#51 Know Your World: The rise and fall of the Moghul Empire

▶️ Everyone talks about Bobur in Uzbekistan but what do you actually know about the empire he founded in India? Watch this TED Ed video to understand the basics.

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#52 Know Your World: Mapping poverty in America

▶️ Paradoxically (=seemingly contradictory, not fitting together), the richest nation on Earth has always struggled with poverty. Watch this video by The Economist for some basic facts.

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#31 Self-study: Prisoners learning cosmetology

▶️ Today’s video and handout are about a lady working with inmates (=prisoners, esp. to each other) at a California prison. She teaches them cosmetology – the profession of making customers’ face, hair and skin beautiful.

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❗️If you think this is good material for your self-study, please follow the instructions in #1 👆 and the instructions on the handout.

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#53 Know Your World: India’s YouTube farmer

▶️ Follow Darshan Singh, a Punjabi (=from the northern Indian state of Punjab) YouTuber, on his path around fields and farms of 🇮🇳India where he shoots his videos to give farmers much-needed advice.

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#54 Know Your World: Unconctacted tribes

▶️ The 🇧🇷Brazilian rainforest is home to most of the world’s roughly (=approximately) 100 uncontacted tribes (=small societies living in the nature). Watch this video for some impressive footage (=video material) and cautioning (=warning) words from Brazil’s official (=sb representing the government) in charge (=responsible).

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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 3 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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