Intermediate Power 60, Course A

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Introduction

Intermediate Power 60, Course A is an online course, consisting of 50 units of English, and providing approximately 60 hours of study for students.

Course aims

To take students through many areas of English language that are studied at Intermediate, CEFR B1 level. When combined with Intermediate Power 60, Course B, it will take students up to CEFR B2 level. The course blends grammar, vocabulary, and the four core skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Gramatika

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

  • Use past perfect tense to describe completed actions before another action in the past.
  • Form conditional sentences, including zero, first, and second conditionals.
  • Use relative clauses to give additional information.
  • Use passive voice in different tenses.
  • Understand and use modal verbs for probability and possibility.

Slovná zásoba

By the end of the course, students will have learned approximately 500 new lexical items, including words related to work, travel, education, and relationships.

Skills

Students will have had practice in reading and listening to texts related to current affairs, travel experiences, and future plans.

Unit summary

Module 1

  • Slovná zásoba: Work and jobs
  • Gramatika: Past perfect tense
  • Čítanie: A job interview
  • Počúvanie: A conversation about careers
  • Wordbuilding: Nouns and their related verbs
  • Slovná zásoba: Job descriptions
  • Gramatika: Present perfect simple and continuous
  • Písanie: A formal email
  • Spelling: Common workplace-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 1

 

Module 2

  • Slovná zásoba: Travel and tourism
  • Gramatika: Future forms (will, going to, present continuous)
  • Čítanie: A travel guide
  • Počúvanie: A discussion on holiday destinations
  • Phrasal verbs: Travel-related phrasal verbs
  • Slovná zásoba: Booking a trip
  • Gramatika: First conditional
  • Hovorenie: Planning a trip
  • Spelling: Common travel-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 2

 

Module 3

  • Slovná zásoba: Education and learning
  • Gramatika: Second conditional
  • Čítanie: Learning a new skill
  • Počúvanie: A conversation about online courses
  • Wordbuilding: Adjectives and their related nouns
  • Slovná zásoba: Describing educational experiences
  • Gramatika: Comparatives and superlatives
  • Písanie: A letter of complaint
  • Spelling: Common education-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 3

 

Module 4

  • Slovná zásoba: Technology and gadgets
  • Gramatika: Relative clauses
  • Čítanie: The rise of social media
  • Počúvanie: A podcast on technology trends
  • Phrasal verbs: Technology-related phrasal verbs
  • Slovná zásoba: Describing gadgets
  • Gramatika: Present perfect continuous
  • Hovorenie: Technology in daily life
  • Spelling: Common technology-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 4

 

Module 5

  • Slovná zásoba: Relationships and family
  • Gramatika: Modal verbs of deduction
  • Čítanie: Family dynamics
  • Počúvanie: A family reunion
  • Wordbuilding: Nouns and verbs related to relationships
  • Slovná zásoba: Describing relationships
  • Gramatika: Passive voice (all tenses)
  • Písanie: A letter to a friend
  • Spelling: Common family-related words
  • Revision: Material from module 5

 

Follow-up

Students completing Intermediate Power 60 Course A should move on to Intermediate Power 60 Course B.