Introduction
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 Intermediate Power 60, Course A, guiding students towards CEFR B2 level. This course further develops grammar, vocabulary, and the four core skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
Грамматика
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Use third conditional to talk about hypothetical situations in the past.
- Form and use reported speech to relay what someone else has said.
- Use modal verbs in the past to express probability and certainty.
- Form and use complex sentences with clauses of reason, contrast, and result.
- Use advanced prepositions and conjunctions correctly.
Словарный запас
By the end of the course, students will have learned approximately 500 additional lexical items related to work, technology, travel, and education.
Skills
Students will have practiced reading and listening to a variety of texts, including those related to global trends, technology, and personal development.
Unit summary
Module 1
- Словарный запас: Technology and communication
- Грамматика: Third conditional
- Чтение: Digital communication tools
- Прослушивание: A discussion about communication apps
- Wordbuilding: Technology-related nouns and verbs
- Словарный запас: Describing communication
- Грамматика: Modals in the past
- Написание: A report on technology use
- Spelling: Common communication-related words
- Revision: Material from module 1
Module 2
- Словарный запас: Global trends
- Грамматика: Reported speech
- Чтение: An article on environmental issues
- Прослушивание: A podcast about global warming
- Phrasal verbs: Global trends and environmental issues
- Словарный запас: Describing global problems
- Грамматика: Clauses of reason and result
- Выступление: Discussing solutions to global issues
- Spelling: Common words related to global issues
- Revision: Material from module 2
Module 3
- Словарный запас: Personal development
- Грамматика: Advanced prepositions and conjunctions
- Чтение: A guide to self-improvement
- Прослушивание: A TED talk on personal growth
- Wordbuilding: Nouns and verbs related to self-development
- Словарный запас: Describing goals and ambitions
- Грамматика: Complex sentences with contrast
- Написание: A personal statement
- Spelling: Common words related to self-development
- Revision: Material from module 3
Module 4
- Словарный запас: Travel and tourism
- Грамматика: Passive voice (advanced)
- Чтение: A travel guide
- Прослушивание: A discussion on sustainable travel
- Phrasal verbs: Travel and tourism
- Словарный запас: Describing travel experiences
- Грамматика: Future perfect
- Написание: A travel itinerary
- Spelling: Common words related to travel
- Revision: Material from module 4
Module 5
- Словарный запас: Work and jobs
- Грамматика: Clauses of contrast
- Чтение: A job interview
- Прослушивание: A conversation about career paths
- Wordbuilding: Nouns and verbs related to careers
- Словарный запас: Describing job experiences
- Грамматика: Complex conditionals
- Написание: A job application
- Spelling: Common job-related words
- Revision: Material from module 5
Follow-up
Students completing the Intermediate Power 60 Course B course could move on to the Upper Intermediate level.