Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-40521-8 — Evolve Level 1 Student's Book
Leslie Anne Hendra , Mark Ibbotson , Kathryn O'Dell
Table of Contents
More Information

CONTENTS
Learning objectives■

Unit 1
I am …

■■■■

Say 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
■
■
■
■
■

Unit 2
Great people

■

■
■
■
■
■

Unit 3
Come in■■■■■

Talk about your family
Describe friends and family
Talk about ages and birthdays
Write a post about friends ina photoCompare information aboutfriends and family■

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■

■
■

■
■

is / are in statements and yes/no questions
is not / are not
Prepositions of place■■■

Pronunciation

Countries andnationalities
The alphabet
Personal information
Numbers (1–10)
Jobs
Greetings, introductions,and goodbyes■/ɪ/ and /i/ vowel
soundsFamilyNumbers (11–100)
Adjectives to describepeople■Saying numbers
Listening for shortforms■■

really / very■

Dates

Possessive adjectives;
possessive ’s and s’
It is (statements and questionswith short answers)
Information questions with be■

Rooms in a home
Furniture
Drinks and snacks■/k/ at the start ofa word

Simple present statementswith I, you, we
Simple present yes/noquestions with I, you, wea/an; adjectives before nouns■

Technology
Words for using
technologyMusic■■

Stressed words
Listening for theend of a sentence

Simple present statementswith he, she, they
Questions in the simple
present■

Days and times of day
Everyday activities
Telling the time■

Syllables in words

There’s, There are; a lot of,some, no■Places in cities
Nature■/ɪr/ and /er/soundsListening forimportant words■■

Review 1 (Review of Units 1–3)■■

Unit 4
I love it■

Unit 5
Mondays and fun days■

Unit 6
Zoom in, zoom out■

■

■■
■
■
■

■
■
■
■

Talk about your favorite things
Say how you use technology
Talk about how you communicate
Write product reviews
Talk about your favorite music■

Talk about weekday and weekend
activities
Tell the time and talk about yourroutines
Show you agree and have thingsin common
Write a report about youractivities
Compare different work weeks■

Talk about places in the city
Talk about nature in your area
Ask for and give directions
Write a fact sheet about a place innature
Plan a new neighborhood fora city

■

■
■

■

■

Count and non-count nouns

■
■

■
■

■

■

Review 2 (Review of Units 4–6)
xii

© in this web service Cambridge University Press

www.cambridge.org

Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-40521-8 — Evolve Level 1 Student's Book
Leslie Anne Hendra , Mark Ibbotson , Kathryn O'Dell
Table of Contents
More Information

Functional language

Listening

Check in to a hotel
Real-world strategy■ Check spelling■Ask about and say
people’s ages andbirthdays; give birthday
wishes
Real-world strategy■ Correct yourself■A profile■ A personal orwork profile■ Capital letters andperiods■A post■ A post about
friends in a photo■ and to join words
and sentences■An email■ An email about ahome-share■ Question marks■A review■ A product review■ but and because

Talk about things that you loveor like■ Talk about your favoritetechnology■ Discuss what phone plan is goodfor you■ Talk about how you communicatewith people
Time to speak■ Talk about your favorite music

A report
A report about
your activities■ Headings andnumbered lists

Talk about your fun days
Say when and how often you dothings■ Talk about your daily routine■ Compare information about youractivities
Time to speak■ Talk about the best week for yourbody clock

A fact sheet■ A fact sheet■ Order sizeand opinionadjectives■Work, rest andplay■ An article
about work-lifebalanceShow you agree or havethings in common
Real-world strategy■ Short answers withadverbs of frequency

Ask for and give
directions
Real-world strategy■ Check information

Meet the artists■ Profiles of twoartists

Product reviews■ A radio program
about productreviews■■SpeakingA home-share inBurnaby■ Emails about ahome-share

Make and reply to offers
Real-world strategy■ Ask about words you
don’t understandAsk about a new topic;
ask for a response
Real-world strategy■ Show you are listening

WritingHere’s my band
■ A conversation
between friends■■Reading

Walk with Yasmin■ A podcast abouta place in nature■

Introduce yourself
Say where you’re from■ Say and spell personal information■ Arrive at a hotel and check inTime to speak■ Talk to people at a party■

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■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 fora new home■■■■Describe a picture of a city
Talk about good places inyour neighborhood■ Talk about nature in your area
■ Give directions to a visitor
Time to speak■ Talk about a good place to live■xiii

© in this web service Cambridge University Press

www.cambridge.org

Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-40521-8 — Evolve Level 1 Student's Book
Leslie Anne Hendra , Mark Ibbotson , Kathryn O'Dell
Table of Contents
More Information

Learning objectives

Unit 7
Now is good■■■■■

Unit 8You’re good!

■
■
■
■
■

Unit 9Places to go■■■■■

Grammar

Talk about activities aroundthe house
Ask and answer questions
about travel
Share news on the phone
Write a blog about things
happening now
Ask what people are doingthese days■

Talk about your skills and abilities
Say what you can and can’t do atwork or school
Say why you’re the right person
for a job
Write an online comment withyour opinion
Talk about what people in yourcountry are good at■

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■■

Vocabulary

Present continuous statements
Present continuous questions■■■

can and can’t for ability; well
can and can’t for possibility■■

Pronunciation

Activities around thehouse
Transportation■–ing at the end of
the word

Verbs to describe skills
Work■

Saying groups ofwords
Listening for canand can’t■■

this and theselike to, want to, need to, have to■Statements with be going to
Questions with be going to■■TravelTravel arrangements■

Saying prices

Going outClothes
Seasons■

The letter s
Listening forgoing toAdjectives to describe
people, places, andthings
Colors■/oʊ/ and /ɑː/vowel sounds

Snacks and small meals
Food, drinks, anddesserts■/h/ and /r/ sounds
Listening for Do

Review 3 (Review of Units 7–9)

Unit 10
Get ready■■■■

Unit 11
Colorful memories■

■
■
■
■
■

■

Unit 12
Stop, eat, go■■■■

Make outdoor plans for theweekend
Discuss what clothes to wear fordifferent trips
Suggest plans for evening activities
Write an online invitation
Plan and present a fun weekend
in your city■

Describe people, places, andthings 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 yourchildhood■

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

■

■

■
■

■

Statements with was and were
Questions with was and were

■

■

■

Simple past statements
Simple past questions; any

■
■

■

■

you want to… ?

Review 4 (Review of Units 10–12)
Grammar charts and practice, pages 129–140

Vocabulary exercises, pages 141–151

xiv© in this web service Cambridge University Press

www.cambridge.org

Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-40521-8 — Evolve Level 1 Student's Book
Leslie Anne Hendra , Mark Ibbotson , Kathryn O'Dell
Table of Contents
More Information

Functional language

Listening

Answer the phone andgreet people; ask how
things are going
Real-world strategy■ React to news
■Ask for and give foropinions
Real-world strategy■ Explain and say more
about an idea
■A blog post
A blog about abusy place■ and, also, and too■■A comment■ Comments about
an online post
■ Quotations

Discuss activities you do
Talk about skills you have
■ Talk about what you can and can’t
do at work
■ Ask and answer questions in a job
interview
Time to speak■ Discuss national skills

A description■ A description of aplace■ Imperatives togive advice

Talk about a place you like
Describe people and places ina picture■ Talk about organizing a trip
■ Ask for information at anairport store
Time to speak■ Talk about planning a vacation

Picturing
memories■ An article aboutthings people
keepExpress uncertainty
Real-world strategy■ Take time to think

Offer, request andaccept food and drink
Real-world strategy■ Use so and really to makewords stronger

Jamie’s blog
■ A blog about adifficult place

Montevideo■ A TV travel show■

■SpeakingPlaces to go nearPuno■ A travel guideAsk for and giveinformation
Real-world strategy■ Ask someone to repeat
somethingMake, accept, and refusesuggestions
Real-world strategy■ Say why you can’t dosomething

WritingTechnology Talks■ A podcast aboutcomputers■■

Reading

Where do you
want to eat?
■ A conversation
aboutrestaurants on
a food app

Talk about the lives of people ina picture■ Talk about good and bad times tocall someone■ Tell a friend what you are doingright now
■ Talk about your news
Time to speak■ Talk about your life these days■■■■

An invitation
An event
invitation■ Contractions■■■An email■ An email to afriend■ Paragraphs andtopic sentences■A review■ A restaurantreview■ Commas in lists

Describe a good meal you had
Talk about snacks and small meals
you like■ Talk about a meal you had in arestaurant■ Ask for food in a restaurant or at afriend’s house
Time to speak■ Design a menu for a new restaurant

Talk about your plans for the future
Talk about outdoor activities inyour city■ Talk about clothes to take for a trip
■ Talk about where to go out for dinnerTime to speak■ Plan a fun weekend in yourhome city
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■■■xv

© in this web service Cambridge University Press

www.cambridge.org