Some Tips For The Exams

Just to tell you that you are about to to do the selectividad exams, and there is something you can do, improve your English.
How can you achieve this? By reading  and following all the information given during the course. If you look right , you can see tests and exams. I recommend you to click on "selecdtividad " links.
Apart from this, you know this blog is full of resources and tips for you. Don´t hesitate and practise.  

Some recommendations for theses days:

• Read as much as possible.
• Prepare your own strategies.
• Read this blog to know exactly what to do in selectividad   http://www.englishmcm.blogspot.com/
• Click on these links.

http://www.ujaen.es/serv/acceso/selectividad/orientaciones.htm
http://www.unirioja.es/servicios/sp/catalogo/online/pau_ingles/pau_Unid.htm
http://www.english-area.com/paginas/selectividad.htm#examenes
http://www.isabelperez.com/select.htm#colec
http://www.sarrera.ehu.es/p259-content/es/contenidos/plan_programa_proyecto/examen_selectividad_ord_aca/es_modelo/materias_comunes.html

After working hard ,watching a video can be relaxing. I want you to watch Mr Bean-The Exam.

Gaudeamus Igitur - School Leavers

Why is this song, Gaudeamus Igitur, sung on this special day?

Nowadays,it is the official song of many schools, colleges, universities. That´s why you are celebrating .
I hope you do it well and with joy.


De Brevitate Vitae (On The Shortness of Life) more commonly known as "Gaudeamus Igitur" (So Let us Rejoice) is a popular accademic song in many countries, mainly sung or performed at university graduation ceremonies.





The Lyrics



Father Guido Sarducci teaches what an average college graduate knows after five years from graduation in five minutes.Frankly, I hope you´ll learn a bit more.

Karaoke On Line

KARAOKE

Karaoke is a form of interactive entertainment video game in which amateur singers sing along with the recorded music, using a microphone. Lyrics are displayed on a video screen.
Knowing now what you can do , try and don´t be shy . Do as if you were an amateur singer. Have fun.

Karaoke on Line. Where can you find a real karaoke on line?

Click on Cantanding is a karaoke on line .Write the name of the artist and the song  you want to listen to and  you will find the latest songs and videos . Don´t forget to sing along. Start with Lady Gaga, but there are many more.



RELAX and TAKE IT EASY

Hey, Exams, Exams 
It is time to relax, and take it easy as the song says.
As exams are here ,music can make you feel better .At the same time , you can improve your English. So, Relax and Take it Easy .... 

Took a ride to the end of the line

Where no one ever goes
Ended up on a broken train with nobody I know
But the pain and the longing's the same
Where the dying
Now I'm lost and I'm screaming for help
Relax, take it easy
For there is nothing that we can do
Relax, take it easy
Blame it on me or blame it on you
It's as if I'm scared
It's as if I'm terrified
It's as if I scared
It's as if I'm playing with fire
Scared
It's as if I'm terrified
Are you scared?
Are we playing with fire?
Relax
There is an answer to the darkest times
It's clear we don't understand but the last thing on my mind
Is to leave you
I believe that we're in this together
Don't scream, there are so many roads left
Relax, take it easy
For there is nothing that we can do
Relax, take it easy
Blame it on me or blame it on you
Relax, take it easy
For there is nothing that we can do
Relax, take it easy
Blame it on me or blame it on you

But , I say there is something you can do. Study hard and don´t waste your time .

Now watch the video with Mika and relax.

There is a link in case you want to work on it
http://isabelperez.com/songs/relax.htm

Common English Mistakes

Revision Time
At this time of the year,when there is so little time to revise, it is good to stop and focus on the mistakes you make.
I invite you to read these instructions so that you can improve.

Common Mistakes (version 3)

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Golf Legend Ballesteros Dies

Seve Ballesteros, one of golf's most gifted and charismatic players, has died after a long battle with cancer.

Ballesteros, who claimed 87 titles over his career, won the Open in 1979, 1984 and 1988 and became the first European to win the Augusta Masters in 1980, repeating the feat in 1983.


It was his daring and flamboyant style that made Ballesteros special, transforming the image of golf and bringing a whole new audience to the sport.



BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter said: "No golfer did more to popularise the game in Europe than Seve Ballesteros.

"It's a sad day" ."Lost an inspiration, genius, role-model, hero and friend. Seve made European golf what it is today.


In December 2009 he appeared on television to receive the BBC's Lifetime Achievement Award at the Sports Personality of the Year event from his former Ryder Cup partner - and now captain - Jose Maria Olazabal.



He had called his battle against the tumour the "hardest challenge of my life.".BBC

Watch the BBC interview .



Here are some of the headlines from different newspapers:

• "Could Get Up and Down Out of a Garbage Can" The New York Times.There is a video,too.
• "Passionate and a Supreme talent". Seve Ballesteros´life and career in pictures. The Guardian.
• "Raising a Glass" to Ballesteros. A radio program with Peter Alliss.
•  Peter Alliss pays tribute to golf great Seve Ballesteros. 

A Song to Welcome the Weekend- The Axis Of Awesome... Amazing!!

Hit Pop Songs in 4 Chords

Songs included are:

You're beautiful by James Blunt,
Forever young by the Alphaville (covered by Youth Group),
I'm yours by Jason Mraz,Amazing by Alex Lloyd,
Wherever you go by the Calling,
Can you feel the love tonight by Elton John,
She will be loved by Maroon 5,
Pictures of you by the Last Goodnight,
Cigarettes will kill you by Ben Lee,
With or without you by U2,
Fall at your feet by Crowded House,
Am I not pretty enough? by Kasey Chambers,
Let it be by The Beatles,
Under the bridge by RHCP,
Horses by Darryl Braithwaite,
Down under by Men at Work,
Waltzing Matilda,
Old Australia's funniest Homevideos intro,
Taylor by Jack Johnson,
2 become 1 by the Spice Girls,
Take on me by A-ha,
When I come around by Green Day,
Save tonight by Eagle Eye Cherry,
Africa by Toto,
If I Were A Boy by Beyonce,
Self Esteem by the Offspring,
Apologize by One Republic,
U + Ur Hand by P!nk,
Pokerface by Lady Gaga,
Barbie Girl by Aqua,
Kids by MGMT,
Scar by Missy Higgins,
Thats all it takes to be a star by Axis Of Awesome,

Balcony Kisses Seal Royal Wedding

You shouldn´t miss The Royal Wedding ,whether you love gossip, monarchies and so on or not. It is part of the history.

Kiss Me Kate huge cheers as newlyweeds seal their love
Prince William and his newly titled bride the Duchess of Cambridge kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, as more than a million people descend on central London for the occasion.

From the BBC
Prince William and Kate Middleton have kissed twice on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their wedding service in Westminster Abbey.
They were cheered by 500,000 well-wishers who gathered outside the palace, as RAF planes flew past in honour of the new royal couple.
In the evening the pair returned to the Palace for a dinner and dance, expected to continue into the early hours.
The couple will now be known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Police estimate a million people lined the procession route from the abbey to the palace following the wedding.


Prince William later drove his new bride back to Clarence House, following a buffet reception at Buckingham Palace, at the wheel of his father's classic blue Aston Martin, before returning to the palace in the evening.

PRINCE WILLIAM ENGAGED TO KATE Watch this video, listen to the song and answer the questions.

You can watch The Official Channel of the British Monarchy on YouTube

 Find out the broadcasts and the wedding highlights.