Intermediate English 1 - Unit One - University Life

Sep 28, 2026

Intermediate English 1 - Unit One - University Life introduces an eight-unit eBook course designed to improve Palestinian students’ English skills through practical exercises and interactive lessons. The unit targets listening, speaking, reading, and writing, offering preparation tasks, reading texts, and language practice to support comprehension of everyday speech. It also integrates major activities in grammar, pronunciation, and language use, with audio-visual links and online elements, organized around themes such as university life, youth, languages, review checks, the digital world, and travel.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages235

Reading Time9 h 52 min

AccessFree to download

UNIT ONE: UNIVERSITY LIFE

1A: UNIVERSITY VS. SCHOOL

1B: MY FIRST DAY AT UNIVERSITY

1C: YOUTH FESTIVALS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

UNIT ONE-UNIVERSITY LIFE Faculty of Arts Course No. 0113 Intermediate English 1 Authors: Dr. Aida Bakeer Dr. Majed Hasanein Dr. Khaled Dweikat Dr. Munther Zyoud Dr. Lina Omar Mr. Ashraf Abd Elkhaleq Instructional Designers: Ms. Saba Farhaneh Reviewers: Dr. Mahmoud Itmeizeh Mr. Naeem Salah Ms. Zeiadee Khaleel Mr. Jad Freij Dr. Nawal Ibraheim Dr. Khaled Masoud Dr. Husam Qadoumi Dr. Adli Odeh Mr. Montaser Odeh Ms. Nadia Hamad Refereed by: Chemnitz University of Technology The European Commission support for the production of this website does not constitute an endorsement of the contents that reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. 2 Copyright © 2021 All Rights Reserved Al-Quds Open University UNIT ONE-UNIVERSITY LIFE Introduction This course is to improve English language skills of Palestinian students. It is offered to students as an eBook with clear, practical exercises and interactive lessons and activities. These activities are designed to engage students in a number of ways with content, rather than passively absorb it. The course follows a variety of interesting themes and topics, with a focus on English language four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The course consists of eight units: six major units and two revision units. Each of the 8 units provides opportunities for thinking and discussion and presents a theme and topics through three reading texts. Each reading text has a preparation task, a reading text and tasks that offer language practice to help students understand text with everyday speech using a variety of language skills. In addition, each unit includes other major activities relating to grammar, pronunciation, language use, listening and writing, for which audio-visual links and online activities are integrated to make it easier for students to master language skills and develop their linguistic competences. 3 UNIT ONE-UNIVERSITY LIFE Table of Contents UNIT ONE: UNIVERSITY LIFE..............................................................9 1A: UNIVERSITY VS. SCHOOL.............................................................. 10 1B: MY FIRST DAY AT UNIVERSITY.....................................................18 1C: YOUTH FESTIVALSAND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES..24 UNIT TWO YOUTH..................................................................................37 2A: YOUTH IN PALESTINE.....................................................................42 2B: WHAT I LIKE TO DO WITH MY SMARTPHONE...........................47 2C: MY TRUE FRIENDS AND ME.........................................................57 UNIT THREE.:LANGUAGE OR LANGUAGES.....................................67 3A: NATURE OF LANGUAGE.................................................................68 3B: FAMOUS POLYGLOT........................................................................74 3C: TIPS TO LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE............................................78 UNIT FOUR:REVIEW AND CHECK.......................................................91 UNIT FIVE;THE DIGITAL WORLD........................................................95 5A: SOCIAL MEDIA.................................................................................97 5 B: ONLINE SHOPPING......................................................................... 104 5C: BLENDED LEARNING...................................................................... 108 4 UNIT ONE-UNIVERSITY LIFE Table of Contents صص UNIT SIX: TRAVEL............................................................................. 117 6A: MAKING YOUR TRAVEL MEMORIES EVERLASTING........ 118 6 B: BOOKING A FLIGHT TICKET..................................................... 125 6C: THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD............... 131 UNIT SEVEN: CULTURES..................

FAQs

What is the purpose of Unit One in Intermediate English 1?

Unit One is designed to improve learners’ mastery of listening, speaking, reading, and writing through language activities and revision of commonly confused structures from school.

How are the reading texts structured in this course unit?

Each reading text includes a preparation task, the reading itself, and follow-up tasks that provide language practice to help students understand text using everyday English.

Which themes are covered by Unit One?

The unit focuses on university life topics: University vs. School, My First Day at University, and Youth Festivals and Extracurricular Activities.

Sep 28, 2026

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