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"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

A ground-breaking general English course for adults.

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