21 rutinas, aficiones, herramientas

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diet, gym

mp3 (podcasts BBC)

walk 

read, write

solitude 

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pens, notepads, mp3

D. I (dictionaries)

books, smartphone

personal computer / tablet

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-Parker jotter stainless steel-

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English language, Literature

pedagogy, blogging, arts

journalism

style

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https://tinyurl.com/ykdcmmum

#PDF

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EXTRAS

It's incredibly silly how a bully could intrude so deep in oneself´s intimate world

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Ancient Roman Culture / frases traducidas del latín

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extract

ANCIENT ROMAN CULTURE

"Ancient Rome was a cosmopolitan society that absorbed some of the traits of the people it conquered-particularly the Etruscans, Greeks and Egyptians. In the early years of the Roman period the Greeks maintained a strong presence in Roman culture and education and Greek scholars and arts flourished throughout the empire.

 Romans were fascinated with wild beasts, temples and mystical religious cults from Egypt. The were particularly attracted to the cult that worshiped Isis, the Egyptian goddess of fertility, with its secret rites and promises of salvation.

 Art and culture was associated with the upper classes. The elite were the were the ones with money to patronize the arts and pay sculptors and craftsmen to decorate their homes."

(...) 

Ancient Roman Culture (factsanddetails dot com)

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Frases traducidas del latín 

frases traducidas por José Carlos Vilches

extracto: 

"01.-Verae amicitiae sempiternae sunt.

Las verdaderas amistades son eternas.

02.-Honores et victoria res fortuitae sunt: tempus est optimus magister.

Los honores y la victoria son cosas fortuitas: el tiempo es el mejor maestro."

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Latin quotes by Cicero (dechile.net)

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Latin Wiktionary org

la.wiktionary.org

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eventually vs. finally (dictionary & cambridge )

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eventually[ ih-ven-choo-uh-lee ]SHOW IPA

SEE SYNONYMS FOR eventually 

ON THESAURUS.COM

adverb

finally; ultimately; at some later time:

Eventually we will own the house free and clear.

LINK

eventually (dictionary.com)

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finally

adverb

UK  /ˈfaɪ.nəl.i/ US  /ˈfaɪ.nəl.i/

finally adverb (AFTER TIME)

A2

after a long time or some difficulty:

We finally got home at midnight.

After months of looking he finally found a job.

We finally agreed a deal.

So Susannah and Guy finally got married, did they?

The plan hasn't been finally approved.

She finally apologized, but she wasn't very graceful about it.

After months of working, he finally finished the garden.

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finally 

adverb (LAST)

B1

used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea:

Finally, I'd like to thank everyone for coming this evening.

finally 

adverb (CERTAINLY)

UK

in a way that will not be changed:

The plan hasn't been finally approved.

LINK

finally (dictionary.cambridge.org)

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English language (a learner´s routine) + EXTRA: libraries online

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5 
routines 
to learn 
English 
language
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1/read texts (newspapers, novels, stories, proverbs)

2/write notes

3/listen to the radio, audios, podcasts

4/watching TV series, @euronews (VO)

5/using dictionaries
(OED, Merriam-Webster, WordReference)

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A
http://www.telelib.com

B
https://www.europeana.eu/es/collections

C
https://www.bartleby.com/index.html

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A strategy of my own to be good at English language

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Personal note:
read books: essays, poems, articles, novels
use dictionaries
speak English
work pronunciation
listen to the radio (BBC, euronews alive)
study grammar (Swan, Murphy)
practise continuous self-evaluation
participate on social networks (Twitter, Facebook)
deal with phonetics
be curious about culture
travel to the UK and English speaking countries
skype
watch YouTube videos
read English newspapers (The Huffington Post, The Daily Mail)

Professional note:
move around the classroom, speak English, use dictionaries

Foreign languages´ teacher´s notes (stuff, sources, readings)

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(James Dean, actor)

Forget-me-not IDEAS 

Euronews alive (like a radio set on the cell phone)

read some news on British newspapers: 

The Independent, The Huffington Post UK, The Daily Mail

BBC English podcasts (downloads)

YouTube videos (Undercover Boss, Britain´s Got Talent, TV series)

Russell Brand´s accent

imgur GIFs, proverbs, links, photographs, messages

Twitter 

Facebook

Tumblr

reading books, novels, poetry, articles

use dictionaries (monolingual and bilingual)

study grammar books (Swan, others)

do exercises (Murphy, others)

pronunciation (check WordReference online dictionary)

learn words (vocabulary)

learn Lyrics from songs 

study methodology: 

Notional Functional, Grammar Translation, Communicative

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Ways to respond to thank you

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Ways to respond to THANK YOU

found out somewhere on the net

In my school and university I was taught to say "Not at all" or "Don't mention it" in response to "Thank you!". Now I rarely hear these phrases used, but rather something like "You're welcome", "It's OK", "My pleasure", or "No problem".

-voxy.com blog-

We all know that it’s polite to say “Thank you” to someone after they’ve done something nice or helpful. But did you know that “You’re welcome” isn’t the only way to respond when someone thanks you? Here are a few more ways to say “You’re welcome” in English.

You got it

Don’t mention it

No worries

Not a problem

My pleasure

It was nothing

I’m happy to help

Not at all

Sure

Anytime

-via mac millan dictionary-

you’re welcome

used in reply to someone who has thanked you

no problem

used as a polite way of answering someone who has thanked you for something, or said they are sorry for something

not at all

used as a polite reply when someone has thanked you for something

don’t mention it

used as a polite answer to someone who has just thanked you for something

it’s no bother

used for saying that you are happy to help someone and it will not cause you any problems or difficulties

(it’s) my pleasure

used when someone thanks you as a polite way of saying that you were happy to help them

it’s/that’s all right

mainly spoken used when someone has thanked you or said sorry to you, to show that you do not mind

it’s nothing/think nothing of it

used as a polite reply when someone has thanked you for doing something for them

sure

mainly american used as a reply when someone thanks you

sure thing

american used as a reply when someone thanks you