TY - BOOK AU - Rogers,Mickey AU - Taylore-Knowles,Joanne AU - Taylore-Knowles,Steve AU - Gil Vierma,Mariela TI - openMind (Level 1) SN - 9780230459083 (Student Book) PY - 2014/// CY - London, UK PB - Macmillan Education KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Films for foreign speakers N1 - "A2"--Page 4 of cover; "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 N2 - A ground-breaking general English course for adults UR - http://www.macmillanmind.com/ UR - https://englishcentral.net/product/openmind-2nd-edition-level-1/ ER -