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.

Грамматика

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.

Словарный запас

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

  • Словарный запас: Travel and holidays
  • Грамматика: Past simple vs past continuous
  • Чтение: A holiday in New Zealand
  • Прослушивание: Airport announcements
  • Wordbuilding: Adjective and adverb pairs
  • Словарный запас: Describing holidays
  • Грамматика: Future forms (will vs going to)
  • Написание: Writing a postcard
  • Spelling: Common travel-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 1

Module 2

  • Словарный запас: Hobbies and interests
  • Грамматика: Comparatives and superlatives
  • Чтение: Choosing a hobby
  • Прослушивание: A radio show about hobbies
  • Phrasal verbs: Common phrasal verbs related to hobbies
  • Словарный запас: Adjectives to describe activities
  • Грамматика: Present perfect vs past simple
  • Выступление: Talking about your hobbies
  • Spelling: Common words related to activities
  • Revision: Material from module 2

Module 3

  • Словарный запас: Technology and gadgets
  • Грамматика: Modals of obligation and permission
  • Чтение: The evolution of smartphones
  • Прослушивание: A podcast about technology trends
  • Wordbuilding: Word formation with technology terms
  • Словарный запас: Describing gadgets
  • Грамматика: Conditionals (zero and first)
  • Написание: A blog post about a new gadget
  • Spelling: Common technology-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 3

Module 4

  • Словарный запас: Health and fitness
  • Грамматика: Countable and uncountable nouns
  • Чтение: Healthy living tips
  • Прослушивание: A fitness coach’s advice
  • Phrasal verbs: Phrasal verbs related to health
  • Словарный запас: Describing exercise routines
  • Грамматика: Second conditional
  • Выступление: Talking about fitness goals
  • Spelling: Common health-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 4

Module 5

  • Словарный запас: Shopping and fashion
  • Грамматика: Articles (a, an, the)
  • Чтение: A fashion blog
  • Прослушивание: A shopping mall announcement
  • Wordbuilding: Compound adjectives related to fashion
  • Словарный запас: Clothing and accessories
  • Грамматика: Modals for advice (should, ought to)
  • Написание: 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.