#WordOfTheDay

What’s one thing students should know about the word utilize?

Hint: Look at where it belongs.

(You’ll find the clue in the screenshot.)

Spotted in the lake at Dream Park, Tashkent.

#specialdinner #band9
Bugundan boshlab jamoamizda chiroyli bir an’anani yo‘lga qo‘yyapmiz: IELTS 9.0 ball sohibi bo‘lgan instruktorlarimiz va top menejment vakillari bilan samimiy suhbat va chiroyli dasturxon atrofida birlashdik.

Have you guys seen this?

https://youtu.be/BLfV4sidcJM?si=I7lhTvvzKZRCYB4y

That’s some mind-bending stuff.
Seriously though, what if we’re just the result of prompts, after all?

Okay, more on that prompt theory later. Stay tuned.

Well, as it turns out, we might actually be the result of prompts.

Maybe not in the traditional sense, but still it’s a fascinating idea.

Definitely worth the read.

https://medium.com/@whoisWenz1k/are-we-all-just-prompts-googles-prompt-theory-4e79fb20f674

#WordOfTheDay
Merriam-Webster podcast

Diqqat savol: Bu yerda nima bo’lgan deb o’ylaysizlar?

What English expression comes to mind when you see this cartoon from the latest issue of The Economist?

Ever heard the expression “a square peg in a round hole”?

In the cartoon above, Trump seems to believe he has more control over Putin than he really does. But as the saying suggests, a square peg doesn’t fit into a round hole — and Putin doesn’t look like someone who’s about to jump through hoops for anyone.

Lekin bugun JCH yo‘llanmasini qo‘lga kiritsak ham, avvalgi terma jamoalarga nisbatan hurmatsizlik qilmasligimiz kerak.

Bu safar yo‘limiz biroz yengillashganining asosiy sababi — endi JCHda 32 emas, 48 ta jamoa ishtirok etayotgani.

Mundialga chiqish osonlashgani yana sizga nimani eslatib yubormoqda?

Look what I found on TedEd:

https://youtu.be/0yL102ubTiw?si=W2oE2WG2n7wjWvWi

According to a piece in the latest issue of The Economist, more parents around the world now prefer having daughters over sons.
It makes me wonder: is this true for Uzbekistan too, or are we not quite there yet?

Google Translate has come a long way

#CommonMistakes

Let's talk about one of the most common mistakes Uzbek students (and sometimes even teachers) make:

❌ I got a 7.0 from IELTS

Why do we keep making this mistake?

In Uzbek, we say:

🗣 “IELTSdan 7 oldim.” → which literally means “I got 7.0 from IELTS.”

But in English… that’s not how it works 😅

📌 In English, we don’t usually use “from” to talk about test results.

✅ I got a Band 7.0 in IELTS.
✅ I scored 7.0 on the IELTS test.
✅ My IELTS score was 7.0.
✅ I achieved Band 7.0 in IELTS. (formal)

❗️Saying “from IELTS” makes it sound like IELTS is a person who gave you the score as a gift. 🎁

Yuqoridagi xatoni odatda qaysi leveldagi IELTS kandidatlar qilishadi?