Advanced Plus Power 60, Course B

Introduction

Advanced Plus 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 builds on Advanced Plus Power 60, Course A, offering deeper mastery of advanced grammar and vocabulary while refining students’ reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills at the CEFR C2 level.

Grammar

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

  • Use complex conditionals, including third and mixed, to express hypothetical situations.
  • Master advanced passive voice forms, particularly in formal and academic writing.
  • Employ inversion and cleft sentences for focus and emphasis.
  • Handle advanced modal verbs to express probability, necessity, and regret in various tenses.
  • Use sophisticated grammatical structures to improve written and spoken fluency.

Vocabulary

By the end of the course, students will have learned approximately 700 additional lexical items related to business, law, science, and culture.

Skills

Students will have practiced reading and listening to formal and academic texts, including legal reports, scientific research papers, and professional interviews.

Unit summary

Module 1

  • Vocabulary: Advanced business terminology
  • Grammar: Advanced conditionals (third and mixed)
  • Reading: A business case study
  • Listening: A corporate strategy discussion
  • Wordbuilding: Business-related adjectives and verbs
  • Vocabulary: Describing business trends
  • Grammar: Passive voice in business contexts
  • Writing: A corporate report
  • Spelling: Common business-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 1

Module 2

  • Vocabulary: Law and legal systems
  • Grammar: Causative structures in legal contexts
  • Reading: A legal analysis of a case
  • Listening: A legal discussion on reforms
  • Phrasal verbs: Legal terminology-related phrasal verbs
  • Vocabulary: Describing legal procedures
  • Grammar: Modals for speculation in legal settings
  • Speaking: Discussing legal cases
  • Spelling: Common law-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 2

Module 3

  • Vocabulary: Scientific research and innovation
  • Grammar: Advanced passive structures
  • Reading: A scientific research paper
  • Listening: A podcast on scientific discoveries
  • Wordbuilding: Science-related nouns and adjectives
  • Vocabulary: Describing scientific research
  • Grammar: Modals for past speculation and regret
  • Writing: A research report
  • Spelling: Common science-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 3

Module 4

  • Vocabulary: International relations and diplomacy
  • Grammar: Cleft and pseudo-cleft sentences
  • Reading: A report on international negotiations
  • Listening: A diplomatic conference
  • Phrasal verbs: Diplomacy-related phrasal verbs
  • Vocabulary: Describing diplomatic strategies
  • Grammar: Inversion in complex sentences
  • Speaking: Discussing international relations
  • Spelling: Common words related to diplomacy
  • Revision: Material from module 4

Module 5

  • Vocabulary: Environmental policies and sustainability
  • Grammar: Mixed conditionals
  • Reading: An environmental policy analysis
  • Listening: A debate on environmental protection
  • Wordbuilding: Environment-related adjectives and verbs
  • Vocabulary: Describing environmental initiatives
  • Grammar: Perfect modals for past criticism and regret
  • Writing: A proposal for environmental reforms
  • Spelling: Common words related to the environment
  • Revision: Material from module 5

Follow-up

Students completing Advanced Plus Power 60 Course B will have reached mastery of advanced English at the CEFR C2 level and can focus on specialized academic or professional language studies.

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