openmind 2 Practice Online

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1 Macmillan Practice Online is the easy way to get all the benefits of online learning and with over 100 courses to choose from, covering all competence levels and ranging from business English to exam practice and from academic to general English, you re sure to find the one that suits your needs. Take a look at the syllabus below for a complete list of the resources offered by this Macmillan Practice Online course. This course accompanies 'openmind 2'. It corresponds to CEFR level A2. There are twelve units that mirror the units in the coursebook. Resources are grouped into 'Language Focus', ' Focus', '', '', '', '' and 'Can Do' statements. UNIT 1 The 1990s This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about past events, technology and the news. It also provides practice of pronoun reference. focus Checking your knowledge of the uses of the past progressive. Checking your knowledge of how to make the negative form of past irregular verbs. Checking your knowledge of pronouns. Contrasting the simple past with the past progressive. Practicing irregular forms of the simple past. I can use and understand the simple past. I can use and understand the past progressive. I can talk about internet activities. Practicing words needed to talk about technology. Practicing different types of news categories. Choosing the correct past form of irregular verbs to play a game. Agent 700 Past progressive: use Past simple v. past progressive Different hobbies Past simple irregular: negative Subject pronouns: pronoun reference Information technology Here is the news... 1

2 UNIT 2 Culture Vulture This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about cultural activities. It also provides practice of superlatives and comparative structures. focus to friends talking about going to the movies. Checking your knowledge of superlatives formed by adding '-est' to the adjective. Checking your knowledge of '(not) as... as'; 'less... than'. Checking your knowledge of irregular superlatives. Practicing superlatives. Practicing words used to describe different kinds of paintings. Practicing words needed to talk about music. I can use and understand comparatives with '(not) as as'. I can use and understand superlatives. I can talk about cultural activities. Comparative adjectives: (not) as... as; less... than Superlative adjectives: irregular superlatives Superlative adjectives: + -est, spelling Superlatives What kind of paintings are they? Music UNIT 3 Tickets, Money, Passport! This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about travelling and making requests. It also provides practice of modals of permission and possessive pronouns. focus Identifying polite or impolite intonation in requests. I can use and understand possessive pronouns. I can use and understand modals of permission and request. I can talk about travel essentials. I can talk about travel plans. Practicing words for journeys. Practicing words used when describing air travel. Practicing the modal verbs 'can', 'could' and 'may'. Practicing making requests. to three conversations between a travel agent and customers booking flights. Playing a game by knowing your possessive pronouns from your possessive adjectives. Checking your knowledge of how to use 'can' and 'may' correctly. Hey Mr. DJ Describing journeys Florida vacation What are they asking for? Booking flights Modals of permission 2

3 Permission: can, may Possessive pronouns UNIT 4 It could Happen to Anyone! This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about good and bad experiences and life changes. It also provides practice of the present perfect. focus Practicing 'for' and 'since'. Practicing the present perfect with 'ever' and 'never'. I can use and understand the present perfect with 'ever/never'. I can use and understand the present perfect with 'How long/for/since'. I can talk about good and bad experiences. to a woman talking about her life in another country and answering short questions. Checking your knowledge of how to use the affirmative of the present perfect. Checking your knowledge of the negative of the present perfect. Checking your knowledge of present perfect questions and short answers. Checking your knowledge of the use of the prepositions of time, 'for' and 'since'. Recognizing expressions of feelings and matching them with their names. The Psychology of Goldfish Prepositions of time: for v. since Present perfect: affirmative Present perfect with for and since Present perfect: negative Have you ever been in love? Present perfect: interrogative In another country 3

4 UNIT 5 Musical Notes This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to give advice and talk about music. It also provides practice of the simple past and the present perfect. focus Practicing the simple past and the present perfect. Practicing the modal verb 'should'. I can use and contrast the present perfect and the simple past. I can use modals to give advice. I can talk about different types of music. I can distinguish between and produce different vowel sounds. Practicing words you need to talk about music. Matching the instruments and equipment names with their illustrations. Practicing vowel sounds. Checking your knowledge of the difference between the use of the simple past and the present perfect. Checking your knowledge of using 'should' and 'ought to' to give advice and opinions. Beginner Burglars Simple past vs. present perfect Advice/opinion: should, ought to Correct forms of the past simple and present perfect Modals of advice Modals of advice Vowel sounds Activity Music UNIT 6 Living Spaces This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to describe people and places to live. It also provides practice of direct and indirect objects and phrasal verbs. focus Checking your knowledge of verbs followed by two objects. Checking your knowledge of word order for verbs that can have two objects. Checking your knowledge of word order with different types of phrasal verbs. Practicing the position of objects in sentences with phrasal verbs. Practicing separable and nonseparable phrasal verbs. I can use and understand direct and indirect objects in simple sentences. I can use transitive phrasal verbs in simple sentences. I can give a simple description of a house or area in a house. Practicing words related to houses. Practicing rooms and places inside and outside the home. Practicing adjectives to describe people's characters. to descriptions of four people and choosing adjectives that best describe each person. Verb followed by two objects: pronoun use Verbs followed by two objects: word order 4

5 Phrasal verbs: word order 1 Position of objects with phrasal verbs Phrasal verbs Describing people My house Houses What kind of people are they? UNIT 7 A Question of Taste This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about food and cooking. It also provides practice of quantifiers. focus Practicing verbs connected with cooking. Practicing words and phrases used in cooking. Checking your knowledge of quantifiers. Checking your knowledge of the uses of 'too' and 'enough'. I can use quantifiers with count and noncount nouns. I can use and understand 'too', '(not) enough', 'really', 'very'. I can use stress correctly in adjectives of two or three syllables. I can use appropriate adjectives to describe foods and talk about restaurants. Selecting words that collocate in given sentences about food and drink. to two people ordering food and choosing the guest who orders each item. Practicing 'enough' and 'too'. Contrasting the use of 'too' and 'enough'. Identifying the number of syllables in single word adjectives. Tentaclones Too and enough Determiners - quantifiers: little/a little, few/a few Too vs. enough: use and word order Much, many What's on the menu? Syllable count Soup recipe Cooking Activity 5

6 UNIT 8 Love and Romance This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about dating and romance. It also provides practice of phrases of preference and negative questions. focus I can use and understand phrases of preference. I can use negative yes/no questions to confirm information. I can talk about dating. Checking your knowledge of negative questions. Checking your knowledge of using 'should' and 'would' to make offers and invitations. Identifying the potential couples and helping them go on a date by matching the invitations with the correct replies. to a boy asking a girl out and matching questions and answers. to Amy phoning four friends to tell them about her wedding and answering questions about the call. Practicing 'would like to' and 'should'. Practicing negative yes/no questions. Practicing the difference between 'like' and 'would like' as contractions. Cupid An invitation Negative questions: word order Offers/invitations: should, would Amy's wedding Contractions Women's dating rules Activity UNIT 9 Our Planet This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about our planet. It also provides practice of future tenses and modals of certainty and possibility. focus Forming sentences, pairs or groups of words related to the weather. I can use and understand 'will' and 'going to'. I can use and understand modals of possibility. I can talk about the natural world. I can talk about the weather. I can talk about the future and make predictions. to a weather forecast, then keying the correct words or numbers in each blank. Practicing words to do with weather. Practicing words for landscapes and nature. Contrasting 'will', 'won't' and 'going to'. Practicing modals of possibility, 'might', 'may' and 'will'. Checking your knowledge of the use of the future with 'going to'. Checking your knowledge of when to use the future with 'will/won't'. Checking your knowledge of using 'may', 'might', and 'will' to talk about possibility. Poker Future with going to: use Future with will/won't: use 6

7 Possibility: could, may, might Another hot day Weather Will, won't, going to What are these places? UNIT 10 Party Animals This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about celebrations and make requests and offers. It also provides practice of future tenses. focus Practicing the use of future forms 'will' and present progressive. Practicing the present progressive for future use. Practicing making offers and requests. to a woman talking about her 21st birthday party plans and choosing the correct answer based on what you hear. to five conversations at a party and rearranging words to form offers from these conversations. Identifying words/phrases that collocate in sentences related to conversations at a party. I can use and understand present tenses with a future meaning. I can use and understand modals of offer. I can talk about parties. I can talk about what happens at parties, discuss plans for social events and offer help in different situations. Checking your knowledge of the different tenses to talk about the future. Checking your knowledge of the future with 'will' and the simple present to talk about the future. The Field Show Talking about the future Future tenses: will/ won't vs. going to vs. present progressive Round-the-world trip Offers and requests Will/won't v. present simple Party time The barbecue 7

8 UNIT 11 Innovate! This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about inventions, materials and gadgets. It also provides practice of the present and past passive. focus I can use and understand the passive in the present and the past. I can talk about common materials. I can talk about using common inventions. I can talk about inventions and gadgets. to four people talking about some new products, selecting the correct name for each product, then deciding which products you hear being described. Practicing words for shapes and materials. Practicing materials for recycling. Practicing the simple present passive. Practicing the active and passive forms of the simple past. Practicing different vowel sounds. Checking your knowledge of the simple present passive form. Checking your knowledge of the simple past passive form. Checking the use of 'by' + agent in passive sentences. The passive: present simple The passive: past simple The passive: by + agent The environment How are bottles recycled? Past simple active and passive Strange inventions Vowel sounds Shapes and materials Materials for recycling Activity UNIT 12 Across the Generations This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about families. It also provides practice of the zero and first conditional. focus to a woman talking about her family and matching the beginnings and endings of sentences to confirm what you hear. to an interview about life in the 1920s and selecting the statements that match the speaker's opinions. Practicing vowel combinations. Contrasting vowel combinations. Practicing the use of the zero conditional. Practicing the first/real conditional. Checking your knowledge of the uses of the zero conditional. Checking your knowledge of the uses of the first/real conditional. I can use and understand zero and first conditionals. I can produce and recognize different vowel sounds and the ways they are spelled. I can talk about family relationships. 8

9 Zero conditional: use Home from the health farm First/Real conditional: use What if...? Vowel sounds Talking about families Generation gap Activity 9