neo

๐Ÿ“Š English Level: Upper

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles: Available

๐Ÿ’ฌ Topics: Geography, politics, geopolitics

๐Ÿ’ก Content: This channel doesnโ€™t have a huge number of videos but nonetheless some interesting ones. The topics may not seem easy but the English used is plain and not too fast.

โ›“ Link: https://www.youtube.com/c/neoyoutube/videos

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #youtube