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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


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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. 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

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

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

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

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(,

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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


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)

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

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?

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

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ondlrnso to hove
o porty.
llll"oi:n,o:!
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September21
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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

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.


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

,
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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

24


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

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