Boost writing 2 student s book

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Acknowl€dg€ments
I would like to dedicatethe Boost!writing booksto h,rovery closecolleagues:DeanStaffordandYannickO'Neill.We
havesharcdmany experiencesand ideasabout teachingwdting skills overthe years,but your specialistknowledgeand
enthusiasmfor this aspectof leaning and communication havealwaysbeenan inspiration to me.Thanksmightilyl
Iason R€nshaw
ThePublishers
wouldalsolike to thankthefollowingteachers
fortheir suggestions
andcommentson driscourse:
TaraCameron,
Rosanne
Chen,ChiangYing-hsueh,
Cerello,NancyChan,
ChangLi Ping,IoyChao,IessieChen,Iosephine
ClaireCho,Cindy Chuang,Linda Chuang,chueh Shiu-wen,Mark de Boer,Mieko Hayashrda,DianaHo, Ldu Hsu,
EuniceIung, Hye Ri Krm,JakeKmball, Iosie Lai, Carol Lee,ElaineLee,Melody t,ee,PeggyLi, EstherLim,
MoonleongLim,JasmjnLin,MartinLin,CatheflneLittlehaleOki,LindaLiu,TammyLiu,GoldieLuk,Ma Li-ling,
ChizukoMatsushita,GeordieMccarry YasuyoMito, Eunicelzumi Miyashita,Mari Na-kamura,
YannickO'Neill,
CocoPan,HannahPark,Kar€nPeng,ZanneSchultz,Kaj SchwermeaMiYeon Shin,Giant Shu,DeanStafford,Hlunju Suh,
TanYunghui,DevonThagard,lohnandCharlievanGoch,AnnieWang,WangShuiing,Wu Lien cbun,SabrinaWu,
YehShihfen.TomYeh.LauraYoshidaandYuniiYun


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fitins
The Boogt! SkillsSedesis the definitiveond comprehensive
four-levelseriesof skillsbooksfor iunior EFLleomers.Theseries
hos beendevelopedoroundoge-oppropriqte,
cross-curriolqr

topicsthqt developstudents'criticqlthinking qnd exominqtion
techniques.It followsan integrotedskillsopproochwith eochof
the skillsbroughttogetherqt the end of eqchunit.
Thetwelvecoreunits in Boost! Writing 2 follow o cleqrond
trqnsporentstructureto maketeochingond leqming eosyqnd
fun. Thewriting skillsbuild ond progressocrossthe four levelsof
Boost! Writing qnd qre correlotedto the next generqtionof tests
of English.
Youwi[ nnd the followingin Boost! Writing 2:
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o
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qnd cross-curriculqr
Age-qpprcpriqte
topics
Modelsofgood w ting os well os exomplesofbod wdung
Writing procticethot builds from sentenceond porqgrqph
levelsto full-lengthpassqges
Activities thot provide on opportunity to creoteq wide vo ety
of text tt?es (essoys,
Ietters,emoils,etc,)

3


Unit Topic

Writing Skill

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

A verysimpleintroduction
of thetargeted
unitskillis provided.
Studentswill
. be introduced
to thewriting
skillina clearand
understandable
way.

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Before You Write
Samples
of goodandbadwritingarepresented
with
a noticing
task.
Studentswill
o learnto distinguish
goodandbadwriting.
between
. discover
thewritingskillforthemselves
withouttheneedfor longexplanations.

Audio GD
TheCD at the backof the book provides
audiosupportfor all readingpassagesplus
the audiofor the Integrationlisteningtasks.
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Writing Practice
Practice
basedarounda writingmodelis followed
bymorepersonalized
writingpractice.
Studentswill

. develop
theskillsneededfor accurate
and
effective
writingthroughmodel-based
practice.
a beableto followguidance
to writetheirown
passages.

Review
Aftereveryt!!o coreunits
thereis a reviewwhich
consolidates
the writing
skillsalreadystudied.
Siudentswill
be ableto seetheir
progressIn using
writjngskills
buildon previously
taughtskillsto
produceaccurate
writing.

Integration
Studentswill
. producewritingpassages
basedon reading
andspeaking/listening

inputs.
. developlanguage
skillsneeded
for thenext
generation
of integrated
testsof English.

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Evaluation

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At the Circus

and
Culture
People

Using
pronouns

writingan

Artsand
Entertainmentintroduction

Writesentencesp . 9
pronouns.
usrn9

Writeaboutan
exciting
thing
at thecircus.

p .1 3

p .1 7

Review1

Par$r time!

Sports
and
Leisure

Writing
cards Writeyourown
forspecial
invitation
and p .1 9
events

thank-you
card.

Proteet our Planet

Sclence
and
Nature

Planan
Writingabout essayabout
our
a topicor issue protecting
planet.

p.27

Review2

Riiklles

CiSr Seasons
Review3

p.23

Sports
and
Leisure

Culture
and
People

Writing
descriptive
sentences

Writeyourown
riddles.

Writingbody
paragraphs

Write
para9rapns
describing p.33
inyour
se.asons
crty.

p.29


,
Writea travel
wnt|noaooul
weoDaoe
aDout D.Jv
exctflno

' otaces a crryyouKnow.

Arounil the Worlil

Geography
andHistory

An lnteresting Place

Writingan
essayto
SocialStudies
describe
a
place

Writean
essay
about
an Inrereslnq
place.

0.43

p.47

Review 4

Magical Actors

Writefactsand
Artsand
Writingfacts
ooinions
about
P 4Y
Entertainmentandopinions HarryPotter
actors,'

Superheroes

Artsand
Writinga
Entertainmentconclusion

Writeabout
youropinion
of
comicbooks.

p.53

p.57

Review

Opinions Online

Science
and

Technology

Write
Responding
to comment5
.
online
anicles aDouran on ne

0. )9

article.

Dinosaurs

Science
and
Nature

Writeandedit
Editingessays anessay
about p.63
dinosaurs.

Review 6

p.67

Extra Writing Sheets

p.69


Unit 1
Using
pronouns
Unit 2
Writing
an introduction
Unit 3
Writingcardsfor special
events
Unit 4
Writingabouta topicor issue
Unit 5
Writing
descriptive
sentences
Unit 6
Writing
bodyparagraphs
Unit 7
Writingaboutexcitingplaces
Unit 8
Writinganessayto describe
a place
Unit 9
Writing
factsandopinions
Unit 1(,

Writing
a conclusion
Unit 11
Responding
to onlinearticles
Unit 12
Editingessays


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Jul e kr.rs:
t v l a f d v< r n a n d y, , a d v e f n
rezI ds>

H e l l o ,I y a n d yI

there' too
very kind Brotherwas
kitchen.ls prefty and
nolsV
v i d e og a m e s l s v e r y
l s y o u n g e rt h a n a n c ll i k e s
H o u s ei s v e r y b i q
F r i e n dd o e s n ' tl i k e
N/landY

Julie

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1

rlni : ire InFif"rtciiofa

Why is MoDdys emoil confusing?
Add words to lvlondy'semdil so thcltit is edsierto undelstond


lJsingpronouns
Personalpronouns(he/him,she/henl/me, you/you,they/them,we/us,it/ it) showwho is
pronounslhis,her,my,your,ther",tu., /ts] showwho something
doingwhat [to who] Possessive
to
belongs

Completethe passageby using the correct pronouns.

your his

my

he

our

they

you

him

them

it

its

My weekend
On Sqturdqy night (t)
(2)

my

friend Tony.(3)

movie ond (5)
t7)

stqyedup very lote wotching movies with

|

fovo te movie. But ofter thot (5)

fqther told

to go to bed.It wqs 1 q.m. ond (8)

On Sundqymorning (e)

wqs trying to sleepl

went to the pqrk to fly kites.

(10)

kiteslookedso pretty tlying in the skyl

(11)

weresohigh up, (r2)

But then (1s)
couldn't 9et (17)

could qlmost not
stoyedup o long time too!

. (14)

see (13)

t

fovo te

wqtched (4)

kite got stuck in q tree. (16)
out ogoin becouse(r8)

tqil wqs cought on q tree bronch. A boy in the pqrk helped (19)

(20)

climbedlhe treeond got the kite for (21)

"Here's(22)

kite," (23)

soid.(24)

sqid thqnk (2s)

wenthome.whot o greqt

On Sundoy ofternoon 1zz;
weekend(2s)

10

wcrsI


Writea sentenceabout eachpictureusingthe correctpronounsand the words
given.
4

1

give/mother/money

90lfdend/house
't

qotn,- 'oher'tett

l

hot^'

ploy/gome/house

dde/bikes/pdrk

6

look/new/car

stuck/kite/tree

11


Listenand completethe paragraph.

(1)

hod q greot weekend.(2)

went to (3)
grqndmo is q greot cook.

grqndmo ond grondpq'shouse.(4)
(s)

cooking is olwoys so delicious.(8)

(e)
beot (12)
(14)

. (7)

mqde somefqntostic opple pie for (6)

tquqht (10)

grondpo likes boqrd gomes.
how to ploy chess.{11)

in one gomel Mqybe {13)
-(1s)

let me beot

clm not sure.

Writea paragraphaboutyour weekendand circleeachpronounyou use.

My weekend

youcan
Byusngpronouns,
thing,
talkaboutthe sameperson,
placeor ideawithoutrepeatng
I Tn,A
tne samenounseveTy

12


At the Cireus
your answers.
Whatcanyou seeat the circus?Discuss

Readthe passageand choosethe best
opening sentence.

CircusFun
actsto seeThereereacrobats
'..-.,u^,^ .,o ^^n ^mazinq

clever'
arerealtY
ctowns
A Some
tricks'
candoamazing
TheY
canbea

to thecircus
B Going
fur andinteresttng
realtY
exPerience
therearefire
c Sonetimes
too'
andiceskaters'
breathers
/

:ffi;' ;;;';;

trick:r
runnv
anddoine
llviokes

Answerthe questionand follow the instruction.
Why is the introduction (opening sentence)you chosethe
best wqy to stort this possqge?
2

Circle the topic sentenceofeoch pqrqgroph.


Writing an introduction
Theintroduction
bodyandconclusion

Inessaystherearethreebasicparts:the introductron,
startsthe writingandtellsus whatthe writingis aboutlt canbe onelongsentenceor a short
paragraph

Choosethe best introdu(tion.
whot is your fqvorit€ circus qct qnd why?

A

First,I'm reolly into qmozinqstunts

My fovorite
circus qct is
the flying
trapeze.

Topicsentence2:

The ocrobotsflying thrcugh the air
ore fontqstic.

Introduction:
Topicsentence1:

Second,
the fire brcqtheris very brove
qnd skillful.

My fovodte circus oct is the firebreothing performonce.It's omqzing!
I went to the circus for the filst time

when I wqs very young.

why do peopleenjoy going to the circus?
lntroduction:

A

Going to the circus con be
very expensive!

Topicsentence1:
First, therc qrc mony different octs to see.
Topicsentence2:
Second,qlmost everyone loves to wotch
creqtiveperformqnces.

14

There ore clowns moking
silly jokesqnd doing funny
tdcks.

I think the circusis populqr
becousethereqre somony
omozingoctsond
peformonces.


Writea short introductionand two topic sentences,
Whqt is the most exciting thing to see ot o circus?

Topicsentence1:

Topicsentence2;

Whqt is the most exciting plqce in your city?

lntroduction:

Topicsentence1:

showsthe
The ntroduction
mainideaof the essa,andthetopic
supportthatrdea
sentences


Readthe passageand choosethe best introduction.
Introduction:

A

First peoplehove o chonceto seeonimqls. Mqybe
they hqve neverseentheseqnimols before.
Circuses
oflen hqvebig elephants,fiercetigers,
monkeys,horses,dogs,lions ond even snokes.

Going to the circus con be q

reolly qmozing expedence
becouseof the onimols there.
The bestthings qbout 9oin9 to
the circus qre the clowns qnd
ocrobots.

Second,the qnimols ore reqlly tolented.The
elephontscon use their trunks to do tricks. The
dogs con jump through hoops or wqlk oround like
people.The monkeys cqn be even funnier thqn
the clowns!

I think going to the circus is
expensive.

Listento the passageand take notes.Then choosethe best introduction.
Introdudion:
Notes;
- d o n a LL a k eq o o d c a r e o f a n i m a l e
- lied upandcanL move

A

Going to the circus is o good
woy to spendyour birthdoy
Smqll qnimols should not be
tied up or mqde to do tdcks.
Circusesqre bod for onimols
ond we ore not helping
qnimqls when we go to the

circus.

Usethe introductionsyou choseto completethe statements.
The writer (Activity F) soysthot going to the circus

Howevet the speoker(Activity G) soysthqt circusesore
16


({i}

writ" a sentenceabout eachpictureusingthe wordsgiven.

bike / her

school / their

movie / his

fother / he


f9, Choosethe bestintroduction.
How con you leqrn obout interesting onimqls?
lntroduction:

A

Topicsentence1:
First,I con go to o noture pqrk.

Topicsentence2:
Second,I con wotch documentorieson television.

we ore toking o school
tdp to q fqmous nqture
pork next month.
There qrc speciolpeople
to take cqre of the
0nimols.
Thereqre mony kinds of
interestingonimols, ond
we cqn leorn more obout
them in different woys.

CgWrite an introduction and two topic sentences.
Whqt ore two countriesin the world thot interestyou?
lntroduction:

Togicsentence l:

Tooicsentence2:

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D i s c u s vs o u r a n s w e r s ,

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instruction.

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Also, thdnk you
for my presen+
I reolly liked ii.
It wos o fonioslic
birthdoyt
,

1

Which cord wos sent first?

2

Whlch cord thonks somebodyfbr o present?

3

Clrcle the pronouns on each cord

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19


Writing cards for specialevents
Invitatlonsshowimportantinformationlikethe date,time and placeof a party.Afterthe party
peoplesendthank-you
cardsto saytheyenjoyedthe event.

Usethe sentencesfrom the box to completethe cards.
It s perfectl/ I? likeyou to come:/ 3 p.m.- 6 p.m. /
The decorations
weregreot. / My birthdqypqrty on Sundoywqsgreot. /
fhonk you for invitingme to yourpqrty.
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t.

INVITATION
It's my 14thbirthdoy ond I'm goingto
hove o pody. (1)

Dote: Sundoy,
June21

I hod o reolly fun time. Thqnk you

so

Time:

much for being there. Also, thonk you
for my present. (4)

(2)

Plqce: Ruby'sRestouront 64 High Rood
Phone: 555-7109

Thonltgou!

)

1

(s)___
It wqs lots offun (6)
,

,

Your father did q
streomersby himself?
greot ,ob Did he prcpqre qll the bolloons ond
Thqnks ogqin!

^<^

20

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write your own cards.
Write on invitotion cord to your birthdoy pofiy.

2

Write q thqnk-you cord to o friend who cqme to your porty.

to showwho
Remember
to usepronoun5
to.
whatand
who
something
belongs
isdoing


Usethe first card in Activity E to invitethree classmates
to your party,and take
notesabout their parties.

I

Nqme:

Porty:

Dote:
Plqce:

Nome:
Dqte:
Plqce:

Phone:

Nqme:

Dote:
Plqce:

Pretendyou havebeen to one of the parties above.Write a thank-youcard to the
personwho had the party.

22


Protect Our Planet
J

How can we protect the Planet?Discussyour answers.

Look at the brainstorm diagram and read the plan'
Whot ore someof the woyswe con protect our plonet?

plonet in many woys.
Body paragraph 1: Stopgreenhouse
goses
\'

Topicsentence:First of qll,
we coo
moke lessgreenhousegoses

irotectlng our Planet
' s. :t 3
op
greenhouse
I
'' -:.1 qases
-

;

recycleand
usethlngs
agaln

,
I

invent new
cleanPower

Llselesscoal
a n do i l

Follow th€ instructions,

lnvent new CleOnpower
Body paragraph 2: Soveanimals
Topicsentence:
Second,we con
sovethe onimals on the plonet.

L

On the broinstolm diogrom, crossout the ideosthe writer chosenot to write
obout.
On the plon, circle the introduction ond the two moin ideqs

23


Writing about a topic or issue
Brainstorming
is veryquickthinkingandnotetakingA planis an o.ganized
outlineof the exact
thrngswe wantto wfite about.Brainstorming
andplanning
canhelpusto writeclearlyabouta

toprcor rssue

Completethe plan.
Whqt qre some of the woys people con leqrn more qbout our plqnet?

importont. Peoplecon do this in mony wqys.
First of oll, people can yisit q museum. There is o lot of useful informqtion there. people
con seepicturesond qsk questions.
Second,peoplecon go out into the countryside.They con seenoturc with their own eyes.
They con seethe lond ond the onimols.

Bodyparagraph1:
Topicsentence:Peoplecon visit a museum.
Details:

Bodyparagraph2: Countryside
Topicsentence:

Details:seenoture with own eyes,seelond ond onimqls

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Brainstormand planan essayand write it on a separatepieceof paper.
Whot ore some woys your fomily con protect the plqnet?

I

I

lntroduction:

Bodyparagraph1:
Topicsentence:

Bodyparagraph2;
Topicsentence:

Whenyouwritethe plan,crossout
diagram
unusedldeason the brainstorm