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These videos might help you with your oral exam. Check them out! Illegal downloading Work conditions Stress  (B1) Parental Relationships  (B1) Sports  (B1) Animals and pets  (B1) Education  (B1) Stereotypes  (B1) Travelling  (B2)  Mad about shopping  (B2) Science and technology  (B2) Breaking the law  (B2) Relationships  (B2) The world of work  (B2) Environment and climate change  (B2) Healthy eating Living in a city or the countryside? Leisure The media circus  part I (C2) The media circus part II (C2)

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...

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...

When you are in the middle of an English conversation, it’s normal to feel awkward or nervous. It’s normal to get stuck because you don’t understand what someone said, or because you can’t remember a word or you don’t know the right word in English. Don’t fight it. Don’t waste your time and energy thinking and worrying about how awkward or nervous you feel. It will just make things worse. Instead, memorize these useful sentences so that you know what to say the next time you get stuck in a conversation. 1.   "Sorry?" Make sure that your voice goes up at the end of  sorry  so that it sounds like a question. This is not an apology. This is a polite way of asking someone to repeat themselves, or say something again.  2. "Sorry?   I didn't catch that. Can you say that again, please?" In this context, the verb  catch  means  hear or understand something that someone said.  When you say,  “I did...

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.  

Some of you have asked me about activities or programmes to improve your speaking skills during the summer. Well, this is one of the options available here in Santander, and... free: HABLAMOS is an agreement between the UIMP and our EOI to promote conversation exchanges among students.  One of my students took part in these exchanges and she was really kind to write an essay describing her experience to encourage other students to participate. CLICK HERE to read it. So, what are you waiting for? Click on the image and sign up.

Last summer I was reading El diario montañés and I came across the following article about HABLAMOS, an agreement between the UIMP and our EOI to promote conversation exchanges among students. I immediately recognized one of my Avanzado 2 students. I emailed her asking for an article about her experience because I thought it might encourage other students to take part in the programme. So, read both articles and take the plunge! ¿Qué te parece si ‘Hablamos’? El primer jueves de cada mes, más de un centenar de estudiantes extranjeros de la UIMP y españoles de la Escuela Oficial de Idiomas se reúnen para intercambiar conversación. READ MORE... This is the link to the school's website where you can find further information and sign up if you are interested:   http://www.eoisantander.org/noticia-2/    This is Cintia's article: I decided to join in because I love learning English. I really enjoy the moment in which I manage to talk about issues concerning Santander ...