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ISBN-10:962-00-5881
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Ackno.tr't€dg€ments
I wouldliketo dedicatethe Boostlwritingbooksto two veryclosecolleagues:
DeanStaffordandYannick
O'NeiI.We
havesharedmanyexperiences
andideasaboutteachingwitingskillsovertheyears,but yourspecialist
knowledge
and
enthusiasm
for thtsaspectoflearningandcommunication
havealwaysbeenan iDspirationto me Thanksmighlily!
ThePublishers
wouldalsoliketo thankthe followingt€achers
for theirsuggestions
andcommentson thiscoursel
TaraCameron,
RosanneCerello,
NancyChan,ChangLiPing,JoyChao,lessieChen,Josephine
Chen,Chiang\tnghsueh,
ClaireCho,CindyChuang,hndaChuang,ChuehShiuwen,MarkdeBoerMiekoHaFshida,DianaHo,Lrlu Hsu,
Eunicelung, HyeRrKrm,Iale Kimball, IosieLai, CarolLee,ElaineLee,Melody t€e, PeggyLi, EstherLim, Moon IeongLim,
LidlehaleOki,LindaLiu,TammyLju,GoldieLuk,MaLi-ling,ChizukoMatsushita,
IasminLin,MartinLin,Catherme

G€ordi€Mccarty,Yasuyo
Mito,EuniceIzumiMiyashita,MariNakamum,Yannick
O'Neill,CocoPan,HannahPark,
KarenPeng,ZanneSchultz,Kaj Schwermer,MiYeonShin,Giant Shu,DeanStafford,HyrnJu Suh,TanYung-hui,
DevonThagad,IohnandCharlievanGoch,AnnieWang,WangShu-ling,
Wu Lien-chun,SabrinaWu,Y€hShihfen,
TomYeh,LauraYoshidaandYunji Yun
puo6i0rs

rbn sBLl4ble loEr.


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The Boost! SkillsSeriesis the definitive qnd comprehensivefourlevel seriesof skills books for junior English leomers.The series
hqs been developedoround qge-appropriote,cross-curriculor
topics thot developstudents'criticol thinking ond exqminotion
techniques.It follows on integrqted skills opprooch with eoch of
the skills brought together ot the end of eoch unit.
The twelve coreunits in Boost! Wtiting 1 follow o cleor ond
trqnsporent structureto moke teoching ond leqrning eosyond
fun. The wdting skills build ond progressocrossthe four levelsof
Boost! Writing ond ore correloted to the next generotion of tests
of English.
You will flnd the following in Boost! Writing 1:
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Age-oppropriqteqnd cross-ordculor topics
Models ofgood writing qs well os exomplesofbqd writing
Writing practicethot builds ftom sentenceqnd poragroph
levelsto fuIl-length possoges
Activities thqt provide on opportunity to creote o wide voriety
of text t'?es (essqys,lette$, emqils, etc.)


Unit Topic

lVriting Skill

Eachunithasanage-appropriate
and
cross-curricular
topic.
Studentswill
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to their
ownlivesandstudy.
. beengaged
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to learn

A verysimpleintroductton
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unitskillis provjded.
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Samples
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with
a noticing
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. learnto distinguish
goodandbadwriting.
between
. discover

thewritingskillforthemselves
withouttheneedfor longexplanations.

Audio CD
TheCD at the backofthe bookprovides
audiosupportfor all readingpassagesplus
theaudioforrheIntegration
listening
tasks.

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Integration
Writint Practice
Practicebasedarounda writrngmodelis followed
by morepersonalized
writingpractice.
Studentswill
a developthe skillsneededfor accurateand
effectivewritingthroughmodel-basedpractice.
. be ableto followguidanceto writetheirown
passages.

reading
Thewritingskillis combined
withlistening,
tasks.
or speaking
Studentswill

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basedon reading
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andspeaking/listening
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skillsneededforthenext
generation
of integrated
testsof English.

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Review
Aftereverytwo coreunits
thereis a reviewwhich
consolidates
the writing
skillsalreadystudied.
Studentswill

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writing
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buildon previously
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Evaluation

All About Me

p.8

Art and
titerature

Writingclearly Writesentences^ o
in Enqlish
aboutyourself.

Writea

In the Neighborhood;Jj'#"* $?i[,]o,

DaraoraDh

a0ouIyour
neighborhood.

Review1

p.17

Hello there!

Writingto a
penpal

Good Times

Culture
and
People

Complete
a
oratnStorn
Brainstorming
oraqram
aooul
yourhobbies.

p .1 9

o, z!

p.27

Review2

Cool Critters

A Pet for Me
Review3

lntroduce
yoursel{
inan
email.

Sports
and
Leisure

Science
and
Nature

Social
Studies

lvlake
titlesand
Using
titlesand headings
about n ,'o

your
headings
favorite
animals.

Writingtopic
sentences

Write
DaraoraDhS
JJ
abou-t
a petyou P
like.
p.37


Things to Do

Social
Studies

Best of the Best

Science/
Social
Studies

N4aking
lists

l\4ake
a to-do
listanda
list,
shopping

Making
a plan

Planparagraphs
aboutthebest p.
43
things
and
places.

p.39

p.47

Review 4

combine
similar

MegaMonsters

5ocial

History

loctal

Studies

Combining
5entences

Joining
ideas

n d q-

aboutamystery"
crearure
writea formal
andinformal
paragraph
abouta placeof
mystery

p.53

p.57

Review 5

I bring? ;Ji'i'"'"" ;il{jlffiI
Whatshould

Online Time

Science
and Writinga
Technology responSe

Reply
to an
a
emailfrom
Iriend
coming
to visityour
country

p.59

Writean
opinlon
essay
about
computers.

p.63

Review 6

p.67

Extra Writing Sheets

p.69


Unit 1
Writing
clearly
in English
Unit 2
paragraphs
Making
Unit3
Writing
to a penpal
Unit4
Brainstorming
Unit5
Using
titlesandheadings
Unit 6
Writingtopicsentences
Unit 7
Making
lists
Unit I
Making
a plan
Unit 9
Combining
sentences

Unit 1()
Joining
ideas
Unit 11
Answering
anemailfroma penpal
Unit 12
Writing
a response
8


AII About Me
Whatare your favoritebooksand movies?Discuss
your answers.

Readthe paragraphs.
l2 Yeorsold'
Hi. MY nomeis TonYI'm
fother ls d
I comefrom ConqdoMY

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"lv\4dogoscdr'
My fovoriie movieis

is science'
My fovorite school subjeci
How obout You?

hello nynaneis julia i'm 71yearsoll icoqeftonthe
U niteAStales
ny
4alh e risa doclo ra nA my nothe isa s ecretary
ihove
o ney o u.t9 e r b r ol h e r a nd
o qe ol d e r r i sfe t my f av o r ite bo okis
"T he ) o n9le B ook" myf avo rile
m o v i e i s" S p i A e rl n a n 2 , ,
my{ av o rile t c h o olt ubiec+ i t m at h
h o w a 6 o t ' ty o u ?

Answerthe questionand follow the instructions.
1

Which pqrqgroph is eosierto reod?Why?

2

In the first pqrqgroph, circle the CAPITALlettersqnd pe ods (.) you cqn find.

3

In the secondpqrqgroph, drow q slosh ( / ) where you think therc should be o spoce
betweenwords.

I


Writing clearlyin English

Towricewellin English,
youneedto write clearly.lJseCAPITAL
letters and periods[.]to show
wherc sentencesstart andfinish.Also,write neatlyand put spacesbetweenwoTds.

Rewrite eachsentenceusing capital letters, spacesand periods in the right
places,
t

hi mynomeisscott
Hi. My nameis 5cott.
icomeftomoustraliq

mymotheriso singerqndmyfother isow ter

4

idon'thoveqnybrothersorsisters

idon't like reqdinobooksmuch

myfqvodte schoolsubiectis english

Usea capitalletter/ (rot i)whe'1talkingabout

voursellAlsousea caoitalletterat thestartof names
(people,
countries,
languages,
booksandmovies).

Writesentences
aboutyourself.
4

Hi lheret. My name is

2

11


Listenand completethe sentences.
Ittttrtt
Hello there! My
Iom

I cone from
I hqve
My fother is

My fovorite

Usetheseexpressions.

Readthe sentencesfrom Activity E
on page 11to a classmateand write
down eachother's sentences.

t Couldyou repeatthat,please?.
. Speakmoreslowly,p ease.
. Howdo youspellthatT


In the Neighborhood
your answers.
What is your neighborhoodlike?Discuss

I go to Addison

Readthe passages,

School
ElementarY
I qo to Sangnam
,.t in ch"nq*on 'n Kot""
ters at m\i school
too'
:d Sangnam-dong
)ndsomeParks'
and nicein my neighborhood
Peopleare friendly
I likelivingin Sangnam-dong'

schoolgym.
My neighborhood
is
calledBelmont.There
are many apartments

there,and many houses.
too.Peopleare lind
in
my neighborhood.
I like
xvrngin Belmont.

I Answerthe questions.
I

How ore the two Dqssqoessimilor?
Which possqgeshowsthe two main ideqs (schoolond neighborhood)quickly qnd eqsily?

13


Makingparagraphs
Paragraphsare gnoupsof sentencesthat go togetherto talk aboutonemainidea.In a
paragraph,
youcontinue
eachsentenceon the samelineuntilthemainideais frnished.

RewritepassageA from page13 in two paragraphs.

I ao to 5anqnamElementa

My neighborhood,
ie calledS.angnam-dong.

Paragraphs

makeyourdeas
clearandeasyto read


Writeaboutyour schooland neighborhood.
ttrttr

(ll

School

Neighborhood

15


@i
a

lt's in Kowloon in Hong Kong.

b

AU in oll, I like living in Ho Mon Tin.

c

There ore mony housesond qportments there.

d

I like the clqssroomsot my school.

e

The ployground is greqt, too.

f

I go to Ho Mqn Tin ElementorySchool.

g

My neighborhoodis cqlled Ho Mon Tin.

h

Peopleore friendly ond nice in my neighborhood.

@

16

,r* ,n" sentences
in the right order.

*r'," rn" sentences
abovein two paragraphs.

Mqin Ideq 1:

f

e
Mqin ldeo 2:

s
h


fl!

Writea sentenceabouteachpictureusingthe wordsgiven,

mother / doctor

I'm / 1.2

2

hove / sister

fovo te / book


'':),,

1

Completethe sentences.

I

Moryville Elementory
Tennessee
in the United Stqtes.

2
3

I like the ort room

4

I

the schoollibrory.
is colled Moryville.
mqny hou5es,
shopsond porks there

6

18

7

Peopleqre friendly

8

All

l-'

Rewritethe sentencesabove in two paragraphs.

neighborhood.
, I like living in Moryville.


Hello there!
W h o d o y o u w r i t e e m a i l st o ?
D i s c u s vs o u r a n 5 w e r s .

R e a dt h e e m a i l .
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into ,i.ttt "na
into sports lQoJ
soon
Pleasewrile back

Tim
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ctrect [/] the box if you can find the idea in Tim's email, and then circle it in
the email.
Country qnd hometown

Neighborhood

Fqvoritebook

Fovoritemovie

Bestfriend

Sports

Fomily

Fovoritefoods

School

Fovoriteclothes
19


WPiting to a pen pal
yourselftoa penp€l.Thiskindof emeiltellsthings
Writing6n emailis a greatwayto introduce
aboutvouandvouflife

Write the answerto eachquestion in the box.
Whot's your nome?

How old ore you?

where do you come
from?

Whot is your fqeorite
book?

Whqt is your fqvorite
movie?

Whot sportsdo you
enioy?

What is the nome of
your school?

Wherc is it locoted?

Whqt's your fovorite
subiect?

Whot is Four
neighborhood
colled?

Whqt plocesqrc in your
neighborhood?

Whot are the peoplein
your neighborhoodlike?


Usethe information in Activity D on page 20 to completethe

Hello there !
My name is (t)
I'm (2)

yeqrs old. I come from (3)
It's locotedin (4)

My fqvodte book is (s)
My fovorite movie is (G)
I qlso like sports.I like g)
most of oll, but I'm qlso into (B)
(9)

ond

. Are you into (10)

too?
I90 to (11)

_

02)

It's in
. My fqvorite

schoolsubiectis (13)
How obout you?

-->
Neighborhood

My neighborhoodis colled (ta)
Thereqre mony (1s)

qnd

(15)

there.Peopleore

\17)

in my neighborhood.

Pleasewdte bock soon.
(18)

Lookbackat l.lnit2 to get ideasfor whatto

wrte aboutinthethirdandFourth
paragraphs


Ask eachquestionand write the answer.
Workwith a classmate.

B

Whoth your nome?

How old ore you?

Do you hove ony
brothersor sistels?

Whqt is the nqme of

Where is it locqted?

Whot's your fqvodte
subject?

your school?

c

Whqt is your
neighborhood
colled?

Whqt plqcesore in your
neighborhood?

Whot qre the people in
your neighborhoodlike?

D

Whot is your fovodte
book?

Whqt moviesdo you like?

What sportsdo you
enjoy?

usingthe informationfrom A, B, C or
Writea paragraphaboutyour classmate
D in Activity F.


GoodTimes
What do you like to do in your free time?
Discussyour answers.

Readthe lopic and look at the diagram.
Whqt do you like to do in your free time?
Why do you like doing thesethings?

&rns-'.Nstes:
advenlure

mokesne lough

wtntel
levelup

pioycornputer

rn,'ne
skoting
porkor s+reet
cqn leqrnstunis

ploygones

Answerthe questions.
I

Whot ore the four things Tom likes to do in his free ti me?

2

Why doeshe like to do those things?


Brainstorming
Brainstonming
is the first step in writing.lt meansto thinkaboutlots of differentrdeasandthen
to showthemin a diaqram.

Usethe wordsgivento completeeachdiagram.
Whqt extreme sports would you like to try? Where could you do these sports?
skoteboqrding
snowboording
bike stunts

indoorskatepark

mountains

outdoor skatepark

Extremesports
dirt track
bikepark

skotepqrk
mountcuns
ski resort
indools
hills
mountolns

skiing

i n l i n es k a t i n g

Extremesports

sportclimbing
UseL?hquestions
to he p you
th nk of ideaswhenyou bralnstorm
Wha?When?
Why?)
\Whot?Wherc?

24


Brainstormeachtopic.
Whot do you like to do in your free time? Why do you like doing these things?

Whot extreme sports would you like to try? Where could you do these sports?