Upper Intermediate Power 60, Course B

Introduction

Upper 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

This course continues the journey started in Upper Intermediate Power 60, Course A, guiding students towards CEFR C1 level. It develops advanced grammar, expands vocabulary, and focuses on the four core skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Граматика

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

  • Use advanced passive voice forms to emphasize different parts of a sentence.
  • Master inversion in conditional and other sentence structures.
  • Use complex relative clauses to add detail and clarity to sentences.
  • Form and use cleft sentences for emphasis.
  • Use past modals to express regret, criticism, or missed opportunities.

Речник

By the end of the course, students will have learned approximately 500 additional lexical items, covering topics such as health, business, society, and culture.

Skills

Students will have practiced listening to and reading texts related to real-world issues, health, and technological advancements.

Unit summary

Module 1

  • Речник: Business and entrepreneurship
  • Граматика: Advanced passive voice
  • Четене: An article on start-ups
  • Слушане: A business conference
  • Wordbuilding: Business-related nouns and verbs
  • Речник: Describing business practices
  • Граматика: Cleft sentences
  • Писане: A business proposal
  • Spelling: Common business-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 1

Module 2

  • Речник: Health and medicine
  • Граматика: Inversion in conditional sentences
  • Четене: An article on medical advancements
  • Слушане: A health-related podcast
  • Phrasal verbs: Health-related phrasal verbs
  • Речник: Describing health improvements
  • Граматика: Modals in the past
  • Говорене: Discussing health trends
  • Spelling: Common health-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 2

Module 3

  • Речник: Global issues and society
  • Граматика: Complex relative clauses
  • Четене: A report on global warming
  • Слушане: A news report on social change
  • Wordbuilding: Society-related nouns and adjectives
  • Речник: Describing societal changes
  • Граматика: Perfect modals
  • Писане: An essay on global issues
  • Spelling: Common words related to society
  • Revision: Material from module 3

Module 4

  • Речник: Technology and innovation
  • Граматика: Future perfect and future continuous
  • Четене: A forecast on technological advancements
  • Слушане: A tech industry panel discussion
  • Phrasal verbs: Technology-related phrasal verbs
  • Речник: Describing future trends
  • Граматика: Mixed conditionals
  • Писане: A report on future technology
  • Spelling: Common technology-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 4

Module 5

  • Речник: Culture and society
  • Граматика: Complex relative clauses
  • Четене: A cultural analysis
  • Слушане: A discussion on social norms
  • Wordbuilding: Society-related nouns and verbs
  • Речник: Describing cultural changes
  • Граматика: Cleft sentences for emphasis
  • Писане: A cultural critique
  • Spelling: Common culture-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 5

Follow-up

Students completing Upper Intermediate Power 60 Course B could move on to the Advanced level course.