Language is a life skill. Course information and full unit walk-through A1 A2 B1 B1-B2. mastermind 1&2 Available 2011

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1 Language is a life skill Pre-A1 A1 A2 B1 B1-B2 B2-C1 openmind mastermind 1&2 Available 2011 mastermind Course information and full unit walk-through

2 Language is a life skill Learning English in a wider educational context Welcome to the Mind series based on the idea that for students to succeed in this dynamic and global world, they need to become competent not only in English, but also in vital life skills that apply to their academic, professional, and social lives. The Mind series is an American English course for adults and young adults. It is made up of openmind a four-level course at beginner to pre-intermediate level, and mastermind a higher-level course that caters for learners at intermediate level and above. Both teachers and students have access to print and online materials making this a rich and thoroughly interactive course, plus giving students something extra Imagine providing your students with skills that will help them work collaboratively and sensitively in a team, become decision-makers, plan and manage their time effectively, listen and choose the right communication strategy at the right time, as well as teaching them solid English language skills. as English becomes more generally available, little or no competitive advantage is gained by adopting it. Rather, it has become a new baseline: without English you are not even in the race. David Graddol, English Next (2006), The British Council In today s highly competitive global environment, students of English need these types of life skills along with language skills. lifeskills and masterskills development Each unit of the Mind series has a special lifeskills (openmind) or masterskills (mastermind) section which, while recycling the language taught in the unit, helps students improve their skills in organization and planning, information-gathering and research, self-direction and independent learning, collaboration and team work, and critical thinking and problem-solving.

3 Language is just one of the many skills and disciplines that make up our wider educational needs. The Mind series helps students develop a broad range of skills and sub-skills needed for success in the 21st Century. Grammar Vocabulary 4 Skills Reading Writing Listening Speaking Pronunciation Estimating and guessing Thinking logically Turning problems into opportunities Thinking and Problem- Solving LANGUAGE is a LIFE SKILL Organization & Planning Making a plan Managing your time Setting personal goals Developing your memory Self Direction and Learning Collaboration Information and Research Understanding graphs Being assertive Understanding your learning style Taking notes on a text Reporting information Making personal changes Persuading others Working in a team Writing a survey Discussing alternatives Reaching compromises Grammar Collaboration Working in a team Key areas needed to successfully learn a language - Comprehensively built up in the Mind series Core life skills needed for successful communication and personal development - The basis of the lifeskills and masterskills sections Vital, transferable sub-skills that give a competitive advantage in all areas of life - Systematically developed in lifeskills and masterskills sections

4 mindonline Taking learning outside the classroom Teaching is changing across the globe. We ve come a long way from copy and repeat textbooks, and at Macmillan we are committed to moving with changing technologies. mindonline is the powerful and versatile online component accompanying all levels of the Mind series. There is a wealth of additional and easy-to-use interactive resources for both teachers and students to build on and personalize the material in the Mind series books: Ideal for use in class on a projector or IWB Animated Grammar Presentations Teacher access Teachers using openmind or mastermind have automatic access to mindonline through the unique access code that comes in the back of the Teacher s Edition. The code provides access to all levels of the Mind series. Help get across difficult grammar explanations. Present highlighted target language in context. Pick out general rules. Include Concept check questions to ensure students have understood. e-planner Here s how it works: Input the number of weeks and teaching hours required. Note how many testing hours are needed. Specify the language area to teach. Result an hour-by-hour timetable that can be saved, printed, exported, or revised! Test Generator A unit-by-unit test generator. Select the number of questions and the areas to be tested. Versions with and without answers can be printed off immediately or saved to your computer!

5 More teaching tools Viewpoints videos and worksheets. Viewpoints is an independent American English video series that supports the Mind series in all levels. Interactive Unit Openers and Language Wrap-ups Class and Workbook audio For students Each student is automatically given access to the relevant level of mindonline through the access code found at the back of the Student s Book. Once registered, they have access to: Bonus interactive supplementary activities Interactive wordlists with pronunciation practice (personalizable and printable) Viewpoints video CEF checklists Teachers have access to all the same resources that students do. Student-accessible materials are clearly indicated with this symbol Work offline The Internet is a great resource, but we ve made sure that even if you have only limited access to it, you can still make the most of the support materials available from mindonline. You can download all the resources onto your computer using the Teacher s Resource Center and use them with or without an internet connection!

6 Mind series Methodology Skills pages are double-layered. It is not only reading here that is developed but more specifically the sub-skill Distinguishing Fact and Opinion. Other Sub-Skills include Reading for the Main Idea and Speed Reading. What makes the Mind series different? Teacher s Book Alternative Box helps deal with students at different levels Not only does the series have a strong focus on life skills and a unique blended approach, Objectives explained but it also combines thoroughly researched and up-to-date methodology and a carefully designed two-strand skills syllabus to create a powerful English language teaching tool. Each Unit has 2 grammar pages 1 Transparent methodology: communicative approach with both deductive inductive that workand in the same way but work, learner training, and systematic skills development. Common learner errors tackled present two different areas and corrected of language Flexible material: sections within units reinforce each other without being interdependent. 2 4-step grammar presentations: a clear, simple, and memorable approach reinforced with lots of practice in the Workbook and mindonline. Powerful and practical companion website mindonline: provides tools such as videos for students, and e-planners and test generators for teachers. 3 Self-evaluation: Language and Communication Wrap-ups for each unit. 4 l ifeskills and masterskills: a special section in each unit to develop life skills while recycling the target language from the unit. Vocabulary is built throughout CEF-benchmarked: Can do statements and checklists throughout. the unit with How to Say it boxes Thorough skills development: a carefully planned, graded four-skills syllabus, Focus on the communicative with step-by-step development of sub-skills. Skills are integrated and practiced in outcome and on developing Language use sections. fluency by integrating skills Focus skills Vocabulary is taught with an emphasis on the most frequently used words according to the Macmillan English Dictionary. It is presented in two steps. First students manipulate the target language to help them deduce meaning and formationand then they are guided onto further practice. UT FOLD O LL FOR FU ALKW T I N U GH THROU Teacher s Book Hightlights focus and expand on useful aspects of the target language. It includes valuable information that will help students fine-tune their understanding of the language Language use Workbook pages offer further practice and consolidation of the elements taught in class and are ideal for home work.

7 Further build-up of topic-based vocabulary Mind series in practice Pronunciation sections The Mind series is made up of two distinct level groups: openmind encourage students to noticecovers Beginner to Pre-intermediate and mastermind. OpenMind patterns or rules to help covers them Intermediate and Upper Intermediate levels, and mastermind pronounce naturally. This is levels. openmind and mastermind can be used as one course always supported by listening. from Beginner through to Upper Intermediate, or they can be used separately as program needs dictate. Each level comprises the following components*: Student s Book Student s Book and mindonline pack Student s Book and mindonline pack split edition A/B (A = Units 1-6, B = Units 7-12) Workbook and Workbook Audio CD pack ( A/B editions available) Teacher s Book Teacher s Edition and mindonline pack Extra activities give ideas for Macmillanclassroom Practice Online Mind series edition additional practice or ideal homework Class Audio CDsfor fast finishers! Viewpoints DVD * openmind Essentials consists of a combined Student s Book and Workbook and is not available as split editions. mastermind 2 Language in Use pulls coming together all in elements together in a real world mastermind 2011 task around the topic. 1&2 coming in 2011 Test Generator Levels 1 3 JoAnn Miller Multi-level Test Generator Multi-ROMs are also available as a separate component. 2 Page Booklet - Front cover openmind Practice Online Designed to mirror the openmind Student s Book, each openmind Practice Online course is divided into 12 units and includes over 100 interactive resources for online practice. CEF openmind Essentials Pre-A1 openmind 1 A1 A2 openmind 3 B1 mastermind 1 B1/B2 mastermind 2 mastermind A higher-level continuation from openmind, taking into account the changing competencies, interests, and skills of students at Intermediate levels. It can be used as a stand-alone course or as a followon to openmind. What s new? Mind level Interactive Grammar Presentations provide a great 2 teaching air for openmind grammar lessons. Engaging and personalised activities draw students in. lifeskills have become masterskills a greater focus on critical thinking, and social and cross-cultural skills. Independent Speaking is a new feature aimed at developing fluency and confidence. Now that students have more language, we introduce Higher-Order Thinking into the unit openers for a more challenging introduction to the topic. Students can create personalised wordlists that contain the pronunciation listening and recording options as well as being B2/C1 printable. Students can also request for practice of these words to be sent straight to their mailbox.

8 openmind 3 Unit 7 Unit walk-through This unit walk-through highlights the features of the Mind series and demonstrates how all the components work together to help you make the most of all the resources in the series. Referral back to previous unit where this sub-skill first appeared Each unit opens with a highly visual page which, through two simple activities, introduces the topic, creates interest, and motivates students to draw a personal connection with the unit topic. Teacher s Edition: Culture Note This gives background information and interesting anecdotes on the topic. circle Yes or No for each. Culture note Brain research has shown that both hemispheres of the brain are involved in nearly every human activity. The left hemisphere of the brain is the seat of language, and processes things in a logical and sequential order. The right hemisphere is more visual, and processes things intuitively, holistically, and randomly. It is generally accepted that most people have a dominant side, with people with a dominant left side being good at subjects like mathematics, while people with a dominant right side are regarded as being more creative, emotional, and artistic. Teacher s Edition: Lead-in Activity These optional activities open a lesson or a particular section. Lead-in» Have the students brainstorm a list of famous people who have contributed great things to the world. They may be from the students own country or other countries, living or dead; and the students may choose anyone they think has done something great. Write the list of people on the board. Ask the students to comment on the list of people, e.g., to say what they think about them, or give any information they know about them. This will encourage them to give a mix of facts and opinions. Write the students comments on the board. Then, have the class review the comments and discuss whether they are facts or opinions. Remind the students that they practiced Grammar is presented in four easy steps The unit-openers are also available as interactive class activities great for a lively heads-up introduction to the unit.

9 Skills sections in this unit focus explicitly on teaching the reading sub-skill of distinguishing fact from opinion, and the speaking sub-skill of speculating. The other two skills are applied in Language use sections: listening to an interview and writing a comment about an online article. The focus skills are alternated between units so that all four skills are fully developed and practiced throughout the series. Objectives explained Teacher s Edition Alternative box gives ideas for teaching students at different levels. Alternative If the students are having trouble with tag questions and need additional support for this exercise, you can write the answers in random order on the board and have the students choose them. 1 Common learner errors pointed out There are two full grammar pages in each unit, with four clear steps to lead students through a discover, practice, use process Vocabulary is highlighted throughout the unit with How to say it boxes Focus on the communicative outcome and on developing fluency by integrating skills Vocabulary is taught with an emphasis on the most frequently used words informed by the Macmillan English Dictionary. There is a step-by-step process with students first manipulating and then using the vocabulary in numerous ways. Teacher s Edition Highlight feature focuses and expands on useful aspects of the target language. It includes further information that will help students fine-tune their understanding of the language point. Highlight the tag for I am (aren t I?). If the students ask you why aren t I is the tag for I am, explain that this is because *amn t I is simply too difficult to pronounce, even for native-speakers of English. The tag am I not? was used in the past, but is considered very old-fashioned now. Emphasize that we never use no as a tag question in Workbook pages offer further practice and consolidation of the elements taught in class and are ideal for homework.

10 C cript. d notice ag sentence. rally, Ask the students to take turns saying the tag questions in pairs. Alternative Play the recording, and ask the students to read each sentence aloud chorally in time with the recording. Further build-up of topic-based vocabulary cript. nd mark es in, if Pronunciation sections encourage students to notice patterns or rules to help them pronounce naturally. This is always supported by listening. on in the n t sure n use to might, licit that ing. cript. hem hat they ook at the o close. Play the as their nderline s n pairs, B Ask the students to look at the How to say it box. Encourage the students to use modals of deduction and tag questions when discussing the pictures. Have the students work in pairs and discuss what the subject of each picture could be. Point out that they can have more than one possibility for each picture. C Have the pairs combine to form groups of four. Ask the students to compare their opinions about the pictures. Edition Listen to several suggestions from the class. Encourage the students to answer, using modals of deduction and tag questions. Teacher s Extra activities give ideas for additional classroom practice or Answers homework ideal for fast finishers! lettuce, butterfly, coconut sensory box Bring to class a box with a hole cut in the top, or a cloth bag. Pre-select several objects to put inside the box. The objects should have an interesting texture, and should be somewhat usual, e.g., a vegetable or a piece of fruit, or an item of clothing such as a work glove, shoelace, etc. Do not show the objects to the students. Put one object in the bag without showing it to the students. Pass the box/bag around the class and have the students speculate on what the object is, using modals of deduction and tag questions. Workbook p. 42, Section 5 T72 Language use sections integrate skills and give students the opportunity to apply them in real-life tasks. Engaging and personalized activities draw students in. Animated Grammar Presentations provide a strong teaching aid for grammar lessons. Students can create personalized word lists which come with audio, recording and printing options. Students can also request that practice of these words be sent straight to their mailboxes.

11 The Language Wrap-up for each unit and the Communicative Wrap-up for every two units are the perfect conclusion to the Mind unit. The Language Wrap-up reviews vocabulary and grammar in a controlled and easy-to-check fashion. Students then track their own progress with can-do statements. The Communicative Wrap-ups focus on giving students a chance to practice the language and functions they ve learned in communicative contexts. Each Communicative Wrap-up also ends with can-do statements which the students use to track their own progress. The all-important lifeskills section develops transferable soft skills that will help students not only in their language learning but in all aspects of their lives. An interactive Language Wrap-up is available, as well as 2-minute grammar and vocabulary reviews. Use the Test Generator to create a unit test to check students progress. The Over to you page in the workbook consolidates the grammar and vocabulary of the unit and offers students an opportunity to contextualize an aspect of the unit topic with reference to their own lives, experiences, and points of view. Down Time in the Workbook offers fun and engaging activities in the form of quizzes, crosswords, games, and riddles. Teacher s Edition Every unit ends with a chart correlating the unit material to the CEF competencies.

12 Meet the Mind series authors: Steve Taylore-Knowles A student s experience of learning English has to be seen in the wider context of their whole education. In developing Mind, we have carefully integrated two aspects of this: 1) learning English needs to be personalized, and 2) the student needs to develop life skills in preparation for using English in the real world beyond the classroom. This course will allow students to open their minds to the possibilities of English. Joanne Taylore-Knowles It s not always easy to engage young adults in learning English. The trick is to find the right topics and ways of making them accessible. The topics in the Mind series range from the familiar to the more thought-provoking, and learners get lots of opportunities to express their opinions and relate them to their own lives. Mickey Rogers In today s world, you will succeed only if your mind is open to new ideas and ways of doing things. The Mind series is about learning more about the world and your place in it, as well as learning English. Other authors on the Mind series are Dorothy Zemach, Ingrid Wisniewska. Concept development: Mariela Gil Vierma openmind Essentials openmind 1 openmind 2 openmind 3 mastermind 1 mastermind 2 Student s Book & webcode Student s Book (no webcode) SB/WB Student s Book & webcode A* No split editions available Student s Book & webcode B* No split editions available Workbook & CD Workbook combined with Student s Book Workbook & CD A* No split editions available Workbook & CD B* No split editions available Teacher s Edition & webcode Class Audio CDs Viewpoints DVD Mind Practice Online Multi-level components openmind Test Generator Multi-ROM Levels mastermind Test Generator Multi-ROM Levels 1& * Split edition A = Units 1-6 * Split edition B = Units