“Read a thousand books” … (Virginia Woolf)

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[Edward Hopper, Nighthawks]

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Quote: 

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How to read more books:

1/ Kaye Lean Ramos

https://medium.com/swlh/how-to-read-and-enjoy-more-books-in-less-time-and-still-have-a-life-e313f1868214

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2/ Elizabeth Entenman

https://www.realsimple.com/work-life/entertainment/how-to-read-more-books

#PDF

https://tinyurl.com/y9dso3mu

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3/ Kevan Lee

https://open.buffer.com/how-to-read-more-and-remember-it-all/

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4/ Andrew Medal

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/275880

13 tricks #PDF

13 tricks

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5/ James Clear

https://www.quora.com/What-are-good-ways-to-read-more-and-how-can-I-read-more-effectively

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6/ Yong Kahg Chan

https://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/15-ways-help-you-read-more.html

 

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The Prince and the Pauper, Mark Twain (helping reader note)

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Extract of the A4 paper reader note.-

Reader.–

Mark Twain, The Prince and the Pauper (Oxford Bookworms)

 

chapter 7.-

Title: The Gang of Thieves

Plot: the story itself

Settings: London

Characters: the Prince (Edward), the Pauper (Tom Canty), Old Andrew, John Canty, Lord Hertford, Miles Hendon, Henry VIII

Time: XVI th century, Tudor England, ca. 1547

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To the reader:

[have you got a dictionary/smartphone, pencil & bloc?]

 

Date: 5022018(Mon)

Pages: 29-32

 

Words:

let us go.vayamos

sitting down.sentado

said.dijo (past of “to say”)

walk.caminar

hurt.dolido, herido

at once.enseguida

barn.granero

laughed.se rio (past of “to laugh”)

sadly.tristemente

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See the whole paper on @SlideShare at @LinkedIn

https://www.slideshare.net/EugenioFouz/the-prince-reader

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Cornell list of Latin words, verbs and notions (8 pages)

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THE BROWNING VERSION, from left: Ben Silverstone, Albert Finney, 1994, © Paramount

A bilingual pack of words, conjugation of verbs, notions of grammar (Latin / English).-CORNELL. Great idea for memorization of vocabulary in Latin classes.

#PDF Archive.com 

https://document.li/4vf2

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Cornell college website:

http://tinyurl.com/yktnkox

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A selection of words on Business English 2

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See the PDF on #mypublicfiles via #PDF archive.com

https://document.li/d2r0

A selection of words on Business English 1

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I have collected a pack of words, verbs, expressions and connectors from Business English for students of 1st year at Vocational Training (Administration)

The reference book this year is Business Result Elementary (Oxford) by David Grant, John Hughes and Rebecca Turner

The document can be read, studied and downloaded on paper via @SlideShare at @LinkedIn thanks to the converter @ilovepdf_com

Check it here:

http://www.slideshare.net/EugenioFouz/ilovepdf-mergedbus-eng1-wordsandverbs

Or get the document via #PDF archive com #mypublicfiles

https://document.li/2Adn

Misophonia

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{I´ve just learnt this concept on twitter via @selfamused}

Learning Latin via Magistra Schneider, Seymour High School

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There is a wonderful webpage in the U.S. which provides Latin texts, notions on grammar and extremely useful vocabulary. See the link here:

http://tinyurl.com/jmwscgk

 

Verba (I)

Basic Classroom Expressions

Salve/salvete. Hello

Vale/valete.Goodbye

Quid est nomen tibi?.What is your name?

Mihi nomen est _____. My name is ________.

Quid agis (agitis)?. How are you? (how are you doing?)

(Sum) bene. I´m fine

Optime. Great

Male. Badly

Me paenitet. I´m sorry

Mihi ignosce. Excuse me

Si placet. Please

(Tibi) gratias (ago). Thanks

Nil est. You´re welcome

(…)

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“Res (Things) in Camera”

tabula, -ae, f. chalkboard

regula, -ae, f. ruler

liber, libri, m. book

mensa, -ae f. table, desk

lucerna, -ae, f. light

stilus, -i, m. pencil

sella, -ae, f. chair

pictura, -ae, f. picture

murus, -i, m. wall

arca, -ae, f. box

erasura, -ae, f. eraser

porta, -ae, f. door (also ianua –ae f)

creta, -ae, f. chalk

pavimentum, -i, n. floor

penna, -ae. f. pen

charta, -ae, f. paper

vexillum, -i, n. flag, banner

fenestra, -ae, f. window

horologium, -i, n. clock

camera, -ae, f. room

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Sample of how to start reading a graded reader

Reader.-

O ́Henry, New Yorkers (Oxford)

Date: 171215 (Thu)

Page: 6

Story number 1


Title: Christmas presents

Author: O ́Henry

Plot: the story itself …

Settings: New York city ,USA

Characters: Della, James

Time: Christmas time

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To the reader:
[have you got a dictionary/smartphone, pencil & bloc?]

Words:

dollar.dólar

was.era (pasado del verbo TO BE.ser)

went.fue (pasado del verbo TO GO.ir)

shops.tiendas

spent.pasó, gastó (pasado del verbo TO SPEND.gastar dinero, pasar tiempo)

little money.poco dinero

bought.compró (pasado del verbo TO BUY.comprar)

cheap, cheaper, cheapest.barato, más barato, lo más barato

meat.carne

tired.cansado

walked.caminaba (pasado del verbo TO WALK.caminar)

find.encontrar

food.comida

saved.ahorró (pasado del verbo TO SAVE.ahorrar)

counted.contó (pasado del verbo TO COUNT.contar)

again.otra vez

Christmas.Navidades

could.podía (pasado del verbo AUXILIAR MODAL CAN.poder)

only.solo, solamente

sat.se sentó (pasado del verbo TO SIT.sentarse)

poor little room.pequeña habitación

husband.marido

kitchen .cocina

bathroom.cuarto de baño

lucky.afortunado

luck.suerte

good luck!.¡buena suerte!

job.trabajo, empleo

wife.esposa

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Eugenio Fouz.-171215

Teacher´s dossiers and files

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A/

#separate file: MARKS

B/

#dossier: attendance pack. FRONT

#dossier: notes for lessons, activities, timing, schemes, words

#dossier: schedule. PLANNING term. BACK

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**notebook list. PACK

**Parallel Papers pack

**AUDIOS listening selection and strategies

**skeleton of verbs pack

**words (vocabulary)

**functional language pack

**grammar syllabus

**extra papers: reminders, how to download podcasts, how to do dictations

**worksheets: sentences for translation, BASICS review, pictures, exercises

**@moodle memo

**tests pack

Draft of a schedule for English language (1st term)

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Schedule / Planning

1st term

Subject:esl 2

*upload answers to certain exercises on moodle

October 19-23: lesson 3, audios 2, practice file 3, words, notebook, reader, verbs, conjugation, how to download a podcast**, no cell phones**, orals 1-2, exercises, translation, sms, test 10m

October 26-30: lesson 4, audios 3, orals, words, notebook, PPa, reader, flash-cards, verbs, numbers, role-playing: telephoning**, essay, basics, dictation

November 2-6: lesson 5, audios 4, words, notebook, verbs, practice file 3, practice file 4, role-playing:interviewing**, translation, sms, control 20m

November 9-14: lesson 6, audios 5, words, notebook, verbs, reader, role-playing:saying numbers**, PPa, orals, essay, basics, flash-cards, dictation, collect notebooks 5m

November 16-20: lesson 7, audios 6, words, notebook, role-playing:small talk**, numbers, orals, basics, translation, flash-cards

November 23-27: audios 7, words, sms, basics, essay, reader, dictation, PPa, translation, role-playing:spelling names or company names**, control 20m

December 1-4: exam 30m