English with Jakhongir

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📚 Grammar 🤔 “IF YOU DON’T MIND MY ASKING” vs “IF YOU DON’T MIND ME ASKING” Which one is correct? 👇 ✅ IF YOU DON’T MIND ME ASKING What’s the procedure, if you don’t mind me asking? This is the more common and natural expression, especially in everyday English. Here, me is the object of mind, and asking is a participle: 👉 mind + object + -ing 👉 mind me asking ✅ IF YOU DON’T MIND MY ASKING This is also grammatically correct, but it sounds more formal and somewhat old-fashioned. Here, my is a possessive determiner modifying asking: 👉 mind + possessive + -ing 👉 mind my asking It emphasizes the act of asking rather than the person. 🧠 EASY RULE After verbs like mind, we commonly use: mind + object + -ing ✅ Do you mind me opening the window? ✅ Would you mind him joining us? ✅ Do you mind me asking a question? 📌 For natural everyday English, “me asking” is usually the better choice. 🎯 IELTS/TOEFL TIP: Both forms are grammatically acceptable. In speaking, “if you don’t mind me asking” is more natural and commonly used. 💬 Which sounds more natural to you? What’s the procedure, if you don’t mind me asking? 👌 #IELTS #TOEFL #EnglishGrammar #LearnEnglish #EnglishTips #SpokenEnglish #AdvancedEnglish #GrammarTips

The Darkest Nights Produce the Brightest Stars

Literal Meaning: On the darkest nights, when there is no moon and no city lights, the stars appear most bright and beautiful. They are always there, but we only notice them when the sky is truly dark.

Figurative Meaning: This proverb teaches us that our hardest, most painful moments — the "darkest nights" of our lives — are often what bring out our greatest strengths and qualities. Just as stars shine brightest against a black sky, our courage, resilience, and wisdom become most visible when we face difficulty.

Key Lesson: Suffering and success are connected. The struggles you go through today are shaping the strong, wise person you will become tomorrow. When life feels hopeless, remember that something beautiful is being born inside you. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➠@PhrasalCards ➠@SlangWords ➠@IdiomsLand ➠@Vocabulix ➠@grammar6 ➠@EnglishGate ➠@StoryPage

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Confusing English. Day 7

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📖 Why I’m Starting to Believe Reading Is More Powerful Than Listening When I first started learning English, I was convinced that listening to podcasts was the number-one way to improve my overall English. But recently, my mind has started to change. I’m beginning to see reading as an incredibly powerful tool because, unlike listening alone, reading can engage both receptive and productive skills. Think about it: when you read, you don’t just process the words—you can also silently “speak” the sentences in your head. That constant mental speaking gives you exposure to natural sentence structures, vocabulary, and expressions that can eventually feed into your own speaking. And it doesn’t stop there. Reading can also support your listening skills. When you read a sentence and mentally pronounce it, you are simultaneously connecting the written form with its sound. Over time, this can help you recognize words and structures more easily when you hear them in real conversations. So, while I still believe podcasts are extremely useful, I’m starting to think that reading deserves a much bigger place in my English-learning routine. Maybe the best approach isn’t reading vs. listening. It’s reading + listening + speaking. 🚀

🚨 DIQQAT! KO‘PCHILIK BU IMKONIYATNI HALI HAM BILMAYDI! 🚨 Tasavvur qiling... Siz IELTS'ga tayyorlandingiz, 7.0 yoki undan yuqori ball oldingiz va... ✅ Davlat IELTS imtihoni uchun sarflagan pulingizni to‘liq qoplab beradi. Lekin bu hali hammasi emas! 👇 🎁 Agar siz mening onlayn kurslarimni tamomlab, IELTS'dan 7+ natija olsangiz, kurs uchun to‘lagan pulingizni ham to‘liq qaytarib beraman! Demak, siz: 💸 IELTS imtihoni uchun to‘lagan pulingizni qaytarib olasiz. 💸 Kurs uchun to‘lagan pulingizni ham qaytarib olasiz. 🏆 Qo‘lingizda esa xalqaro darajadagi IELTS sertifikati bo‘ladi. Bunday imkoniyatni qo‘ldan boy bermang! 📩 Kursga yozilish va batafsil ma'lumot uchun: @jahongirsalayev

📢 PRE-IELTS VA IELTS KURSLARIGA QABUL BOSHLANDI! IELTS imtihoniga jiddiy tayyorlanishni yoki IELTS bosqichiga yetib borish uchun mustahkam poydevor yaratishni istaysizmi? Yangi Pre-IELTS va IELTS guruhlariga qabul boshlandi! 👨‍🏫 O‘qituvchi natijasi: 🎯 IELTS Overall — 7.5 📖 Reading — 9.0 💻 Darslar to‘liq ONLINE formatda olib boriladi. 🎥 Har bir dars yozib olinadi — darsda qatnasha olmasangiz yoki mavzuni qayta ko‘rib chiqmoqchi bo‘lsangiz, dars yozuvini istalgan vaqtda ko‘rishingiz mumkin. 🔥 IELTS KURSI 📅 Kurs davomiyligi: 6 oy 🗓 Darslar: juft kunlari, haftasiga 3 marta ⏰ Vaqti: 20:00 🚀 Boshlanish sanasi: 22-sentabr 💰 Oylik to‘lov: 200 000 so‘m IELTS guruhiga qabuldan oldin kirish imtihoni bo‘ladi. Imtihon birinchi dars kuni o‘tkaziladi. 📘 PRE-IELTS KURSI 📅 Kurs davomiyligi: 3 oy 🗓 Darslar: toq kunlari, haftasiga 3 marta ⏰ Vaqti: 20:00 🚀 Boshlanish sanasi: 21-sentabr 💰 Oylik to‘lov: 200 000 so‘m Pre-IELTS guruhiga ham birinchi dars kuni kirish imtihoni o‘tkaziladi. 📌 Kurslarning asosiy maqsadi: Pre-IELTS — IELTSga tayyorlanish uchun kerakli grammar, vocabulary va asosiy ko‘nikmalarni shakllantirish. IELTS — Reading, Listening, Writing va Speaking bo‘yicha tizimli tayyorgarlik olib borish va IELTS imtihoniga tayyorlanish. 💳 Har ikkala kurs uchun ham oylik to‘lov — 200 000 so‘m. 📩 Guruhga qo‘shilish uchun @jahongirsalayev ga murojaat qiling.

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Phrasal verb marathon. DAY 23