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"MasterMind Level 1 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." (Book Cover)

CONTENTS

Unit 1 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
READING: Reading for different purposes: a TV review
LISTENING: Listening to a podcast interview -- Function: talking about personal identity
SPEAKING: Agreeing and Disagreeing: a seminar
WRITING: Contributing to a question-and-answer page -- Function: writing about the effects of peer pressure -- Writing Workshop -- Function: writing an article giving advice
PRONUNCIATION: Words: emphatic do/did for contrast
GRAMMAR: Review of Past Tenses -- Function: talking about a past experience -- Would, used to, be + always + -ing -- Function: talking about family identity
VOCABULARY: Personal Identity -- Function: talking about your family background -- Sense -- Function: talking about learning a new language
LIFESKILLS: Self & Society: Understanding stereotypes -- Function: discussing the consequences of negative stereotypes

Unit 2 GLOBAL VIEWS
READING: Reading a magazine article -- Function: talking about where you prefer to go shopping

LISTENING: Understanding Discourse Markers: a discussion about globalization

SPEAKING: Talking about social media -- Speaking Workshop -- Function: describing a picture

WRITING: Writing a Formal Email: arranging a global citizenship meeting

PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: voiced and voiceless consonant sounds
GRAMMAR: Verbs with Stative and Dynamic Uses -- Function: talking about the spreads of multidimensionals -- Repeated and Double Comparatives -- Function: talking about the growth of social media

VOCABULARY: Globalization -- Function: talking about the positive and negative aspects of a global market -- Verbs for Taking Social Action -- Function: talking about ways of supporting your local economy

LIFESKILLS: Study and Learning: Understanding internet search terms -- Function: studying the effect of globalization on your local economy

Unit 3 FAME AND FORTUNE
READING: Reading for Different Purposes: an internet article

LISTENING: Listening to a gossip columnist -- Function: discussing the difference between fame and celebrity
SPEAKING: Clarifying Misunderstandings: Informal conversations
WRITING: Writing a website post -- Function: writing about someone you admire -- Writing Workshop -- Function: writing a short essay expressing your opinion

PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: silent letters - consonant sounds

GRAMMAR: Reported Speech - Modal Verbs and Past Perfect -- Function: talking about 15 minutes of fame -- Reported Speech - Optional Back-Shifting -- Function: talking about lookalikes

VOCABULARY: Ways to Become Famous -- Function: talking about famous people in your country -- Guessing Meaning from Context -- Function: talking about the effects of celebrity

LIFESKILLS: Work and Career: Evaluating arguments -- Function: discussing a proposal

Unit 4 UPS AND DOWNS
READING: Reading a magazine article -- Function: understanding ways to be happier

LISTENING: Understanding Discourse Markers: a lecture about wealth and happiness

SPEAKING: Talking about having a positive attitude -- Speaking Workshop -- Function: expressing personal preference

WRITING: Writing a Thank-You Note: expressing your thanks in writing

PRONUNCIATION: Words: reduced forms of would you and did you

GRAMMAR: Noun Clauses as Objects -- Function: talking about laughter therapy -- Review of Conditional Forms -- Function: talking about taking a year off before college

VOCABULARY: Life Satisfaction -- Function: talking about wealth and happiness -- Mood -- Function: talking your state of well-being

LIFESKILLS: Work and Career: Being a positive team members -- Function: focusing on solutions to problems

Unit 5 SOMETHING IN THE WATER
READING: Inferring Opinion: an online article

LISTENING: Listening to an interview -- Function: discussing a charity

SPEAKING: Suggesting Alternatives: a discussion

WRITING: Contributing to an online debate -- Function: expressing an opinion on the consumption of bottled water -- Writing Workshop -- Function: Interpreting data

PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: word stress in adjectives + compound noun phrases

GRAMMAR: The Passive -- Function: talking about problems caused by the monsoon season -- Expression of Purpose -- Function: understanding FAQs about water

VOCABULARY: Marketing -- Function: talking about how packaging can effect your buying decisions -- Environmental Issues -- Function: discussing responsibility for solving environmental problems

LIFESKILLS: Self and Society: Developing empathy -- Function: Discussing your water usage

Unit 6 LIVING TRADITIONS
READING: Reading a book excerpt -- Function: understanding traditions

LISTENING: Listening for Main Ideas: interviews about maintaining transitions

SPEAKING: Talking about personal rituals -- Speaking Workshop -- Function: comparing pictures

WRITING: Avoiding Run-On Sentences: writing a comment on a blog post

PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: stress in words with -tion/ -sion

GRAMMAR: Be Used To / Get Used To -- Function: describing habits and customs -- Verb + Object + Infinitive -- Function: comparing traditional and nontraditional jobs

VOCABULARY: Institutional Traditions -- Function: discussing customs and rituals -- Phrases Verbs for Personal Rituals --Function: discussing why you have rituals


LIFESKILLS: Study and Learning: Managing distractions -- Function: making a plan to change your habits

Unit 7 DESIGNED TO PLEASE
READING: International Factual Information: an article

LISTENING: Listening to a radio call-in -- Function: discussing fashion styles

SPEAKING: Distancing Language: a polite conversation

WRITING: Writing a biography -- Function: writing about a designer -- Writing Workshop -- Function: writing a hotel review

PRONUNCIATION: Words: 's after names that end in /s/, /sh/, or /z/

GRAMMAR: Possessive Apostrophe -- Function: talking about celebrities' clothing sale -- Past Perfect vs Past Perfect Progressive -- Function: understanding a biography

VOCABULARY: Design -- Function: talking about revolutionizing the design process -- Phrasal Verbs -- Function: Talking about fashion designs and trends

LIFESKILLS: Work and Career: Slowing initiative -- Function: identifying opportunities to show initiative

Unit 8 A FAIR DEAL?
READING: Reading biographical profiles -- Function: understanding a summary of someone's life

LISTENING: Listening for Main Ideas: a lecture about Fair Trade

SPEAKING: Talking about social justice -- Speaking Workshop -- Function: proposing a solution

WRITING: Sentence Variety: expressing your opinion of international aid

PRONUNCIATION: Words: the contracted form of would

GRAMMAR: Would Rather and Would Prefer -- Function: talking about donating to charities -- Noun Clauses as Subjects -- Function: talking about unemployment

VOCABULARY: Social Issues -- Function: talking about humanitarian causes -- Social Justice -- Function: talking about a fair society

LIFESKILLS: Self and Society: Understanding rights and responsibilities -- Function: sharing your ideas on the right and responsibilities in your country

Unit 9 COMPETITIVE EDGE
READING: Understanding Text Organization: a scientific article

LISTENING: Listening to experts' opinions -- Function: understanding the main arguments

SPEAKING: Paraphrasing: a scientific study

WRITING: Writing a description -- Function: giving an opinion about reality TV -- Writing Workshop -- Function: writing a business letter

PRONUNCIATION: Words: nouns and verbs with different pronunciation

GRAMMAR: Gerunds after Prepositions -- Function: talking about personality types -- Verb + Gerunds -- Function: talking about reality shows

VOCABULARY: Scientific Nouns and Verbs -- Function: talking about psychology and the effects of competition -- Expression of Emotion -- Function: talking about feelings and desires

LIFESKILLS: Study and Learning: Synthesizing information -- Function: preparing and presenting a report

Unit 10 RISKY BUSINESS
READING: Reading an opinion article -- Function: talking about taking risks

LISTENING: Rapid Speech: a conversation about a TV stunt

SPEAKING: Speculating events -- Speaking Workshop -- Function: responding to a question asking for a choice

WRITING: Requesting Action: writing clear and concise points

PRONUNCIATION: Words: reduction of have

GRAMMAR: Expressing Ability -- Function: talking about entrepreneurs -- Past Modals of Deduction -- Function: working out how something happened

VOCABULARY: Safety and Risks -- Function: discussing freedom and security -- Expressions with Risk -- Function: talking about high-risk situations

LIFESKILLS: Self and Society: managing stress -- Function: creating strategies to help you relax

Unit 11 THROUGH THE LENS
READING: Understanding Text Organization: an online article

LISTENING: Listening to a podcast -- Function: understanding the description of a picture


SPEAKING: Making Comparisons: an informal conversation

WRITING: Writing a memo -- Function: summarizing key points from a phone message -- Writing Workshop -- Function: writing a report about tourism in your area

PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: stress timing

GRAMMAR: Verb + Gerunds/Infinitive with a Change in Meaning -- Function: talking about a past memory -- Connectors of Addition/Cause and Effect -- Function: talking about image manipulation

VOCABULARY: Describing Pictures -- Function: explaining what you like and dislike about pictures -- Making Comparisons -- Function: finding similarities and differences between pictures

LIFESKILLS: Work and Career: Giving and receiving feedback -- Function: discussing a campaign to boost local tourism

Unit 12 BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY
READING: Reading a guidebook -- Function: talking about a description of a place
LISTENING: Rapid Speech: a guided tour
SPEAKING: Talking about cities of the future -- Speaking Workshop -- Function: giving a short presentation
WRITING: Writing a letter of complaint: expressing specific details clearly
PRONUNCIATION: Sounds: connected speech
GRAMMAR: Connectors of Contrast -- Function: talking about a visit to a city -- Ways of Talking about the Future -- Function: talking about cities of the future
VOCABULARY: Formal letters -- Function: writing a letter of complaint -- Describing Places -- Function: talking about a city that you know
LIFESKILLS: Study & Learning: Recognizing and avoiding plagiarism -- Function: discussing strategies to make your work original

A ground-breaking general English course for adults.