The Mind Series
An Adult American English course
Welcome to the Mind series - a six-level American English 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 made up of two distinct levels openMind and mastermind. openMind covers beginner to pre-intermediate levels while mastermind covers intermediate and upper intermediate levels.
Supporting this course are student and teacher websites which provide numerous additional resources from online practice to digital presentations to printable resources. Also, Macmillan Practice Online (MPO) provides even more additional online practice to complement the course.
Key features
- mindOnline - a powerful and practical online component for both teachers and students. Teachers will benefit from tools such as e-planners and test generators and students from the videos and interactive wordlists
- The 'lifeSkills' sections in openMind and the 'masterSkills' section in masterMind recycle language while giving students the chance to learn skills that are vital in today's world
- Thorough skills development - a carefully planned, graded four-skills syllabus with step-by-step development of sub-skills
- Skills are integrated and practiced in 'Language Use' sections
- 4-step grammar presentations - a clear, simple and memorable approach reinforced with lots of practice in the Workbook and mindOnline
- CEFR benchmarked - 'Can do' statements and checklists throughout
- Transparent methodology - communicative approach with deductive / inductive work, learner training, and systematic skills development
Student's Book and Webcode
The Student’s Book is a visually engaging, 12 unit book that focuses on developing the four skills through a specially devised syllabus. Each unit has engaging exercises and lifeSkills themed activities to develop key higher-order skills. A webcode provides access to mindOnline where supplementary activities and useful resources can be found.
Workbook and CD
The Workbook is an ideal source of additional activities to engage the students in further practice of the Student’s Book material. The dynamic and modern design makes the Workbook appealing to the user, while the engaging activities help to reinforce and recycle the material being learnt. The attached Audio CD contains all the listening material.
Teacher's Edition and Webcode
The Teacher’s Edition offers carefully planned and insightful teaching notes to prepare and support teachers. Useful sections provide cultural background information, lesson openers and extra activity ideas. An included webcode provides access to mindOnline where teachers have a range of digital and additional teaching resources available to them.