#10 Our favourite mistakes: Pronunciation
▶️ Try pronouncing the following sentences:
• I don’t know how to do it.
• What are we doing tomorrow?
• How do you spell that?
• Do you want to go now?
❓Did you hear [v] or [f] sounds in them?
❗️There aren’t any [v] or [f] sounds in the words “how”, “tomorrow” and “now”. Most of you find that obvious but some students have this problem and don’t even hear it!
• I don’t know how[haʊf] [haʊ] to do it.
• What are we doing tomorrow[tʊmɒrəʊf] [təmɒrəʊ]?
• How[haʊv] [haʊ] do you spell that?
• Do you want to go now[naʊv] [naʊ]?
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▶️ Try pronouncing the following sentences:
• I don’t know how to do it.
• What are we doing tomorrow?
• How do you spell that?
• Do you want to go now?
❓Did you hear [v] or [f] sounds in them?
❗️There aren’t any [v] or [f] sounds in the words “how”, “tomorrow” and “now”. Most of you find that obvious but some students have this problem and don’t even hear it!
• I don’t know how
• What are we doing tomorrow
• How
• Do you want to go now
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#4 Tongue twister: Kenny’s tie
❗️Practice your pronunciation with this tongue twister today.
▶️ If Kenny can tie a tie and untie a tie, why can't I tie a tie and untie a tie like Kenny can?
❗️Pay attention to:
🔘 weak forms – the first “can” and the 2x “and” are pronounced[kæn] [kən] and [ænd] [ənd].
🔘 linking – If Kenny can tie ͜ a tie ͜ and ͜ untie ͜ a tie, why can't ͜ I tie ͜ a tie ͜ and ͜ untie ͜ a tie like ͜ Kenny can?
Vocab:
tie (noun) = formal long piece of cloth you wear around your neck
tie (verb) = bind sth, wrap sth around sth
untie (verb) = opposite of tie, undo tying
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❗️Practice your pronunciation with this tongue twister today.
▶️ If Kenny can tie a tie and untie a tie, why can't I tie a tie and untie a tie like Kenny can?
❗️Pay attention to:
🔘 weak forms – the first “can” and the 2x “and” are pronounced
🔘 linking – If Kenny can tie ͜ a tie ͜ and ͜ untie ͜ a tie, why can't ͜ I tie ͜ a tie ͜ and ͜ untie ͜ a tie like ͜ Kenny can?
Vocab:
tie (noun) = formal long piece of cloth you wear around your neck
tie (verb) = bind sth, wrap sth around sth
untie (verb) = opposite of tie, undo tying
👉@afandi_english👈 #tongue_twisters
#4 University Vocab: Assessment
❗️ When studying at a university the way you get your grades is quite different from school. Let’s take a closer look:
🔎 Assessment means “evaluation” but it is more than just one grade. It’s usually made up of several parts adding up to 100%, for example 40% for an exam, 30% for an essay, and 30% for participation.
🔎 The pass mark is different in different countries. This is something to watch out for!
🔎 We speak of coursework for all the assessed homework that we have to do for one course at university. Did I say “homework”? That sounds a bit childish. The better word is assignments.
🔎 When we successfully complete a course we usually get some credit points.
👉@afandi_english👈 #uni_vocab
❗️ When studying at a university the way you get your grades is quite different from school. Let’s take a closer look:
🔎 Assessment means “evaluation” but it is more than just one grade. It’s usually made up of several parts adding up to 100%, for example 40% for an exam, 30% for an essay, and 30% for participation.
🔎 The pass mark is different in different countries. This is something to watch out for!
🔎 We speak of coursework for all the assessed homework that we have to do for one course at university. Did I say “homework”? That sounds a bit childish. The better word is assignments.
🔎 When we successfully complete a course we usually get some credit points.
👉@afandi_english👈 #uni_vocab
#3 YouTube Channel Recommendation: TED-Ed
⛓ Link: www.youtube.com/user/TEDEducation
📊 English Level: Upper
🔤 Subtitles: Available
💬 Topics: Science, the science behind everyday things, history
💡 Content: TED-Ed is a channel by the organisers of TED talks, but the videos are not simply talks or lectures. All videos are animated in different styles. If you’re interested in scientific topics and/or history the videos in this channel will give you a lot of information in an entertaining way. The videos are also a great source of academic vocabulary – you only have to switch on the subtitles.
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⛓ Link: www.youtube.com/user/TEDEducation
📊 English Level: Upper
🔤 Subtitles: Available
💬 Topics: Science, the science behind everyday things, history
💡 Content: TED-Ed is a channel by the organisers of TED talks, but the videos are not simply talks or lectures. All videos are animated in different styles. If you’re interested in scientific topics and/or history the videos in this channel will give you a lot of information in an entertaining way. The videos are also a great source of academic vocabulary – you only have to switch on the subtitles.
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube
#11 Our favourite mistakes: Vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Bu fabrika 1997-yilda qurilgan.
❓ Perhaps you think it is:
This fabric was built in 1997 year.
❗️ Sorry, but it should be:
Thisfabric factory was built in 1997 year.
❓ Why?
❗️ “Fabric” means “cloth”, not “factory.
❗️ Unlike in Uzbek and Russian the word “year” is unnecessary in English. However, the owner of the factory might proudly say “The factory was built in the year 1997”.
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▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Bu fabrika 1997-yilda qurilgan.
❓ Perhaps you think it is:
This fabric was built in 1997 year.
❗️ Sorry, but it should be:
This
❓ Why?
❗️ “Fabric” means “cloth”, not “factory.
❗️ Unlike in Uzbek and Russian the word “year” is unnecessary in English. However, the owner of the factory might proudly say “The factory was built in the year 1997”.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #vocabulary
#4 Learn how to learn: Learning by teaching
❗️Many teachers feel that they learn a lot while teaching. And it’s true, teaching is a great way to learn actually!
❓Why is it quite so good for learners to teach? Here are 5 reasons:
1️⃣ Teaching strengthens your communication skills, even if you teach someone in your mother tongue. Communication skills are universal life skills.
2️⃣ You become more confident from teaching. After all you are the teacher and you know so much more than your student(s).
3️⃣ Through teaching you can check yourself. We often discover some gaps in our knowledge when we teach. This gives us a better understanding of our own level and abilities.
4️⃣ In the process of explaining something logically you can develop a more structured knowledge.
5️⃣ When you teach you can simply feel good. You’re not being selfish and whoever you teach will appreciate your help. Give and take!
❗️So… Find someone you can teach and share the benefits!
👉@afandi_english👈 #learn2learn
❗️Many teachers feel that they learn a lot while teaching. And it’s true, teaching is a great way to learn actually!
❓Why is it quite so good for learners to teach? Here are 5 reasons:
1️⃣ Teaching strengthens your communication skills, even if you teach someone in your mother tongue. Communication skills are universal life skills.
2️⃣ You become more confident from teaching. After all you are the teacher and you know so much more than your student(s).
3️⃣ Through teaching you can check yourself. We often discover some gaps in our knowledge when we teach. This gives us a better understanding of our own level and abilities.
4️⃣ In the process of explaining something logically you can develop a more structured knowledge.
5️⃣ When you teach you can simply feel good. You’re not being selfish and whoever you teach will appreciate your help. Give and take!
❗️So… Find someone you can teach and share the benefits!
👉@afandi_english👈 #learn2learn
#12 Our favourite mistakes: Grammar & Vocab
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Men obeddan keyin do'konga boraman, dedi Afandi.
❓Perhaps you think it is:
Afandi said I will go to market / magazine after lunch.
❗️Sorry, but it should be:
Afandi saidI he will go to the market / magazine shop after lunch in the afternoon.
❓Why?
❗️In English we prefer indirect speech because otherwise it’s not quite clear who “I” is.
❗️A shop is a familiar place in town and needs the definite article. Even though there are many shops around, the listener probably knows which shop the speaker means.
❗️The word “market” means “bozor”. A shop or supermarket cannot be called “market”. “Magazine” is a mistranslation from Russian “магазин”; in English it means “журнал”.
❗️“After lunch” is not 100% wrong but probably a mistranslation of “obeddan keyin” and “после обеда”. In English this can only describe the time right after eating lunch.
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▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Men obeddan keyin do'konga boraman, dedi Afandi.
❓Perhaps you think it is:
Afandi said I will go to market / magazine after lunch.
❗️Sorry, but it should be:
Afandi said
❓Why?
❗️In English we prefer indirect speech because otherwise it’s not quite clear who “I” is.
❗️A shop is a familiar place in town and needs the definite article. Even though there are many shops around, the listener probably knows which shop the speaker means.
❗️The word “market” means “bozor”. A shop or supermarket cannot be called “market”. “Magazine” is a mistranslation from Russian “магазин”; in English it means “журнал”.
❗️“After lunch” is not 100% wrong but probably a mistranslation of “obeddan keyin” and “после обеда”. In English this can only describe the time right after eating lunch.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #grammar #vocabulary
#2 It’s a strange world: Animal Cafés
📍What do you do if you love pets but can’t keep one because you live in a tiny apartment somewhere in Asia and work all day? Today’s article is about the beautifully strange world of animal cafés. Check it out!
⛓https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_cafe
⛓Here’s a YouTube video about a cat café in Tokyo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WfqX7LGFVQ
👉@afandi_english👈 #strange_world #culture
📍What do you do if you love pets but can’t keep one because you live in a tiny apartment somewhere in Asia and work all day? Today’s article is about the beautifully strange world of animal cafés. Check it out!
⛓https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_cafe
⛓Here’s a YouTube video about a cat café in Tokyo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WfqX7LGFVQ
👉@afandi_english👈 #strange_world #culture
#1 Spot Afandi and his donkey: May I introduce myself?
🆕 Assalomu alaykum! I am Afandi and I sit on my donkey all day and all night. I love going here and there but it’s hard to spot me as I love to hide! Every Sunday at 9pm Tashkent time you will have a chance to look for me in a new picture. It’s not always easy but you can win something! Let’s play!
❓ How does it work?
❗️Somewhere in the picture you can find this little statuette of Afandi and his donkey. Zoom in and try to find it!
1️⃣ Save the picture to your phone.
2️⃣ Edit the picture. Draw a circle around Afandi and his donkey.
3️⃣ Send the edited picture to @jochenho.
4️⃣ Send it within 30 minutes.
5️⃣ Be lucky and win 5,000 soum Paynet on a phone number of your choice (Uzbekistan only).
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
🆕 Assalomu alaykum! I am Afandi and I sit on my donkey all day and all night. I love going here and there but it’s hard to spot me as I love to hide! Every Sunday at 9pm Tashkent time you will have a chance to look for me in a new picture. It’s not always easy but you can win something! Let’s play!
❓ How does it work?
❗️Somewhere in the picture you can find this little statuette of Afandi and his donkey. Zoom in and try to find it!
1️⃣ Save the picture to your phone.
2️⃣ Edit the picture. Draw a circle around Afandi and his donkey.
3️⃣ Send the edited picture to @jochenho.
4️⃣ Send it within 30 minutes.
5️⃣ Be lucky and win 5,000 soum Paynet on a phone number of your choice (Uzbekistan only).
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
#2 Spot Afandi and his donkey: Afandi against coronavirus
❓ Can you spot Afandi and his donkey in this picture?
❗️If you can, follow the instructions in #1 and win 5,000 Paynet-soums!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
❓ Can you spot Afandi and his donkey in this picture?
❗️If you can, follow the instructions in #1 and win 5,000 Paynet-soums!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
#5 World Englishes: New Zealand English
❗️ Around 4 million people speak English as their mother tongue in New Zealand. We call them “Kiwis”, after the birds that can’t fly. Hearing New Zealanders speak, we often think it’s British English but there are some differences, and Kiwis speak a little more like “Aussies” (Australians). Let’s take a closer look!
🔘 Pronunciation: The short [e] sound often sounds like a long French [é] as in “Café”, e.g. “spécial”, “béd”, “expénsive”, “égg”.
🔘 Grammar: Kiwis can add “as” behind adjectives or “ow” behind statements for emphasis.
🔘 Vocabulary: Like their Aussie brothers and sisters, Kiwis may say “yeah nah” for “no” and “nah yeah” for “yes”; “in the wop-wops” means “in the middle of nowhere” (which is most of NZ).
▶️ Check out what it sounds like:
⛓ A tutorial
👉@afandi_english👈 #world_englishes
❗️ Around 4 million people speak English as their mother tongue in New Zealand. We call them “Kiwis”, after the birds that can’t fly. Hearing New Zealanders speak, we often think it’s British English but there are some differences, and Kiwis speak a little more like “Aussies” (Australians). Let’s take a closer look!
🔘 Pronunciation: The short [e] sound often sounds like a long French [é] as in “Café”, e.g. “spécial”, “béd”, “expénsive”, “égg”.
🔘 Grammar: Kiwis can add “as” behind adjectives or “ow” behind statements for emphasis.
🔘 Vocabulary: Like their Aussie brothers and sisters, Kiwis may say “yeah nah” for “no” and “nah yeah” for “yes”; “in the wop-wops” means “in the middle of nowhere” (which is most of NZ).
▶️ Check out what it sounds like:
⛓ A tutorial
👉@afandi_english👈 #world_englishes
#13 Our favourite mistakes: Pronunciation
▶️ Try pronouncing the following words:
• British
• campus
• focus
• gossip
• notice
• practice
• purpose
• surface
❓How many syllables are they? One or two? Clap your hands if you’re not sure.
❗️All of these words have two syllables. Some students pronounce them as one syllable, by swallowing the unstressed [ə] and [ɪ] sounds.
❗️Sometimes there are misunderstandings because of this problem:
• British ≠ bridge
• campus ≠ camps
• focus ≠ folks / fox
• notice ≠ notes
• surface ≠ surfs
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #pronunciation
▶️ Try pronouncing the following words:
• British
• campus
• focus
• gossip
• notice
• practice
• purpose
• surface
❓How many syllables are they? One or two? Clap your hands if you’re not sure.
❗️All of these words have two syllables. Some students pronounce them as one syllable, by swallowing the unstressed [ə] and [ɪ] sounds.
❗️Sometimes there are misunderstandings because of this problem:
• British ≠ bridge
• campus ≠ camps
• focus ≠ folks / fox
• notice ≠ notes
• surface ≠ surfs
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #pronunciation
#5 Tongue twister: Two to two, too
❗️Practice your pronunciation with this tongue twister today. Keep in mind, for a tongue twister to be useful you have to practice it as many times as possible!
▶️ There are two minutes difference from four to two to two to two, and from two to two to two, too.
❗️Pay attention to:
🔘 Weak forms – Numbers are often stressed in English, so “two” is the strong [tu:], the “too” at the end is also strong but the little “to” is usually unstressed and pronounced in its weak form [tə]. Other small function words are also weak with [ə], e.g. and [ənd], from [frəm]:
There are two minutes difference from four to two to two to two, and from two to two to two, too.
🔘 Intonation – Words that have more meaning are stressed (numbers, “difference” and “too”):
There are two minutes difference from four to two to two to two, and from two to two to two, too.
👉@afandi_english👈 #tongue_twisters
❗️Practice your pronunciation with this tongue twister today. Keep in mind, for a tongue twister to be useful you have to practice it as many times as possible!
▶️ There are two minutes difference from four to two to two to two, and from two to two to two, too.
❗️Pay attention to:
🔘 Weak forms – Numbers are often stressed in English, so “two” is the strong [tu:], the “too” at the end is also strong but the little “to” is usually unstressed and pronounced in its weak form [tə]. Other small function words are also weak with [ə], e.g. and [ənd], from [frəm]:
There are two minutes difference from four to two to two to two, and from two to two to two, too.
🔘 Intonation – Words that have more meaning are stressed (numbers, “difference” and “too”):
There are two minutes difference from four to two to two to two, and from two to two to two, too.
👉@afandi_english👈 #tongue_twisters
#5 University Vocab: Time Off
❗️ When we go to school we get our holidays, and that’s fairly simple. But what about university?
🔎 The time between two semesters is called semester break. How long that is and whether the students are totally off or still have exams or coursework (see #4) depends on the country.
🔎 Academic leave is what you apply for if you have personal reasons like illness, pregnancy, family issues, etc. and you cannot study for one semester or more.
🔎 Between school and university young adults may do a gap year in which they work or travel or do some volunteering. This has become a common thing to do in recent years, especially in developed countries.
🔎 It is popular for university lecturers to have a sabbatical – that is a break from their academic career, usually for one year. Academics enjoy some time away from the students, and it is important for their research and career development.
👉@afandi_english👈 #uni_vocab
❗️ When we go to school we get our holidays, and that’s fairly simple. But what about university?
🔎 The time between two semesters is called semester break. How long that is and whether the students are totally off or still have exams or coursework (see #4) depends on the country.
🔎 Academic leave is what you apply for if you have personal reasons like illness, pregnancy, family issues, etc. and you cannot study for one semester or more.
🔎 Between school and university young adults may do a gap year in which they work or travel or do some volunteering. This has become a common thing to do in recent years, especially in developed countries.
🔎 It is popular for university lecturers to have a sabbatical – that is a break from their academic career, usually for one year. Academics enjoy some time away from the students, and it is important for their research and career development.
👉@afandi_english👈 #uni_vocab
#14 Our favourite mistakes: Vocab
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Afandining ishlari har doim ko’p.
❓Perhaps you think it is:
Afandi has always many works.
✅ Well, it should be:
Afandi has always many things to do. / Afandi is always busy.
❓Why?
❗️ The word "ish” in Uzbek isn’t so easy to translate. “Work” is uncountable in English and usually means 'doing a job'. "Works” has a different meaning and is not the plural of "work”! It is a short way of saying "construction works”.
❗️ The Uzbek concept of "ish-pish” is very unspecific and best translated as "things to do”.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Afandining ishlari har doim ko’p.
❓Perhaps you think it is:
Afandi has always many works.
✅ Well, it should be:
❗️ The word "ish” in Uzbek isn’t so easy to translate. “Work” is uncountable in English and usually means 'doing a job'. "Works” has a different meaning and is not the plural of "work”! It is a short way of saying "construction works”.
❗️ The Uzbek concept of "ish-pish” is very unspecific and best translated as "things to do”.
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #vocabulary
#4 YouTube Channel Recommendation: Quartz
⛓ Link: www.youtube.com/user/quartznews
📊 English Level: Upper
🔤 Subtitles: Available
💬 Topics: Future, science & technology, nature, food, news
💡 Content: Quartz has a good number of videos that are of general interest. Some of the videos focus on current international affairs while other videos provide background knowledge. Most of the topics are relevant and a great help in increasing your outlook. Plus advanced vocabulary!
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube
⛓ Link: www.youtube.com/user/quartznews
📊 English Level: Upper
🔤 Subtitles: Available
💬 Topics: Future, science & technology, nature, food, news
💡 Content: Quartz has a good number of videos that are of general interest. Some of the videos focus on current international affairs while other videos provide background knowledge. Most of the topics are relevant and a great help in increasing your outlook. Plus advanced vocabulary!
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube
#3 Spot Afandi and his donkey: Afandi waiting for his blind date at a closed café
❓ Can you spot Afandi and his donkey in this picture?
❗️If you can, follow the instructions in #1 (see pinned message) and win 5,000 Paynet-soums!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
❓ Can you spot Afandi and his donkey in this picture?
❗️If you can, follow the instructions in #1 (see pinned message) and win 5,000 Paynet-soums!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi