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#2 Must Watch: Believe in good

๐Ÿ†• There are some videos in this world that you just should have seen to feel like a complete human. Let Afandi English help you achieve this.

โ–ถ๏ธ Todayโ€™s video is a TV commercial from Thailand featuring (=showing, including) a rather selfless (=not selfish) man who finds true happiness.

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #must_watch
#49 Travelogue UK: Creative London

Take a stroll (=walk) through London and unless youโ€™re blind, stupid or in a hurry you will stop here and there to take photos or just smile in amazement. Why can London do what other cities canโ€™t?

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #travel #uk
What's needed to make a city more interesting? (You can choose more than one answer)
Anonymous Poll
37%
Basically money
74%
Creative people
36%
Government policies
51%
A particular culture
#27 YouTube Channel Recommendation: VICE

๐Ÿ“Š English Level: Advanced

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles: Mostly available

๐Ÿ’ฌ Topics: News, technology, crime, society, entertainment

๐Ÿ’ก Content: This channel has a wide and slightly random collection of videos for younger audiences. The style and topics are quite unconventional (=not ordinary, unlike others).

โ›“ Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/vice

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #youtube
#17 Featured article: Taking it slow

๐Ÿ“ Bulgaria is the EUโ€™s least vaccinated country. Read todayโ€™s featured article to find out why. The article is also available in audio format.

โ›“ https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/08/12/with-just-15-fully-jabbed-bulgaria-is-giving-away-vaccine-shots

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #article #economist
#47 Afandi Quiz: Which country?

โ–ถ๏ธ Here is a mysterious picture.

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #picture_quiz
This picture was taken in โ€ฆ
Final Results
75%
Tajikistan
8%
Italy
10%
Iran
7%
Hungary
Afandi English
This picture was taken in โ€ฆ
Well done!

๐Ÿ‘ Tajikistan was indeed the correct answer. The flag was obviously a hint but hey, the other countries also have the same colours in their flags! The statue hints at something Islamic though.

๐Ÿ‘Ž Iran was close enough but wrong. Iran is a theocracy (=a country ruled by religious leaders) without a strong presidential tradition, hence there wouldnโ€™t be such a big presidential palace. Italy was wrong. The Italian flag has vertical, not horizontal stripes. Hungary was also wrong despite the flag being a match.
#26 Tongue twister: TH nightmare

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

โ–ถ๏ธ Something in a thicket of thorns and thistles thumped and thundered threatening the thoughts of Matthew the thug - although, thankfully, it was only the thirteen-thousand thistles and thorns through the underneath of his thigh that the thirty-year-old thug thought of that morning.

Translation:
Qushqonmas va tikanli chakalakzorda nimadir gumburlab-gursillab uradi Metyu bezorining xayollarini qorqitib, lekin shukurki, o'ttiz yoshli bezori, ertalab, sonining ostida deb oylagan tikonlar o'n uch mintagina edi.

โ—๏ธPay attention to:

๐Ÿ”˜ Pronunciation โ€“ the TH sounds: Donโ€™t miss any of them. Record yourself to check and train your ears. Pronunciation problems exist because we donโ€™t hear the difference.

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #tongue_twisters
#84 Our favourite mistakes: Writing

โ–ถ๏ธ Please take a look at the following placeholder text (=meaningless text, esp. for design):

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

โ“Whatโ€™s the problem?

โ—๏ธ The two paragraphs are marked by both indents (=space at the beginning of a line) and line breaks (=empty line). Choose one style only!

โ—๏ธ Indents are used in books and magazines for long, printed texts. They help us save paper. Online texts usually have line breaks. We can say that indents are a little bit old-fashioned nowadays.

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #mistakes #writing
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#1 Places I want to go: Tokyo, Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต

๐Ÿ†• Letโ€™s face it. Travelling hasnโ€™t been easy and isnโ€™t getting easier any time soon. So why not take advantage of some virtual travelling with Afandi English. Get to know important places in the world and pick up some vocab on the way! For maximum effect watch the video several times and cross-check with the vocab list. You may also print it and add your own notes to it.

โ–ถ๏ธ Todayโ€™s video is about Tokyo, the capital of Japan.

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #travel