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

Sit back and travel with me by following Hoffmann's Travelogue with daily new posts! 🤓

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Afandi Quiz #127: Who said it?

▶️ “If your only goal is to become rich, … .” said someone who really knew: John D. Rockefeller.

👉@afandi_english👈 #quote_quiz

Short Film #12: Blush (2021)

▶️ Here’s a beautiful, animated short film about a lonely astronaut (=space explorer) who finds himself stuck (=can’t go anywhere) on a tiny planet. Watch what happens when a magic lady lands there too.

👉@afandi_english👈 #short_film #must_watch #cartoon

▶️ 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.

❗️Spot Afandi again today at 9pm and win 10,000 soum Paynet 🤑

Spot Afandi and his donkey #142: Afandi getting lost in a sea of love locks at a bridge in Cologne, 🇩🇪Germany

❓ Can you spot Afandi in this picture?

❗️ You might be the lucky winner of 🔥10,000🔥 Paynet-soums!

❓ How? Spot Afandi, mark him in the picture and send it to @jochenho. The time limit is 30 minutes. Not sure what Afandi looks like? Check the pinned message above!

❗️ If you win you have 30 minutes to claim your prize. If you don’t we’ll find another winner!

👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi

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!

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #documentary

If you’re interested in alternative lifestyles like this you may want to check out these previous posts:

▪️A blind 🇬🇧Englishman travels the 🌍world

▪️A man challenges himself by surviving alone in 🇺🇸Alaska

▪️An old man from the 🇺🇸US runs a community in 🇪🇨Ecuador

▪️An old 🇯🇵Japanese lady lives for her Bonsai trees

▪️A young lady from 🇬🇧Britain follows her husband to 🇮🇳India

▪️Young people from around the 🌍world work online in 🇮🇩Indonesia

▪️An old 🇺🇸American finds food out in the nature

▪️A journalist moves to ‘the worst place in 🇺🇸America’

▪️Young 🇮🇹Italians decide to become farmers

▪️A 🇬🇧British man enjoys living in the 1940s

▪️An 🇺🇸American spends time in perfect loneliness

▪️A 🇲🇽Mexican in 🇺🇸New York is homeless by choice

Odd Man Out #2

▶️ Check your pronunciation and look for the vowel they all have in common, except one!

👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #oddmanout #pronunciation