Know Your World #55: Homeless by choice

▶️ Check out how this 🇲🇽Mexican guy makes a living (=earn money to live) in 🇺🇸New York on a super slim (=very small) budget (=money you can use).

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Know Your World #56: Pacific islanders’ recipe for happiness

▶️ Located in the South Pacific, 🇻🇺Vanuatu is an island nation of roughly 300,000 people. Find out how the locals achieve levels of happiness that are above those of rich and “successful” countries.

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Know Your World #58: Calling a floating island home

▶️ The 🇨🇦Canadian couple Catherine and Wayne didn’t have it easy. They had no money to buy a house, so they decided to build their own. And what can you do if you don’t have a piece of land? Simple – build it on water!

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▶️ Afandi English is over 4 years old now and there’s a ton of stuff you’ve missed. Here are some hashtags for posts about movies & videos:

#american_films
Pick your favouries from the home country of movies.

#british_films
Feel very British with the best of British cinema.

#cartoon
Let yourself be entertained and watch cartoons in English.

#comedy
Learn English while laughing!

#documentary
Get knowledge and academic vocab at the same time.

#drama
Stay closer to real life with dramas.

#european_films
Realise that Europeans make great movies, too.

#good_laugh
Watch the funniest of them all.

#international_films
Check out movies from all corners of the globe!

#karaoke
Use the most enjoyable way to learn English.

#movie
Don’t be choosy and watch them all. With subtitles.

#must_watch
Make sure you don’t miss out.

#short_film
Watch movies even when you don’t have time.

#special_day
Enjoy festivals with Afandi English.

#youtube
Get the most out of YouTube with channel recommendations.

Know Your World #59: The Benefits of Dancing

▶️ Few people think of dancing in any serious way but actually there are a lot of good reasons why people dance and why you should, too, if you don’t yet do it! Watch this short BBC documentary to find out.

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Know Your World #60: Expired or not?

▶️ When it’s so hard to make food, why do so many of us waste so much food? One of the reasons: expiry dates. Let this video convince you to trust your senses a little more than a printed date.

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🎉 Special Day: The History of Halloween

▶️ Whether you have any special feelings today or not, it’s worth looking into the history of Halloween as a festival that has conquered the world.

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Know Your World #64: Guns, Germs and Steel (Part 1)

▶️ This documentary from 2005 is a real classic. It tries to answer the question why Europeans, and more broadly Westerners, have dominated the globe for so long. Watch Part 2 here.

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Know Your World #67: The Great Global Warming Swindle

▶️ Here’s a 2007 British documentary that claims global warming is a swindle (=cheating). The term “global warming” has since been abandoned in favour of the more universal “climate change”. It’s been heavily criticised for going against mainstream science.

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Know Your World #68: AI can do your homework. Now what?

▶️ Should students be allowed to use AI? Here’s how the world of homework is changing. Good food for thought!

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