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A gifted person is someone who _________________. Being gifted can ge a double-edged sword because __________ Joao Paulo gets angry when_____________ He was identified as gifted when _______________________ The key to avoiding problems with gifted children is ______________ Helena Serra thinks gifted children need to develop ________ and _____________ towards children with different learning rhythms. Mike Brackett thinks there are different types of giftedness: _____________, ___________, and _____________. IQ is not __________________. Isolating gifted children may ______________. Parents shouldn't make their children feel ___________________. At school 1119 they start the day cleaning to _________________. The selection process for the school involves ________________, ______________ and _____________. Teaching concentrates on _____________________________. The teacher's task is to _______________________. KEY: is intelligent or has a high IQ  but also ha...

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Employers are using   unusual questions   in their candidate selection process for new reasons. The job search advice industry is so prolific that any candidate who researches knows he should prepare brief responses in advance to frequent standard questions. These include job interview questions such as: "what are your strengths and weaknesses" and "what makes you the most qualified candidate for this job." Interviewers use unusual job interview questions to assess how well the candidate responds to an unexpected question or scenario. Most unusual job interview questions do not have   right or wrong answers. These job interview questions provide the candidate with the opportunity, according to Sarikas, "to demonstrate quick thinking, creativity, and even a sense of humor." She says, "The interviewers are trying to catch a glimpse of the unrehearsed candidate in an unguarded moment. There is no way to prepare for these off-the-wall job interview...

CONVERSATION QUESTIONS: Are you able to divide your time effectively between work and leisure? What negative effects, if any, does your work have on you? What can you do about it? If you could choose, would you change your job? Would you just change some of the conditions but keep the same type of job? Rate the following in order of importance for you (not important; important; very important): decent salary higher salary shorter working day flexible working hours friendly workmates pleasant atmosphere at work Are people willing to move further away from home nowadays in order to find work? Would you? Have any of your friends done this? Would you be prepared to leave the country in order to look for work? If you HAD to leave the country where would you go to work?     More listening actiivites from the  California Distance Learning Project , an adult education site. Choose a story and then click  listen  at the bottom of the page.