Introduction
Advanced 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 Advanced Power 60, Course A, further developing advanced grammar, expanding vocabulary, and improving reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills for students at CEFR C1 level.
Grammar
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Use advanced conditional forms, including third and mixed conditionals, to discuss hypothetical situations.
- Master reported speech in various contexts, including formal and academic settings.
- Employ advanced passive voice structures, particularly in academic and professional writing.
- Use inversion and cleft sentences for focus and emphasis in complex sentences.
- Use modals of speculation, certainty, and obligation in both present and past tenses.
Vocabulary
By the end of the course, students will have learned approximately 600 additional lexical items, focusing on topics such as law, environment, technology, and social issues.
Skills
Students will have practiced reading and listening to academic texts, business articles, interviews, and other real-world materials.
Unit summary
Module 1
- Vocabulary: Law and legal systems
- Grammar: Advanced conditionals
- Reading: A legal case study
- Listening: A discussion about legal reforms
- Wordbuilding: Legal-related nouns and adjectives
- Vocabulary: Describing legal processes
- Grammar: Passive voice in legal contexts
- Writing: A legal document
- Spelling: Common law-related words
- Revision: Material from module 1
Module 2
- Vocabulary: Environment and sustainability
- Grammar: Inversion for emphasis
- Reading: A report on climate change
- Listening: A podcast on environmental issues
- Phrasal verbs: Environment-related phrasal verbs
- Vocabulary: Describing environmental impact
- Grammar: Modals for obligation and necessity
- Speaking: Discussing environmental policies
- Spelling: Common environment-related words
- Revision: Material from module 2
Module 3
- Vocabulary: Social issues and change
- Grammar: Advanced reported speech
- Reading: An article on social inequality
- Listening: A debate on social reform
- Wordbuilding: Social issues-related nouns and adjectives
- Vocabulary: Describing societal changes
- Grammar: Cleft sentences for emphasis
- Writing: A report on social change
- Spelling: Common words related to social issues
- Revision: Material from module 3
Module 4
- Vocabulary: Technology and innovation
- Grammar: Future perfect and future continuous
- Reading: A tech industry forecast
- Listening: A panel discussion on technology trends
- Phrasal verbs: Technology-related phrasal verbs
- Vocabulary: Describing future trends in technology
- Grammar: Mixed conditionals
- Writing: A proposal for technological improvements
- Spelling: Common technology-related words
- Revision: Material from module 4
Module 5
- Vocabulary: Health and medicine
- Grammar: Advanced passive voice
- Reading: A report on medical advancements
- Listening: A health conference discussion
- Wordbuilding: Health-related nouns and verbs
- Vocabulary: Describing health care systems
- Grammar: Modals of speculation
- Writing: A report on health care reforms
- Spelling: Common health-related words
- Revision: Material from module 5
Follow-up
Students completing Advanced Power 60 Course B could move on to Advanced Plus courses for further mastery at the CEFR C2 level.