Title from cover.

Includes grammar charts and practice as well as vocabulary practice.

"Welcome to EVOLVE, an innovative American English course for adults and young adults! We’ve drawn extensively on insights from language teaching experts and real students around the world to create a course that covers all skills and will support you and your students with the most effective and efficient ways to make progress in English.

INSIGHT FROM STUDENTS: We asked over 2,000 students from all over the world what topics they would like to discuss in English and in what situations they would like to be able to speak more confidently. The ideas are included throughout the Student’s Book, ensuring that EVOLVE is relevant to students’ lives and reflects their realities, thus increasing engagement. Additionally, real students appear in short videos responding to discussion questions. These videos serve as ideas prompts and encourage discussion by giving students something real to react to. These videos also provide more attainable speaking models for students as the students featured in the videos are at the same level as the students using the book. These “peer models” give students confidence that they can achieve something similar, so they’re more likely to engage in the conversation themselves.

INSIGHTS FROM TEACHERS: Teachers repeatedly told us that they value professional development opportunities, but they had difficulty fitting professional development into their busy lives. In order to help them discover techniques which will help their students learn, EVOLVE offers a unique integrated development program for teachers. Each unit of the Teacher’s Edition includes the presentation of a professional development technique which the teacher is then guided through how to incorporate in the lesson itself. In addition, there are opportunities for reflection on the technique they have used, and follow-up reading material to consolidate the theory behind the technique." (Publisher's Website)

CONTENTS

Unit 1 I am... Learning objectives: Says where you're from -- Ask for and give personal information -- Check into a hotel -- Write a profile -- Meet new people
Grammar: I am, you are -- What's...? It's...
Vocabulary: Countries and nationalities -- The alphabet -- Personal information -- Numbers (1-10) -- Jobs -- Greetings, introductions, and goodbyes
Pronunciation: /ɪ/ and /i/ vowel sounds
Functional language: Check in to a hotel -- Real-world strategy: Check spelling
Reading: Meet the artists - Profiles of two artists
Writing: A profile - A personal or work profile -- Capital letters and periods
Speaking: Introduce yourself -- Say where you're from -- Say and spell personal information -- Arrive at a hotel and check in ; Time to speak: Talk to people at a party

Unit 2 Great people
Learning objectives: Talk about your family -- Describe friends and family -- Talk about ages and birthdays -- Write a post about friends in a photo -- Compare information about friends and family
Grammar: is / are in statements and yes/no questions -- is not / are not -- Prepositions of place
Vocabulary: Family -- Numbers (11-100) -- Adjectives to describe people -- really / very -- Dates
Pronunciation: Saying numbers -- Listening for short forms
Functional language: Ask about and say people's ages and birthdays; give birthday wishes ; Real-world strategy: Correct yourself
Listening: Here's my band - A conversation between friends
Writing: A post - A post about friends in a photo -- and to join words and sentences
Speaking: Describe the people in a picture -- Talk about your family -- Describe your friends and family -- Talk about ages and birthdays ; Time to speak: Talk about things in common

Unit 3 Come in
Learning objectives: Talk about your home -- Talk about furniture -- Offer and accept a drink and snack -- Write an email about a home-share -- Choose things for a home
Grammar: Possessive adjectives; possessive 's and s' -- It is (statements and questions with short answers) -- Information questions with be
Vocabulary: Rooms in a home -- Furniture -- Drinks and snacks
Pronunciation: /k/ at the start of a word
Functional language: Make and reply to offers ; Real-world strategy: Ask about words you don't understand
Reading: A home-share in Burnaby - Emails about a home-share
Writing: An email - An email about a home-share -- Question marks
Speaking: Describe a house in a picture -- Talk about rooms in your home -- Talk about unusual furniture -- Offer a drink or snack ; Time to speak: Discuss what furniture to buy for a new home

Review 1 (Review of Units 1-3)

Unit 4 I love it Learning objectives: Talk about your favorite things -- Say how you use technology -- Talk about how you communicate -- Write product reviews -- Talk about your favorite music Grammar: Simple present statements with I, you, we -- Simple present yes/no questions with I, you, we -- a/an; adjectives before nouns Vocabulary: Technology -- Words for using technology -- Music Pronunciation: Stressed words -- Listening for the end of a sentence Functional language: Ask about a new topic; ask for a response -- Real-world strategy - Show you are listening Listening: Product reviews - A radio program about product reviews Writing: A review - A product review -- but and because Speaking: Talk about things that you love or like -- Talk about your favorite technology -- Discuss what phone plan is good for you -- Talk about how you communicate with people -- Time to speak - Talk about your favorite music

Unit 5 Mondays and fun days Learning objectives: Talk about weekday and weekend activities -- Tell the time and talk about your routines -- Show you agree and have things in common -- Write a report about your activities -- Compare different work weeks Grammar: Simple present statements with he, she, they -- Questions in the simple present Vocabulary: Days and times of day -- Everyday activities -- Telling the time Pronunciation: Syllables in words Functional language: Show you agree or have things in common -- Real world strategy - Short answers with adverbs of frequency Reading: Work, rest and play - An article about work-life balance Writing: A report - A report about your activities -- Headings and numbered lists Speaking: Talk about your fun days -- Say when and how often you do things -- Talk about your daily routine -- Compare information about your activities -- Time to speak - Talk about the best week for your body clock.

Unit 6 Zoom in, zoom out Learning objectives: Talk about places in the city -- Talk about nature in your area -- Ask for and give directions -- Write a fact sheet about a place in nature -- Plan a new neighborhood for a city Grammar: There's, There are; a lot of, some, no -- Count and non-count nouns Vocabulary: Places in cities -- Nature Pronunciation: /ir/ and /er/ sounds -- Listening for important words Functional language: Ask for and give directions -- Real-world strategy - Check information Listening: Walk with Yasmin - A podcast about a place in nature Writing: A fact sheet - A fact sheet -- Order size and opinion adjectives Speaking: Describe a picture of a city -- Talk about good places in your neighborhood -- Talk about nature in your area -- Give directions to a visitor -- Time to speak - Talk about a good place to live

Unit 7 Now is good Learning objectives: Talk about activities around the house -- Ask and answers questions about travel -- Share news on the phone -- Write a blog about things happening now -- Ask what people are doing these days Grammar: Present continuous statements -- Present continuous questions Vocabulary: Activities around the house -- Transportation Pronunciation: -ing at the end of the word Functional language: Answer the phone and greet people; ask how things are going -- Real-world strategy - React to news Reading: Jamie's blog - A blog about a difficult place Writing: A blog post - A blog post about a busy place -- and, also, and too Speaking: Talk about the lives of people in a picture -- Talk about good and bad times to call someone -- Tell a friend what you are doing right now -- Talk about your news -- Time to speak - Talk about your life these days

Unit 8 You're good! Learning objectives: Talk about your skills and abilities -- Say what you can and can't do at work or school -- Say why you're the right person for a job -- Write an online comment with your opinion -- Talk about what people in your country are good at Grammar: can and can't for ability; well -- can and can't for possibility Vocabulary: Verbs to describe skills -- Work Pronunciation: Saying groups of words -- Listening for can and can't Functional language: Ask for and give for opinions -- Real-world strategy - Explain and say more about an idea Listening: Technology talks - A podcast about computers Writing: A comment - Comments about an online post -- Quotations Speaking: Discuss activities you do -- Talk about skills you have -- Talk about what you can and can't do -- Ask and answer questions in a job interview -- Time to speak - Discuss national skills

Unit 9 Places to go Learning objectives: Talk about travel and vacations -- Make travel plans -- Ask for information in a store -- Write a description of a place -- Plan a vacation for someone Grammar: This and these -- Like to, want to, need to, have to Vocabulary: Travel -- Travel arrangements Pronunciation: Saying prices Functional language: Ask for and give information -- Real-world strategy - Ask someone to repeat something Reading: Places to go near Pluno - A travel guide Writing: A description - A description of a place -- Imperatives to give advice Speaking: Talk about a place you like -- Describe people and places in a picture -- Talk about organizing a trip -- Ask for information at an airport store -- Time to speak - Talk about planning a vacation

Review 3 (Review of Units 7-9)

Unit 10 Get ready Learning objectives: Make outdoor plans for the weekend -- Discuss what clothes to wear for different trips -- Suggest plans for evening activities -- Write an online invitation -- Plan and present a fun weekend in your city Grammar: Statements with be going to -- Questions with be going to Vocabulary: Going out -- Clothes -- Seasons Pronunciation: The letter s -- Listening for going to Functional language: Make, accept, and refuse suggestions -- Real-world strategy - Say why you can't do something Listening: Montevideo - A TV travel show Writing: An invitation - An event invitation -- Contractions Speaking: Talk about your plans for the future -- Talk about outdoor activities in your city -- Talk about clothes to take for a trip -- Talk about where to go out for dinner -- Time to speak - Plan a fun weekend in your home city

Unit 11 Colorful memories Learning objectives: Describe people, places, and things in the past -- Talk about colors and memories -- Talk about movies and actors -- Write an email about things you keep from your past -- Talk about TV shows from your childhood Grammar: Statements with was and were -- Questions with was and were Vocabulary: Adjectives to describe people, places, and things -- Colors Pronunciation: /oʊ̯/ and /ɑ:/ vowel sounds Functional language: Express uncertainty -- Real-world strategy -- Take time to think Reading: Picturing memories - An article about things people keep Writing: An email - An email to a friend -- Paragraphs and topic sentences Speaking: Describe a happy time in your life -- Talk about things you remember -- Talk about colors you remember from when you were a child -- Talk about people in a movie -- Time to speak - Present your memories of a TV show from your past

Unit 12 Stop, eat, go Learning objectives: Talk about snacks and small meals -- Talk about meals in restaurants -- Offer and accept food and drink -- Write a restaurant review -- Create a menu for a restaurant Grammar: Simple past statements -- Simple past questions; any Vocabulary: Snacks and small meals -- Food, drinks, and desserts Pronunciation: /h/ and /r/ sounds -- Listening for Do you want to...? Functional language: Offer, request and accept food and drink -- Real-world strategy - Use so and really to make words stronger Listening: Where do you want to eat? - A conversation about restaurants on a food app Writing: A review - A restaurant review -- Commas in lists Speaking: Describe a good meal you had -- Talk about snacks and small meals you like -- Talk about a meal you had in restaurant -- Ask for food in a restaurant or at a friend's house -- Time to speak - Design a menu for a new restaurant

Review 4 (Review of Units 10-12)

Grammar charts and practice, pages 129-140

Vocabulary exercises, pages 141-151