Pre-Intermediate Power 60, Course B

Introduction

Pre-Intermediate Power 60, Course B is an online course, consisting of 50 units of English, and providing approximately 60 hours of study for students.

Course aims

To continue the journey started in Pre-Intermediate Power 60, Course A, guiding students towards CEFR B1 level. This course further develops essential grammar, vocabulary, and the four core language skills: reading, listening, writing, and speaking.

Граматика

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

  • Use past tenses (simple and continuous) to narrate past events.
  • Use future forms including “will”, “going to”, and present continuous.
  • Form and use comparatives and superlatives.
  • Use modals for possibility, advice, and obligation.
  • Correctly use countable and uncountable nouns.
  • Understand and use zero, first, and second conditionals.

Речник

By the end of the course, students will have learned approximately 400 additional lexical items.

Skills

Students will have practiced listening to and reading a wide variety of texts, including those about travel, hobbies, personal opinions, and experiences.

Unit summary

Module 1

  • Речник: Travel and holidays
  • Граматика: Past simple vs past continuous
  • Четене: A holiday in New Zealand
  • Слушане: Airport announcements
  • Wordbuilding: Adjective and adverb pairs
  • Речник: Describing holidays
  • Граматика: Future forms (will vs going to)
  • Писане: Writing a postcard
  • Spelling: Common travel-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 1

Module 2

  • Речник: Hobbies and interests
  • Граматика: Comparatives and superlatives
  • Четене: Choosing a hobby
  • Слушане: A radio show about hobbies
  • Phrasal verbs: Common phrasal verbs related to hobbies
  • Речник: Adjectives to describe activities
  • Граматика: Present perfect vs past simple
  • Говорене: Talking about your hobbies
  • Spelling: Common words related to activities
  • Revision: Material from module 2

Module 3

  • Речник: Technology and gadgets
  • Граматика: Modals of obligation and permission
  • Четене: The evolution of smartphones
  • Слушане: A podcast about technology trends
  • Wordbuilding: Word formation with technology terms
  • Речник: Describing gadgets
  • Граматика: Conditionals (zero and first)
  • Писане: A blog post about a new gadget
  • Spelling: Common technology-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 3

Module 4

  • Речник: Health and fitness
  • Граматика: Countable and uncountable nouns
  • Четене: Healthy living tips
  • Слушане: A fitness coach’s advice
  • Phrasal verbs: Phrasal verbs related to health
  • Речник: Describing exercise routines
  • Граматика: Second conditional
  • Говорене: Talking about fitness goals
  • Spelling: Common health-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 4

Module 5

  • Речник: Shopping and fashion
  • Граматика: Articles (a, an, the)
  • Четене: A fashion blog
  • Слушане: A shopping mall announcement
  • Wordbuilding: Compound adjectives related to fashion
  • Речник: Clothing and accessories
  • Граматика: Modals for advice (should, ought to)
  • Писане: A review of a shopping experience
  • Spelling: Common words related to shopping
  • Revision: Material from module 5

Follow-up

Students completing the Pre-Intermediate Power 60 Course B course could move on to the Intermediate level course.