Evolution New Edition

New Evolution!
New Evolution! What’s up? Contains eight regular units in the student book, eight units in the
workbook, and two review units. It can be used for either a 45 or 60-hour of class tutoring. The
teacher should when possible propose extra activities from the students as a way of enhancing the
program, taking into account the groups needs, purposes, and availability of time.
This book is meant to help you out give firm steps in the English learning process, and also to
prepare you to be ready to travel around the world feeling more integrated with the environment with
which you might come across as you venture into new possibilities in your life.
Special attention has been given in the communicative approach through the various activities
which have their foundation in the interaction of peers in the classroom. For this reason, every situation
can be used by the student as an input for him or her to transfer not only the situation but also the
vocabulary to his or her own personal experience. We also believe it is prominent that the students
enhance vocabulary through the reading of texts which deal with cultural issues as well as everyday
situations in the form of writing, such as journal entries, e-mails, as well as the narration of events.
Both the textbook and the workbook provide a variety of reading and writing exercises to reinforce the
grammar and vocabulary.
New Evolution! What’s up? Is a way of starting a conversation and in this way of interacting
with others. Thus, it is a way of getting to meet new people, making friends, learning about different
cultures, places, and ideas. Practice in each unit is designed to stimulate conversation and guide the
students in describing the scenes, speaking about their personal information, and expressing opinions
about various topics.
Some of the conventions used in the book are as follows: a slash mark as in “Yes, I do. /
No, I don’t.” indicates that students have an alternative and should give the information that is true
about them. The underlined words such as in “What’s your mother’s name?” indicate that they can be
substituted for other words, in this case “father’s”, “brother’s”, and so on. In other words, it is a way
of having you practice the language and therefore learn it in a creative and fun way.
We have intended to provide a basic resource of language and culture to be used in basic
level classes as a main text. It is our hope that our texts and conversations, along with the exercises
proposed and the illustrations will stimulate you and your students to enjoy and discuss each topic at
hand. We welcome you to share your ideas with us.
Have a great time,
Naiara Sales Araújo
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