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Acknowledgements
I would like to dedicatethe Boost!writing books to two very closecolleagues:Dean StaffordandYannickO'Neill.We
have sharedmany experiencesand ideasabout teachingwriting skillsover the years,but your specialistknowledgeand
enthusiasmfor this aspectof learning and communication have alwaysbeen an inspiration to me. Thanksmightily!
JasonRenshaw
The Publisherswould alsolike to thank the following teachersfor their suggestionsand comments on this course:
TaraCameron,RosanneCerello,Nancy Chan, ChangLi Ping,Ioy Chao,lessieChen,fosephineChen,ChiangYing-hsueh,
ClaireCho, Cindy Chuang,Linda Chuang,Chueh Shiu-wen,Mark de Boer,Mieko Hayashida,Diana Ho, Lulu Hsu,
EuniceJung,Hye Ri Kim, JakeKimball, JosieLai, Carol Lee,ElaineLee,Melody Lee,PeggyLi, EstherLim, Moon JeongLim,
JasminLin, Martin Lin, CatherineLittlehaleOki, Linda Liu, Tammy Liu, Goldie Luk, Ma Li-ling, Chizuko Matsushita,
GeordieMcGarry YasuyoMito, Eunice Izumi Miyashita,Mari Nakamura,YannickO'Neill, Coco Pan,Hannah Park,
KarenPeng,Zanne Schultz,Kaj Schwermer,MiYeon Shin,Giant Shu,Dean Stafford,Hyunju Suh,TanYung-hui,
Devon Thagard,John and Charlievan Goch,Annie Wang,Wang Shu-ling,Wu Lien-chun, SabrinaWu,YehShihfen,
Tom Yeh,LauraYoshidaand Yunii Yun.
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The Boostl SkillsSeriesis the definitiveond comprehensive
fourlevel seriesof skillsbooksfor junior Englishleorners.The series
hos been developedoround oge-oppropriote,cross-curriculor
topicsthot developstudents'criticolthinking ond exominotion
techniques.It followson integrotedskillsopproochwith eoch of
the skillsbrought togetherot the end of eoch unit.
The twelve core units in Boost! Writing 2 follow o cleor ond
tronsporentstructureto moke teochingond leorning eosyond
fun. The writing skillsbuild ond progressocrossthe four levelsof
Boostl Writing ond ore correlotedto the next generotionof tests
of English.
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Age-opproprioteondcross-curriculortopics
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withoutthe needfor longexplanations.
Audio CD
TheCD at the backof the StudentBook
providesaudiosupportfor all reading
passages
plusthe audiofor the lntegration
tasks.
Iistening
Integration
Thewritingskillis combined
withlistening,
reading
or speakingtasks.
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basedon reading
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inputs.
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writing.
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Contents
Culture
and
People
Mv Weekend
Using
pronouns
Writesentences
usrngpronouns.
Worksheet
p.8
p .1 3
Artsand
Entertainment
At the Circus
p.14
-1
Worksheet
p .1 9
Review1
p .2 0
Writingcards
for special
events
Sports
and
Leisure
Party time!
Writeyourown
invitation
and
thank-you
card.
Worksheet
p.22
p.27
Planan essay
aboutprotecting
o u rp l a n e t .
S c i e n caen d
Nature
Proteet our Planet
p.28
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Worksheet
p.33
Review 2
p.34
l
Writing
descriptive
sentences
I Sports
and
I Leisure
l
p.36
Worksheet
l.r.
i:t:til
.]:l:ji
Citv Seasons
Review3
C u l t u raen d
People
Writingbody
paragraphs
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p.41
Worksheet
Writeparagraphs
describing
seasons
in yourcity.
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p.47
p.48
Writingan
essayto
Social
Studies
describe
a
place
An Interesling
Place
Writean essay
aboutan
interesting
place.
Worksheet
p .6 1
Review4
p.62
Writefactsand
o p i n i o nasb o u t
HarryPotter
actors.
Magieal Actors
Worksheet
Superheroes
Writinga
I Entertainmentc o nc l u s i o n
I
I
Writeaboutyour
o p i n i oo
nf c o m i c
books.
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Worksheet
p.75
Review 5
p.76
CDScript
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7
My Weekend
SUBJECT
Culture and People
WRITING SKILT
Using pronouns
WRITINGTASK
Write sentencesusing pronouns.
Usingpronouns
When youwnitethe same word manytimes in a passage,it is boningto read.To avoidrepeating
the same wond,you can use a pnonouninstead.A pnonounis a wondthat is usedin placeof one
on mone nouns.Pensonalpnonounslhe/ him, she/ het // me, you/ you, they/ them, we/ us, it/ itl
show who is doingwhat [to who].Possessivepronounslhis, heCmJ4youc theil: out: lfs] show who
somethingbelongsto.
When you use pronouns,rememberthe following.
.
.
Usethe nameof the pensononthingthe finsttime you mentionit. Aftenthis,you can use
a pnonoun(Anthony is very ta//.He is also smart not He is very ta//.He is very smart.).
lf you anetalkingaboutsevenalpeopleonthings,do not use a pnonounif the
neadenwill not understand who on what it nefensto [Mary and Kim are both wearing
dresses. Kimb dress is red. not Mary and Kim are both wearing dresses. Her dress is redl.
Youmayfindthat your studentsuse a personalpnonounwhenthey shoulduse a possessive
pronoun [Him coat is brown. instead of His coat is brown.]. Getting them to make statements
aboutthe objectsin eachothen'sbagsmay helpreinfoncethe conrectusage.
1. We wotch TV in our house.
2. I am ploying my new guitor.
3. He throwsthe boll to you.
4. Shegivesher sistero book.
onswers;students'onswerscon vory]
[Suggested
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[Students'clnswerscon vory]
Weekend
What did you do last weekemd?
Diseussyour ans$sers.
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2
Add words to Mondy's emoil so thot it is eosierto understond.
e_
l J s i n gp r 0 n 0 u n s
(he/him,she/her,l/me,you/you,they/them,we/us,it/it)show who is
Pensonalpnonouns
doing what [to who] Possessivepnonouns[his,her, my, your, their, our, r'rsJshow who something
b e l o n g st o .
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by usimgthe correctpronouns"
Complete
your
my
his
he
our
they
you
me
them
him
it
its
,i
My weekend
On Soturdoynight {'l}
{2}
mxy
movie ond {s}
tl'l
ug
I
stoyedup very lote wotching movieswith
wotched {e}
mY
fovorite movie. But ofter thqt (5)
my
friend Tony. {3}
his
We
we
On Sundoymorning t9)
{1$}
l1! I
Our
mY
couldn't get {1?}
wos trying to sleepl
kites lookedso pretty flying in the sky!
were so high up, {xz}
'lheY
t'hem
{r4}
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vI
we
He,
"Here's{g?}
kite got stuck in o tree. {16}
it
out ogoin becouse{'!tl}
soid thonk {xr}
_- climbed the tree ond got the kite for {ai}
youl
You
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weekend {te}
3
it
kite," {33}to {?6}
I
wosl
could olmost not
stoyedup o long time too!
me
toil wos coughton o treebronch.A boy in the pork helped{ls)
{}8}
fother told
went to the pork to fly kites.
they
s e ei x ] l
&-
he
to go to bed. It wos 1 o.m. ond {s}
fovorite
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soid.{34i
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went home. Whot o greot
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givem.
1
4
golfriend/house
*h* ip g*ing f.* h*r {ri*nd's hp*s*"
ride/bikes/pork
T hey ride th eir bikesin t he p ark.
Iook/new/cor
Theyarelookingat their newca?.
give/mother/money
His mother giveehim eome money.
play I game lhouse
He ie playinga qameather house.
stuck/kite/tree
Her kit e ig st uck in a tree.
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grondmo ond grondpo'shouse.{d}
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beot {t?}
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tought {n*}
him
me
my
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mode somefontostic opple pie for {e}
cooking is olwoys so delicious.{s}
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I
trod o greot weekend.{*}
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me
. {?}
grondpo likes boord gomes.
how to ploy chess.qrr3
in one gomel Moybe {33}
he
I
let me beot
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My weekend
gundaya;ft-grnoon
wilh@,f:ie nd frVy
Wqgyqn{Wpgqt
Qna4a f-4g1asLtic
.e_n,@ie
visiting fr om c anada@n aa ,runchat Maxi M a || and talked about m any things,.@
tql!@abouy
fryiendsinCanada.
Afterlun9!,@\elpe/@buy p;yesey.\,;9!o1y@
f or@t o s ay qoodby e. 6 ef o r e Ieaving,@ gy _e@ a pin shaped tikea butt e{!y.@*u u
B yu s i n gp r o n o u n sy ,o u c a n
t a l ka b o u t h e s a m ep e r s o nt ,h i n g ,
p l a c eo r i d e aw i t h o u tr e p e a t i n g
t h es a m en o u n se v e r yt i m e .
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usingpronounsand the wordsgiven.
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3
throw lball I to
givelsister/book
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use.
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Boost!Writing2
At the Cireus
SUBJECT
Arts and Entertainment
WRITINGSKITL
Writing an introduction
WRITING TASK
Write about an excitingthing at the circus.
Writing an introduction
The intnoduction
bodyand conclusion.
In essaystheneanethneebasicpants:the intnoduction,
stantsthe writingand tellsyouwhat the writing is about.lt can be one longsentenceon a
shontpar^agraph.
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l
A goodintroductionshould
.
.
.
.
attentionon your'
Thiswillfocusthe neadens'
expnessthe main ideaof the writingclear'ly.
main ideaand helpthem undenstand
the nestof yout'passage.
nelatedto the main idea.lf it does,it will lackfocus
not containideaswhichanenot dir^ectlv
a n db e c o n f u s i n g .
not be too general;other^wise,
the neadenwill not knowexactlywhat he on she is goingto
neadabout.
not be too specific.Youshouldleavedetailsand examplesfonthe nestof your passage.
Lookat the topic and the exampleintnoductions
below:
What do you like to see at the zoo and why?
Good introduction: / like going to the zoo to see the monkeys. Theyare so funnyl
Poor introduction [unrelated ideas]:/ /ikegoing to the zoo to eat popcorn, feed the birds and
see the monkeys.
Poon introduction [too generall:.Zoos are great p/aces.
Poor introduction [too specificl: / like going to the zoo to see the monkeys. Theyare so funny
because they act like people. For examp/e, they do tricks and p/ay games.
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What (an yori see at the c[reu*s?
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r Some
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andrceskaters'
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stants the wnitingand tells us what the writing is about lt can be one long sentenceon a shor-t
paragrapn
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Q).* Choose the best introduction.
What is your favorite circus oct ond why?
Introduction: 'b :
My fovorite
circus oct is
the flying
trOpeze.
The ocrobotsflying through the oir
ore fontostic.
Topicsentence1:
First, I'm reolly into omozing stunts.
Topicsentence2:
Second,the fire breather is very brove
ond skillful.
My fovorite circus oct is the firebreothing performonce.It's amozing!
Why do people enjoy going to the circus?
Introduction: ,*Cl
Topicsentence1:
First, there ore mony different octs to see.
Topicsentence2:
Second,olmost everyone loves to wotch
creotive performonces.
I
A
Going to the circus con be
very expensive!
There ore clowns moking
silly jokesond doing funny
tricks.
I think the circus is populor
becousethere ore so mony
amazing octs ond
performonces.
Readthe passageand ehoosethe best introduction.
lntroduction: A r
First,peoplehove o chonceto seeonimols. Moybe
they hove never seentheseonimols before.
Circusesoften hove big elephonts, fierce tigers,
monkeys,horses,dogs,Iions ond even snokes.
Second,the onimols ore reolly tolented.The
elephontscon use their trunks to do tricks. The
dogs con iump through hoops or wolk oround like
people.The monkeys con be even funnier than
the clowns!
A
Going to th e circus con be o
reolly omo;ring experience
becouseof lhe onimols there.
The bestthi ngs obout going to
the circus c re the clowns ond
qcrobots.
I think goir Lgto the circus is
expensive.
Listento the passaEeand take notes.Thenchoosethe best fu'ltroduction.
Introduction: C
Going to th e circus is o good
woy to sperrd your birthdoy.
Notes:
^ d* ryq!Fryk*,
g*_*d*ar* qf,anim;a{*
* tied up;:n***;rn'9m*ve
- hurt,animalsio dotricks
- circuseskeephurtinganimals
- circueesexist becausepeoplekeeppayinq
./&
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1
Smoll onirn ols should not be
tied up or r rode to do tricks.
Lrrcusesore Docllor onrmOls
ond we ore not helping
onimols when we go to the
circus.
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Who is the most interesting person ot the circus?
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Topicsentence1:
Topicsentence2:
What is your fovorite kind of performonce qnd why?
Introduction:
Topicsentence1:
Topicsentence2:
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