Boost writing 1 teacher s book

rftrns The Boost! SkillsSeriesis the definitive ond comprehensivefourlevel seriesof skills books for junior English leorners.The series hos been developedoround oge-oppropriote,cross-curriculor topics thot developstudents'criticol thinking ond exominotion techniques.It follows on integroted skills opprooch with eoch of the skills brought together ot the end of eoch unit The twelve core units in Boost! Writing follow o cleor ond tronsporent structureto moke teoching and leorning eosyond fun The writing skills build ond progressocrossthe four levelsof Boost! Writing ond ore correlotedto the next generotion of tests of English You will find the following in Boost! Writing 1: o Age-opproprioteand cross-curriculortopics N Models of good writing os well os exomplesof bod writing" Writing procticethot builds from sentenceond porogroph levelsto full-lengthpossoges Activities thot provide qn opportunity to creoteo wide voriety of text Wpes(essoys,letters,emoils, etc.) Xbp&c &$mXt Sf,{nfl WrX*Xmg and Eachunithasan age-appropriate topic cross-curricular of the targeted A verysimpleintroduction unitskillis provided Studentswill & findthetopicdirectlyrelatesto their own livesandstudy a be engagedand motivated to learn Studentswill & be introduced to the writing skillin a clearand way understandable ilr'""*,,t" -t t" t-'***- yo- tffi lJ'i5cu55 nclies? t^* ott*' $) Ii: I w in the rigl rpa(es and p€tiods us'ng 'aPrrdl letlets' newrite each senten(c hi mynomes I i ili 1a ?t: i t! %l-#-"';h'*:"'d oer os r'lh 5Fo J r F G o ' A - e rr e s d n o woros *a p' spaces between "*uv hiy ra're scot i3 ttcl'j icomeiiomouilrdlio mymotherito l' toMiter singerond myfother idon t hoveonY broth€6oi$sers 1i ir tit il l much idon't like reodingbooks engnsn myfdvorite schoohublectb il ll t,lr ,t, I, |, 'i: &.i n? "t t10 Kefore YoaxWnX*e with Samplesof goodand badwritingarepresented a noticingtask Studentswill a learnto distinguish betweengoodand badwriting & discoverthe writingskillfor themselves withoutthe needfor longexplanations ,&nxdXCI && TheCD at the backof the StudentBook providesaudiosupportfor all readingpassages plusthe audiofor the Integration tasks listening Xwxtegra&&om WrXtXmg FN'act&ce Thewritingskillis combinedwith listening, reading or speaking tasks Practicebasedarounda writingmodelis followed by morepersonalized writingpractice Studentswill & producewritingpassagesbasedon reading andspeaking/listening inputs & developlanguage skillsneededfor the next generationof integratedtestsof English Studentswill * developthe skillsneededfor accurateand effective practice writingthroughmodel-based t be ableto followguidance to writetheirown passages *fu Hello ther€l My My fother t ry -hLJ m @- W *€ad the sanlen{€s frod Activity t or pase {1 ic lassmat€and wriie down e:(t other'r 5enlence$ I 5 Q Studentswill be ableto seetheir progressin using writingskills buildon previously taughtskillsto produceaccurate writing tr" ,t i'***'"" KevXew, Aftereverytwo coreunits thereis a reviewwhich consolidates the writino skillsalreadystudied co.rrntu r'.r r*tr .+" " lenten.F.bour ea(h pi(tute ur'n9 -.m fhf dord! "o.,,,,o,,o.nn,o., _,qhBree rn rhe !ntrpd Jrole\ : g'!en * ' i;"o^*""""u'" Q honttro!tus, sh%s old ' ' t' '' r"".ir" ,t" ,."r"n.* - ".oye,n two p.rag,aph5, "" ' ;:::i*' por&s rnqp CDScript p.92 All About Me SUBJECT Art and Literature WRITINGSKILT Writing clearlyin English WRITINGTASK Write sentencesabout yourself Writing clearlyin English you needto write clear'ly To wnitewellin English, To this,you needto the following: Use CAPITALlettens.You shouldalwaysuse a capitalfor' the finst lettenof the f irst wond in a sentence [His familywas big.) the pronoun,I lMary and I went to the store.) the finst letter in the names of peoplelBob Smithl and places(Sydney, Australia) the finst letter in the namesof languagesand nationalities[Chinese) the finstlettenin the first, last and all impontantwondsin the titles of movies(TheLion, the Wtch and the Wardrobe) and books (Forever in B/uel Use punctuation.Youshoulduse a peniod[.]to show whenea sentencefinishes[The cat was big.) a questionmark [?] at the end of a questionlWas your lunchgood?) o an exclamationmank[!]to add emphasisto a sentence[The movie was so scary!) Use spaces.Youshould leaveone space between each wond [He is good not Heisgood.) leaveone space aften a punctuationmank(He is smart, isn't he?not He is smart,isn'the?) not leavea space betweena word and a punctuationmanklHe is nice.not He is nice ) -t)o J Hi My nome is foy I hove o younger sister I comefrom Koreo My fovorite sport is soccer My mother is o pointer ond my fother is q moth teocher My fovorite food is pizza [Students'onswerscon vory] All About Me ffi, d&* what are your favonitebooks amdmovies?&iseussSrouranswers" Readthe parasraphs 0'm 12 Yearsolde is @" @y name @nY" fother is a @.*" from@onodo'@ is a dentisto p ttave lawyerond my mother is @y fovoritebook J,u'rounn"rsister6 @ctorYJ' 'g'"rt', lnd tr'e @rocotate is "@odagoscard' fr7 rovoritumovie schoolsubject @y favorite @w about You? is scienceo il::].i:1]::1l|i91]1l,J::il]i:11]:.i:::]ll]]li.i]:l:1ili]1il!|g]llll::i*ll hellomy$am{,r 1ul;"i'm 1.1y"orrplA;fc.o-lf ro,,lrhe(lnife$tates my f athetfrfudoctorpnAnylnotherf,spsecrelaryl!"ave o n{y o u nger rofh e tland on{"lde$ister myfavorite boot$s "T he J ungle[) o ok" mylfavo rile m ovi lis " Spide r - lvla n 2" mylf av o r if e sc h o o$,,bj e ct i slmat h howpboutyou? {1$ nnswer the question and follow the instructioms - The first one becauset'he wriler usee capit al Which porogrophis eosierto reod?WhY? b"t"rs, periods andepaces In the first porogroph, circle the CAPITALlettersond periods (.) you find In the secondporogroph, drow o slosh ( / ) where you think there should be o spoce betweenwords W r i t i n g c l e a n l yi n E n g l i s h To write well in English,you needto write clearly.Use CAPITALletters and peniods[.]to shovu whenesentencesstart and finish Also,wr"iteneatlyand put spaces betweenwonds "ftil ffi newrite each sentenceusing €apital letters, spaeesand periods in tlre right places hi mynomeis scott fij, M"y*$ms i* ***** icomefromoustrolio I comefrom Ausl,ralia mymotheriso singerondmyfother isowriter My mother ie a einqer and my l79her is-a y.v7it,9y, idon't hoveany brothersorsisters I don't haveany brolhers or sist ers idon't like reodingbooksmuch I don'tlike readingbooksmuch myfovorite schoolsubjectis english Vy fayorite school eubject,ie Englieh U s ea c a p i t alle t t e r/ ( n o ti ) w h e nt a l k i n ga b o u t Alsousea caoitalletterat the startof names vourself ( p e o p l ec,o u n t r i e lsa, n g u a g ebso, o k sa n dm o v i e s ) ffi **u** sentenees aboutyourself lii ***r*i F'{y**rn*r !* 1arah My mother is a teacher and my father is a doctor I a m y e a r so l d I comefrom the United 9t atee I have two older brothers :i-rJJJ \{hat should I bring? /% wtt"t should friends bring if they visit your courmtny? Olscuss3r&etr answers" ffi To: From: Readthe emails" @* Date: Subject: Hi there,Tinal To: Juan From: Tina Date: APril 14 Subject: Re:What should I bring? ffi W' My familyand lare going to visit your countrynext month.We,re trying to decide what to take with us So what'sthe weather hKetherenow? What clothesshould we bring? Thanksfor your help! Yourfriend, JUAN l:11, iil;: ffi::ffi;ffi:,11;;-x:r'eountrY! sr:lrnestorms' rainy And there are ,:r,:rir,ir.:r The weather is cold and won't freeze! rr,, ,'::'r:r,: t,, Sa don't worry*you too Fut it,s not snowing ^"**er the questions lnformal.Thepeopleare friends and Are theseemoils formol or informol? How you tell? thsy use*and,",,bul" and,,so.,, Where cclnyou find the "title" for eoch emoil? Subject,header Whot questiondid Tino not onswer?What,clothesshouldwebring? A n s w e r i n ga n e m a i l f r o m a p e n p a l When you get an emailfrom a pen pal,it is important to be nice and friendly.You shouldtry to a n s w e l lt h e q u e s t i o n sh e o r s h e a s k sv o u Readthe ernail.Thencornpletethe reply using words and sentencesfrom the box Give me o coll when you orrive / the beochesore olwoys open / It's reolly great I Hello there / shorts / souvenirs / T-shirts To: K i m < k i m b a @ s m i l ek i d z > From: Julie Date: D e c e m b e r1 S u b j e c t : R e :W h a t s h o u l d I b r i n g ? q.,1H9llovlh9ye To: From: Date: J u l i e< j o o l s 1 @ o z ' w i z > kidz> Kim ckimba@smile D e c e m b e r1 I bring? Subject: What should H e l l oJ, u l i e ! countryl'm goingon a trip to Your nextmontn' i;;.i; AJstraliall'm leavins liketherenow? So what'sthe weather I bring? Wh., to,t'l.sshould friendsof mY lwill be stayingwith takesome nlce familY,and I want to Do Youhaveany ideas? Jtr; i; them' Thanksfor YourhelPl , Kiml tz) lt's really great' thatyou'recomingto stayin my country! Theweatheris hot,sunnyand dry.But t3l the beaqh-es afe always opeyl So don'tworry-you canalwaysgo swimming! You'llneedto bringsome{4} {s} T'shiras ehort'g a n da s w i m s u i t As for gifts,well why not bringsomephotosand {6} souvenirs ? Hopethis helps.{r} Giveme a callwhenyou arrive Yourfriend, Julie ,q&w, Readthe email.Thenreply by answeringall the questionsyour friend asks you' Fr41k [...]... you do these hobbies? schoolclub FavorileTV ehows ,,, .1, ::l ;S: : € Cool Critters SUBJECT Scienceand Nature WRITINGSKILT Using titles and headings WRITING TASK Make titles and headingsabout your favorite animals Usingtitles and headings Titlesaneimportantbecausethey tell you quicklyand cleanlywhat a passageis about[the main ideaJ Theyaneusuallyfoundat the top of a passageand aneoften the finstthingyou... 6ejp'dO Listenand completethe sentences !r 1 $ : g Hello therel MY n7mei?,M?*, 2 3 4 I hove one olderbrolher 5 My fatheris ateacher andmy motheris an actress U s et h e s ee x p r e s s i o n s : Readthe sentencesfrom Activity E on page 11 to a elassmateand write down eaehother 's sentences o Couldyou repeatthat,please? Speakmoreslowly,please o H o wd o y o us p e l tl h a t ? 1 a m l Z y e a r so l d... Photocopiable @ PearsonEducationAsia Limited2007 BoostlWriting1 GoodTimes SUBJECT Culture and People WRITINGSKILL Brainstorming WRITING TASK Complete a brainstorm diagram about your hobbies Brainstorming is the finst Befoneyou write, it is a goodideato planwhat you anegoingto say.Bnainstonming allowsyouto lt meansto thinkaboutlots of differentideas.Brainstonming step in this planning structure aboutgramman,wondchoiceor... hobbies,intenestsand likesand dislikes Thesequestionswillgiveyour pen pal your questionsshouldnot be too monesubjectsto write aboutin his/hennesponse Howeven, personal(Are you rich?) you shouldkeepin mind.Fir^st, When youwnitean emailto a pen pal,theneanesevenalthings you can stantwith a fniendlygneeting, as emailsare usuallyinfonmal, such as: Hi! He//o! Hello there! He/ Hi(pen pals name)/ you can finishyour... CD scripton p 92 Brainstorming Brainstormingis the first step in writing lt means to think about lots of different ideasand then to show them in a diaoram ffi Ur" the wordsgivento completeeachdiagnam Whot extreme sports would you like to try? Where could you do these sports? mountains {1} skateboarding E x t r e m es p o r t s {3} dirt track bike sbunis bikepark skotepork pork mountoins ski resort... ,:'.,ll:,,ii,i:,ll:*r&ai [S i" s ;.4, E Usethe informatisn in Activlty D on page 20 to cornpletethe enlai! Hello there! About me -) , Vy nome is tsl Jessica I'm {?} 12 yeors old I come from i3} Sydney It 's locoted iy16y Ausluralia FavoritesJ My fovoritebook is qs3The SuitlanGames My fovorite movie is qet Eragon I olso Iike sports.I like {?} volleyball most of oll, but I'm olso into (e! basketball g, tennie... n s t o n m diagnam t o h e l py o uc o m eu p w i t h h e a d i n g s Titlesand headingsshouldnot be completesentences,and they genenally do not contain ounctuation @1 Title: The gomes I like 2 Title: The books I like 1 Animols in the zoo Heoding 1: Boord gomes Heoding 1: Scory books 2 The clossesI toke Heoding 2: Card gclmes Heoding 2: Exciting books 3 The pets I like Heoding 3: Computer gomes Heoding... SUBJECT Sportsand Leisure WRITINGSKILL Writing to a pen pal WRITINGTASK Introduceyourselfin an email Writing to a pen pal Wnitingan emailis a great wayto intnoduceyourselfto a pen pal.This kindof emailtellsthings aboutyou and your'life.Fonexample,it can talk aboutyounfamily,wheneyou liveand what you liketo do.Younemailshouldalsoask questions Youcan askthe pensonyou anewnitingto abouthis/her hobbies,intenestsand... r a g r a p h s 21 & Work vuitlra elassmtate Ask eaehq&'lestlom amdwvritcthc answrer A Whot 's your nome? {, Do you hove ony brothersor sisters? li Min-ho hrnfh arc nr ci cfar< Yes.Twoyounger sisters f : ii I t,!**-:i'ri- f-'"i*: Whot is the nome o[ your scnoorr ? I ^,, vvnere rs II locoteor 1eoul,Korea i YongsanElementary $ School ; c dai*!.{qg ta * i Whot 's your fovorite subject? English neighborhood... foundabovedifferentpanagnaphs in a passage.Theytell youwhat each panagnaph is aboutby summanizing its main idea.In this sense,they are liketitles for panagraphs As headingsappeanabovethe paragnaphsthey summanize, they alsohelpshow you whenenew ideasbegin.When you wniteheadings, it is impontantto nemember that all of the ideasin a panagr^aph shouldbe nelatedto its heading Youcan use infor.mation fnomthe b u b b l e si n a