Yarmouk University

Language Center

HUM 120 :English Skills

Textbook: Headway 5th edition(pre -intermediate)

Second Semester/ 2022-2023

Instructor: Diala Abu-Ghazaleh

Office Location: 4th floor- Economics Building

Office Hours: Sunday\Tuesday 12:30 - 14:00

E-mail: dghazaleh@yu.edu.jo

Unit Coursebook Workbook

Unit 6 :       Week 1 ( 26- 2/3) Language
History repeats itself
Language Grammar
-3,4,5,6,7 (p.39)
Grammar -8,9,10 (P.40)
- Present perfect and past simple
-Grammar spot.Practice 1,(61) Vocabulary
-Present perfect always, ever, never  -1,2(p,42)
-2 (p.62)
Grammar reference (p147)

Week2 (5- 9/3

Vocabulary
Word endings
-1,2,3 (p.63)

Week3 (12-16/3)

Skills
Reading 
-The past in the present
 -3,4,5 (pp. 64-65)
Listening
-to be assigned during the semester
Speaking
-Everyday English, agree with me
1,2,3,4(p.67)
Unit 7:  Week 4 (19-23/3) Language
Simply the best            
Language Grammar
-1,2,3 (p.44)
Grammar -4,5 (p.45)
- Grammar spot.What’s it like(p.70) -7,8,9,10 (p.46)
- Grammar spot . comparatives and
superlatives(p.71) Vocabulary
-Practice 6(pp.72-73) -1,2,3,4 (p.48)
Grammar reference p.148
Skills
Week 5 (26-30/3)
Speaking
Vocabulary -Everyday English
-Synonyms and antonyms  -What’s on? (p.49)
-3,7 (p.76)
Skills
Reading
-My favourite picture 
-1,2,4,5 (pp.74-75)
Writing
-Using relative pronouns to connect
sentences. 
-1,2 (p.78)
Listening
-to be assigned during the semester
Unit 8: Week 6 (2-6/4) Language
Living dangerously            
Language Grammar
-3,5,6 (p51)
Grammar -7,8,9(p52)
-Have to/don’t have to -1,2(55)
- Grammar spot, practice 2 (p.81)
-Should/must Skills
-Speaking
Week 7 (9-13/4) Everyday
English(p55)
- Grammar spot, practice 4 (p.82)
-practice 2 (p.83)
Grammar reference p.149

Week 8 (16- 20/4)

Vocabulary
-Not a thing to wear
-2,3 (p.86)

Skills
Reading
-The tough world of two Hollywood
stuntwomen
-3,4,5 (pp.84-85)
Speaking
-Every day English
-At the doctor’s 1,2 (p.87)

Writing
-Formal and informal emails
-1,3,4,5 (p.88)
Listening
-to be assigned during the semester
Unit 9:            Week 9 (23/4- 4/ 5) Including Eid al-Fitr Language
What a story! and Labor day. Grammar
Language 2,3,4 (p.59)
Grammar
-Past perfect and narrative tenses Vocabulary
-Grammar spot. Practice 2,3 (p.91) 1(p.62)
Grammar reference p.150

Week 10 (7-11/5)
Vocabulary and speaking Writing
-Feelings Conjunctions
-1,2,3 (p.96) -6,7,8(60)

week 11(14-18-5)
Skills
Reading
-The story teller
3,4 (pp.94-95)

Listening
-to be assigned during the semester
 Unit 10: All-time greats! Week 12 (21-25/5) Including Language
Independence Day
Language
Grammar
Grammar
3,4 (p.65) 6(p66)
Passives- all tenses
-Grammar spot. 4,5 (p.101)
-Grammar reference p.151 Vocabulary
1,2,3(68)
Week 13(28-1/6)
Language& skills Skills
Vocabulary and speaking
-Words that go together
-Practice 2,3 (p.103) Speaking
-Adverb+past participle 5 (p.103) Everyday English

Week 14 (4-8/6) on the phone

Skills 1,2,3 (p69)
Reading and speaking
-Manchester United(pp.104-105) -
practice 3,4
Writing
-Discussing pros and cons
-2 (p.108)

Listening
-to be assigned during the semester

NOTE: This is a tentative schedule; the dates are subject to change at the discretion of the
instructor.