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.

Gramatika

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.

Vārdnīca

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

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

Module 2

  • Vārdnīca: Hobbies and interests
  • Gramatika: Comparatives and superlatives
  • Lasīšana: Choosing a hobby
  • Klausīšanās: A radio show about hobbies
  • Phrasal verbs: Common phrasal verbs related to hobbies
  • Vārdnīca: Adjectives to describe activities
  • Gramatika: Present perfect vs past simple
  • Runājot: Talking about your hobbies
  • Spelling: Common words related to activities
  • Revision: Material from module 2

Module 3

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

Module 4

  • Vārdnīca: Health and fitness
  • Gramatika: Countable and uncountable nouns
  • Lasīšana: Healthy living tips
  • Klausīšanās: A fitness coach’s advice
  • Phrasal verbs: Phrasal verbs related to health
  • Vārdnīca: Describing exercise routines
  • Gramatika: Second conditional
  • Runājot: Talking about fitness goals
  • Spelling: Common health-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 4

Module 5

  • Vārdnīca: Shopping and fashion
  • Gramatika: Articles (a, an, the)
  • Lasīšana: A fashion blog
  • Klausīšanās: A shopping mall announcement
  • Wordbuilding: Compound adjectives related to fashion
  • Vārdnīca: Clothing and accessories
  • Gramatika: Modals for advice (should, ought to)
  • Rakstīšana: 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.