《通用英语（一）》 课程是在国家级精品资源共享课和国家级精品教材基础上面向在校大学生和社会上广大英语学习者的一门课程，2018年获批国家级精品在线开放课程，2020年获批国家级一流本科课程。课程计划 16 周，讲授 10 个单元，采用多技能大纲的形式进行内容的组织与编排。依据每个学习者的学习进度，每周可安排 4-6 个学时进行学习。每个单元由课程目标、情境导入、听说读写模块，学习检测和知识拓展等部分构成。
课程目标描述了学习者在学完本周内容之后应掌握的语言知识和应具备的语言技能。情境导入通过幽默活泼的情景剧有机地导入到本周与主题相关的内容。基于多技能大纲的听说读写模块，将课程视频与教学内容以模块化形式有机地融合在一起，词汇云和数据驱动的学习内容将更好地帮助学习者掌握学习内容。学习检测部分帮助学习者复习与巩固本周应掌握的知识与技能，是对本周内容学习效果的检测，通过本周内容检测的学习者，可进入下周的学习内容。知识拓展部分通过思维导图等形式帮助学习者掌握拓展阅读的组织结构与知识内容，拓展基于课程主题的知识和内容。在线研讨帮助学习者在虚拟的学习社区中与网络同伴和教师进行交流，共同进行学术探索，共同进步，共同提高。
东北大学课程研发团队：武芳芳、 顾华、曲抒阳、 张丽杰、王立婷、郝丽霞、刘丽欣
暨南大学课程建设团队： 黄卫祖、吴琦、陈穗珊、颜方明、王东、钟平衡、朱红强、周兰、王璐、陈曦、邹红英、刘燕玲、尚文鹏、林雪微
课程微信运营团队：穆心慧、董良玉、董思思、孙若楠、白婉彤、柴照欣、黄馨
课程微信公共号：通用英语APE
Week 1 Meeting people
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Week 2 Leisure time activities
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Week 3 Talking about families
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Writing assignment 1
Week 4 Coping with technology
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Week 5 Food and health
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Week 6 Keeping fit
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Week 7 Dressing properly
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Writing assignment 2
Week 8 Travelling
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Week 9 Taking transportation
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Week 10 Shopping smart
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