#11 Featured article: Vaccine globalism

The Economist has always been a source of high-quality news but like other mainstream media outlets has not properly dealt with the controversies (=debatable issues) about the vaccines, the lockdowns, coronavirus testing and the virus itself. Afandi’s advice: Listen to everyone, believe no one! 😏

⛓ https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/01/28/vaccine-nationalism-means-that-poor-countries-will-be-left-behind

👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist

#17 Featured article: Taking it slow

📍 Bulgaria is the EU’s least vaccinated country. Read today’s featured article to find out why. The article is also available in audio format.

⛓ https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/08/12/with-just-15-fully-jabbed-bulgaria-is-giving-away-vaccine-shots

👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist

#2 Know Your World: The World in 2022

🆕 Mondays on Afandi English are for world knowledge, giving you the necessary information to understand and discuss current affairs (=news, things happening in the world). We can find world knowledge in documentaries, infographics, statistics, articles and maps, so let’s look at those!

▶️ Here’s a series of podcasts from the Economist – your #1 source of high-level vocabulary! It’s all about global trends for the coming year. If you’re into international politics, economics and technology you’ll love this one.

https://play.acast.com/s/8044dc9e-e5f2-44bd-9c1c-e86bd88b72a0/10db2554-763c-46c9-ac36-cc80e39c93f4

👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #podcast #economist

The Economist #1: What if China and India became friends?

🆕 So you think your English is great? Read The Economist then, I bet there are some words you don’t know. The Economist helps you achieve real Academic English. And not only that, you can learn a great deal about what’s happening in the world.

▶️ Today’s article is about the relationship between the world’s most populous (=having a large population) two nations – 🇨🇳China and 🇮🇳India, or 40% of humanity. Their political and economic weight can make all the difference.

👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist

▶️ 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 knowledge:

#article
Stay informed about the world.

#economist
Grab information and vocab from the mother of news magazines.

#future
Feel the world of tomorrow even today.

#infographic
Let your eye travel across important topics.

#inspiration
See the world in a new light.

#know_your_world
Understand today’s world.

#know_yourself
Know thyself and live well.

#maps
Realise reality with maps.

#psychology
See the human nature so no one can fool you.

#talk
Hear what experts have to say in TED Talks, etc.

#talking_point
Sharpen your mind with controversies.

#travel
Travel the world while staring at your phone.

#uni_vocab
Get to grips with key concepts in higher education.

#wikipedia
Feel the weirdness of this world.

#world_englishes
Be sure you know really know the world’s first language.

#world_food
Check out some lovely meals that you may prepare at home, too.

The Economist #2: Western values in the rest of the world

▶️ Back in the days it was assumed that undemocratic nations would become democratic once they got richer. That’s obviously false. But there’s a glimpse of truth (=a little bit of truth) in it all the same (=anyway). Read this article to find out.

👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist

https://t.me/economist_rss

Here's a Telegram channel that allows you to view all Economist articles for free. Never mind the Chinese characters, the articles are all in English.

#economist

The Economist #3: Preparing for AI

▶️ ChatGPT has taken the world by storm (=become very popular) and it makes us wonder how Artificial Intelligence will change our lives in the future. Listen to this podcast with British AI researcher and tech entrepreneur (=sb who starts a company) Mustafa Suleyman.

👉@afandi_english👈 #podcast #economist #future

Know Your World #65: Central Asia’s new alliances

▶️ Read this recent article from the Economist about the Stan countries’ foreign policy outlook for the coming years.

👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #article #economist

Know Yourself #13: Why you have a foreign accent

▶️ Do you hate your accent in English? Do you lack talent or what is it? Let this video from the Economist enlighten (=explain) you.

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #know_yourself #economist