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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 'mastermind 1'. It corresponds to CEFR levels B1 and B2. There are twelve units that mirror the units in the coursebook. Resources are grouped into five categories:,,,, and. UNIT 1 1 Identity This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about past habits and wishes. It also provides practice of agreeing and disagreeing. Looking at a list of phrases and deciding which ones are phrases for disagreeing. Identifying polite phrases for disagreeing with people. Checking your knowledge of 'would' and 'used to' to talk about past habits and states. Checking your knowledge of how to use 'would' to talk about repeated actions in the past. Practicing 'used to' and the simple past. Practicing expressing regret with 'wish', 'if only' and some conditional clauses. Practicing the sounds /z/ and /s/ at the ends of words. to a woman talking about her annoying co-worker. to eight different people being asked for their opinions about a proposal. to two interviews about people's working lives. Would vs. used to: past habits vs. past states Used to v. past simple I wish I'd done that Would: repeated actions in the past Agreeing to disagree Consonant sounds 1

2 Annoying habits Work survey Different opinions UNIT 2 2 Global Views This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about globalization. It also provides practice of double comparatives and prepositions. Checking your knowledge of stative verbs. Checking your knowledge of double comparatives. Checking your knowledge of the structure 'the...the'. Practicing collocations to complete short texts about globalization-related issues. to an interview about life in the 1920s and selecting the statements that match the speaker's opinions. Practicing expressions commonly used to express your views and agree or disagree with someone else's views. Practicing expressions used to give opinions. Practicing word formation to complete an article about a current global trend - the brain drain. Practicing recognition of the verbs that are not normally used in the progressive form. Practicing connectors. Practicing words and phrases used to organize speaking and writing. Stative verbs Comparative adjectives: double comparatives Comparative adjectives: the... the Views on globalization The age of technology Brain drain Stative verbs Connectors A school play Going global Generation gap 2

3 UNIT 3 3 Fame and Fortune This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about celebrities. It also provides practice of reported speech. Practicing reported and direct speech. Practicing reported speech. Practicing reported statements. to descriptions of four people, then choosing the adjectives that best describe each person. Checking your knowledge of the tense changes used in reported speech. Checking your knowledge of the use of 'would' in reported speech. Identifying silent consonants. to a narrator talking about 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star Johnny Depp and deciding whether the statements are true or false. Then, completing what the man says, selecting adjectives and matching them to the right person. Reported speech: tense changes Would: reported speech Reported speech The spy granny Reported statements Johnny Depp Ideal partners Silent consonants Describing people UNIT 4 4 Ups and Downs This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about regrets. It also provides practice of the third/unreal conditional, noun clauses and suffixes. Using suffixes to make nouns from verbs. to three conversations about regrets adults have about their schooldays and matching the speakers with the things they regret. Practicing relative pronouns and their use in defining and non-defining relative clauses. Practicing relative pronouns. Practicing defining and non-defining relative clauses. Practicing 'wh-' clauses. Practicing the use of 'although', 'despite' and 'in spite of'. Checking your knowledge of the uses of the third/unreal conditional. Checking your knowledge of connectors of reason and result. Checking your knowledge of connectors of contrast. Practicing the pronunciation of 'th' in English. Contrasting the two ways of pronouncing 'th' in English. Third/Unreal conditional: use Connectors: contrast Connectors: reason and result Defining and nondefining relative clauses 3

4 Relative pronouns Noun suffixes Relative clauses Consonant sounds A protest march Ways of pronouncing th Contrasting ideas No regrets! UNIT 5 5 Water, Water, Everywhere This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about environmental issues. It also provides practice of the passive and the infinitive of purpose. Practicing words relating to environmental issues. Identifying the /r/ sound used in connected speech. Checking your knowledge of the use of 'by' + agent in passive sentences. Checking your knowledge of the use of the agent in passive sentences. Checking your knowledge of the past perfect passive form. Checking your knowledge of connectors of purpose. Checking your knowledge of the use of 'for' to indicate purpose and intended destination. to a recording about tropical rain forests in Belize. to a talk about the environment and the future, and selecting which predictions the speaker makes. Practicing all forms of the passive. The passive: by + agent The passive: omission of agent Preposition expressions: purpose, intended destination Passive forms The passive: past perfect Connectors: purpose Passive Environmental advice Daily routine The rain forests Our future environment 4

5 UNIT 6 6 Guardians of Tradition This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about traditions and rituals. It also provides practice of the gerund and the infinitive. Checking your knowledge of verbs that can have two objects. Checking your knowledge of verbs followed by two objects. Checking your knowledge of '-ing' forms after prepositions. Checking your knowledge of structures containing a verb followed by a preposition and '-ing form' in academic English. Practicing fixed phrases by selecting the correct words to complete a text about the birds at the Tower of London. Practicing consonant sounds. to Laura talking about her father and his car. Practicing verbs followed by objects plus infinitive with or without 'to'. Verbs followed by two objects: word order Verbs followed by an object and infinitive Verb followed by two objects: pronoun use Working at the Tower of London -ing form: after prepositions Verb + preposition + -ing form in academic English Consonant sounds Consonant sounds Rituals UNIT 7 7 Designed to Please This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about design. It also provides practice of gerunds and the past perfect. Checking your knowledge of the use of the gerund. Checking your knowledge of '-ing' forms to indicate purpose. Checking your knowledge of how to spell '-ing' endings in the past perfect progressive. Checking your knowledge of the structure object + '-ing' form. Checking your knowledge of the use of the past perfect and past perfect progressive. Checking your knowledge of when to use the past perfect progressive. Checking your knowledge of when to use the past perfect. Practicing verb forms and reading comprehension by reading an article about people's ability to recognize companies' logos and brands, then deciding whether various verbs in the text should be in the infinitive or the '-ing' form. to a boss of a graphic design studio asking an employee to redesign a company logo. to a journalist from a men's fashion magazine, CHAPS, stopping four men in the street and asking them about their self-image. Participles: gerund Past perfect progressive: use -ing form: purpose Past perfect progressive: spelling 5

6 Verb + object + verb: object + -ing form Recognition of company logos and brands Past perfect v. past perfect progressive Can you do this again, please? Past perfect: use You are what you wear UNIT 8 8 Justice for All? This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about social problems. It also provides practice of quantifiers. Practicing 'so' and 'enough' and 'so/too' followed by 'much/many', 'little' and 'a few'. Practicing quantifiers. Practicing a variety of quantifiers. Practicing quantifiers. Practicing the use of determiners. Contrasting two different dipthong sounds. to a speaker talking about the life of Andy Warhol. Checking your knowledge of 'no', 'none/none of', 'neither of'. Checking your knowledge of 'little/a little', 'few/a few'. Checking your knowledge of 'a lot of', 'lots of', 'loads of', 'several'. Determiners - quantifiers: No, none/ none of, neither of Women entrepreneurs Social problems Determiners - quantifiers: little/a little, few/a few Determiners - quantifiers: a lot of, lots of, tons of, several Modifiers and quantifiers Quantifiers Social issues survey Out or oat A biography of Andy Warhol UNIT 9 9 The Weird and Wonderful World of Plants This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the natural world. It also provides practice of articles. Practicing the use of articles. Practicing the use of 'a/an', 'the' and the zero article. Practicing the use of the definite article 'the', and the zero article. Identifying the changing syllable stress in nouns and their corresponding adjectives. to facts about corals. Checking your knowledge of the zero article. Checking your knowledge of the definite article. Checking your knowledge of the indefinite article. Checking your knowledge of articles. Checking your knowledge of 'wh-' words + compounds with 'ever'. 6

7 Articles: use of zero article Articles: use of definite article Articles: use of indefinite article Articles: contrast of all forms Word formation - affixes: wh- words + compounds with ever Marketing strategies Definite, indefinite and zero articles Mountains of the world Changing stress in nouns and adjectives Changing stress in nouns and adjectives The world of the coral reef UNIT Risky Business This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about ability and deduction. It also provides practice of modals. Practicing the modal verb 'can/can't for ability. Practicing modals of ability: 'can', 'could', 'be able to'. Practicing modals of deduction 'must ' and 'can't', and of possibility 'might' and 'could'. Practicing the use of modal verbs. to a professor talking about the benefits of biofuels and identifying the key points that are missing from the explanation. Checking your knowledge of how to use 'could' to talk about ability in the past. Checking your knowledge of talking about ability in the past. Checking your knowledge of using 'must' and 'can't' to talk about things you are certain of and to make deductions. Checking your knowledge of how to use 'have got to' and 'have to' to make deductions. Ability: could Ability: could, be able to Certainty/deduction: must, can't Uses of have: deduction Can for ability A wedding day to remember Certainty and possibility Companies The energy of the future 7

8 UNIT Wheels This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about cars. It also provides practice of '-ing' form and infinitives with a change of meaning. Practicing verbs followed by an '-ing' form or infinitive with a change in meaning. Practicing the linkers 'although', 'however', 'furthermore', 'in spite of', 'because' and 'because of'. Practicing words relating to driving and taking a driving test. Practicing words for different car parts. Checking your knowledge of the use of 'except' (for), 'with the exception of', 'apart from', 'but', 'save', 'besides', 'as well as', 'in addition to' and 'without exception'. Distinguishing the sounds /u/ and /u:/ in single words. to descriptions of objects. to someone speaking about cars. Preposition expressions: exception and addition -ing forms and infinitives -ing forms and infinitives What do you think of computer games? Learning to drive The parts of a car Vowel sounds Describing objects If everyone had a car... UNIT The Big City! This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about cities. It also provides practice of future forms. Checking your knowledge of when to use the future continuous. Checking your knowledge of the different tenses to talk about the future. Checking your knowledge of the different uses of the future with 'going to'. Practicing a variety of future tenses. Practicing the use of future forms and the present progressive. Practicing the future progressive. to Richard comparing Prague and New York. to five clips about American cities. Practicing words stress in compound nouns. Future progressive: negative Future tenses: will/ won't vs. going to vs. present progressive Future with going to: use Future tenses What are your plans? Talking about the future Lynne's plans Word stress in compound nouns 8

9 Prague vs. New York Cities of the U.S.A. 9