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Dr. Naji Masned AlQbilat Chairman
Dr. Shireen Hikmat AlKurdi Member
Dr. Nibal Abdelkarim Malkawi Member
Dr. Abdallah Hussien Al-Amri Member
Dr. Rula Tahsin Tarawneh Member
Dr. Amal Abdallah Thneibat Member
Qadri Farid Tayeh Member
Ali Odeh Alidamat Member
Hana' Fathi Farajallah Member
Atika Mohammad Hasan Ismael Member
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Ahmed Taha AL Qurneh Coordinator
Eng. Safaa Yousef Al Adwan Member
Orwa Ahmed Al omyan Member

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Unit 1
Table of Content

Unit 1
University Life
Subject Page no.

Learning Objectives
2
Vocabulary Focus
3
Vocabulary Activities
Reading
-What Did the Dean say 5

Grammar
-Warm up
-The Verb to be 6
-Nouns
-Indefinite article a, an
Grammar Activities
11
Listening
- What’s your Schedule 14
- Freshman Students
Pronunciation
- Consonant sound 16
Pronunciation Activities
16
Speaking
17
Writing
18
Word List
20
The IPA table
21

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The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life"
Plato (427 BC – 347 BC), The Republic

Learning Objectives
1. Recognize the different forms of the verb to be in the simple present tense.
2. Recognize singular and plural nouns.
3. Use the correct Indefinite article (a or an) with singular nouns.
4. Construct sentences using these and those.
5. Act out in short conversations.
6. Students are expected to recognize /p/& /b/, /t/ & /d/, and /k/ & /g/ consonant
sounds.

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Vocabulary
The various words we use in our language make up our vocabulary.
The larger ourvocabulary is, the better we become in that particular language.
Our vocabulary count increases with the recognition of more words.
One way of learning about new words is through using a dictionary.
A dictionary provides us with more than just the meaning of words.
It also gives information about:
 Pronunciation
 Parts of Speech
 Spelling
 Definition
 Examples

Activity 1

Read the following sentences and try to guess the missing words.

exam – advisor – campus – dean – deadline - schedule

1. The----------------- for the assignment is tomorrow.

2. The---------------------- gives his speech in ten minutes.
3. In 5 minutes, I meet with my ------------ to find out how many more courses I
need to graduate.
4. This university has such a big ---------- .
5. He has got a math ------------ right now.
6. My ------------- is too busy to join the club.

Activity 2
Write It
Plurals
Write the plural form of each of the words below.

salary major assignment deadline

advisor schedule project campus

display

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Activity 3
Hangman

Read the following sentences and try to guess the missing words from the list below.

appointment - opportunity - quiz – orientation

registrar - semester - award - regulations

1. I have the ----------------- to work for that company.

2 ------------------- Day is so much fun.

3. I have an -------------------with the Dean

4. There are so many ------------- at this university.

5. I am enrolled in the wrong course. I have to see the ------------------ to fix this

problem.

6. I have too many courses this ---------------.

7. The College of Arts and sciences gives the -------------------- at the ceremony.

8. I have 98% on the .

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Reading
Activity 1
Multiple Choice
What Did the Dean say?
It is the beginning of a new semester at college. The Dean is welcoming the new
students. Read the following text and answer the questions that follow.

Dear guests, students and colleagues,

I am pleased and honored to welcome all of you here today. We are starting a new
academic year! I would like to begin by expressing my appreciation and pride at being
part of the Lang University family.
Over the last few years, Lang University has become one of the top universities in
Canada. As a result of this, the number of our students has largely increased. This
year, for example, we are welcoming around a thousand new students. We are also
excited because a number of our faculties are introducing new programs into their
departments.

We are happy to welcome the new faculty members that are joining us this year, but
most importantly, we would like to welcome each and every one of you into the Lang
University family. We have great faith in you and your abilities to achieve the best you
can, and we are here to help and support you throughout your university years.
Thank you.

1. Who is the Dean addressing?

 new students
 people who work at the university, new students and other guests
 university guests

2. The reason of the Dean’s speech is:

 to welcome new students into the new academic year
 to give out new awards
 to talk about the new faculty

3. The number of students in the university, according to the Dean has:

 Decreased
 Increased
 not changed

4. One of the following sentences is NOT true:

 The Dean is happy about the new faculty members at the university.
 The Dean is happy about the new department programs.
 The Dean is happy about old students.

5. One of the following sentences is true:

 The Dean has no faith in the students’ abilities.
 The Dean welcomes new students.
 The university does not want more students.

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Grammar

Warm up:
Sara is a first year student at the university.
Sara is 18 years old.
Sara and her friends are happy.

Focus 1: The verb to be

The verb “to be” denotes a state of things – a condition of a person or thing.
The verb is one of the most important parts of a sentence.
Verbs are used toexpress actions
E.g. run, talk, play, or states of being
E.g. know, think, sense and be.

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Positive Sentences
FORM SUBJECT Verb to be Short form EXAMPLE
1st person I am I'm I'm here.
2nd person You are You're You're busy.
3rd person He is He's He's a friend.
3rd person She is She's She's a doctor.
3rd person It is It's It's cold today.
1st person We are We're We're hungry.
2nd person You are You're You're beautiful.
3rd person They are They're They're asleep.

Negative Sentences
SUBJECT Verb to be Short form EXAMPLE
I am not I'm not I'm not thirsty. You aren't here.
You aren't
You are not You're not a student!
you're not
He isn't
He is not He isn't there. He's not at home.
He's not
She isn't
She is not She isn't an actress. She's not an actress.
She's not
It isn't
It is not It isn't warm today. It's not too hot today.
It's not
We aren't
We are not We aren't asleep. We're not sleepy.
We're not
You aren't
You are not You aren't tired. You're not at work.
You're not
They aren't
They are not They aren't here. They're not at work.
They're not
Yes/No Questions
Verb to be & (+) Short
(-) Short Answer
SUBJECT Answer
Am I correct? Yes, you are No, you aren't.
Are you tired? Yes, I am. No, I'm not.
No, he isn't.
Is he asleep? Yes, he is.
No, he's not.
No, she isn't.
Is she here? Yes, she is.
No, she's not.
No, it isn't.
Is it warm? Yes, it is.
No, it's not.
No, we aren't.
Are we students? Yes, we are.
No, we're not.

Are you thirsty? Yes, I am. No, I'm not.

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No, they aren't.
Are they here? Yes, they are.
No, they're not.

Wh-Questions
We can use Wh- words with the verb to be to form questions. The wh- word
comes at the beginning of the sentence, followed by the verb to be and
then the rest of the question. Here are some examples to illustrate this
point:
 Ali is sad.
 Why is Ali sad?
 The books are on the table.
 Where are the books?
 The meeting is at 10:0 0’clock.
 When is the meeting?
 His name is Peter.
 What is his name?

Focus 2: Nouns
We use nouns to name a thing, an animal, a person or an object. Nouns have
different functions in a sentence. For example, they can be the subject or the object
of a sentence. Here are some examples:

Sara is here. (Subject)

Sara is happy. (Subject)
I saw Sara. (Object)
I met Sara. (Object)

Nouns can be singular or plural. To make most plural nouns we just add –s to the
noun. Here are some examples.
Book –Books
Pen- Pens
Computer-Computers
Bag-Bags

When a noun ends in -ch, x, s or sh, o, z we add –es.

Try these words:
Watch –Watches
Box - Boxes
Pass – Passes

Irregular plural:
Child Children Mouse Mice
Person People Goose Geese
Man Men

Nouns usually come after an article. The articles accompany nouns are (a, an, the).
The use of the articles (a, an) which are both indefinite, depends on the first letter in
the noun.

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Focus 3: Indefinite article a, an

Now look at these examples:
 a dean  an exam
 a lecture  an announcement
 a student  an instructor
 an office

We use the indefinite article (an) with singular nouns that start with a vowel; i, e, o, u, a.
We use the indefinite article (a) with singular nouns that start with a consonant.

Focus 4: Demonstrative Pronouns

To refer to a person, place, thing or idea, you can use a demonstrative pronoun.
This and that are examples of singular demonstrative pronouns.
To refer to plural persons, places, things or ideas, use a plural demonstrative
pronoun, such as these or those.
The difference between them is that this and that are used with singular and
uncountable nouns, while these and those are used with plural nouns:

 This laptop is mine.

 That laptop is yours.
 This English course is a lot offun.

 That English course was boring.

 These files are mine.
 Those files are yours.

This/these are used to refer to things that are near to the speaker:
I think these research articles are perfect for my assignment.
Could you please take this library book to the library?

That/those are used to refer to things that are more distant from the speaker, or not
present:
Go and get that mobile for me?
Those students are going to fail the course.

This/these can be used to refer to experiences and situations that are already taking
place or are just about to begin:
This contest is fun.
I really like these films we are about to watch.

That/those can be used to refer to experiences and situations that have just
happened, or that happened some time ago:
That quiz was so easy.
Have you joined any of those student groups yet.
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REMEMBER: As with all pronouns, this, that, these and those can take the place of
pronouns, BUT in some cases these words function as adjectives. For instance, when
they describe the noun or provide us with more information about the noun, then
these words function as adjectives.

Example: I work in that office. That provides information about the noun, the
office.
Here and there

Remember to distinguish between this, that, these and those which are demonstrative
adjectives and here and there which are adverbs.
Notice that the difference between here and there is similar to the differences
between this and that and these and those. Here refers to places that are close to the
speaker while there refers to places that are further away from the speaker.

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Activity 1
Circle It
The Verb to be (is,are,am)
Circle the correct form of the verb to be.

My name is/am/are Joe and I am/is/are 50 years old. I am /is /are/ a career
advisor at South Bank University. The university address is/ am/ are 213 Broadway
Street and the telephone number is/am/are 566-7112. My wife, Sandra is/ am/
are an employee of the university as well. She is/am/ are an administrator in the
Media Center. Both of my children is/am/are students there. Pete is/am/ are a
freshman in the College of Business Administration, and is/am/are always in trouble
with his instructors because he is/ am/ are often late for class. Mary, on the other
hand, is /am/are a senior in the College of Environmental Design. She is/am/are
one of the best students in her class.

Activity 2
Mix and Match
Match the Answers to the Questions
Match the questions in the left column to the matching answers that appear in the
right column.

How old is Joe? Yes, he is

Is Joe a university employee? Joe is 50.
Is Pete a good student? Mary is older than Pete
Who is in Joe’s family? She is in the Science Faculty.
What faculty is Mary in? Sandra, Pete and Mary
Who is older, Pete or Mary? No, he is not.

Activity3
Write It
The Verb to be
Write the correct form of the verb to be in the spaces provided.

1. My brother a student. 9. Jamal and Jimmy good students.

2. My friend, Samir in the Media 10. Mary the best student in our
Center. class.
3. Rashid and Razi members of the 11. they also in our class?
basketball team. 12. The registrar’s office on the
4. English one of my favorite second floor.
subjects. 13. The weather beautiful outside.
5. Our Math teacher really good.
14. My car in the parking lot.
6. This my new laptop. 15. We excited about our new English
7. My favorite singer Elvis Presley. teachers.
8. Newspapers very interesting.
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Activity 4
Write It
Jumbled Words

Write the words in the correct order to form questions.

1. Be-a-you- freshman-? 4. Italy-be-from-they?

2. Dean- new-be-he-the? 5. Lecture-right-hall-be-I-the-in?
3. Smith-new- be-teacher-Mrs.-your? 6. Students-be-good-we?

Activity 5
Write It
Answering Questions

Match the answers to the questions below.

1. What is the first day of the week? 4. How old is Akram?

2. Where is the office? 5. What is your teacher’s name?
3. When is the freshman party? 6. Why is Salim absent?

Activity 6
Fill in the Blanks
this, that, these, those or there?

Select this, that, these, those or there to fill in the blanks and correct the sentences.
More than one answer might be possible.

1. Could you bring me DVD over there please?

2. _ are my cats over here.
3. _ is my new car in the garage.
4. The Media Center is beside the Student Center over _.
5. _ films here look much more interesting than films there.
6. _ is my instructor.
7. Is calculator over there his?
8. Are flowers over there for her?
9. _ are 4 of your classmates waiting for you in the gym next door.
10. Are you going after class?

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Activity 7
Write It
this, those, that, these or there?
Based on the pictures in the interactive version of the book, select the correct word
to fill in the blanks. Hint: Remember that the first word of a sentence begins with a capital
letter. Note: This activity is based on the interactive version.
1. range is within the range I was hoping for.
2. security guard locked me in the library by mistake!
3. assignment is giving me a serious headache!
4. woman is the Dean.
5. is my favourite Prof.
6. are my college friends.
7. Is my pay cheque?
8. CDs are scratched.
9. Are _ decorations for Freshman Orientation Day?
10. Are DVDs for me?

Activity 8
Fill in the Blanks
Indefinite articles

Fill in the blanks with the correct indefinite article.

1. ______street

2. ______umbrella

3. _____banana

4. ______cat

5. _____paper

6. ______answer

7. ______elephant

8. _____house

9. ______meeting

10. _____college

11. ______ocean

12. _______interview

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Listening
Activity 1
Answer the Questions
What’s your Schedule?

Listen to Dr. Brown, who is the Dean of the College, speaking to the students and
answer the questions that follow.

My name is Dr. Brown and I am your academic advisor. Now, let me tell you more about
your schedule. In your first year at university, you cannot take less than 9 credit hours. In the
first semester, you do your General Studies and English. General Studies refer to subjects like
Social Studies and Computer Skills. So, every day, you attend a couple of lectures of General
Studies in the morning and one of English in the afternoon. If you need any help with your
registration or selecting a major, just make an appointment to see me and I will be happy to
assist you.

Questions:

1. What is Dr. Brown talking about?

2. What lectures do first semester students have to attend?

3. Give an example of General Studies.

4. How many lectures do students have every day?

5. What can students do if they have a problem?

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Activity 2
True or False?
Freshman Students

Fadiah and Samantha are first-year students. Listen to a conversation between them and
write true or false next to the statements that follow.

Fadiah: Hello, I’m Fadiah. Are you new here too?

Samantha: Yes, it is my first day. What about you? I am Samantha by the way.
Fadiah: Did you receive a copy of today’s program? I don’t have one.
Samantha: Yes, here it is.
Fadiah: Can I have a look at it, please?
Samantha: Here you go.
Fadiah: Oh, there is a speech by the dean at 10:00 o’clock. I don’t want to miss that.
Samantha: Neither do I, I would like to hear what she has to say about the university.
Fadiah: Yes, me too.
Samantha: What do you think she will say?
Fadiah: I think her welcome speech will include information on the different programs, the
faculty members and the rules and the regulations of the university.
Samantha: That is very useful information.
Fadiah: Yes it is. Let’s have a look if there is anything else on the program?
Samantha: Following the Dean’s speech, there is a tour of the campus, lunch and a
freshman party organized by the Student Council.
Fadiah: We have a busy day ahead of us then!
Samantha: We better get going if we want to make the speech on time. It is about to start.

1. Fadiah and Samantha already know 6. Fadiah believes that the speech is
each other. (T/F) not important. (T/F)
2. Fadiah is a second year student. 7. The freshman party is organized
(T/F) by the faculty members. (T/F)
3. Samantha does not have a program 8. Fadiah and Samantha don't have
for the day’s events. (T/F) anything to do today. (T/F)
4. The Dean’s speech is at 10:00 9. Lunch is not included in the
o’clock. (T/F) program. (T/F)
5. Fadiah and Samantha want to 10. The Dean is a woman. (T/F)
attend the Dean’s speech. (T/F)

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Pronunciation

Focus:
The English alphabet is divided into consonants and vowels. There are 21 consonants
and 5 vowels in the alphabet.
There are 52 symbols representing the different sounds in the English language.
These sounds are represented in a form which is known as the International
Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Knowing and recognizing the 52 sounds will improve your
pronunciation.

Review The IPA table at the end of the unit.

Activity 1
Write the phonetic symbol
Write the phonetic symbol for the initial sound in each of the following words:

a. goat _________ d. carol _______

b. tidy_________ e. date_______

c. pick _________ f. baby________

Activity 2
Write the phonetic symbol
Write the phonetic symbol for the final consonant sound:

a. Mac:_______

b. Flag:_______

c. Neat:_______

d. Dead:_______

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Speaking

Activity 1
Speaking With Others
Getting to Know You

1. Form teams of 5.
2. Each person will form a proper sentence to tell the other members of the team
their name.
3. With your team members, work on forming proper sentences to answer each of
the questions on the next page. You may have different answers, but work on
the sentence structure together.
4. Check with your classmates to correct each other's work.
5. Your instructor will call on you to answer these questions in front of the rest of
your class.

1. What is your name? 8. What is your favourite movie?

2. What is your age? 9. What is your favourite song?
3. What is your major? 10. Who is your favourite singer?
4. Where are you from? 11. Where do you spend
5. What are your your freetime?
hobbies? 12. Who is your best friend?
6. What is your 13. What is your favourite food?
favourite class?
7. Where do you live?

Activity 2
Forming Sentences with this and that
Talking About Things Near and Far

1. Select two items you can see in the class. One should be near to you and the
other item should be far from you.
2. Form one sentence using this to describe one of the items.
3. Form one sentence using that to describe the other item.
4. Your instructor will ask each of you to say these sentences out loud in front of
the class.

Example. I like this book

I like that sweater.

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Writing

Activity 1
Filling In Forms
Providing Information About Oneself

Your classmate is a student at the College of Higher Education in Birmingham. He/she

wants to join one of the college clubs. Write each piece of information about him/her
into the correct section of the form below.

Title: Mr./Mrs./Miss/Ms.
First name
Middle name
Last/family
Age
Nationality
Status
Permanent address
College address
Faculty
Course
E-mail address
Home phone number
Mobile phone number
Emergency contact name
Relation to applicant
Emergency phone number

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Activity 2
First or Second Draft?
You Choose

Rashid’s instructor asked him to write a paragraph about himself. Rashid’s first draft
had a few mistakes. He wrote a second draft and corrected his mistakes. Read both
drafts and decide which one is the first and whichone is the second draft.

First draft Second Draft

My name Rashid. I am coming from My name is Rashid. I am Kuwaiti.

Kuwaiti. I am live in Kuwait. I am I live in Kuwait. I am twenty- one
having twenty- one years old. I am not years old. I am unmarried. I have four
married man. I am having four brothers and three sisters. At the
brothers and three sisters. At moment, moment, I am in the United Kingdom.
I in United Kingdom. I do studying at I am studying at the University of
the University of Birmingham. Am in Birmingham. I am in the Faculty of
the Faculty of Engineering. I am Engineering. I study Multimedia and
studying Multimedia and Interactive Interactive Systems. I like this course
Systems. I am liking this course very very much.
much.

Activity 3
Now It’s Your
Turn All About You

Now it’s your turn to write:

1. In MS Word, write the first draft of a paragraph about yourself using
ideas from the application form in Activity 1 and the drafts in Activity 2.
2. Check the first draft with a classmate and correct any mistakes.
3. Save your second draft.
4. You will receive instructions in class about how to submit the
assignment.

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Word List

advisor: a person who gives advice members

campus: the land and buildings belonging to a college or university appointment
an institution of higher education created to educate and grant
college: appreciation
degrees; often a part of a university
dean: an official in a college or university colleague
particular department at a college or university, or the teachers in that
faculty: support
department
freshman: a student in the first year of high school, college, or university achieve
major: the most important subject that a college or university student studies career
schedule: a timetable deadline
semester: the academic year divided into terms increase
great respect for someone or the feeling of pride when respect is shown to
honored you
regulations

the action of orienting someone or something relative to the points of a

orientation
compass or other specified positions.
a test of knowledge, especially as a competition between individuals or
quiz teams as a form of entertainment.
give or order the giving of (something) as an official payment,
award compensation, or prize to (someone)

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Consonant sounds
Here are the 24 consonants of English

Consonant Sounds in English

/p/ pay | happy | cup /t/ tip | letter | sat

/b/ bay | trouble | rub /d/ dip | ladder | sad

/k/ came | talking | back /f/ fine | offer | off

/g/ game | bigger | bag /v/ vine | saving | of

/θ/ thin | method | both /s/ sue | missing | face

/ð/ then | other | with /z/ zoo | crazy | phase

/ʃ/ show | pushing | rush /ʧ/ choke | watching | catch

/ʒ/ measure | Asia | vision /ʤ/ joke | charging | large

/l/ /m/

love | follow | well mail | humor | some

/n/ /ŋ/

nail | funny | nine singer | sing

/h/ /r/

heal | perhaps real | correct

/j/ /w/

you | beyond we | showing

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