Forwarded from Hoffmann's Travelogue (Joho)
Travelogue 🇹🇷Turkey #1: Visiting a school in Turkey
▶️ It's a paradox (=sth that doesn't fit together). Turkey is so much in the middle of everything but doesn't have a middle itself. Eastern Turkey and Western Turkey are worlds apart (=very different). Here in the East, teachers are sent from the West to civilise the crude (=rough, uncultured) Easterners - mainly local Kurdish and Syrian refugee children.
Many things remind me of Uzbekistan. The patriotism, the hospitality, the whole feel of the place. But there are also differences: Most of teachers smoke during the break, students and teachers speak different languages, and a lot of the school's equipment is donated (=given for free as a help) by the EU to lessen (=reduce) the migration pressure on Europe.
📍Şanlıurfa, Turkey
#turkey #culture
▶️ It's a paradox (=sth that doesn't fit together). Turkey is so much in the middle of everything but doesn't have a middle itself. Eastern Turkey and Western Turkey are worlds apart (=very different). Here in the East, teachers are sent from the West to civilise the crude (=rough, uncultured) Easterners - mainly local Kurdish and Syrian refugee children.
Many things remind me of Uzbekistan. The patriotism, the hospitality, the whole feel of the place. But there are also differences: Most of teachers smoke during the break, students and teachers speak different languages, and a lot of the school's equipment is donated (=given for free as a help) by the EU to lessen (=reduce) the migration pressure on Europe.
📍Şanlıurfa, Turkey
#turkey #culture
Afandi Quiz #148: What’s the word?
Here’s a sign somewhere in China. What kind of mistake is it?
👉@afandi_english👈 #word_quiz
Here’s a sign somewhere in China. What kind of mistake is it?
👉@afandi_english👈 #word_quiz
It's a/an ...
Anonymous Quiz
29%
typo
12%
mistranslation
19%
error
10%
omission
7%
inconsistency
23%
all of the above
Spot Afandi and his donkey #158: Afandi daydreaming in 🇮🇩Indonesia
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❓ Can you spot Afandi in this picture?
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❓ How? Spot Afandi, mark him in the picture and send it by private message to @jochenho. The time limit is 30 minutes.
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👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
Ravshanbek is today's winner! Congrats!!! 👏👏👏
And exquisite designs from Madina, Ravshanbek (winner) and Quvonchbek! ✌️💯👍
And exquisite designs from Madina, Ravshanbek (winner) and Quvonchbek! ✌️💯👍
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Movie Time #77: Suck Me Shakespeer (2013)
▶️ Today’s movie is a 🇩🇪German comedy about a school full of troublesome teenagers. Watch how a criminal teacher-by-accident gives the kids just what they need.
🔤 Subtitles provided.
🗣 Do you speak German? Then watch this movie with German subtitles.
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #comedy #european_films
▶️ Today’s movie is a 🇩🇪German comedy about a school full of troublesome teenagers. Watch how a criminal teacher-by-accident gives the kids just what they need.
🔤 Subtitles provided.
🗣 Do you speak German? Then watch this movie with German subtitles.
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #comedy #european_films
Unmissable Websites #5: Corpus Mate
▶️ Here’s finally a corpus (=large collection of authentic language material) website that’s easy to use and doesn’t confuse the non-linguists among us. Corpora (=plural of ‘corpus’ or the material in it) is a fantastic language learning resource – it can show you the usage of words.
🔗 https://corpusmate.com/search
👉@afandi_english👈 #website
▶️ Here’s finally a corpus (=large collection of authentic language material) website that’s easy to use and doesn’t confuse the non-linguists among us. Corpora (=plural of ‘corpus’ or the material in it) is a fantastic language learning resource – it can show you the usage of words.
🔗 https://corpusmate.com/search
👉@afandi_english👈 #website
Corpusmate
CorpusMate – a language learning tool
A language learning tool.
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Know Your World #74: The pork taboo
▶️ Billions of people around the world don’t eat pork, usually for religious reasons. But it’s interesting to investigate (=check) this taboo (=a rule not to do sth) scientifically and look into historical reasons.
❗️Contains potentially (=possibly, maybe) upsetting imagery (=pictures).
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #documentary
▶️ Billions of people around the world don’t eat pork, usually for religious reasons. But it’s interesting to investigate (=check) this taboo (=a rule not to do sth) scientifically and look into historical reasons.
❗️Contains potentially (=possibly, maybe) upsetting imagery (=pictures).
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #documentary
🎉 Happy Birthday! Afandi English is 4 years old today! 🎉
Let's bring back four highly recommended, unmissable posts from four great years!
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Our Favourite Mistakes: Pronunciation, the maiden (=first) post
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Must Watch: History of the Entire World, I guess
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Short Film: Cream
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Movie: The Social Dilemma
👉@afandi_english👈
Let's bring back four highly recommended, unmissable posts from four great years!
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Our Favourite Mistakes: Pronunciation, the maiden (=first) post
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Must Watch: History of the Entire World, I guess
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Short Film: Cream
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Movie: The Social Dilemma
👉@afandi_english👈