Introduction
Upper 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
This course is designed for Upper Intermediate, CEFR B2 students to consolidate their English language skills. It focuses on developing advanced grammar structures, expanding vocabulary, and improving the four key skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
Γραμματική
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Use mixed conditionals to talk about hypothetical situations in the past, present, and future.
- Use reported speech to communicate what someone else has said in different contexts.
- Form and use relative clauses to give extra information.
- Master the passive voice in all tenses and forms.
- Use advanced modals of speculation and deduction.
Λεξιλόγιο
By the end of the course, students will have acquired approximately 500 new lexical items, covering topics such as business, travel, culture, and relationships.
Skills
Students will have practiced reading and listening to various text types, including interviews, articles, and real-world conversations about diverse topics.
Unit summary
Module 1
- Λεξιλόγιο: Business and commerce
- Γραμματική: Mixed conditionals
- Ανάγνωση: A business proposal
- Ακρόαση: A meeting about a new project
- Wordbuilding: Business-related nouns and adjectives
- Λεξιλόγιο: Business jargon
- Γραμματική: Modals for speculation and deduction
- Γράφοντας: A business report
- Spelling: Common business-related words
- Revision: Material from module 1
Module 2
- Λεξιλόγιο: Culture and society
- Γραμματική: Reported speech
- Ανάγνωση: A cultural review
- Ακρόαση: A discussion about social trends
- Phrasal verbs: Phrasal verbs related to society
- Λεξιλόγιο: Social issues
- Γραμματική: Passive voice (all forms)
- Μιλώντας: Discussing cultural differences
- Spelling: Common words related to culture
- Revision: Material from module 2
Module 3
- Λεξιλόγιο: Travel and tourism
- Γραμματική: Advanced relative clauses
- Ανάγνωση: A travel blog
- Ακρόαση: A podcast on travel experiences
- Wordbuilding: Nouns and verbs related to travel
- Λεξιλόγιο: Describing travel experiences
- Γραμματική: Future continuous and future perfect
- Γράφοντας: A travel itinerary
- Spelling: Common travel-related words
- Revision: Material from module 3
Module 4
- Λεξιλόγιο: Technology and innovation
- Γραμματική: Modals of deduction and speculation
- Ανάγνωση: A technology article
- Ακρόαση: A radio show on innovation
- Phrasal verbs: Technology-related phrasal verbs
- Λεξιλόγιο: Describing technological advances
- Γραμματική: Inversion in conditional sentences
- Μιλώντας: Discussing the future of technology
- Spelling: Common technology-related words
- Revision: Material from module 4
Module 5
- Λεξιλόγιο: Health and fitness
- Γραμματική: Reported speech in various tenses
- Ανάγνωση: An article on fitness trends
- Ακρόαση: A health coach interview
- Wordbuilding: Health-related nouns and adjectives
- Λεξιλόγιο: Describing fitness routines
- Γραμματική: Past perfect continuous
- Γράφοντας: A report on fitness habits
- Spelling: Common health-related words
- Revision: Material from module 5
Follow-up
Students completing Upper Intermediate Power 60 Course A should move on to Upper Intermediate Power 60 Course B.