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.

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #documentary

Afandi Quiz #125: What’s this map about?

▶️ Here’s a map of the world showing percentage points for various countries. The highest is 🇿🇼Zimbabwe with a whopping (=crazy high) 269%, the lowest is 🇨🇳China with only 2.1%

👉@afandi_english👈 #maps #map_quiz

▶️ 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 language learning:

#correct
Check if you can spot some common mistakes.

#grammar
Brush up your grammar.

#ielts
Get the DOs and DON’Ts of preparing for IELTS.

#learn2learn
Take advice on how to learn a foreign language.

#mistakes
The biggest collection of Uzbek learners’ typical mistakes in English – at your fingertips.

#oddmanout
See if you can find the mistake.

#pronunciation
Fix your pronunciation problems, one at a time.

#self_study
Sit down and help yourself. Interesting videos plus script plus activities.

#tongue_twisters
Work on your pronunciation and fluency in one go.

#uni_vocab
Understand university-related vocabulary.

#vocabulary
Learn about lexical problems and pick the right words next time.

#world_englishes
Realise that English is a world language and prepare for the worst. Or the best?

#writing
Say goodbye to your most common and unnecessary writing mistakes.

Movie Time #64: The King's Speech (2010)

▶️ Today's movie is a historical drama about King George VI of England, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. He found it very difficult to deliver speeches because of a stammer (=stutter, being unable to speak fluently). Watch how his speech therapist skilfully (=with good ability) treats him during difficult times as World War 2 is about to break out (=start of a war or epidemic). The film won four Oscars (=film award in Hollywood).

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #british_films #drama

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Spot Afandi and his donkey #141: Afandi outside the European Parliament in Brussels, 🇧🇪Belgium

❓ Can you spot Afandi in this picture?

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👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi

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 Quiz #126: Which country?

▶️ Here is a mysterious picture from a mysterious country.

👉@afandi_english👈 #picture_quiz

Know Your World #57: How language shapes the way we think

▶️ Many of the world’s 7000+ languages have unique features (=characteristics). Watch this TED Talk about how these features impact (=influence) our thinking.

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #talk #psychology

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