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We will shortly start supplying you with high-quality content to help you with your English. Let us be the donkeys serving you and making you ever more witty, clever and smart โ just like Afandi!๐
You will be getting posts like:
๐ study tips
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So stay tuned, stay healthy and don't forget to be awesome!
Join us right away
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#1 Our Favourite Mistakes: Pronunciation
โถ๏ธ Try pronouncing the following words:
โข arrived
โข called
โข changed
โข closed
โข looked
โDid you pronounce the [e]? No? Congratulations, good pronunciation, youโre in a 10-20% minority!
โ๏ธWhen you add -ed to a word the [e] is not usually pronounced.
For clarity some pronunciation in Cyrillic:
โข aged โ wrong: ัะนะดะถะตะด, correct: ัะนะดะถะด
โข finished โ wrong: ัะธะฝะธัะตะด, correct: ัะธะฝะธัะด
โข mixed โ wrong: ะผะธะบัะตะด, correct: ะผะธะบัะด
โ๏ธBut be careful, sometimes we do pronounce the [e], that is when the original word ends with a [t] or [d] sound:
โข decided
โข included
โข wanted
๐@afandi_english๐ #mistakes #pronunciation
โถ๏ธ Try pronouncing the following words:
โข arrived
โข called
โข changed
โข closed
โข looked
โDid you pronounce the [e]? No? Congratulations, good pronunciation, youโre in a 10-20% minority!
โ๏ธWhen you add -ed to a word the [e] is not usually pronounced.
For clarity some pronunciation in Cyrillic:
โข aged โ wrong: ัะนะดะถะตะด, correct: ัะนะดะถะด
โข finished โ wrong: ัะธะฝะธัะตะด, correct: ัะธะฝะธัะด
โข mixed โ wrong: ะผะธะบัะตะด, correct: ะผะธะบัะด
โ๏ธBut be careful, sometimes we do pronounce the [e], that is when the original word ends with a [t] or [d] sound:
โข decided
โข included
โข wanted
๐@afandi_english๐ #mistakes #pronunciation
#1 World Englishes: Singapore English ๐ธ๐ฌ
โ๏ธSingapore English is the mother tongue of about 4 million people living in Singapore, a tiny but strong nation in Southeast Asia. Most people there are of Chinese origin but there are also Malays and Indians. Some people speak a local hybrid (=mixed) language called โSinglishโ which can be hard to understand for non-locals.
๐Pronunciation: Singapore English can sound a little choppy (=chopped up, not smooth, stop-and-go) but still melodious. They donโt usually pronounce the [th] sounds but replace them with [t] and [d], for example: โThis thingโ would sound like โdis tingโ.
๐Vocabulary: Daily life vocabulary contains many local words from Chinese, Malay and Tamil (=a language and ethnic group of India).
โถ๏ธ Check out what it sounds like!
โ A tutorial
๐@afandi_english๐ #world_englishes
โ๏ธSingapore English is the mother tongue of about 4 million people living in Singapore, a tiny but strong nation in Southeast Asia. Most people there are of Chinese origin but there are also Malays and Indians. Some people speak a local hybrid (=mixed) language called โSinglishโ which can be hard to understand for non-locals.
๐Pronunciation: Singapore English can sound a little choppy (=chopped up, not smooth, stop-and-go) but still melodious. They donโt usually pronounce the [th] sounds but replace them with [t] and [d], for example: โThis thingโ would sound like โdis tingโ.
๐Vocabulary: Daily life vocabulary contains many local words from Chinese, Malay and Tamil (=a language and ethnic group of India).
โถ๏ธ Check out what it sounds like!
โ A tutorial
๐@afandi_english๐ #world_englishes
#1 Tongue twister: The skunk and the stump
โ๏ธTongue twisters are a great way to practice pronunciation and fluent speech. They are not just funny and silly, they actually force you to speak clearly and correctly and you can quickly master them with a little bit of practice.
Practice your fluency and accuracy with this tongue twister today:
โถ๏ธ A skunk sat on a stump. The stump thought the skunk stunk, and the skunk thought the stump stunk. What stunk, the skunk or the stump?
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skunk = a furry animal native to North America, famous for its body smell
stump = the bottom part of a tree that is left after the tree has been cut
stunk = past form of โstinkโ โ sth stinks = sth smells bad
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@afandi_english #tongue_twisters
โ๏ธTongue twisters are a great way to practice pronunciation and fluent speech. They are not just funny and silly, they actually force you to speak clearly and correctly and you can quickly master them with a little bit of practice.
Practice your fluency and accuracy with this tongue twister today:
โถ๏ธ A skunk sat on a stump. The stump thought the skunk stunk, and the skunk thought the stump stunk. What stunk, the skunk or the stump?
โโโโโ
skunk = a furry animal native to North America, famous for its body smell
stump = the bottom part of a tree that is left after the tree has been cut
stunk = past form of โstinkโ โ sth stinks = sth smells bad
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@afandi_english #tongue_twisters
#2 Our favourite mistakes: Vocabulary
Please translate the following sentence:
Oโn yil oldin uchinchi sinf boโlganman.
โ Perhaps you think it is:
Ten years ago I was in third form.
โ Well, it should be:
Ten years ago I was in third grade.
โ๏ธUnlike in Russian, the word form does not have any special meaning in education. Grade is used to speak of school years.
๐@afandi_english๐ #mistakes #vocabulary
Please translate the following sentence:
Oโn yil oldin uchinchi sinf boโlganman.
โ Perhaps you think it is:
Ten years ago I was in third form.
โ Well, it should be:
๐@afandi_english๐ #mistakes #vocabulary
#1 University Vocab: Lectures vs Seminars
๐ Are you preparing to enter university at home or abroad? Our university vocab guide is here to give you some background knowledge.
โ๏ธWe all know what classes are. At university we also have classes but there are different types of classes!
โถ๏ธ Lectures are classes for many students, sometimes over 100, often held in big rooms called lecture halls. The teachers are normally professors or senior lecturers and students sit quietly while listening and taking notes.
โถ๏ธ Seminars are for fewer students, usually no more than twenty. The students donโt sit in rows but in a U-shape or around a big table. In this way they can discuss, which is the main purpose of a seminar.
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๐ lecture hall = big room in a university where lectures are held
๐ senior lecturer = an experienced university teacher
๐ taking notes = writing down important points
๐ row = a line of seats
๐@afandi_english๐ #uni_vocab
๐ Are you preparing to enter university at home or abroad? Our university vocab guide is here to give you some background knowledge.
โ๏ธWe all know what classes are. At university we also have classes but there are different types of classes!
โถ๏ธ Lectures are classes for many students, sometimes over 100, often held in big rooms called lecture halls. The teachers are normally professors or senior lecturers and students sit quietly while listening and taking notes.
โถ๏ธ Seminars are for fewer students, usually no more than twenty. The students donโt sit in rows but in a U-shape or around a big table. In this way they can discuss, which is the main purpose of a seminar.
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๐ lecture hall = big room in a university where lectures are held
๐ senior lecturer = an experienced university teacher
๐ taking notes = writing down important points
๐ row = a line of seats
๐@afandi_english๐ #uni_vocab