The man is running …
Final Results
27%
hastily
14%
speedily
24%
fastly
14%
breakneck
13%
hurrily
1%
high
7%
gallopy
Afandi English
The man is running …
Not bad!
👍 The man is running hastily. He pushes other people away. Hasty means quick and in a careless way.
👎 The word fastly doesn’t exist – the adverb of fast is also fast. Speedy has the right meaning but doesn’t collocate (=make a word combination) with running. Breakneck is a noun and goes together with speed, i.e. something happens at breakneck speed. Hurrily doesn’t exist – only hurriedly does. There’s also no such word as gallopy, only gallop which describes a running horse. Run high exists but it means that something is too much, especially feelings.
👍 The man is running hastily. He pushes other people away. Hasty means quick and in a careless way.
👎 The word fastly doesn’t exist – the adverb of fast is also fast. Speedy has the right meaning but doesn’t collocate (=make a word combination) with running. Breakneck is a noun and goes together with speed, i.e. something happens at breakneck speed. Hurrily doesn’t exist – only hurriedly does. There’s also no such word as gallopy, only gallop which describes a running horse. Run high exists but it means that something is too much, especially feelings.
#111 Our favourite mistakes: Vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Menga maslahat bera olasizmi?
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
Can you give advice for me?
✅ Well, it should be:
Can you give me some advice?
❓Why?
❗️ This sentence definitely sounds better with some.
❗️ Use me as an indirect object.
❗️ There is no reason why you should use for here. It doesn’t go with give. You don’t give something for someone but you give something to someone.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Menga maslahat bera olasizmi?
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
Can you give advice for me?
✅ Well, it should be:
❓Why?
❗️ This sentence definitely sounds better with some.
❗️ Use me as an indirect object.
❗️ There is no reason why you should use for here. It doesn’t go with give. You don’t give something for someone but you give something to someone.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #vocabulary
This media is not supported in your browser
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
#6 Afandi Karaoke: Bellyache (by Billie Eilish)
▶️ Here’s a song that most of you have probably heard. Try to make sense of the video and lyrics yourself!
👉@afandi_english👈 #karaoke
▶️ Here’s a song that most of you have probably heard. Try to make sense of the video and lyrics yourself!
👉@afandi_english👈 #karaoke
Media is too big
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
#29 Movie Time: Wallace and Gromit (2005)
▶️ Today’s movie is a 🇬🇧 British cartoon that's all about Wallace, a quirky (=strange but genius, esp. professors) inventor, and his dog Gromit. Check out how they try to save precious vegetables from being eaten by rabbits!
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #british_films #cartoon #comedy
▶️ Today’s movie is a 🇬🇧 British cartoon that's all about Wallace, a quirky (=strange but genius, esp. professors) inventor, and his dog Gromit. Check out how they try to save precious vegetables from being eaten by rabbits!
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #british_films #cartoon #comedy
#74 Travelogue UK: China Town
London has attracted immigrants from all corners of the globe. 35% of people living there were born outside the UK and only 44% identify as White British.
Foreigners all have their communities and we find them in different parts of the city. Let’s do a quick case study of the Chinese community:
Nationality
Chinese people from the communist Mainland are very different from those that come from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia. Nationality divides them more than it unites them.
Language & Culture
Shared language, food, holidays – these are the things that really unite Chinese people. Despite all local differences they still have a lot in common: Chinese characters, chopsticks, Chinese New Year, etc.
Religion
There’s little common ground between Mainlanders and the others. Most Mainlanders are not religious at all.
Conclusion: The Chinese community of London is an ethno-linguistic one.
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #uk
London has attracted immigrants from all corners of the globe. 35% of people living there were born outside the UK and only 44% identify as White British.
Foreigners all have their communities and we find them in different parts of the city. Let’s do a quick case study of the Chinese community:
Nationality
Chinese people from the communist Mainland are very different from those that come from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia. Nationality divides them more than it unites them.
Language & Culture
Shared language, food, holidays – these are the things that really unite Chinese people. Despite all local differences they still have a lot in common: Chinese characters, chopsticks, Chinese New Year, etc.
Religion
There’s little common ground between Mainlanders and the others. Most Mainlanders are not religious at all.
Conclusion: The Chinese community of London is an ethno-linguistic one.
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #uk
Afandi English
#74 Travelogue UK: China Town London has attracted immigrants from all corners of the globe. 35% of people living there were born outside the UK and only 44% identify as White British. Foreigners all have their communities and we find them in different parts…
---Vocab---
📍identify as sb = say that you belong to one group in society 📍Mainland = Mainland China = Communist China = China excluding Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao 📍Chinese characters = the writing system of Chinese 📍chopsticks = sticks that East Asians eat with 📍common ground = have the same opinions and ideas 📍ethno-linguistic = relating to an ethnic group that has a shared language
📍identify as sb = say that you belong to one group in society 📍Mainland = Mainland China = Communist China = China excluding Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao 📍Chinese characters = the writing system of Chinese 📍chopsticks = sticks that East Asians eat with 📍common ground = have the same opinions and ideas 📍ethno-linguistic = relating to an ethnic group that has a shared language
As an Uzbek living abroad, what kind of fellow foreigners would you feel most connected to?
Anonymous Poll
27%
People from Uzbekistan (including non-Uzbeks)
10%
Other Uzbeks (even from Afghanistan)
48%
Fellow Muslims (from any country)
15%
None of these, I prefer to be with locals.
#88 SUPER AFANDI: Afandi in England’s picturesque Peak District
❗️ Spot Afandi and his donkey and win 10,000 Paynet-soums instead of only 5,000!
❓ Can you find Afandi and his donkey on one of these pictures?
❓ Spot Afandi, mark him in the picture and send it to @jochenho. The time limit is 30 minutes. Not sure what Afandi looks like? Check the pinned message above!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
❗️ Spot Afandi and his donkey and win 10,000 Paynet-soums instead of only 5,000!
❓ Can you find Afandi and his donkey on one of these pictures?
❓ Spot Afandi, mark him in the picture and send it to @jochenho. The time limit is 30 minutes. Not sure what Afandi looks like? Check the pinned message above!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
And the winner iiiiiiiis ..... Dinara! 🥳🥳🥳
And a round of applause to our designers Shahzod, Khamidulloh and Sarvar! 👏👏👏
And a round of applause to our designers Shahzod, Khamidulloh and Sarvar! 👏👏👏
true-size-of-africa.jpg
749.1 KB
#12 Know Your World: The true size of Africa
▶️ Africa is often poorly understood. Some people think it’s one country, some people think it’s not so big and, worst of all, some people think that this place doesn’t matter much. Meanwhile Asia is ageing and Africa is the youngest and may soon become the most dynamic (=active, developing fast) continent.
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #infographic
▶️ Africa is often poorly understood. Some people think it’s one country, some people think it’s not so big and, worst of all, some people think that this place doesn’t matter much. Meanwhile Asia is ageing and Africa is the youngest and may soon become the most dynamic (=active, developing fast) continent.
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #infographic