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020 _a9780230459083 (Student Book)
020 _a9780230472457 (DVD Level 1)
020 _a9780230472372 (DVD Elementary)
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_beng
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_dJCRC
092 0 _a428.34 A1Z5oa
100 1 _aRogers, Mickey
245 1 0 _aopenMind (Level 1) /
_cMickey Rogers, Joanne Taylore-Knowles, and Steve Taylore-Knowles ; concept development, Mariela Gil Vierma.
246 3 4 _aOpen mind :
_bstudent's book pack
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aLondon, UK :
_bMacmillan Education,
_c2014.
300 _a159 p. :
_bcol. ill. ;
_c30 cm +
_e1 DVD
440 _aThe Mind Series
500 _a"A2"--Page 4 of cover.
505 _a"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.
505 _aThe Key features of the series are:
_tLife 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.
_tLanguage sub-skills with tips to support the development of the four language skills.
_tStep-by-step approach to grammar with grammar sections that provide a clear focus on the meaning, form, and function of the language.
_tFocus on functional language that helps learners improve their fluency and speaking skills.
_tIndependent learning features throughout the course such as Notice!, Reflect, and How are you doing? boxes that encourage learners to analyze their own progress.
_tA range of video material and related worksheets that support the themes and key language from the Student’s Book." (Book Cover)
505 _aCONTENTS
505 _aGrammar review
505 _aUnit 1 NICE TO MEET YOU
_tREADING: Recognizing Cognates: an online survey
_tLISTENING: Listening to a voicemail message -- Functions: understanding times and dates - understanding personal information
_tSPEAKING: Communication Strategy: using polite language
_tWRITING: Completing an online registration form -- Function: giving personal information
_tPRONUNCIATION: Sounds: the alphabet
_tGRAMMAR: 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
_tVOCABULARY: Useful Questions -- Function: using questions to ask for help in class -- Ordinal Numbers -- Function: using ordinal numbers to talk about dates
_tLIFE SKILLS: Self and Society: understanding forms -- Function: identifying the correct personal information to complete a form
505 _aUnit 2 WHAT DO YOU DO?
_tREADING: Reading a celebrity biography -- Function: understanding personal information
_tLISTENING: Listening for a specific information: an informal conversation
_tSPEAKING: Talking about family -- Function: giving personal information
_tWRITING: Understanding the mechanics: using correct capitalization and punctuation
_tPRONUNCIATION: Words: two-syllable nouns
_tGRAMMAR: Articles -- Function: using articles to describe people and organizations -- Possession -- Function: using the apostrophe, whose, possessive pronuns
_tVOCABULARY: Occupations -- Function: learning to talk about occupations -- Family members -- Function: learning to talk about families
_tLIFE SKILLS: Work and career: categorizing -- Function: categorizing different jobs to find the most suitable career
505 _aUnit 3 DOWN TIME
_tREADING: Recognizing cognates: a magazine article
_tLISTENING: Listening to a radio show -- Function: talking about people's likes and dislikes
_tSPEAKING: Communication strategy: asking for opinions
_tWRITING: Writing about yourself and your interests -- Functions: giving personal information - describing your personality - talking about hobbies and interests
_tPRONUNCIATION: Sounds: third person -s
_tGRAMMAR: 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
_tVOCABULARY: 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
_tLIFESKILLS: 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
505 _aUnit 4 DAY IN, DAY OUT
_tREADING: Reading a magazine article -- Function: describing routines and habits
_tLISTENING: Listening for specific information: an interview
_tSPEAKING: Talking about interesting activities -- Functions: describing routines and habits - talking about hobbies
_tWRITING: Understanding the mechanics: writing complete sentences
_tPRONUNCIATION: Words: days of the week
_tGRAMMAR: 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
_tVOCABULARY: 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.
_tLIFESKILLS: Self and society: managing your time -- Function: thinking about how you manage your time in order to prioritize different tasks
505 _aUnit 5 HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE
_tREADING: Reading for the main idea: descriptions of places
_tLISTENING: Listening to a news report -- Function: describing events and festivals
_tSPEAKING: Communication strategy: repeating directions to check understanding
_tWRITING: Writing an email to give directions -- Function: giving and understanding directions
_tPRONUNCIATION: Words: compounds nouns
_tGRAMMAR: 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
_tVOCABULARY: 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
_tLIFESKILLS: Self and society: establishing priorities -- Function: thinking about specific criteria in order to plan a short stay in your city for another person
505 _aUnit 6 DIFFERENT STROKES
_tREADING: Reading personal profiles -- Functions: understanding personal information - describing likes and dislikes
_tLISTENING: Listening for numerical information: online audio profiles
_tSPEAKING: Talking to an old friend -- Function: talking about present activities
_tWRITING: Simple sentences: using correct sentence structure (subject + verb + object)
_tPRONUNCIATION: Sounds: /n/
_tGRAMMAR: 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
_tVOCABULARY: Lifestyles adjectives -- Function: using adjectives to describe different lifestyles -- A green lifestyle -- Function: using verb collocations to describe a "green" lifestyle
_tLIFESKILLS: Self and society: making personal change -- Function: thinking about changes you want to make in your lifestyle
505 _aUnit 7 YOU HAVE TALENT!
_tREADING: Reading for the main idea: a horoscope
_tLISTENING: Listening to a review of a TV show -- Functions: describing talents and abilities - talking about likes and dislikes
_tSPEAKING: Communication strategy: showing interest
_tWRITING: writing a personal reference -- Function: describing abilities and personal qualities
_tPRONUNCIATION: Words: can/can't
_tGRAMMAR: 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
_tVOCABULARY: Personality adjectives -- Function: using adjectives to describe people -- Talents and abilities -- Function: learning to talk about what people are able to do
_tLIFESKILLS: 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
505 _aUnit 8 SHOPPING AROUND
_tREADING: Reading and completing a survey -- Functions: talking about shopping habits - talking about how much things cost
_tLISTENING: Listening for numerical information: product advertisements
_tSPEAKING: Asking to try on clothes in a store -- Functions: asking for help in a store - talking about how much things cost
_tWRITING: Compound sentences: using conjunctions to connect sentences (and, or, but)
_tPRONUNCIATION: Sentence rhythm: emphasis with this, that. these, those
_tGRAMMAR: This, that, these, those -- Function: using this, that, these, those to identify items of clothing -- Comparative adjectives -- Function: using comparative adjectives to compare gadgets
_tVOCABULARY: Clothes -- Function: learning to talk about what people wear -- Adjectives for describing gadgets -- Function: using adjectives to talk about technology
_tLIFESKILLS: Work and career: making choices -- Function: comparing different options to be able to make good choices
505 _aUnit 9 LET'S EAT!
_tREADING: Scanning for specific information: restaurant advertisement
_tLISTENING: Listening to and taking phone messages -- Functions: understanding phone language - making plans to go out
_tSPEAKING: Communication strategy: using phone language
_tWRITING: Writing a restaurant review -- Functions: describing a restaurant - giving opinions and making a recommendation
_tPRONUNCIATION: Sentence rhythm: weak to
_tGRAMMAR: 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
_tVOCABULARY: 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
_tLIFESKILLS: Self and society: making a plan -- Function: making a list to be able to host a group meal
505 _aUnit 10 SPEAKING OF THE PAST
_tREADING: Reading a survey -- Function: describing past experiences
_tLISTENING: Understanding the main idea: informal conversations
_tSPEAKING: Talking about a past experience -- Function: describing feelings toward past experiences
_tWRITING: Sequencing and connecting ideas: using connectives like first, then, after that, finally to sequence ideas in a text
_tPRONUNCIATION: Sounds: -ed endings
_tGRAMMAR: 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
_tVOCABULARY: 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
_tLIFESKILLS: Study and learning: taking notes on a text -- Function: identifying the most important information in a description of historical events
505 _aUnit 11 GREAT LIVES
_tREADING: Scanning for specific information: a short biography
_tLISTENING: Listening to a life story -- Functions: understanding biographical information - identifying key events in a person's life
_tSPEAKING: Communication strategy: Taking time to think
_tWRITING: Writing a short biography -- Functions: recounting biographical information - Talking about famous people and events
_tPRONUNCIATION: Sentence rhythm: Object pronouns
_tGRAMMAR: 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
_tVOCABULARY: Life events -- Function: learning to talk about key events in people's lives -- Historical events -- Function: learning to talk about key events in history
_tLIFESKILLS: Study and learning: brainstorming in a group -- Function: brainstorming to come up with ideas for subjects for a biography
505 _aUnit 12 IN THE NEAR FUTURE
_tREADING: Reading a blog -- Function: thinking about intentions and resolutions
_tLISTENING: Understanding the main idea: an informal conversation
_tSPEAKING: Talking about plans and intentions -- Function: talking about vacation plans
_tWRITING: Sequencing and connecting ideas: using connectives life first, then, next, after, that, and finally to sequence ideas in a text
_tPRONUNCIATION: Words ending in -y + -ing
_tGRAMMAR: 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
_tVOCABULARY: 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
_tLIFESKILLS: Study and learning: analyzing strengths and weaknesses -- Function: evaluating areas for future improvement in learning English
505 _aIrregular verbs and Pronunciation symbols
505 _aCommunicative wrap-ups
505 _aGrammar reference
520 0 _aA ground-breaking general English course for adults.
590 _aSet includes: 1 book, 1 DVD.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_vTextbooks for foreign speakers.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_vFilms for foreign speakers.
700 1 _aTaylore-Knowles, Joanne
700 1 _aTaylore-Knowles, Steve
700 1 _aGil Vierma, Mariela
856 _uhttp://www.macmillanmind.com/
_zPublisher's Website.
856 _uhttps://englishcentral.net/product/openmind-2nd-edition-level-1/
_zDistributor's Website.
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