Introduction
Advanced 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 Advanced Power 60, Course A, further developing advanced grammar, expanding vocabulary, and improving reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills for students at CEFR C1 level.
Gramatika
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Use advanced conditional forms, including third and mixed conditionals, to discuss hypothetical situations.
- Master reported speech in various contexts, including formal and academic settings.
- Employ advanced passive voice structures, particularly in academic and professional writing.
- Use inversion and cleft sentences for focus and emphasis in complex sentences.
- Use modals of speculation, certainty, and obligation in both present and past tenses.
Vārdnīca
By the end of the course, students will have learned approximately 600 additional lexical items, focusing on topics such as law, environment, technology, and social issues.
Skills
Students will have practiced reading and listening to academic texts, business articles, interviews, and other real-world materials.
Unit summary
Module 1
- Vārdnīca: Law and legal systems
- Gramatika: Advanced conditionals
- Lasīšana: A legal case study
- Klausīšanās: A discussion about legal reforms
- Wordbuilding: Legal-related nouns and adjectives
- Vārdnīca: Describing legal processes
- Gramatika: Passive voice in legal contexts
- Rakstīšana: A legal document
- Spelling: Common law-related words
- Revision: Material from module 1
Module 2
- Vārdnīca: Environment and sustainability
- Gramatika: Inversion for emphasis
- Lasīšana: A report on climate change
- Klausīšanās: A podcast on environmental issues
- Phrasal verbs: Environment-related phrasal verbs
- Vārdnīca: Describing environmental impact
- Gramatika: Modals for obligation and necessity
- Runājot: Discussing environmental policies
- Spelling: Common environment-related words
- Revision: Material from module 2
Module 3
- Vārdnīca: Social issues and change
- Gramatika: Advanced reported speech
- Lasīšana: An article on social inequality
- Klausīšanās: A debate on social reform
- Wordbuilding: Social issues-related nouns and adjectives
- Vārdnīca: Describing societal changes
- Gramatika: Cleft sentences for emphasis
- Rakstīšana: A report on social change
- Spelling: Common words related to social issues
- Revision: Material from module 3
Module 4
- Vārdnīca: Technology and innovation
- Gramatika: Future perfect and future continuous
- Lasīšana: A tech industry forecast
- Klausīšanās: A panel discussion on technology trends
- Phrasal verbs: Technology-related phrasal verbs
- Vārdnīca: Describing future trends in technology
- Gramatika: Mixed conditionals
- Rakstīšana: A proposal for technological improvements
- Spelling: Common technology-related words
- Revision: Material from module 4
Module 5
- Vārdnīca: Health and medicine
- Gramatika: Advanced passive voice
- Lasīšana: A report on medical advancements
- Klausīšanās: A health conference discussion
- Wordbuilding: Health-related nouns and verbs
- Vārdnīca: Describing health care systems
- Gramatika: Modals of speculation
- Rakstīšana: A report on health care reforms
- Spelling: Common health-related words
- Revision: Material from module 5
Follow-up
Students completing Advanced Power 60 Course B could move on to Advanced Plus courses for further mastery at the CEFR C2 level.