Upper Intermediate Power 60, Course B

Introduction

Upper 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

This course continues the journey started in Upper Intermediate Power 60, Course A, guiding students towards CEFR C1 level. It develops advanced grammar, expands vocabulary, and focuses on the four core skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Грамматика

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

  • Use advanced passive voice forms to emphasize different parts of a sentence.
  • Master inversion in conditional and other sentence structures.
  • Use complex relative clauses to add detail and clarity to sentences.
  • Form and use cleft sentences for emphasis.
  • Use past modals to express regret, criticism, or missed opportunities.

Словарный запас

By the end of the course, students will have learned approximately 500 additional lexical items, covering topics such as health, business, society, and culture.

Skills

Students will have practiced listening to and reading texts related to real-world issues, health, and technological advancements.

Unit summary

Module 1

  • Словарный запас: Business and entrepreneurship
  • Грамматика: Advanced passive voice
  • Чтение: An article on start-ups
  • Прослушивание: A business conference
  • Wordbuilding: Business-related nouns and verbs
  • Словарный запас: Describing business practices
  • Грамматика: Cleft sentences
  • Написание: A business proposal
  • Spelling: Common business-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 1

Module 2

  • Словарный запас: Health and medicine
  • Грамматика: Inversion in conditional sentences
  • Чтение: An article on medical advancements
  • Прослушивание: A health-related podcast
  • Phrasal verbs: Health-related phrasal verbs
  • Словарный запас: Describing health improvements
  • Грамматика: Modals in the past
  • Выступление: Discussing health trends
  • Spelling: Common health-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 2

Module 3

  • Словарный запас: Global issues and society
  • Грамматика: Complex relative clauses
  • Чтение: A report on global warming
  • Прослушивание: A news report on social change
  • Wordbuilding: Society-related nouns and adjectives
  • Словарный запас: Describing societal changes
  • Грамматика: Perfect modals
  • Написание: An essay on global issues
  • Spelling: Common words related to society
  • Revision: Material from module 3

Module 4

  • Словарный запас: Technology and innovation
  • Грамматика: Future perfect and future continuous
  • Чтение: A forecast on technological advancements
  • Прослушивание: A tech industry panel discussion
  • Phrasal verbs: Technology-related phrasal verbs
  • Словарный запас: Describing future trends
  • Грамматика: Mixed conditionals
  • Написание: A report on future technology
  • Spelling: Common technology-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 4

Module 5

  • Словарный запас: Culture and society
  • Грамматика: Complex relative clauses
  • Чтение: A cultural analysis
  • Прослушивание: A discussion on social norms
  • Wordbuilding: Society-related nouns and verbs
  • Словарный запас: Describing cultural changes
  • Грамматика: Cleft sentences for emphasis
  • Написание: A cultural critique
  • Spelling: Common culture-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 5

Follow-up

Students completing Upper Intermediate Power 60 Course B could move on to the Advanced level course.