Lovely Professional University, Punjab

Course Code Course Title Course Planner Lectures Tutorials Practical Credits
PEL134 Upper Intermediate Communication Skills-II 24881: Varinder Kaur 1.0 0.0 3.0 3.0
Course Weightage ATT:15 CA:30 MTP:15 ETP: 40 Exam Category: 68P: Mid-Term Exam: MTP – End-Term Exam: ETP
Course Orientation Skill Enhancement, Placement, and Competitive Examinations (Higher Education)

Textbooks (T)
Sr. No. Title Author Publisher Name
T-1 5th EDITION HEADWAY UPPER LIZ & JOHN SOARS, with
INTERMEDIATE STUDENT’S PAUL HANCOCK OXFORD UNIVERSITY
BOOK PRESS

Reference Books(R)
Sr. No. Title Author Publisher Name
R-1 ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE RAYMOND MURPHY CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Relevant
Websites
Sr. No Web address (only if relevant to the course) Salient Features
1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH2rk3q4omM Present simple and continuous tense
https://youtu.be/0djfJqWhnpY
https://fluent-english-grammar.com/en/present-continuous-tense/
https://www.grammar.cl/Present/Simple.htm
2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGw2-p2WuJk Present perfect tense
https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present-perfect.php
3 Past simple and continuous tense
https://youtu.be/5rv9jKwC-cs
https://youtu.be/kf6MYOozFAQ
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple.html
https://fluent-english-grammar.com/en/past-continuous-tense/
4 https://youtu.be/Ey0JqLSfCdA?feature=shared Past Perfect simple and continuous Tense
https://youtu.be/FVmVP9CCRcU
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/past-perfect/
https://byjus.com/english/past-perfect-continuous-tense/
5 https://youtu.be/VZH0le_xkHw?feature=shared Future tenses (will & going to)
https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/future_tense.htm
6 Types of questions and negatives &
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/questions- questions with auxiliary verbs
negatives
https://www.eltconcourse.com/training/initial/grammar_essentials/negation_and_questions
.html
7 https://youtu.be/WwYEeRzPnsY?feature=shared Expressing quantity using quantifiers &
differentiating countable and uncountable nouns
https://7esl.com/quantifiers/
8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk9nQwoCFig Modals and related verbs
https://7esl.com/modal-verbs/
9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzS30RzNUoY Relative clause (present and past participle)
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/participle-clauses.html
10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePmGK9T_mZc Homonyms, homophones and homographs
https://leapscholar.com/blog/homograph-vs-homophone-vs-homonym-difference/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzAmj-aJU7o
https://promova.com/english-grammar/strong-adjectives-and-intensifiers Adjective intensifiers

11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KndgMCeUKVI Metaphors and idioms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwNyo9LiPtE
https://www.yourdictionary.com/articles/idiom-vs-metaphor
12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjRh_Jnpb7o Hypothesizing verbs and expressions
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/wishes-
hypotheses
13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcYrmHrtLRY Articles and determiners

LTP week distribution: (LTP Weeks)

Weeks before MTE 7

Weeks after MTE 7

Spill Over 3
 Detailed Plan for Lectures

Week Lecture Broad Topic (Sub Chapters/Sections Other Readings, Lecture Description Learning Pedagogical Tool Live
Number Number Topic) of Relevant Outcomes Demonstration/ Exam
Text/reference Websites,Audio Case Study / ples
Books Visual Aids, Images/animation
software and /ppt
Virtual Labs etc. Planned
Week 1 Lecture 1 T-1 RW-1 Zero lecture: - Mastering tense forms to Grammar
Grammar (The tense Introduction to the course communicate actions and worksheets, & ppt
system/informal R-1 and, dealing with the timing precisely in written
language) application of tenses in and spoken contexts.
various situations.

Page No: - 10, 12, Unit 1

Week 2 Lecture 2 Grammar T-1 RW-2 Use of Present Perfect, Identifying and applying Grammar
(Present perfect, Simple, and Continuous these tenses in various worksheets, & ppt
R-1 Tenses for clear and
simple, and effective communication. real-life contexts to
continuous enhance clarity and
tenses) precision in
Page No: - 20, 22, Unit 2 communication.

Week 3 Lecture 3 Grammar T-1 RW-4 Implementation of various Differentiating and Grammar
(Narrative past forms of Tenses. constructing sentences worksheets, & ppt
R-1 using various past tense
tenses- past
forms to enhance clarity in
simple,
describing past events and
continuous, and Page No: - 30, Unit 3 improve overall language
past perfect) fluency.

Week 4 Lecture 4 Grammar T-1 RW-5 Learning how to form and Mastering various question Grammar
(Questions and R-1 use different types of types (yes/no, wh- worksheets, & ppt
negatives) questions and negatives for questions, tag questions)
clear, accurate and negatives to enhance
communication. the ability to communicate
clearly and accurately,
both in speaking and
Page No: - 40, Unit 4 writing.
Week 5 Lecture 5 Grammar T-1 RW-6 Exploring future forms- Enhancing precision and Grammar
(Future "will," "going to," and clarity in communicating worksheets, &
forms- R-1 the future perfect tense to future plans and predictions ppt
will and distinguish between effectively in speech and
going to, these forms and writing.
future understand their usage.
perfect)
Page No: - 50, Unit 5
Week 6 Lecture 6 Grammar T-1 RW-3 Exploring nuanced Applying nuanced Grammar
(Expressions of expressions of quantity, expressions of quantity worksheets, &
R-1 delving into the distinctions ppt
quantity- and usage of countable and effectively to improve
countable and uncountable nouns, and clarity and accuracy in
uncountable) enhancing linguistic both spoken and written
precision and understanding contexts.
in communication.

Page No: - 60, Unit 6

Week 7 Lecture 7 Spillover

MIDTERM
Week 8 Lecture 8 Grammar T-1 RW-4 Examining modals and Developing skills in using Grammar
(Modals and related verbs, exploring theirthese verbs to convey worksheets, &
related verbs) R-1 usage and impact on precise meanings and ppt
expressing degrees of enhance clarity in
necessity, possibility, and communication contexts.
obligation in
communication.

Page No: - 70, Unit 7

Week 9 Lecture 9 Grammar T-1 RW-9 Discussing the utilization of Enriching students’ ability Grammar
(Relative R-1 Relative Clauses- Present to construct complex worksheets, &
clauses- present and Past Participles. sentences, add details and ppt
and past precision, and enhance the
participles) overall cohesion of
Page No: - 80, Unit 8 writing.
Week 10 Lecture 10 Grammar T-1 RW-7 Exploring the grammar of Enhancing the ability Grammar
(Expressin expressing habits through to convey usage of worksheets, &
g habits- R-1 "used to," "be used to," and past routines and ppt
used to/be "would" to convey past familiarities with
used to, routines, familiarities, and precision in spoken
and would) repeated actions. and written
communication.
Page No: -90, Unit 9

Week 11 Lecture 11 Grammar T-1 Examining modal verbs of Mastering the use of Grammar
(Modal RW-8 probability in the past, modal verbs like "must worksheets, &
verbs of R-1 exploring how these verbs have," "might have," ppt
probability express likelihood or and "could have" to
in the past) certainty about past events. express past
probabilities
accurately.
Page No: - 103, Unit 10
Week 12 Lecture 12 Grammar T- Exploring expressions with Developing Grammar
(Hypothesi 1 RW-8 "if," examining how proficiency in worksheets, &
zing- different conditional constructing and ppt
R-
expressions structures convey applying conditional
1
with if) possibilities, hypothetical sentences using "if" to
situations, and their express hypothetical
outcomes in communication situations and
skills. possibilities accurately
in communication.
Page No: - 110, Unit 11
Week 13 Lecture 13 Grammar T- RW-3 Examining roles of articles and Understanding and Grammar
(Articles 1 determiners in specifying nouns exploring the functions worksheets, &
and indicating familiarity or ppt
and specificity. of articles and
R-
determiners determiners in both
1
) written and spoken
communication.
Page No: -120, Unit 12

Week 14 Lecture14 Spill Over

Week 15 Lecture15 Spill Over

Scheme for CA:

CA Category of this Course Code is: A0404 (4 out of 4)

COMPONENT WEIGHTAGE
Test 1 25
Presentation – individual 25
Test 2 25
Test 3 25

Academic
Task Objective Detail of Academic Task Nature of Academic Academic Marks Allotment/su
Task Task Mode bmission
(group/individuals) Week
Test 1 To evaluate students’ Formal E-mail Writing, Individual offline 30 3/4
ability to listen & to narrative writing, and
write effectively listening to a conversation.

Presentation To assess students’ Internal individual Individual offline 30 5/6

– individual ability to speak in presentations marking
various situations the topics such as
describing various
career options, past
experiences and events,
& hypothetical
situations
Test 2 To appraise multiple choice Individual offline 30 9/10
students’ reading, questions & subjective
and writing skills. questions based on
reading
comprehension,
and report writing.
 Test 3 To scrutinize Listening to a track, Individual offline 30 11/12
students’ speaking evaluation,
Listening, reading
speaking, reading comprehension
&writing skills comprising true/
false/not given
questions, fill in the
blanks, or multiple
choice questions and writing.

Plan for Practical: (Please do not use these time slots for syllabus coverage)

Practical No Lecture Topic Type of pedagogical tool(s) planned (case analysis, problem
solving
test, role play, business game, etc.)
Skill 1: Individual speaking activity on Worksheets, group & pair activities, individual presentation,
Practical 1 the given topics in the book.

Page No: - 16, Unit 1

Skill 2: Learning vocabulary and

pronunciation by utilizing compound
words.
Page No: - 17, Unit 1
Skill 1: Answering vocabulary, true/false, and Worksheets, group & pair activities, and audio tracks
Practical 2 subjective based questions in the given reading
passage.
Page No:14, 15, Unit 1

Skill 2: Attempting subjective questions while

listening to extracts (Saroo’s Story, Things I
Miss from Home)

Page No: - 13, 16, Unit 1

Skill 1: Informal E-mail Writing Worksheets, discussion, group & pair activities
Practical 3
Page No: - 130, Unit 1
 Worksheets, discussions, group & pair activities, and individual
Practical 4 Skill 1: Group activity or individual speaking presentations.
(The Story of a Tripadvisor, Talking about
places)

Page No: - 23, 28, Unit 2

Skill 2: Building vocabulary expressions and
solving exercises based on the application of
‘make and ‘do’.
Page No: - 27, Unit 2
Skill 1: Comprehending a passage and Worksheets, discussion, group & pair activities, and audio
Practical 5 answering the questions based on it. (Our tracks
Plastic Planet)

Page No: - 24, 25, Unit 2

Skill 2: Listening to the topic- Bucket List
and attempting the questions based on it.

Page No: - 26, Unit 2

Skill 1: Formal E-mail Writing Worksheets, discussion, group & pair activities
Practical 6
Page No: - 131, Unit-2
Skill 1: Speaking based on topic- Talking about Worksheets, discussion, group & pair activities, & individual
Practical 7 books and films. presentation

Page No: - 36, Unit 3

Skill 2: Exploring and categorizing vocabulary
words into the given themes in the book.

Page No: - 35, 36, Unit 3

Skill 1: Reading a story- “The Clinging Worksheets, discussion, group & pair activities, and audio tracks
Practical 8 Woman” and attempting the questions based
on it.

Page No: - 34, Unit 3

Skill 2: Listening to an interview with a BBC
Journalist and solving questions based on it

Page No: - 37, Unit 3

Skill 1: Narrative Writing- Utilizing adverbs Worksheets, discussion, group & pair activities, paragraph writing
Practical 9 in writing.

Page No: -132, Unit 3

Practical 10 Skill 1: Speaking based on role play given in Worksheets, group & pair activities, individual presentation, role
the book. plays

Page No: -42, Unit-4

Skill 2: Antonyms- learning antonyms and

practicing the exercises given in the book.

Page No: -47, Unit 4

Skill 1: Reading based on “The Post Truth Worksheets, discussion, group & pair activities, and audio tracks
Practical 11 Age”, answering subjective, vocabulary
questions, and taking detailed notes on given
information.

Page No: - 44, 45, Unit-4

Skill 2: Listening to an extract and
answering the questions. (Radio Program-
Guilty Secrets)
Page No: - 43, Unit-4

Skill 3: Analyzing the given sample topic and

creating a similar topic with the usage of linking
words.
Page No: -133, Unit -4
Practical 12 Test 1 (writing & listening)
Skill 1: Group speaking activity based on role Worksheets, discussion, group & pair activities, role plays,
Practical 13 play. and audio tracks
Page No: - 58, Unit -5
Skill 2: Listening to an abstract named “The
future of the future” and solving subjective
questions based on it.

Page No: - 53, Unit 5

Practical 14 Skill 1: Learning vocabulary based on Worksheets, group & pair activities, individual presentation
the application of common verbs-take,
put.

Page No: - 57, Unit 5

Skill 2: Solving subjective questions on
a given article-The Boomerang
Generation.
Page No: - 54, 55, Unit 5
Practical 15 Skill 1: Writing a cover letter. Worksheets, discussion, group & pair activities

Page No: - 134, Unit 5

Practical 16 Skill 1: Individual speaking activity based Worksheets, discussion, group & pair activities, audio tracks
on the picture description/topics given in the
book.

Page No: - 63, 66, Unit-6

Skill 2: Exploring vocabulary and
pronunciation with word stress- syllable &
intonation.
Page No: - 66, Unit-6
Skill 3: - Listening to the given extract-
Advertisements and answering subjective and
chart completion questions based on it.

Page No: - 67, Unit-6

Practical 17 Presentation individual

Practical 18 Presentation individual

Practical 19 Skill 1: Comprehending a reading passage on Worksheets, group & pair activities, individual presentations,
“Scandi Success”, and solving subjective and and roleplays
vocabulary questions based on it.

Page No: - 64, Unit-6

Skill 2: Survey Report Writing

Page No: -136, Unit-6

Practical 20 Spill Over

Practical 21 Spill Over

MID-TERM

Practical 22 Skill 1: Individual speaking based on the Worksheets, group & pair activities, and individual
topic- talking about yourself and presentations.
exaggeration & understatement.

Page No: - 77,78, Unit-7

Skill 2: Learning vocabulary based on
the application of the common verb-
get.
Page No: - 77, Unit 7
Practical 23 Skill 1: Attempting subjective questions based Worksheets, discussion, group & pair activities, role plays,
on the given reading comprehension- “From and audio tracks
India to Sweden with love”

Page No: - 74, 75, Unit 7

Skill 2: Listening to a conversation-
“Professional Matchmakers” and answering
subjective questions based on it
Page No: - 76, Unit 7
Practical 24 Skill 1: Writing your opinions- For and Worksheets, discussion, group & pair activities.
Against on the mentioned topics in the
book.
Page No: - 137, Unit 7
Practical 25 Skill 1: Individual speaking based on Worksheets, group & pair activities, individual presentations,
general topics such as extreme temperatures and roleplays
as per the book.

Page No: - 86, Unit 8

Skill 2: Learning vocabulary with the usage of
adverbs and adverb collocations.
Page No: - 86,87, Unit 8
Practical 26 Skill 1: Answering subjective, True/False Worksheets, discussion, group & pair activities, role plays,
questions based on a given article- A Fairy Tale and audio tracks
of New York.
Page No: - 84, Unit 8
Skill 2: Attempting vocabulary, subjective
questions based on a given audio track in the
book.
Page No: - 86, Unit 8
Skill 3: Writing a paragraph by taking help
from the sample writing.
Page No: - 138, Unit 8
Practical 27 Test 2 (listening, reading & writing)

Practical 28 Skill 1: Expressing thoughts on various Worksheets discussion, group & pair activities
mentioned topics such as Living in the Past and
A Teacher to Remember.

Page No: - 94, 96 Unit 9

Practical 29 Skill 1: Listening to an extract – “A Worksheets, audio tracks, and individual presentations.
Teacher to Remember” and answering
questions based on it.
Page No: - 96, Unit 9

Skill 2: Solving exercises based on the

understanding of vocabulary- Homonyms
and Homophones.

Page No: - 97, Unit 9

Practical 30 Skill 1: Unravelling questions based on the Worksheets, discussion, group & pair activities, role plays,
given reading comprehension- Living in the and audio tracks.
past.
Page No: - 94, 95, Unit 9

Skill 2: A paragraph writing on the topic-

An early memory of school.
Page No: - 139, Unit 9
Practical 31 Skill 1: Individual speaking based on picture Worksheets discussion, group & pair activities
description.

Page No: - 104, Unit 10

Practical 32 Skill 1: Answering subjective and vocabulary Worksheets, discussion, group & pair activities, role plays,
questions based on a listening track- Rhyme and and audio tracks.
Reason.
Page No: - 106, Unit 10

Skill 2: Interpreting reading comprehension

named- “The Vikings” and answering the
questions based on it.
Page No: - 104, 105, Unit 10
Skill 3: Writing task to add emphasis based
upon given topics in the book.
Page No: - 140, Unit-10
Test 3 (reading & speaking)
Practical 33

Skill 1: Individual Speaking on the topic- If Worksheets, group & pair activities, and individual
Practical 34 you were a/an-------------- presentations.

Page No: - 113, Unit-11

Skill 2: Understanding vocabulary about

word stress in compound nouns.

Page No: - 117, Unit 11

Skill 1: Listening to an article- Dream Worksheets, discussion, audio tracks group & pair activities
Practical 35 Discoveries and responding to the
questions based on them.

Page No: - 116, Unit 11

Skill 1: Comprehending the given information Worksheets, group & pair activities, and individual presentations.
Practical 36 on the topic- Have you ever wondered and
attempting questions based on it.
Page No: - 114,115, Unit- 11
Practical 37 Skill 1: Narrative Writing- Linking words and Worksheets, discussion, group & pair activities, role plays,
expressions. and audio tracks

Page No: - 117, Unit- 11

Practical 38 Skill 1: A group speaking activity based on Worksheets, discussion, group & pair activities
quotations given in the book.

Page No: -126, Unit 12

Practical 39 Skill 1: Attempting listening questions on the Worksheets, group & pair activities, and audio tracks
given listening track- Time of Life.

Page No: - 126, Unit- 12

Skill 2: Learning vocabulary while

solving exercises based on expressions
with life and time.

Page No: -127, Unit 12

Practical 40 Skill 1: Answering subjective questions based Worksheets, discussion, group & pair activities, and role
on given reading comprehension-Biological plays.
Time.

Page No: - 124, Unit 12

Practical 41 Skill 1: Improving style and cohesion in writing Worksheets, discussion, group & pair activities.
with the help of mentioned topic in the book.

Page No: - 142, Unit 12

Practical 42 Spill Over

Practical 43 Spill Over

Practical 44 Spill Over

Practical 45 Spill Over