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"MasterMind Level 2 is part of the ground-breaking Mind series, a 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.

Student’s Book Pack contains a visually-engaging print Student’s Book and provides online resources. Each unit incorporates the course theme of Life Skills, along with Grammar sections, support boxes and a writing syllabus. A DVD is included as well as a webcode providing access to the Student’s Resource Center, where video worksheets and audio are available." (Book Cover)

CONTENTS

Unit 1 MONEY-FREE
READING: Text organization: a feature article
LISTENING: Listening to a radio interview -- Function: talking about bartering
SPEAKING: Hedging: a college campus survey on the use of freecycling websites
WRITING: Writing offer and wanted ads -- Function: describing items for sale -- Writing Workshop -- Function: writing a proposal
PRONUNCIATION: intonation and attitude
GRAMMAR: Adverb phrases - Function: giving additional information -- Negative questions - Function: confirming an existing belief
VOCABULARY: Consumerism and sustainability - Function:discussing ways to reduce consumption -- Describing used items - Function: posting ads on a website
LIFESKILLS: Self & Society: Building communities -- Function: creating a new community

Unit 2 WATCH THIS SPACE...
READING: Reading an online article -- Function: talking about an innovation inspired by science fiction
LISTENING: Understanding Native English Speakers: short monologues SPEAKING: Talking about the possibility of life on other planets -- Speaking Workshops -- Function: describing a picture WRITING: Oulining: writing an essay outline PRONUNCIATION: Words: constrastive stress GRAMMAR: Future Passive -- Function: talking about inventions of the future -- Conditional Conjunctions -- Function: talking about space programs of the future VOCABULARY: Business and innovation -- Function: talking about how companies launch innovations -- Negatives Prefixes UN-, IM-, IN- -- Function: talking about space programs of the future LIFESKILLS: Study & Learning: evaluating explanations -- Function: distinguishing between correlation and causation

Unit 3 PASSWORD PROTECTED
READING: Text Organization: an online article
LISTENING: Listening to an interview -- Function: talking about identity theft
SPEAKING: Participating in a Group Discussion: a discussion about online privacy
WRITING: Writing a persuasive email -- Function: persuading readers to share your view -- Writing Workshop -- Function: Writing a for-and-against essay
PRONUNCIATION: Words: connected speech - final consonant sound to first vowel sound
GRAMMAR: Object Complements -- Function: talking about data security -- Negative Structures with Think, Suppose, etc. -- Function: giving opinions on online privacy
VOCABULARY: Digital Privacy -- Function: talking about online privacy issues -- Phrasal Verbs -- Function: talking about identity theft
LIFESKILLS: Self & Society: Protecting Digital Privacy -- Function: giving advice

Unit 4 A NEW LOOK AT LEARNING
READING: Reading a statistics-based argument -- Function: talking about soft skills
LISTENING: Understanding Non-Native English Speakers: short conversations
SPEAKING: Talking about educational alternatives -- Speaking Workshop -- Function: expressing and supporting personal preferences
WRITING: Sentence Variety: writing a personal essay for a university application
PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: vowel length before final consonant sounds
GRAMMAR: Relative Pronouns with -EVER -- Function: talking about only study -- Mixed Conditionals -- Function: talking about hypothetical situations in education
VOCABULARY: Verb Collocations -- Function: talking about higher education -- Words Related to Stand -- Function: talking about the job market
LIFESKILLS: Self & Society -- Anticipating Cultural Differences -- Function: finding information needed in advance

Unit 5 ON THE WILD SIDE
READING: Understanding Definitions: a current affairs magazine article
LISTENING: Listening to a story -- Function: talking about animal welfare and conversation
SPEAKING: Summarizing: online comments about keeping wild animals as pets
WRITING: Writing a letter to a newspaper editor -- Function: using arguments to support an opinion -- Writing Workshop -- Function: writing a formal email request
PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: final consonant clusters
GRAMMAR: Impersonal Passive -- Function: talking about beliefs -- Passive Modals -- Function: giving opinions on wildlife issues
VOCABULARY: Animal Rescue -- Function: talking about wildlife conversation -- Adverb-Adjective Collocations -- Function: talking about wildlife population issues
LIFESKILLS: Self & Society: Understanding Decision-Making Styles -- Function: making decisions as a group

Unit 6 MORE THAN MACHINES?
READING: Reading an online news article -- Function: talking about robots in the workplace
LISTENING: Inferring Opinions: a conversation about artificial intelligence
SPEAKING: Talking about automation -- Speaking Workshop -- Function: comparing and contrasting photographs
WRITING: Summarizing: writing a summary of an online article
PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: linking words with a /w/ or a /j/ sound
GRAMMAR: Future Perfect -- Function: making predictions for specific times in the future -- Future Perfect Progressive -- Function: predicting ongoing events at specific times in the future
VOCABULARY: Phrases with Adjective + Preposition -- Function: talking about information in vehicles -- Phrasal Verbs -- Function: talking about robots in the workplace
LIFESKILLS: Study and Learning -- Organizing Argument -- Function: selecting and organizing points to make

Unit 7 THE CRITICAL CONSUMER
READING: Reading an online news article -- Function: talking about robots in the workplace
LISTENING: Inferring Opinions: a conversation about artificial intelligence SPEAKING: Talking about automation -- Speaking Workshop -- Function: comparing and contrasting photographs
WRITING: Summarizing: writing a summary of an online article
PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: linking words with a /w/ or a /j/ sound
GRAMMAR: Future Perfect -- Function: making predictions for specific times in the future -- Future Perfect Progressive -- Function: predicting ongoing events at specific times in the future
VOCABULARY: Phrases with Adjective + Preposition -- Function: taking about automation in vehicles -- Phrasal Verbs -- Functions: talking about robots in the workplace
LIFESKILLS: Study and Learning: Organizing an Argument -- Function: selecting and organizing points to make

Unit 8 ARTISTIC LICENSE
READING: Reading an article about art -- Function: talking about graffiti artists
LISTENING: Inferring Factual Information: a lecture about Surrealism
SPEAKING: Talking about meaning in art -- Speaking Workshop -- Function: proposing a solution
WRITING: Writing a Review: giving information and opinions on an event
PRONUNCIATION: Words: words ending in -ical
GRAMMAR: Inverted Conditionals -- Function: talking about hypothetical situations in a formal context -- Adjectives Phrase + Indirect Question -- Function: talking about non-permanent art
VOCABULARY: Describing Art -- Function: talking about meaning and influences in art -- Negative Prefixes UN-, NON-, MIS-, IM-, IN- -- Function: making, accepting, and declining invitations
LIFESKILLS: Self & Society: Developing Curiosity -- Function: learning about the importance of curiosity

Unit 9 JUST PLAYING?
READING: Understanding Intent: a magazine article LISTENING: Listening to a radio talk show -- Function: talking about how children's play has changed
SPEAKING: Making and Responding to Invitations: formal and informal conversations inviting people to do things
WRITING: Writing a short article -- Function: giving an opinion on a controversial issue -- Writing Workshop -- Function: writing a short article
PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: assimilation
GRAMMAR: The Subjunctive -- Function: talking about requests, orders, and recommendations in the workplace -- Alternatives to the Subjunctive -- Function: talking about brain training
VOCABULARY: Childhood Development -- Function: talking about how children learn and develop -- Making and Responding to Invitations -- Function: making, accepting, and declining invitations
LIFESKILLS: Work & Career: Recognizing Contradiction -- Function: identifying points in an arguments that contradict each other

Unit 10 FACT OR FICTION
READING: Reading a wiki entry -- Function: talking about popular beliefs
LISTENING: Difficult Situations: a conversation about viral loops on social media
SPEAKING: Talking about popular beliefs: Speaking Workshop -- Function: responding with an opinion
WRITING: Writing a Wiki Entry: writing in collaboration with others
PRONUNCIATION: Words: thought groups
GRAMMAR: Inversion with Negative Expressions -- Function: talking about conspiracy theories -- Ellipsis and Substitution -- Function: talking about internet scams
VOCABULARY: Falsehood -- Function: talking about things that aren't true or real -- Word Forms (Proving and Disproving) -- Function: talking about proving and disproving claims
LIFESKILLS: Study and Learning: Evaluating Internet Source Reliability -- Function: checking the reliability of websites

Unit 11 MUSIC TO MY EARS
READING: Understanding Intent: a magazine article
LISTENING: Listening to an informal discussion -- Function: talking about musical intelligence
SPEAKING: Softening Languages for Refusals: an informal discussion about downloading music
WRITING: Posting an opinion -- Function: writing a response to someone else's opinion -- Writing Workshop -- Function: writing a review
PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: intonation in cleft sentences
GRAMMAR: Past Tense for Unreal Situations -- Function: talking about hypothetical situations related to music -- Cleft Sentences -- Function: talking about musicians
VOCABULARY: Idiomatic Expressions with Take -- Function: talking about perceptions of famous musicians -- Sharing Music -- Function: talking about ways of sharing music electronically
LIFESKILLS: Self & Society: Indentifying Bias -- Function: recognizing views that are not balanced or fair

Unit 12 DOWN TO EARTH
READING: Reading a travel memoir -- Function: talking about man-made environemental changes
LISTENING: Difficult Situations: a conversation about geology
SPEAKING: Talking about a mysterious phenomenon -- Speaking Workshop -- Function: giving a mini-presentation
WRITING: Writing an editorial: giving an opinion on a current affaires issue
PRONUNCIATION: Sounds:stress shift in parts of speech
GRAMMAR: Participle Clauses -- Function: talking about travel destinations -- Impersonal Passive in the Past -- Function: talking about natural disasters
VOCABULARY: Adverbial Modifiers -- Function: describing an unusual place -- Geology -- Function: talking about geological phenomena
LIFESKILLS: Work & Career: Maximizing Your Potential -- Function: assessing and developing hard and soft skills