HOLY WEEK IN MALAGA

Holy Week - Copia1

HOLY WEEK IN MALAGA

Guide for the Holy Week in Malaga 2010, Spain. All relevant information about processions, societies, routes and maps of the Holy Week of Malaga 2010.Time Schedule of the Holy Week of Malaga 2010.

http://www.semana-santa-malaga.com/english/holy-week-in-malaga-2010.html

FCE EXAM OVERVIEW

FIRST CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH
Level B2 of the CEFR

The First Certificate in English (FCE) is the most widely taken Cambridge ESOL examination. Success at FCE enables learners to use their language skills for many practical purposes, including business and study.FCE is available in a computer-based format as well as paper-based tests. Candidates taking the computer-based version take the Reading, Writing, Use of English and Listening parts of the test on screen. The face-to-face Speaking test is the same for both the computer-based and paper-based versions of FCE.

Reading 3 parts/30 questions Time 1 hour weighting 20%

Writing 2 parts/2 questions Time 1 hour 20 minutes weighting 20%

Use of English 4 parts/42 questions Time 45 minutes weighting 20%

Listening 4 parts/30 questions Time approx. 40 minutes weighting 20%

Speaking 4 parts Time 14 minutes 20%

Exam Materials

All materials which relate to this exam:
Exam Handbook FCE Handbook (PDF, 3 Mb)

Sample Papers (key can be found in the FCE Handbook)
FCE Listening Test 1 Part 1 Recording (MP3, 9.3 Mb)
FCE Listening Test 1 Part 2 Recording (MP3, 5.8 Mb)
FCE Listening Test 1 Part 3 Recording (MP3, 5.8 Mb)
FCE Listening Test 1 Part 4 Recording (MP3, 6.8 Mb)
FCE Listening Test 2 Part 1 Recording (MP3, 9.3 Mb)
FCE Listening Test 2 Part 2 Recording (MP3, 6.6 Mb)
FCE Listening Test 2 Part 3 Recording (MP3, 5.6 Mb)
FCE Listening Test 2 Part 4 Recording (MP3, 6.6 Mb)

Exam ReportsFCE Exam Report December 2008 version 0100 (PDF, 219 Kb)

FCE Exam Report

FCE-COMPUTER-BASED PRACTICE TEST

These tests allow you to see what a full CB test will be like and show the types of questions that will appear in the live exam.

1. Save the attached file to your hard drive (C:\ drive on most PCs).

2. Double click on the file to run the test.

3. At the log in screen, click ‘Submit’. No candidate number or password are required.

4. Repeat the above process for each individual PC on which you wish to run the Practice Test.

View the system requirements and Practice Test instructions.

FCE Reading Practice Test (11.6Mb) FCE Reading Practice Test Answer Key (69Kb)

FCE Writing Practice Test (9.0Mb)

FCE Listening Practice Test (31.8Mb)

FCE Use of English Practice Test (8.8Mb) FCE Use of English Practice Test Answer Key (16Kb)

FCE-WRITING 2010

First Certificate in English (FCE)
Paper 2: Writing
Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Part 1 – Compulsory Task
For this part of the Writing paper, you have to write either a letter or an email based on some input material of up to 250 words. The input material will be a letter or an email with notes.
You have to write 120–150 words.

Part 2
In Part 2, you can choose one of the five options. These may be an essay, an article, a report, a review, a letter of application, an informal letter or a short story.

The last question in Part 2 is a choice of two options based on the list of SET BOOKS.
You should write 120–180 words.

Set Books
One or both of the following texts may be read as preparation for the two optional set text tasks:

Wilkie Collins: The Woman in White

Download the ebook from http://www.bibliomania.com/0/0/34/72/frameset.html

Michael Crichton: Jurassic Park

Download the ebook from http://ineedfile.com/jurassic-park-michael-crichton-ebook

SPEAKING ENGLISH FLUENTLY

DESCRIPTION
Improve your speaking with some excellent advice. Here you will find the same principles that motivated the creation of this website.
This teacher offers us 7 rules to help you speak English fluently. This lesson explains rule number 1:
Always learn phrases, not individual words.Watch the other rules at LINKS.

Speak English fluently: rule 1

READING FOR A PURPOSE

DESCRIPTION

Several reading exercises to check your understanding of a text. There are two levels.

Reading for a purpose

HOMOPHONES

DESCRIPTION
Pair Words Game
Homophones are words that sound the same, but have different spelling and meaning, e.g. flower and flour. See a list of common homophones here. Then, do the game to practise and learn some of the common ones.
After playing with this activity, you may be ready to see how good you are at discriminating (distinguishing) homophones and choosing the correct one using this quiz produced by the BBC to help British students improve their spelling.

Homophones

TEXT TERMINATOR

DESCRIPTION
Text Terminator destroys texts, you have to reconstruct them. You'll see the text dotted, click on the first dot to listen to the text and then type the words to reconstruct it. Read the full instructions below.

Text Terminator

ENGLISH LEVEL TESTS (ALL LEVELS)

DESCRIPTION
You can choose a general test (choose the option TEST WITH ANSWERS if you want to know what was right and what was wrong).
You can also choose a test for one particular level: Beginners - Elementary - Pre-Intermediate - Intermediate - Upper-Intermediate - Cambridge Frist Certificate - Advanced.
The questions are different every time, so you can repeat the tests as many times as you like.
See below for more English tests.

English level tests (all levels)

VIDEO LESSON ABOUT PHONETIC

DESCRIPTION
This is a flash activity to learn and practise phonetics. There are 10 lessons, you can start at any lesson you want. To move on to the next lesson click on the link NEXT LESSON at the bottom of the flash presentation.

Phonetics in a flash

REAL ENGLISH VIDEO LISTENING

DESCRIPTION
When speaking, it is very important to use the correct level of formality. Intonation is also very important.
This activity will let you explore a bit the adequacy of the language and will give you some listening practice too.

Speaking clearly

MULTIMEDIA ENGLISH CLASSROOM

Learn Real English, prepare for real life
Practice 1
Sentences
Practise sentences of tenses and other grammatical constructions

Practice 2
Dialogues
Little dialogues to practise the language in context, covering many different situations

Practice 3
Situations
More dialogues in different situations

ENGLISH PHONETICS TRANSCRIPTION EDITOR

ENGLISH PHONETICS TRANSCRIPTION EDITOR
Here is a great page on phonetic resources where you can download PhoTransEdit , a free Windows tool created to help you typing phonetic transcriptions. The tool includes:
· Automatic phonetic transcription of English texts.
· A phonetic keyboard to edit/create phonetic transcriptions.
· Statistics on the number of times a sound is found in a transcription. A converter of IPA symbols into HTML code numbers.

Sample Images:

In PhoTransEdit you can also find links to other phonetic resources

LISTENING LESSONS WITH VIDEOS

Use the videos to improve your English.
Improve your reading.

As you watch the video, read the text by clicking the "TRANSCRIPTION " button. Practice reading in chunks rather than word by word.
Improve your speaking.

Turn down or mute the audio volume and try to shadow the speaker. Try to say their words at the same speed the speaker does. This is a great way to increase fluency and speaking speed.
Improve test taking skills.

As you listen, practice note-taking and summarizing. Listen to the videos and take notes of what the speaker said. Then try to summarize what they said and then check your summary with the full transcript by clicking the "TRANSCRIPTION" link. Try the “VIDEO QUIZ”.

http://www.elllo.org/video/index.htm

MINIMAL PAIR PRACTICE

Perfect your English pronunciation with Minimal Pair Practice, firstly in single words (minimal pairs), and then in a sentence. Listen and repeat the words and practice the sentence several times.

http://www.shiporsheep.com/page1.html

TONGUE TWISTER

SPEAKING PRACTICE
This lesson you will practice several sounds. To speak well, you must be able to speak quickly and smoothly. So we will practice “tongue-twisters”. Don’t worry if they’re hard. They are hard for native speakers too. Just say them as fast as you can.

ENGLISH SONG: MILOW - Ayo Technology

MILOW BIOGRAPHY

Miłów, whose real name Jonathan Vandenbroeck, was born on 14 July 1981 in Belgium. He noted during a competition organized by the Belgian magazine HUMO in 2004. If he does not win, however, he finally closed and opens doors to the professional world of music. Author-composer, Miłów will work to write his first album released in 2006: "The Bigger Picture". The single "You Do not Know" will meet with a success and help develop its Miłów pop-folk. His second album ( "Coming Of Age"), as the first self-released in 2008. New successes noted Miłów by a record company. Miłów's career exploded at an international level and his first album out. Containing titles of his previous two albums plus some new features like the amazing cover of "Ayo Technology" 50 Cent duet and Justin Timberlake. Miłów with his guitar and his beautiful ballads he opens wide the doors to a promising musical future.

PODCASTS, YOUTUBE AND MANY THINGS

Videos for ESL students. You can read the text while you listen.
http://www.manythings.org/b/e/

VOA Special English.(Listen and read along)
http://www.manythings.org/voa/rss/

English as a second language (ESL) PodCasts
http://a4esl.org/podcasts/

Texts to read and listen to, pronunciation practice, spelling practice...
http://www.cdlponline.org/

Listen and repeat
http://www.manythings.org/repeat/

American English pronunciation practice

http://www.manythings.org/pp/

Dictation

http://www.manythings.org/fq/d1/

Listen and answer

http://www.manythings.org/fq/1/6999.html

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 8th March

THE HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
International Women's Day, formalized by the United Nations in 1977, not only reminds us about the victories of women, but also invites us to reflect upon the role and status of women in the world at large. In one century women have achieved legal and legislative equality in most countries of the world. However, equality in actual fact remains a goal that has yet to be achieved.

ORIGINS

Just like other symbolic dates, International Women's Day came about due to several historical occurrences. It is the symbolic culmination of both the long public struggle for women's rights and the more private struggle waged everyday by women that have made the celebration of this day possible.

The main historical reference of International Women's Day is based on the strikes that were made by American female workers in 1857 and in 1911 in New York City. These strikes were a protest by the female workers against the miserable working conditions they were forced to endure. One event was particularly significant to these demonstrations. On March 25th 1911, a group of female workers, who were demonstrating in a textile factory in New York, died as a result of a fire. These women were not able to escape from the fire because the doors of the factory were locked. The doors had been locked in order to ensure that the workers would not leave before the end of the workday.

Another important historical reference is the Second International Conference of socialist women, which took place in 1910 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Here, the German socialist leader, Clara Zetkin, proposed to create an international day for women, so as to recognize the struggle undertaken by women worldwide. In 1977, two years after the International Women's Year, The United Nations adopted a resolution inviting Member States to observe a day for the celebration of the rights of women and international peace. Consequently, March 8th has become a day of recognition of the rights of women in many countries in the World.

SONG: WOMAN by John Lennon


VIDEO MESSAGE WITH TRANSCRIPTION

http://www.un.org/en/events/women/iwd/2010/sg_video_message.shtml

ENGLISH SONG: AVRIL LAVIGNE - I will be

There’s nothing I can say to you
Nothing I could ever do to make you see

What you mean to me
All the pain the tears they cry

Still you never said goodbye
and now I know how far you’d go

I know I let you down but its not like that now

This time I’ll never let you go





I will be all that you want and get myself together

Cause you keep me from falling apart


All my life I’ll be with you forever

To get you through the day and make every thing OK






I thought that I had every thing

I didn’t know what life could bring

But now I see honestly

You're the one thing I got right


The only one I let inside

Now I can breathe 'cause you're here with me

And if I let you down I’ll turn it all around

Cause I would never let you go





I will be all that you want and get myself together

Cause you keep me from falling apart

All my life I’ll be with you forever

To get you through the day and make every thing OK


Cause with out you I can’t sleep

I’m not gonna ever ever let you leave

You’re all I got
You’re all I want
Yeah
And with out you I don’t know what I’ll do

I could never ever live a day with out you

Hear with me do you see your all I need












And I will be all that you want and get myself together

Cause you keep me from falling apart

All my life (my life) I will be with you forever

To get you through the day and make every thing OK


I will be (I’ll be) all that you want and get myself together

Cause you keep me from falling apart

And all my life you know I will be with you forever

To get you through the day and make every thing OK

LISTEN AND WRITE

Listen and Write

Así se llama una página en la que podemos poner a prueba nuestra comprensión oral y practicar nuestro "spelling".

La página presenta audios clasificados en 21 niveles. Los niveles dependen del vocabulario y sobre todo de la rapidez con la que se lee el texto. Si haces clic en el nivel de tu elección aparecerá una lista de audios correspondientes a ese nivel. Tienes que esperar a que se cargue el audio. Después aparecerán dos audios, uno para escuchar todo el audio de una vez y otro, más abajo donde aparece un cajetín que te permite ir escuchando las frases una por una e ir escribiéndolas. Si haces clic en autoreplay, el texto se repetirá automáticamente. Ésta es la gran novedad: que puedes escuchar el audio dividido en frases e escribirlo al mismo tiempo. ¡Fantástico!

Nivel: a partir de intermedio en adelante. También pueden probar los beginners.

ENGLISH SONG: SILENT NIGHT

SILENT NIGHT
The origin of the Christmas carol we know as Silent Night was a poem that was written in 1816 by an Austrian priest called Joseph Mohr. On Christmas Eve in 1818 in the small alpine village called Oberndorf it is reputed that the organ at St. Nicholas Church had broken. Joseph Mohr gave the poem of Silent Night (Stille Nacht) to his friend Franz Xavier Gruber and the melody for Silent Night was composed with this in mind. The music to Silent Night was therefore intended for a guitar and the simple score was finished in time for Midnight Mass. Silent Night is the most famous Christmas carol of all time!

Silent night, holy night

All is calm, all is bright

Round yon Virgin Mother and Child



Holy Infant so tender and mild


Sleep in heavenly peace


Sleep in heavenly peace











Silent night, holy night!


Shepherds quake at the sight





Glories stream from heaven afar


Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!








Christ, the Saviour is born


Christ, the Saviour is born

CHOCOLATE BROWNIE

How To Make Chocolate Brownies
Chocolate Brownies Recipe. The Art of Hospitality School specializes in making food with kids - that's healthy and fun to cook. This is Chef Sally Kuhrt's delicious chocolate Brownies Recipe

Step 1: You will need…
250 g caster sugar
180 g plain chocolate drops
180 g soft butter
110 g plain flour
1 vanilla extract
3 eggs
some butter for greasing
150 g walnuts
baking parchment
baking tin
oven gloves
heatproof bowl
small saucepan
wooden spoon
large mixing bowl
teaspoon
tablespoon
spatula
whisk
sharp knife
pallet knife

Step 2: Prepare
Grease the side of the tin by rubbing with a kitchen towel dipped in a little soft butter. Line with a square of baking parchment. Turn on the oven, and set it to 160 degrees Celsius, or 320 degrees Fahrenheit.

Step 3: Chocolate & Butter Fill the saucepan with a little water, and sit a heat proof bowl on top. The bottom of the bowl should not touch the water, and definitely not the bottom of the saucepan. Remove some of the water if this is the case. Cut the butter up into small pieces. Place them in the bowl and add the chocolate.

Step 4: Heat Put the saucepan over a low heat. Make sure the saucepan handle is facing away from you, so you don't knock it. The chocolate and butter will gently melt over about 10 minutes. Don't be tempted to stir! This will solidify the chocolate, and you won't be able to melt it again after that.

Step 5: Cool
When completely melted, stir gently with a wooden spoon. Turn off the heat, remove the bowl from the pan and leave it to cool.

Step 6: Eggs, Sugar, Vanilla Put the 3 eggs, 250 grams of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract into a large bowl. Whisk together

Step 7: Add chocolate
Fold in the cooled chocolate mixture

Step 8: Add remaining ingredients Now add 110 grams of plain flour. Use a method called cutting and folding to mix it, moving the spoon in a figure of 8. This helps to keep the mixture light and airy. If you would like, add 150g chopped walnuts, again using the cutting and folding action.

Step 9: Bake
Put the mixture in a tin and smooth the top over evenly. Bake at 160 degrees Celsius for 20 to 30 minutes. If you can, set a timer to make sure they don't over cook. Check after 20 minutes. The chocolate brownies should still be soft but not springy.

Step 10: Cool Remove the chocolate brownies from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for at least 30 minutes.

Step 11: Serve the chocolate brownies
Cut into squares with a sharp knife. Lift the baking parchment from the tin, and use a pallet knife to transfer the chocolate brownies to a serving plate.

ENGLISH BREAKFAST

How To Make A Traditional Full English Breakfast
Traditional Full English Breakfast Recipe. Gail and Jill, of the Blacksmith's Café in Hastings, guide us through the ritual of making the perfect fried breakfast. Savour our Traditional Full English Breakfast recipe.




Step 1: You will need
2 sausages
100 g mushrooms
2 Rashers bacon
2 eggs
150 g baked beans
vegetable oil
ketchup or brown sauce
1 knife
1 chopping board
1 wooden stirring spoon
1 spatula
1 small saucepan 2 frying pans

Step 2: Sausages
We start with our sausages. Quality is crucial here - go for ones with a high percentage of pork and natural ingredients.Place them in a frying pan with preheated vegetable oil.
They'll take the longest to cook of all our ingredients, around 12 minutes, with regular turning required. They make a lovely, reassuring sizzle as they fry.

Step 3: Mushrooms
Wash and slice the mushrooms. Add them to some preheated vegetable oil in a separate frying pan, then stir and toss them on a gentle heat for about 5 minutes.After that, consign them to a warm plate until the rest of the fry-up is finished, which won't be long now. Because things are really starting to hot up.

Step 4: Bacon
Bacon next; when the sausages have been frying for 8 minutes, add the rashers to the same pan and turn them every minute or two.

Step 5: Baked beans
As soon as your bacon's under way, the baked beans go on the stove. They require a gentle heat and plenty of stirring. Now it's a total juggling act!

Step 6: Eggs
While you keep an eye on all that sizzling and bubbling, replenish the other frying pan with oil and put it on a medium heat in readiness for the eggs. Keep turning the bacon and stirring the beans; then crack one egg... and two, into the empty frying pan. Transfer it to the hottest plate on the stove if necessary - keep stirring those beans! And we're nearly done.
The final touch is to get your spatula and splash hot oil over the eggs until the yolks go opaque. This is a sure sign that they're cooked properly. And when they're done, the whole meal is done.

Step 7: Serve
Add it all to the plate with the mushrooms on and get ready for the Full English experience. Try a little tomato ketchup or brown sauce for the finishing touch to the perfect fried breakfast.

REAL ENGLISH LISTENIG

Here you have links to real conversation about football, running, life in winter, family and favourite music with listening exercises.

Football Factories

Nana talks about how children devote their lives to soccer.

Running Success

Pernais talks about Usain Bolt and running in Jamaica.

Life in Winter

Aiste and Christophe talks about winter in their countries.

Family Traits

Adrienne talks about the different personalities in her family

Favorite Music

Listen to six people talk about their preferences in music.

ENGLISH SONG: DAVID BOWIE- SPACE ODDITY

David Bowie, cuyo verdadero nombre es David Robert Jones, nació el 8 de enero de 1947 en Brixton, Inglaterra. A los trece años aprendió a tocar el saxofón y comenzó a tocar en pequeños grupos de rock, influenciado por el jazz. Su carrera se ha caracterizado por las transformaciones y la experimentación, por sus cambios de estilo y de look y por utilizar cualquier medio que tuviera a su alcance para desarrollar su actividad creativa: desde la música hasta el teatro, el cine o la pintura
Primeros éxitos
Su primer gran éxito llegó en 1969 con una canción de folk pop orquestado en la que narra la historia de un astronauta perdido en el espacio llamado Major Tom y a la que tituló Space Oddity en honor a la película 2001: A Space Odyssey (2001: Odisea del Espacio). Este tema abriría y daría nombre a su segundo L.P.(long play), en el que se aproximaba a la música psicodélica, corriente dominante en ese momento. Fue su primer disco producido por Tony Visconti y también contó con la participación de Rick Wakeman, teclista del grupo Yes.

SPACE ODDITY - LYRIC

Ground Control to Major Tom

Ground Control to Major Tom

Take your protein pills

and put your helmet on

Ground Control to Major Tom

Commencing countdown, engines on

Check ignition and may God's love be with you

(spoken) Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One, Liftoff

This is Ground Control to Major Tom

You've really made the grade

And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear

Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare

"This is Major Tom to Ground Control

I'm stepping through the door

And I'm floating in a most peculiar way

And the stars look very different today”

For here Am I sitting in a tin can

Far above the world Planet Earth is blue

And there's nothing I can do

Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles

I'm feeling very still

And I think my spaceship knows which way to go

Tell my wife I love her very much she knows

Ground Control to Major Tom

Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong

Can you hear me, Major Tom?

Can you hear me, Major Tom?

Can you hear me, Major Tom?

Can you....

"Here am I floating round my tin can

Far above the Moon Planet Earth is blue

And there's nothing I can do."

Ground Control to Major Tom
Ground Control to Major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on

Ground Control to Major Tom
Commencing countdown, engines on
Check ignition and may God's love be with you

(spoken)
Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One, Liftoff

This is Ground Control to Major Tom
You've really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare

"This is Major Tom to Ground Control
I'm stepping through the door
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today”

For here
Am I sitting in a tin can
Far above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do

Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles
I'm feeling very still
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Tell my wife I love her very much she knows

Ground Control to Major Tom
Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you....

"Here am I floating round my tin can
Far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do."

ENGLISH SONG: YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE

SONG: YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE
Artists: Gerry & The Pacemakers





When you walk through a storm
Hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark.

At the end of the storm
There's a golden sky
And the sweet silver
Song of a lark.

Walk on through the wind
Walk on through the rain
Though your dreams
Be tossed and blown.

Walk on
Walk on

With hope in your hearts
I And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone.

Walk on
Walk on
With hope in your hearts
I And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone

ENGLISH SONG: WHITE CHRISTMAS

ENGLISH SONG: WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS

"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" is a popular secular 16th century English carol from West Country of England. It is one of the few traditional holiday carols that makes mention of the New Year's celebration. In the days of Olde England, groups of travelling singers would entertain for food or pay. These groups were called "waits" and were extremely popular at Christmastime. We Wish You a Merry Christmas is one of these old tunes.

We wish you a Merry Christmas History has its roots in England. However the author and the composer of the song still remains unknown to the whole world. Therefore the date of the publication of the song is not known. This song We wish you a Merry Christmas actually reflects the Christmas tradition of showering gifts on the people who wandered from house to house, singing these Christmas songs to please the wealthy people of the community.

WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS

We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy New Year.

We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy New Year.

Good tidings we bring
To you and your king;
we come here to tell you
that countdown began.

Good tidings we bring
To you and your king;
We hope you find friendship
And days full of fun.

ALPHABET

ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

SOUNDS OF ENGLISH

Here you can learn about English Pronunciation. This section of the site is divided into several sections. Please click on the one you are interested in.
How to pronounce specific sounds in English.
English word stress.
Pronunciation exercises and activities.
Accessibility: Information about the sounds of English is provided in text, audio, and graphic formats.

BOOKS TO READ

FIVE CANTERBURY TALES by Geoffrey Chaucer

The year is 1386 and the first flowers of spring are here. A number of pilgrims are going to Canterbury to visit the tomb of Saint Thomas Becket, and they all tell stories on the way.Who should be the stronger in a marriage - the husband or the wife? And what happens when two men fall in love with the same woman? In these five stories from Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales we find different answers to these questions from the Knight, the Wife of Bath, the Clerk of Oxford, the Merchant, and the Franklin.

MACBETH by William Shakespeare

A dark, rainy day in Scotland, long ago. Returning from battle, Macbeth and his friend Banquo meet three witches. Macbeth, the king! they say, but Macbeth is not a king, he is just a simple soldier. Macbeth and Banquo cannot forget the witches' words. Soon Macbeth is king, but his wife walks in her sleep at night, and dreams of blood. What lies in the future for Banquo? And how many people must die before Scotland finds peace once more?

BRITISH LIFE AND CULTURE

What images are associated with England?

England is one of the countries that make up Great Britain. Each country has its own famous places, people and objects associated with them.
Many images associated with England are found on souvenirs. Most commonly depicted are the flag of England (St George's Cross), Royal Guardsmen, Double Deck Buses, Red Post Boxes, Telephone Kiosks, The Royal Family, Buckingham Palace, Houses Of Parliament, St Paul's Cathedral, Policemen, The London Eye, Pub Signs and Tea.

Get more information in this link http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/symbols.html

ENGLISH SONG: Alejandro Sanz & Alicia Keys- Looking for Paradise

Artists: Alejandro Sanz & Alicia Keys
Tittle: Looking for Paradise

Everybody say oh oh oh oh

Driving in a fast car
Trying to get somewhere
Don´t know where I´m going
But i gotta get there

A veces me siento perdido
Inquieto, solo y confundido
Entonces me ato a las estrellas
Y al mundo entero le doy vueltas

I’m singing for somebody like you
Sorta like me baby
Yo canto para alguien como tú
Pon la oreja, nena
Oh oh oh oh

Estoy buscando ese momento
La música, que cuando llega
Me llena con su sentimiento
Con sentimiento, vida llena

Walking down the sideway
Looking for innocence
Trying to find my way
Trying to make some sense

Yo canto para alguien como tú
Sólo como tú, baby
I’m singing for somebody like you
What about you

I’m singing for someone
Someone like you
Tú, dime a quién le cantas
‘Cause there’s something about you there
Speaks to my heart
Speaks to my soul

I’m singing for someone
Sorta like you
Yo canto para alguien
Someone like you, someone like me
Sólo como tú, oh, my sister
Todo el mundo va buscando ese lugar
Looking for paradise
Oh oh oh oh

A ese corazón herido
La música le da sentido
Te damos con la voz tus alas
Le damos a tus pies camino

Oh is anybody out there
Feel like I feel
Trying to find a better way
So we can heal

I’m singing for somebody like you
Sorta like me, baby
Yo canto para alguien como tú
Sólo como tú
What about you?

Yo canto para ti
I’m singing for someone
Yo canto para alguien
‘Cause there’s something about you there
Speaks to my heart
Speaks to my soul

I’m singing for someone
I’m singing
Sorta like you

Yo canto para alguien
Someone like you, someone like me

Sólo como tú, oh, my sister
Todo el mundo va buscando ese lugar
Looking for paradise
Oh oh oh oh

ENGLISH SONG: I'M YOURS - Jason Mraz

Artist: Jason Mraz
Tittle: I’m yours

Well you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks
Now I'm trying to get back
Before the cool done run out
I'll be giving it my bestest
And nothing's going to stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn some

I won't hesitate no more, no more

It cannot wait, I'm yours

Well open up your mind and see like me

Open up your plans and damn you're free

Look into your heart and you'll find love love love love

Listen to the music of the moment babay sing with me

I love peace for melody

And It's our God-forsaken right to be loved love loved love loved

So I won't hesitate no more, no more

It cannot wait I'm sure

There's no need to complicate

Our time is short

This is our fate, I'm yours

Scooch on over closer dear

And I will nibble your ear

I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror

And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer

But my breath fogged up the glass

And so I drew a new face and laughed

I guess what I'm be saying is there ain't no better reason

To rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasons

It's what we aim to do

Our name is our virtue

But I won't hesitate no more, no more

It cannot wait I'm sure

Well open up your mind and see like me

Open up your plans and damn you're free

Look into your heart and you'll find that the sky is yours

Please don't, please don't, please don't

There's no need to complicate

Cause our time is short

This oh this this is out fate, I'm yours!

Watch the video and sing! Jason Mraz - I'm Yours [Official song]

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ENGLISH SONG: Leona Lewis. Better in time

Artist: Leona Lewis

Song: Better in time

It's been the longest Summer without you,

I didn't know where to turn to.

See, somehow I can't forget you,

After all that we've been through.

Going, coming... thought I heard a knock

Who's there? No one

Thinking that I deserve it

Now I realize that I really didn't,

Nooo

If you didn't notice, boy,

you mean everything.

Quickly I'm learningto love again,

All I know isI'm gon' be okayBaby...

[Chorus:] Thought I couldn't live without you

It's gonna hurt when it heals too, ooh yeah

(It'll all get better in time)

And even though I really love you,

I'm gonna smile cause I deserve to

It'll all get better in timeI couldn't turn on the TV,

Without something there to remind me

Was it all that easy?

To just put aside your feelings.

If I'm dreaming,

don't wanna lie,

Hurt my feelings

But that's the path I believe in,

And I know that time will heal it

If you didn't notice,

well You mean everything.

Quickly I'm learning to love again,

All I know is I'm gon' be okay

[Chorus:] Thought I couldn't live without you

It's gonna hurt when it heals too, ooh yeah

(It'll all get better in time)

And even though I really love you,

I'm gonna smile cause I deserve to, ooooooh

It'll all get better in time

Since there's no more you and me (no more you and me)

It's time I let you go so I can be free

And live my life how it should be.

(No no no no no no)

No matter how hard it is,

I'll be fine without you, Yes I will.

[Chorus:] Thought I couldn't live without you

It's gonna hurt when it heals too ohhhh

It'll all get better in time ooooh

And even though I really love you

I'm gonna smile cause I deserve to (yes I do)

It'll all get better in time, woah

WATCH THE VIDEO AND SING! Leona Lewis - Better In Time Subtitulado en

ENGLISH SONGS: Matt Wertz. It's 5:19

Artist: Matt Wertz
Tittle: It's 5:19

I'd be lying throught my teeth if I told you
That I'm ok
July came, I thought I had it all together
Until you said"I need some space"
Truth be told
It's so hard to wait
One eye on the clock
And one on the phone
It's 5:19....I'm feeling alone
If I could talk to you
I'd want you to know
I'm holding loose
But ain't letting go.

We both know that I could think myself dizzy
Right now I'm spinning around
You said, "baby, don't worry"
But I just miss you right now
I said, I miss you right now
One eye on the clock
And one on the phone
It's 5:19....I'm feeling alone
If I could talk to you
I'd want you to know
I'm holding loose
But ain't letting go.
Baby, take all the time you need
I just want you to know
I'll be here, waiting
With one eye on the clock
And one on the phoneIt's 5:19....
I'm feeling alone
If I could talk to you
I'd want you to know
I'm holding loose
But ain't letting go.(x2)ooooo....
Ain't letting go

WATCH THE VIDEO AND SING! Matt Wertz - 5:19 (acoustic)

ENGLISH SONGS: Elvis Presley. Always on my mind

Artist: Elvis Presley
Tittle: ALWAYS ON MY MIND

Maybe I didn't treat you

Quite as good as I should have

Maybe I didn't love you

Quite as often as I could have

Little things I should have said and done

I just never took the time

You were always on my mind

You were always on my mind

Maybe I didn't hold you

All those lonely, lonely times

And I guess I never told you

I'm so happy that you're mine

If I make you feel second best

Girl,I'm sorry I was blind

You were always on my mind

You were always on my mind

Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died

Give me, give me one more chance

To keep you satisfied, satisfied

Little things I should have said and done

I just never took the time

You were always on my mind

You were always on my mind

You were always on my mind

Maybe I didn't treat you

Quite as good as I should have

Maybe I didn't love you

Quite as often as I could have

Maybe I didn't hold you

All those lonely, lonely times

And I guess I never told you

I'm so happy that you're mine

WATCH VIDEO AND SING! Elvis Presley-Always On My Mind with lyrics

ENGLISH SONGS: Elvis Presley. Can't help falling in love.

Artist: Elvis Presley
Tittle: CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE

Wise men say only fools rush in

but I can't help falling in love with you

Shall I staywould it be a sin

If I can't help falling in love with you

Like a river flows

surely to the sea

Darling so it goes

some things are meant to be

take my hand, take my whole life too

for I can't help falling in love with you

Like a river flows

surely to the sea

Darling so it goes

somethings are meant to be

take my hand, take my whole life too

for I can't help falling in love with you

for I can't help falling in love with you

WATCH VIDEO AND SING! Elvis Presley- Can't Help Falling in Love (With...

ENGLISH SONGS: The Beatles. Nowhere man

Artist: The Beatles
Tittle: NOWHERE MAN

He's a real nowhere man
Sitting in his nowhere land
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody

Doesn't have a point of view
Knows not where he's going to
Isn't he a bit like you and me?

Nowhere Man, please listen
You don't know what you're missing
Nowhere Man, the world is at your command

He's as blind as he can be
Just sees what he wants to see
Nowhere Man can you see me at all?

Nowhere Man, don't worry
Take your time, don't hurry
Leave it all till somebody else lends you a hand

Doesn't have a point of view
Knows not where he's going to
Isn't he a bit like you and me?

Nowhere Man, please listen
You don't know what you're missing
Nowhere Man, the world is at your command

He's a real Nowhere Man
Sitting in his nowhere land
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody

WATCH VIDEO AND SING! The Beatles- Nowhere Man with lyrics

ENGLISH SONGS: The Beatles. Let it be

Artist: The Beatles
Tittle: LET IT BE

When I find myself in times of trouble,

Mother Mary comes to me

Speaking words of wisdom,

let it be

And in my hour of darknessshe

is standing right in front of me

Speaking words of wisdom,

let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

And when the broken hearted people

living in the world agree

There will be an answer,

let it be

For though they may be parted,there is still a chance that they will seeT

here will be an answer, let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be

There will be an answer, let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

And when the night is cloudy

there is still a light that shines on me

Shine until tomorrow, let it be

I wake up to the sound of music,

Mother Mary comforts me

Speaking words of wisdom, let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah, let it be

There will be an answer, let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah, let it be

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

WATCH VIDEO AND SING! Let It Be- Beatles + lyrics

The Mamas & The Papas. Biography

The Mamas & The Papas. Biography
The Mamas & The papasMembers: John Phillips (b. 1935), Michelle Phillips (b. 1944), Dennis Doherty a.k.a Denny (b. 1941), and Ellen Naomi Cohen a.k.a Cass Elliot (b. 1941-d. 1974)

The Mamas and the Papas burst onto the American pop charts in early 1966 with a 'Flower Power' anthem, "California Dreamin".

But by 1968, after a number one album and single and countless top ten hits, it was all over.Here's a brief biography on them.It all started in 1961 when John Phillips, who was in a folk band called The Journeymen, met Michelle Gilliam, an aspiring model. They soon fell in love.

While the Journeymen were on tour, John met a rich tenor named Denny Doherty. Later, Doherty would leave his group "The Halifax Three", and hook up with Cass Elliot. The two of them became life-long friends.Meanwhile, John divorced his wife, and he and Michelle moved to New York City, where EVERYONE in the folk scene hung out.

They joined up with Denny and Marshall Brickman and formed "The New Joureymen".

In 1964, Denny introduced them to Cass. In 1965, John, Michelle and Denny, in true "hippie" form, decided to leave New York for a while and went to St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. Cass, who wanted to be "more than friends" with Denny soon followed.In St. Thomas, they lounged around on the sand, smoked pot, swam, and perfected their harmonies while John worked on some songs.Cass wasn't yet a part of the group because John didn't know if she could sing high enough.

Success came fast for them. Their first single "California Dreamin" broke in the top 10 in early 1966. Many top 10 hits soon followed.The Summer of Love really began with the "Monterey Pop FestivalThe Mamas and the Papas were the first band to utilize folk, rock, jazz, pop, and beautiful harmonies. They were music icons and the "spokespeople" for the counter culture. To top it all off, they were inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.

Their music continues to be loved and appreciated by all generations.

ENGLISH SONGS: California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas

Artist: The Mamas & The Papas
Tittle: California Dreamin'

All the leaves are brown
And the sky is grey
I went for a walk
On a winter's day
I'd be safe and warm
If I was in L.A.
California dreamin'
On such a winter's day
I stopped into a church (stopped into a church)
I passed along the way (passed along the way)
You know, I got down on my knees (got down on my knees)
And I pretend to pray (I pretend to pray)
Oh, the preacher likes the cold (preacher likes the cold)
He knows I'm gonna stay (knows I'm gonna stay)
Oh, California dreamin' (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day

All the leaves are brown (the leaves are brown)
And the sky is grey (and the sky is grey)
I went for a walk (I went for a walk)
On a winter's day (on a winter's day)
If I didn't tell her (if I didn't tell her)
I could leave today (I could leave today)

Oh, California dreamin' (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day

WATCH VIDEO AND SING! The mamas and the papas - California dreamin

ENGLISH SONGS: Monday, Monday- Mamas and the Papas

Artist: The Mamas And The Papas

Tittle: Monday, MondayMonday

Monday, so good to me,

Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be

Oh Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee

That Monday evening you would still be here with me.

Monday Monday, can't trust that day,

Monday Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way

Oh Monday morning, you gave me no warning of what was to be

Oh Monday Monday, how yould cou leave and not take me.

Every other day, every other day,

Every other day of the week is fine, yeah

But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes

You can find me cryin' all of the time

Monday Monday, so good to me,

Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be

Oh Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee

That Monday evening you would still be here with me.

Every other day, every other day,

Every other day of the week is fine, yeah

But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes

You can find me cryin' all of the timeMonday Monday, ...

WATCH VIDEO AND SING! The Mamas & The Papas - Monday Monday

ENGLISH SONGS: Abraham, Martin & John. Dion Dimucci

QUOTATIONS BY Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King and John F. Kennedy:

Abraham: "Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not from themselves; and under a just God, cannot long retain it"

Martin: "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter"

John:"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable"

Artist: Dion Dimucci

Tittle: ABRAHAM, MARTIN & JOHN

Anybody here seen my old friend Abraham?

Can you tell me where he's gone?

He freed lotta people but it seems the good they die young

You know I just looked around and he's gone

Anybody here seen my old friend John?

Can you tell me where he's gone?

He freed lotta people but it seems the good they die young

I just looked around and he's gone

Anybody here seen my old friend Martin?

Can you tell me where he's gone?

He freed lotta people but it seems the good they die young

I just looked around and he's gone

Didn't you love the things that they stood for?

Didn't they try to find some good for you and me?

And we'll be freeSome day soon, it's gonna be one day

Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?

Can you tell me where he's gone?

I thought I saw him walkin' up over the hill

With Abraham, Martin, and John

WATCH VIDEO AND SING!Abraham, Martin and John

ENGLISH SONGS: Zager & Evans. In the year 2525

Artist: Zager & Evans

Tittle: IN THE YEAR 2525

In the year 2525

if man is still alive

if woman can survive

They may find

In the year 3535

Ain't gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lies

Everything you think, do and say

Is in the pill you took today

In the year 4545

You ain't gonna need your teeth, won't need your eyes

You won't find a thing to chew

Nobody's gonna look at you

In the year 5555

Your arms hangin' limp at your sides

Your legs got nothin' to do

Some machine's doin' that for you

In the year 6565

You won't need no husband, won't need no wife

You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too

From the bottom of a long glass tube

In the year 7510

If God's a-coming, He oughta make it by then

Maybe He'll look around Himself and say

"Guess it's time for the judgement day"

In the year 8510

God is gonna shake His mighty head

He'll either say "I'm pleased where man has been"

Or tear it down, and start again

In the year 9595

I'm kinda wonderin' if man is gonna be alive

He's taken everything this old earth can give

And he ain't put back nothing

Now it's been ten thousand years

Man has cried a billion tears

For what, he never knew

Now man's reign is through

But through eternal night

The twinkling of starlight

So very far away

Maybe it's only yesterday

WATCH VIDEO AND SING! Zager And Evans - In The Year 2525