Intermediate Power 60, Course A

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Introduction

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

Course aims

To take students through many areas of English language that are studied at Intermediate, CEFR B1 level. When combined with Intermediate Power 60, Course B, it will take students up to CEFR B2 level. The course blends grammar, vocabulary, and the four core skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Γραμματική

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

  • Use past perfect tense to describe completed actions before another action in the past.
  • Form conditional sentences, including zero, first, and second conditionals.
  • Use relative clauses to give additional information.
  • Use passive voice in different tenses.
  • Understand and use modal verbs for probability and possibility.

Λεξιλόγιο

By the end of the course, students will have learned approximately 500 new lexical items, including words related to work, travel, education, and relationships.

Skills

Students will have had practice in reading and listening to texts related to current affairs, travel experiences, and future plans.

Unit summary

Module 1

  • Λεξιλόγιο: Work and jobs
  • Γραμματική: Past perfect tense
  • Ανάγνωση: A job interview
  • Ακρόαση: A conversation about careers
  • Wordbuilding: Nouns and their related verbs
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Job descriptions
  • Γραμματική: Present perfect simple and continuous
  • Γράφοντας: A formal email
  • Spelling: Common workplace-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 1

 

Module 2

  • Λεξιλόγιο: Travel and tourism
  • Γραμματική: Future forms (will, going to, present continuous)
  • Ανάγνωση: A travel guide
  • Ακρόαση: A discussion on holiday destinations
  • Phrasal verbs: Travel-related phrasal verbs
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Booking a trip
  • Γραμματική: First conditional
  • Μιλώντας: Planning a trip
  • Spelling: Common travel-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 2

 

Module 3

  • Λεξιλόγιο: Education and learning
  • Γραμματική: Second conditional
  • Ανάγνωση: Learning a new skill
  • Ακρόαση: A conversation about online courses
  • Wordbuilding: Adjectives and their related nouns
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Describing educational experiences
  • Γραμματική: Comparatives and superlatives
  • Γράφοντας: A letter of complaint
  • Spelling: Common education-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 3

 

Module 4

  • Λεξιλόγιο: Technology and gadgets
  • Γραμματική: Relative clauses
  • Ανάγνωση: The rise of social media
  • Ακρόαση: A podcast on technology trends
  • Phrasal verbs: Technology-related phrasal verbs
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Describing gadgets
  • Γραμματική: Present perfect continuous
  • Μιλώντας: Technology in daily life
  • Spelling: Common technology-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 4

 

Module 5

  • Λεξιλόγιο: Relationships and family
  • Γραμματική: Modal verbs of deduction
  • Ανάγνωση: Family dynamics
  • Ακρόαση: A family reunion
  • Wordbuilding: Nouns and verbs related to relationships
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Describing relationships
  • Γραμματική: Passive voice (all tenses)
  • Γράφοντας: A letter to a friend
  • Spelling: Common family-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 5

 

Follow-up

Students completing Intermediate Power 60 Course A should move on to Intermediate Power 60 Course B.