TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rogers,Mickey
AU  - Taylore-Knowles,Joanne
AU  - Taylore-Knowles,Steve
TI  - openMind (Level 2)
SN  - 9780230459397 (Student Book)
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London, UK
PB  - Macmillan Education
KW  - English language
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Films for foreign speakers
N1  - "B1"--Page 4 of cover; "openMind 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 NEW MILLENIUM
; READING: Pronoun reference: a magazine article; LISTENING: to a talk -- Function: learning about common characteristics of millenials; SPEAKING: Communication strategy: asking follow-up questions; WRITING: about an event -- Function: using past tenses to talk about a past event; PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: vowel + consonant sounds + e; GRAMMAR: Past Progressive -- Past Progressive and Simple Past -- Function: talking about past events; VOCABULARY: Internet Activities -- Function: talking about online activities -- Describing Reactions -- Function: describing people's reactions; LIFE SKILLS: Study and Learning: Identifying sources of information -- Function: talking about the advantages and disadvantages of sources of information; Unit 2 CULTURE VULTURE; READING: a movie review -- Function: talking about movies; LISTENING: Identifying Speakers' Opinions: an informal conversation; SPEAKING: talking about cultural activities -- Function: asking for more information; WRITING: Linking Sentences: so and because; PRONUNCIATION: Words: as ... as / not as ... as; GRAMMAR: Comparatives with As ... As / Not As ... As -- Function: discussing and comparing cultural activities -- Superlatives -- Function: making comparisons; VOCABULARY: Adjectives for Expressing Opinions -- Function: expressing opinions -- Cultural Activities -- Function: discussing cultural activities; LIFE SKILLS: Self and Society: Developing cultural awareness -- Function: discussing cultural differences; Unit 3 TICKETS, MONEY, PASSPORT!; READING: Pronoun Reference: a blog; LISTENING: travel plans -- Function: talking about vacation plans; SPEAKING: Communication Strategy: responding appropriately; WRITING: a travel blog -- Function: describing a vacation destination; PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: /s/ vs. /ʃ; GRAMMAR: Reflexive Pronouns -- Function: talking about yourself -- Modals of Permission, Request, and Offer -- Function: asking for permission and making requests; VOCABULARY: Travel Essentials -- Function: expressing opinions -- Cultural Activities -- Function: discussing cultural activities; LIFE SKILLS: Study and Learning: Estimating and guessing -- Function: estimating and guessing; Unit 4 IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANYONE!; READING: an article -- Function: talking about a custom; LISTENING: Identifying Speakers' Opinions: an informal conversation; SPEAKING: talking about important life changes and experiences -- Function: talking about experiences; WRITING: Linking Sentences: and, but, or, so, and because; PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: initial clusters; GRAMMAR: Present Perfect - Ever/Never -- Function: talking about experiences -- Present Perfect - How Long and For/Since -- Function: talking about events that began in the past and continue in the present; VOCABULARY: Good and Bad Experiences -- Function: discussing good and bad experiences -- Feeling -- Function: talking about experiences and feelings; LIFE SKILLS: Self and Society: Active listening -- Function: talking about past experiences; Unit 5 MUSICAL NOTES; READING: Prediction: a magazine article; LISTENING: different opinions -- Function: talking about popular music and giving recommendations; SPEAKING: Communication Strategy: starting and ending a conversation; WRITING: an informal review -- Functions: describing a concert - making recommendations; PRONUNCIATION: Sounds /æ/ vs. /e; GRAMMAR: Present Perfect and Simple Past -- Function: talking about past events -- Should and Ought To for Advice -- Function: giving advice; VOCABULARY: Types of Music -- Function: talking about music icons -- Adjectives for Describing Music -- Function: describing music; LIFE SKILLS: Self and Society: Narrowing the focus of a presentation -- Function: making suggestions; Unit 6 LIVING SPACES; READING: an online forum -- Function: asking for an opinion, agreeing, disagreeing; LISTENING: Understanding Instructions and Processes: a lecture; SPEAKING: describing living spaces -- Function: making inquiries; WRITING: Identifying Paragraph Structure: topic sentences; PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: stress patterns with phrasal verbs; GRAMMAR:Have To for Obligation and Need To for Necessity -- Function: talking about things you need to / have to / don't have to do -- Comparative and Superlative Adverbs -- Function: comparing habits; VOCABULARY: Objects in a House -- Function: describing your living space -- Phrasal Verbs -- Function: talking about housekeeping; LIFE SKILLS: Study and Learning: Considering different options -- Function: discussing requirements; Unit 7 A QUESTION OF TASTE; READING: Prediction: an article; LISTENING: complaints -- Function: talking about food; SPEAKING: Communication Strategy: explaining what you mean; WRITING: a recipe -- Function: using connections like first, when, and while to give instructions; PRONUNCIATION: Words: multi-syllable adjectives; GRAMMAR: Too, Enough, Not ... Enough -- Function: complaining about food -- Quantifiers -- Function: talking about eating habits; VOCABULARY: Adjectives to Describe Food -- Function: describing food -- Food Containers -- Function: talking about quantities and containers; LIFE SKILLS: Self and Society: Writing a survey -- Function: discussing options; Unit 8 LOVE AND ROMANCE; READING: an advice column -- Function: expressing opinions and guessing; LISTENING: Understanding Instructions and Processes: a lecture; SPEAKING: talking about dating customs -- Function: giving opinions about dating customs; WRITING: Identifying Paragraph Structure: topic and supporting sentences; PRONUNCIATION: Words: -ould; GRAMMAR: Expressing Likes, Desires, and Preferences -- Function: expressing likes, desires, and preferences -- Gerund Phrases as Subject and Object -- Function: using verbs as nouns in sentences; VOCABULARY: Relationships -- Function: talking about romantic relationships -- Get + Adjective -- Function: talking about feelings; LIFE SKILLS: Self and Society: Using information to make recommendations -- Functions: talking about preferences - making suggestions; Unit 9 OUR PLANET; READING: Understanding Meaning From Context: an article; LISTENING: a weather forecast -- Function: making predictions; SPEAKING: Communication Strategy: interrupting; WRITING: a description of a place -- Function: giving brief factual information about a place; PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: /eɪ; GRAMMAR: May, Might, and Will for Future Possibility -- Function: talking about future possibilities -- Will and Going To -- Function: making predictions; VOCABULARY: The Weather -- Function: describing the weather -- The Natural World -- Function: describing the geography of a place; LIFE SKILLS: Work and Career: Evaluating different plans -- Function: talking about effects and consequences; Unit 10 PARTY ANIMALS; READING: a magazine article -- Function: contrasting; LISTENING: Understanding Agreement and Disagreement: an informal conversation; SPEAKING: talking about social plans; WRITING: Writing Paragraphs: topic sentences; PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: /ɔɪ; GRAMMAR: Infinitives of Purpose -- Function: using infinitives to explain why we do things -- Review of Future Forms -- Function: making offers and requests; VOCABULARY: Parties -- Function: talking about parties -- Adjectives for Describing Events -- Function: describing events; LIFE SKILLS: Work and Career: Being assertive -- Function: refusing politely; Unit 11 INNOVATE!; READING: Understanding Meaning from Context: a website; LISTENING: a description of a process -- Function: describing a process; SPEAKING: Communication Strategy: expressing uncertainty; WRITING: a product review -- Functions: describing a product and its features - talking about advantages and disadvantages - making recommendations; PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: /aɪ; GRAMMAR: Simple Present Passive -- Function: describing objects -- Simple Past Passive -- Function: talking about interventions; VOCABULARY: Materials -- Function: identifying different materials -- Technology -- Function: using adjectives to describe gadgets and technology; LIFE SKILLS: Work and Career: Thinking creatively -- Functions: generation ideas - hypothesizing about other people's wishes/requirements; Unit 12 ACROSS THE GENERATIONS; READING: an online debate -- Functions: debating an idea; LISTENING: Understanding Agreement and Disagreement: a discussion; SPEAKING: imagining a different life -- Function: describing unreal situations in the present; WRITING: Writing Paragraphs: topic and supporting sentences; PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: /aʊ/ vs. /oʊ; GRAMMAR: Zero and First Conditionals -- Function: describing consequences of real situations -- Second Conditional -- Function: describing unreal situations in the present; VOCABULARY: Describing Relationships -- Function: describing relations with family members and friends -- Values -- Function: discussing important values in life; LIFE SKILLS: Work and Career: Reaching a compromise -- Function: reaching a compromise
N2  - A ground-breaking general English course for adults
UR  - http://www.macmillanmind.com/
UR  - https://englishcentral.net/product/openmind-2nd-edition-level-2/
ER  -