Our favourite mistakes #154: Vocabulary

▶️ Please translate the following:
O’qishimni tugata olmadim, ba’zi sabablarga ko’ra.

❌ Perhaps you think it is:
I couldn’t finish my study because of some reasons.

✅ Well, it should be:
I couldn’t finish my studies.

❓Why?

❗️Studies is a plural noun. The singular noun study is a) a research project or b) a room in your house where you work or study.

❗️Because of / For some reasons is Uzlish and has no good translation. It sounds like you want to keep your reasons secret.

👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #vocabulary

🎉 Special Day: Happy Mother's Day!

▶️ What do you do for your mother? Get inspired today by a chubby (=a little bit fat) boy in 🇹🇭Thailand.

❗️ A lot of countries celebrate their Mother's Day today. Even if you don't, your mum deserves (=is worth) it!

👉@afandi_english👈 #special_day #must_watch

Talking Point #9: Hate Speech

▶️ Social division (=people being against each other), discrimination and hate crimes (=crimes against groups in society) – especially Western countries who are promoting freedom of speech are struggling with the effects of hate speech. Each solution comes with other problems.

👉@afandi_english👈 #talking_point #know_your_world

Afandi Karaoke #20: Careless Whisper (by George Michael)

▶️ This song is really old and yet everyone knows it. Get going with the lyrics and prepare for your next karaoke night!

👉@afandi_english👈 #karaoke

❗️Spot Afandi at 10pm today and win 10k Paynet-soums! 🤠

Spot Afandi and his donkey #160: Afandi with some seriously SMART kids near Asaka, 🇺🇿Uzbekistan

❓ Can you spot Afandi in this picture?

❗️ You might be the lucky winner of 🔥10,000🔥 Paynet-soums!

❓ How? Spot Afandi, mark him in the picture and send it by private message to @jochenho. The time limit is 30 minutes.

❗️ If you win you have 30 minutes to claim your prize. If not we’ll find another winner!

👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi

Unmissable Websites #6: Optical Toys

▶️ Explore the world of optical illusions (=strange pictures to trick the brain), all with explanations.

🔗 https://optical.toys/

👉@afandi_english👈 #website

Afandi Quiz #150: What’s this map about?

▶️ Here’s a physical map of the world showing some light green areas.

👉@afandi_english👈 #maps #map_quiz

#17 Outlook: Changing Paradigms

▶️ Watch this animated talk by British education specialist Sir Ken Robinson. He argues that we need to change our fundamental beliefs, our paradigm, about education.

👉@learn_2_teach👈 #outlook

https://t.me/terrysterrificenglish

I just came across this channel which is kinda like Afandi English with an IELTS spin, brought to you by someone a lot more charming than myself (i.e. terrific Terry).

Highly recommended for those sitting in the IELTS waiting room! 😉

YouTube Channel Recommendation #55: Tom Scott

📊 English Level: Upper & advanced

🔤 Subtitles: Provided

💬 Topics: Technology, science, nature

💡 Content: Tom takes you to interesting places and tries out cool stuff while telling you all about it.

⛓ Link: https://www.youtube.com/@TomScottGo

👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube

Know Your World #76: The History of English as a Global Language

▶️ How did English become the world’s first language? Watch this animated video to understand the basics.

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #documentary