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"Open Mind Level 2 is a ground-breaking general English course for adults that targets their language needs and provides them with the professional, academic, and personal skills they need for success in the 21st century.

The Key features of the series are:
Life Skills: Higher-order skills such as critical thinking, organizational, and learning skills that students need in order to be successful in their professional, academic, and everyday lives.
Language sub-skills with tips to support the development of the four language skills.
Step-by-step approach to grammar with grammar sections that provide a clear focus on the meaning, form, and function of the language.
Focus on functional language that helps learners improve their fluency and speaking skills.
Independent learning features throughout the course such as Notice!, Reflect, and How are you doing? boxes that encourage learners to analyze their own progress.
A range of video material and related worksheets that support the themes and key language from the Student’s Book." (Book Cover)

CONTENTS

Grammar review

Unit 1 NICE TO MEET YOU
READING: Recognizing Cognates: an online survey
LISTENING: Listening to a voicemail message -- Functions: understanding times and dates - understanding personal information
SPEAKING: Communication Strategy: using polite language
WRITING: Completing an online registration form -- Function: giving personal information
PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: the alphabet
GRAMMAR: Be-Statements and Yes/No Questions -- Function: using be to give personal information such as name, age, and nationality -- Be-Wh- Questions -- Function: using be to ask for personal information such as name, age, and nationality
VOCABULARY: Useful Questions -- Function: using questions to ask for help in class -- Ordinal Numbers -- Function: using ordinal numbers to talk about dates
LIFE SKILLS: Self and Society: understanding forms -- Function: identifying the correct personal information to complete a form

Unit 2 WHAT DO YOU DO?
READING: Reading a celebrity biography -- Function: understanding personal information
LISTENING: Listening for a specific information: an informal conversation
SPEAKING: Talking about family -- Function: giving personal information
WRITING: Understanding the mechanics: using correct capitalization and punctuation
PRONUNCIATION: Words: two-syllable nouns
GRAMMAR: Articles -- Function: using articles to describe people and organizations -- Possession -- Function: using the apostrophe, whose, possessive pronuns
VOCABULARY: Occupations -- Function: learning to talk about occupations -- Family members -- Function: learning to talk about families
LIFE SKILLS: Work and career: categorizing -- Function: categorizing different jobs to find the most suitable career

Unit 3 DOWN TIME READING: Recognizing cognates: a magazine article LISTENING: Listening to a radio show -- Function: talking about people's likes and dislikes SPEAKING: Communication strategy: asking for opinions WRITING: Writing about yourself and your interests -- Functions: giving personal information - describing your personality - talking about hobbies and interests PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: third person -s GRAMMAR: Simple present - statements and yes/no questions -- Function: using the simple present to talk about free-time activities -- Simple present - information questions -- Function: using the simple present to ask questions about people's habits and hobbies VOCABULARY: Free-time activities -- Function: learning to talk about hobbies and free-time activities -- Personal Adjectives -- Function: using adjectives to describe people and what they like doing LIFESKILLS: Study and learning: understanding your learning style -- Function: thinking about what you like to do find your learning style and improve how you learn English

Unit 4 DAY IN, DAY OUT READING: Reading a magazine article -- Function: describing routines and habits
LISTENING: Listening for specific information: an interview SPEAKING: Talking about interesting activities -- Functions: describing routines and habits - talking about hobbies WRITING: Understanding the mechanics: writing complete sentences PRONUNCIATION: Words: days of the week GRAMMAR: Frequency adverbs and adverbial phrases -- Function: using frequency adverbs and adverbial phrases to talk about how often we do things -- Clauses with until, before, after -- Function: using until, before and after to talk about sequences of events VOCABULARY: Telling time -- Function: learning how to say what time it is -- Prepositions of time -- Function: talking about times of day, days of the week, and sequences of activities. LIFESKILLS: Self and society: managing your time -- Function: thinking about how you manage your time in order to prioritize different tasks

Unit 5 HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE READING: Reading for the main idea: descriptions of places LISTENING: Listening to a news report -- Function: describing events and festivals SPEAKING: Communication strategy: repeating directions to check understanding WRITING: Writing an email to give directions -- Function: giving and understanding directions PRONUNCIATION: Words: compounds nouns GRAMMAR: There is / There are with some, any, several, a lot of, many -- Function: using there is / there are and quantifiers to describe places and attractions -- The imperative -- Function: using the imperative to give instructions and directions to places in a city VOCABULARY: Places and attractions in a city -- Function: learning how to describe where you live -- Locations and directions -- Function: learning phrases to ask for and give directions to places LIFESKILLS: Self and society: establishing priorities -- Function: thinking about specific criteria in order to plan a short stay in your city for another person

Unit 6 DIFFERENT STROKES READING: Reading personal profiles -- Functions: understanding personal information - describing likes and dislikes LISTENING: Listening for numerical information: online audio profiles SPEAKING: Talking to an old friend -- Function: talking about present activities WRITING: Simple sentences: using correct sentence structure (subject + verb + object) PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: /n/ GRAMMAR: Present progressive -- Function: using the present progressive to talk about our lives -- Present progressive VS. Simple present -- Function: using the present progressive and the simple present to talk about our lifestyles VOCABULARY: Lifestyles adjectives -- Function: using adjectives to describe different lifestyles -- A green lifestyle -- Function: using verb collocations to describe a "green" lifestyle LIFESKILLS: Self and society: making personal change -- Function: thinking about changes you want to make in your lifestyle

Unit 7 YOU HAVE TALENT! READING: Reading for the main idea: a horoscope LISTENING: Listening to a review of a TV show -- Functions: describing talents and abilities - talking about likes and dislikes SPEAKING: Communication strategy: showing interest WRITING: writing a personal reference -- Function: describing abilities and personal qualities PRONUNCIATION: Words: can/can't GRAMMAR: Can/Can't - Ability -- Function: using can and can't to talk about abilities -- Adverbs of manner -- Function: using adverbs of manner to talk about people's talents VOCABULARY: Personality adjectives -- Function: using adjectives to describe people -- Talents and abilities -- Function: learning to talk about what people are able to do LIFESKILLS: Work and career: working as a group to do a task -- Function: identifying strengths and weaknesses of each member of the group, to ensure that tasks are completed efficiently

Unit 8 SHOPPING AROUND READING: Reading and completing a survey -- Functions: talking about shopping habits - talking about how much things cost LISTENING: Listening for numerical information: product advertisements SPEAKING: Asking to try on clothes in a store -- Functions: asking for help in a store - talking about how much things cost WRITING: Compound sentences: using conjunctions to connect sentences (and, or, but) PRONUNCIATION: Sentence rhythm: emphasis with this, that. these, those GRAMMAR: This, that, these, those -- Function: using this, that, these, those to identify items of clothing -- Comparative adjectives -- Function: using comparative adjectives to compare gadgets VOCABULARY: Clothes -- Function: learning to talk about what people wear -- Adjectives for describing gadgets -- Function: using adjectives to talk about technology LIFESKILLS: Work and career: making choices -- Function: comparing different options to be able to make good choices

Unit 9 LET'S EAT! READING: Scanning for specific information: restaurant advertisement LISTENING: Listening to and taking phone messages -- Functions: understanding phone language - making plans to go out SPEAKING: Communication strategy: using phone language WRITING: Writing a restaurant review -- Functions: describing a restaurant - giving opinions and making a recommendation PRONUNCIATION: Sentence rhythm: weak to GRAMMAR: Count and noncount nouns with some, any, much, many -- Function: using quantifiers to talk about different amounts of food and drink items -- Verb phrases -- Function: using phrases like I'd like to, let's, and I have to to make, accept, and refuse invitations and suggestions and to express obligations VOCABULARY: Food -- Function: learning to talk about different food and drink items and food groups -- Ordering in a restaurant -- Function: learning how to interpret menus and phrases to order food from a waiter LIFESKILLS: Self and society: making a plan -- Function: making a list to be able to host a group meal

Unit 10 SPEAKING OF THE PAST READING: Reading a survey -- Function: describing past experiences LISTENING: Understanding the main idea: informal conversations SPEAKING: Talking about a past experience -- Function: describing feelings toward past experiences WRITING: Sequencing and connecting ideas: using connectives like first, then, after that, finally to sequence ideas in a text PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: -ed endings GRAMMAR: Simple past - Affirmative statements -- Function: using the simple past to describe a vacation -- Simple past - Questions and negative statements -- Function: using the simple past to ask about somebody's weekend VOCABULARY: Adjectives with -ed and -ing -- Function: using adjectives to talk about feelings and states -- Memorable experiences -- Function: using verb collocations to talk about past experiences LIFESKILLS: Study and learning: taking notes on a text -- Function: identifying the most important information in a description of historical events

Unit 11 GREAT LIVES READING: Scanning for specific information: a short biography LISTENING: Listening to a life story -- Functions: understanding biographical information - identifying key events in a person's life SPEAKING: Communication strategy: Taking time to think WRITING: Writing a short biography -- Functions: recounting biographical information - Talking about famous people and events PRONUNCIATION: Sentence rhythm: Object pronouns GRAMMAR: Simple past with when clauses -- Function: using the simple past with when to talk about the order of events in the past -- Direct and indirect objects -- Function: using object pronouns to avoid repeating nouns in a description of a person's life VOCABULARY: Life events -- Function: learning to talk about key events in people's lives -- Historical events -- Function: learning to talk about key events in history LIFESKILLS: Study and learning: brainstorming in a group -- Function: brainstorming to come up with ideas for subjects for a biography

Unit 12 IN THE NEAR FUTURE READING: Reading a blog -- Function: thinking about intentions and resolutions LISTENING: Understanding the main idea: an informal conversation SPEAKING: Talking about plans and intentions -- Function: talking about vacation plans WRITING: Sequencing and connecting ideas: using connectives life first, then, next, after, that, and finally to sequence ideas in a text PRONUNCIATION: Words ending in -y + -ing GRAMMAR: Present progressive as future -- Function: using the present progressive to talk about future plans and arrangements -- Going to -- Function: using going to to talk about future plans, intentions, and resolutions VOCABULARY: Phrases with go -- Function: using gerunds and the verb go to talk about activities -- Intentions -- Function: using start and stop + gerund to talk about good and bad habits and intentions for the future LIFESKILLS: Study and learning: analyzing strengths and weaknesses -- Function: evaluating areas for future improvement in learning English

Irregular verbs and Pronunciation symbols

Communicative wrap-ups

Grammar reference

A ground-breaking general English course for adults.

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