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    Published by Pearson Longman Asia ELT 20/F Cornwall House ‘Taikoo Place 979 King’s Road Quarry Bay Hong Kong fax: 4952 2856 9578 ‘email: pearsonlongman.hk@pearson.com ‘www.pearsonlongman.com ‘and Associated Companies throughout the world. © Pearson Education Asia Limited 2007 Allrights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of, the Publishers. First published 2007 Reprinted 2011 yn Asia Limited, Hong Kong ISBN-13: 978. ISBN-10: 962-00-5869-0 Publisher: Simon Campbell Project Editor: Howard Cheung Editor: Michael Tom Designers: Junko Funaki, Myth Wong, Mlustrator: Balic Choy Audio Production: David Pope and Sky Productions For permission to use copyrighted images, we would lke to thank © Buddy Mays/Corbs (pp. 4 CL and 97), © Andrew Fox/Corbis/ Corbis (pp-4TRand Bc, 9 HCand 10 CR), HarperCollins Publisher Led/ Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publisher Ltd © J. RR. Tolkien 1958 (pp.4CCand BL 9 BL and 10 CL, © Fabio Cardoso/ zefe/ Combis (p13), © Richard Cummins/Cotbs(p 14), "The Lord ofthe Rings: The Return ‘ofthe King” Copyright MMIll, New Line Productions, Ine™'The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tlkien Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc: Photo by Pierre Vine. Al rights reserved. Photo appears courtesy of New Line Productions ne. 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Corbis (p60 CL) and © Larry Willams/Corbis (p. 637%). Acknowledgements ‘These reading books are dedicated to my beloved wife, Yeona. Without her patience, support and encouragement, the Boost! series would not have been possible for me to write. Thank you also to the Korean teachers at Jasaeng JS English in Changwon, South Korea, who have been my partners in finding better ways to teach reading skills to young and teenage learners. Jason Renshaw ‘The Publishers would also like to thank the following teachers for their suggestions and comments on this course: Tara Cameron, Rosanne Cerello, Nancy Chan, Chang Li Ping, Joy Chao, Jessie Chen, Josephine Chen, Chiang Ying-hsueh, Claire Cho, Cindy Chuang, Linda Chuang, Chueh Shiu-wen, Mark de Boer, Mieko Hayashida, Diana Ho, Lulu Hsu, Eunice Jung, Hye Ri Kim, jake Kimball, Josie Lal, Carol Lee, Elaine Tee, Melody Lee, Peggy Li, Esther Lim, Moon Jeong Lim, Jasmin Lin, Martin Lin, Catherine Littlehale Oki, Linda Liu, Tammy Liu, Goldie Luk, Ma Li-ling, Chizuko Matsushita, Geordie ‘McGarty, Yasuyo Mito, Eunice Izumi Miyashita, Mari Nakamura, Yannick O'Neill, Coco Pan, Hannah Park, Karen Peng, Zanne Schultz, Kaj Schwermer, Mi Yeon Shin, Giant Shu, Dean Stafford, Hyunju Suh, Tan Yung-hui, Devon Thagard, John ‘and Charlie van Goch, Annie Wang, Wang Shu-ling, Wu Lien-chun, Sabrina Wu, Yeh Shihfen, Tom Yeh, Laura Yoshida and Yunji Yun, PEARSON ee Jason Renshaw Series Editors: Cecilia Petersen and Mayumi Tabuchi 5 The Boost! Skills Series is the definitive and comprehensive four- level series of skills books for junior English learners. The series has been developed around age-appropriate, cross-curricular topics that develop students’ critical thinking and examination techniques. It follows an integrated skills approach with each of the skills brought together at the end of each unit. The twelve core units in Boost! Reading 1 follow a clear and transparent structure to make teaching and learning easy and fun, The reading skills build and progress across the four levels of Boost! Reading and are correlated to the next generation of tests of English. You will find the following in Boost! Reading 1: © — Age-appropriate and cross-curricular content-based passages © A wide variety of text types (academic readings, reports, emails, newspaper articles, etc.) © Units paired by theme, with a review unit for each pair Unit Topic C—O Each unit has a cross-curricular and age-appropriate topic. @p ‘Students will Bo woo © find the topic directly relates to their ae own lives and study. ‘at te inant meer a aor eek rey ee = % © be engaged and motivated to learn. ¥ Pre tnt 007" © voower ne ust. en Vaal ; ‘A graded, content-based reading passage with supporting audio, sets up the main skill practice. Students will ‘© find the reading passage stimulating with topics geared to their age level. © be exposed to a variety of text types from academic to real-world passages © be able to answer comprehension questions to aid understanding. ge tnen it Reading Skill A very simple introduction of the targeted unit skill is followed by a skill discovery activity. ‘Students will © be introduced to the reading skill in a clear and understandable way. ‘© discover the reading skill for themselves without the need for long explanations. Audio CD ‘The CD at the back of the book provides audio support for all reading passages plus the audio for the Integration listening tasks. Gs Q ons steren swe [entertain {ieee opr oko sSechmaecnoycnen 2 remnant 26 4 cts seo 3 neminiealnieh 1 Trieste eat thay ott Dvn ements in eae ee + emanate Integration The reading skill is combined with listening, writing or speaking tasks. Students will © learn to use a reading passage to springboa into productive activities. © develop the language skills needed for Review After every two core units there is a review which consolidates the reading skills already studied. Students will © beable to see their progress in using reading skills. © learn to apply different reading skills to the same passage. ‘ _ Evaluation L ps Ee Bes a Theme: 3ooks and Movies 7 ' Art and Finding the Content-based Fantasy Stories Literature main idea passage Pe ro Culture Understanding Movies are great! and vocabulary in Movie review p.1 People context | Review 1 pl Theme: Sports and Activities Sports " Finding details Content-based Extreme Sports and i) nea pal Leisure Culture ee ly Hobbies and : He details Ernail p.2 People _ Review 2 p.2 Theme: Animals Science “ Fi . Identifying true Content-based Intelligent Animals oe or false Een p2 ae Social Identifying the Caring for Pets Studies writer’s opinion Webpage pS p3 Review 4 Mysteries: “Mystery Sightings } Mystery Tours Review 5 Theme: The Internet The History of the Web People Online | Review 6 Science Science! Social Studies Social History Social Studies Science and Technology Culture and People Ceca Comparing information Making inferences Sequencing events Recognizing formal and informal language Content-based passage Magazine article Content-based passage Advertisement Content-based passage Online chat and email p53 p.63 p.67 oe | unit 5 Identifying true or false | Unit 6 | Identifying the writer’s opinion Unit 44 | Sequencing events | Unit 12 | Recognizing formal and _ informal language Fantasy Stories 1D 3 ro ()) What is your favorite fantasy story? Discuss your answers. Finding the main idea The main idea is the most important idea in a passage. Looking at the title, headings and pictures can help you find the main idea. title paragraph 1 paragraph 2 paragraph 3 (=) [w)(s) (=) heading 1 heading 2 picture 1 ra™mmonaD OU picture 2 Main idea: SSS ——= @« Read the passage. Fantasy Stories Fantasy stories show us places that are imaginary and full of magic. Children and adults like fantasy stories because a lot of exciting things happen in them. Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings are two of the most popular fantasy stories. They have even been made into movies. Harry Potter J. K. Rowling's first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, came out in 1997. There are seven books and they tell the story of a young wizard named Harry Potter. Harry goes to a special school called Hogwarts to learn how to do magic. With help from his best friends Ron and Hermione, he fights the evil wizard Voldemort. The Lord of the Rings J. R.R. Tolkien's story came out in 1954. The story is divided into three books: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. The main character, Frodo, is a hobbit (a small creature the size of a child). He has to destroy an evil ring before the Dark Lord Sauron finds him and takes the ring. @ Answer the questions. 1 Why do people like fantasy stories? 2 Who wrote the Harry Potter books? 3 Whats a hobbit? es @ Circle the correct answer. 1 The main idea of paragraph 1 is a making movies from fantasy stories. b imaginary places and magic. ¢ how to write popular fantasy stories for children and adults. d= what fantasy stories are about and why we like them. 2 The main idea of paragraph 2 is a_ J. K. Rowling's seven books. b the story of Harry Potter. ¢ the school called Hogwarts. d_ the wizard Voldemort. 3 The main idea of paragraph 3 is a when |. R. R. Tolkien's story came out. b The Lord of the Rings and Frodo the hobbit. ¢ the history of The Lord of the Rings. d_ the differences between Harry Potter and Frodo. headings can help you find the main ideas. @ Match the word with its definition. ® character @ nan imaginary animal or person (2 creature bn aman who has magic powers (3) destroy © n aperson ina book, play, movie, etc. @ evil ‘d adj fun and interesting ‘S exciting @ adj not real ‘6 imaginary > adj liked by many people 7 popular 9 adj bad; wicked (8) wizard ‘h v__ to break something so it cannot be used again 555555““—_=> Tah re @®« Read about a Harry Potter story. Then write the main idea. love Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. In this story, Harry enters a special competition. He competes against students from other schools. However, when he wins, he meets Voldemort and has to fight him. It’s such an exciting story! Main idea: The of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. &-o Listen and complete the paragraph. Then write the main idea. There are some great characters in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The (1) characters are Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. The bad character is the (2) White Witch. In the end, the four (3) become kings and (4) of Narnia. It’s an (5) story with great om Main idea: The in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Tell the class about your favorite fantasy story. Decide on a main idea and make some notes to help you. Fantasy story: Main idea: Notes: Movies are great! Understanding vocabulary in context You can often guess the meaning of words you do not know by looking at the words or phrases you do know. © check {v1 the word or phrase that helps you guess the meaning of the underlined word. The main characters in the movie 1 characters 2° main are the children: Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. The actors who movie children play these @ roles are very good, | P and that is one of the reasons why | TE EE wer goes the movie is so @ fantastic! very good one of the reasons _[ Qo Read the movie review. A movie review by Sam The Story. A wicked witch has changed the magical land of Narnia so it is always winter. It seems the frost will last forever and Narnia-will never be warm again. But the creatures in Narnia believe that four humans will come and save them from the evil woman. The four humans turn out to be children. With help from the wise lion Aslan, they soon defeat the witch. Aslan is really clever! This is exciting stuff! q The Characters The main characters in the movie are the children: Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. The actors who play these roles are very good, and that is one of the feasons why the movie is so fantastic! Best Parts of the Movie The part where Lucy opens the wardrobe for the first time is quite scary—I put my hands over my eyes in that scene! The creatures in the movie are awesome. They can talk like humans and they look great Worst Parts of the Movie Hit or miss? The story is a little boring at the start Definitely a HIT! This is the best movie It could have been more interesting. of the year. You've got to see it! @ Answer the questions. 1 What did the witch do to Narnia? 2 Who is Aslan? 3. What can the creatures in the movie do? ms a Underline the word that helps you guess the meaning of the circled word. 1 Awicked witch has changed the magical land of Narnia so it is always winter. It seems the (frosbwill last forever ... 2 Awicked witch has changed the magical land of Narnia so it is always winter. It seems the frost will lastforeveD... 3. However, with help from theisé)lion Aslan, they soon defeat the witch. Aslan is really clever! 4 The creatures in the movie are @wesome. They can talk like humans and they look great. a Match the word with its definition. ‘an apiece of action in a movie or book “bn someone who performs in a play or movie “© n_ aperson ‘d_n__ the cause for something that happens; why something happens “ev towin over someone; to beat “fv tomake someone or something safe from danger or harm 9 v tothink that something is true even when you are not sure “h adv certainly = ———_— &§”™»™> WS er @<« Listen and complete the movie review. Frodo and Sam travel to Mordor to-(1) Sauror’s evil ring. Their friends fight Sauron’s armies. The Characters The main characters are the four (2) Frodo, Sam, Pippin and Merry, and their friends Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas and Gandalf the (3) Best Parts of the Movie The battles are (4) 1 My favorite part is at the end when they 6) Sauron. Worst Parts of the Movie Itis a bit boring when Frodo and Sam are walking through Mordor. Hit or miss? I think this movie is a (6) t @ Write a review for a movie you saw recently. Movie title: The story: The characters: Best parts of the movie: ‘Worst parts of the movie: Hit or miss? Oo Present your movie review to the class. 16 Oo Read the passage. Fantasy Writers Use Creativity Good fantasy story writers are very creative. They like to include imaginary things in their stories. J. K. Rowling and J. R. R. Tolkien both put some very imaginative ideas into their stories. Using Spells J. K. Rowling made the Harry Potter stories exciting by including some amazing spells. Spells are pieces of magic used by wizards and witches. To use them, they usually say some special words and wave a magic wand. Some examples of spells include Engorgio (which makes things get bigger) and Expelliarmus, a spell that causes someone’s wand to fly out of his or her hand. Another spell, Alohomora, opens locked doors. Using Imaginary Creatures J. R.R, Tolkien made The Lord of the Rings more interesting by having imaginary creatures live in the fantasy world of his story. Elves, dwarves, goblins and dragons can be found in many other stories. So Tolkien added creatures he thought of himself, like hobbits and ents. Hobbits are very small people (the same size as human children). They have curly hair and hairy feet. Ents are big creatures that look a lot like trees. They have branches for arms and legs, and leaves for hair. ® Circle the correct answer. The main idea of paragraph 1 is a_ J. K. Rowling and J. R. R. Tolkien. b fantasy story writers are very creative. ¢ the imaginary things writers create. d_ J. K. Rowling is more creative than J. R. R. Tolkien. The main idea of paragraph 2 is a how to use spells. o Harry Potter stories are exciting. J. K. Rowling made spells for her stories. o d_ Engorgio makes things get bigger. The main idea of paragraph 3 is a Hobbits and ents both have hair. b J. R.R. Tolkien used elves, dwarves, goblins and dragons. ¢ Hobbits and ents look very different. d_J.R.R. Tolkien made his own creatures for his story. You can guess the meaning of “creative” from a “good.” b “writers.” © “imaginative.” d “stories.” You can guess the meaning of “amazing” from a “exciting.” b “magic.” ¢ “usually.” d “bigger.” You can guess the meaning of “causes” from a “include.” b “makes.” © “fly.” d “opens.” Z Extreme Sports Finding details (1) Details give you information about the main ideas. They support the main ideas and help you understand them more clearly. Label the details. Then write the main idea. Inthe) 1980s and 1990s, many exciting action sports became popular. These were called “extreme sports” because they | A ) required a lot of skill and | A) were sometimes dangerous. Exireme sports included things like | _ skateboarding, wakeboarding, |} bike stunts and even{ | motorbike stunts! explaining something giving the name of something giving examples of something vom p telling you when something happened Main idea: 19 LST 5 @« Read the passage. The X Games In the 1980s and 1990s, many exciting action sports became popular. These were called “extreme sports” because they needed a lot of skill and were sometimes dangerous. Extreme sports included things like skateboarding, wakeboarding, bike stunts and even motorbike stunts! In 1995, these sports were brought together to create an event called the Extreme Games. Later, in 1997, the event was renamed the X Games. Many of the sports feature unbelievable stunts. Each year the X Games seem to get bigger and more exciting. The main X Games are held in the United States in summer and winter. ‘Smaller X Games events have also been held in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Korea and the Philippines. Around 275,000 fans went to s the summer X Games in San Francisco, and more than 150,000 peop attended an Asian X Games event in Kuala Lumpur. Extreme sports include: * bike stunts * motorbike stunts * skateboarding + surfing * wakeboarding * snowboarding When did extreme sports become popular? ® Answer the questions. 1 2 When were the Extreme Games created? 3 Where are the main X Games held? &y ge Circle the correct answer. 1 What were the X Games called when, 3 > When can you see the X Games in they first started? a_ the Extreme Sports b the Extreme Games © the Action Sports d_ the Asian X Games the United States? a summer and spring b winter and spring © summer and winter d summer only 2 What do many extreme sports feature? 4 How many people went to an Asian Pl bike stunts X Games event in Kuala Lumpur? b motorbike stunts a 1997 i ¢ many fans b more than 150,000 d_ unbelievable stunts © about 275,000 d_ more than 275,000 @ Match the word wit! “WE Look for words in the question that tell you ‘what kind of information it is asking for, RY 7 v its definition. “a n__ special trick that is dangerous and difficult “bn good ability to do something “€ 1 special time and place where something happens _ “d_ adj able or likely to harm or kill you “€ adj so extreme that it seems not possible; amazin, “fv togo to; to be at; to be present at “9 v to make; to invent “hv toshow something important or special © Read about the extreme sports Kate and Mike would like to see. Yd like to see bike stunts because Vd like to see snowboarding like bikes and the stunts are because I like snow and \\ dangerous. For I think snowboarding's me, dangerous means exciting! Which extreme sport would you like to see and why? Write what you and { classmates think. Detail 1: Name Detail 2: Extreme sport Detail 3: Why you would like to 1 Me Amy would like to see wakeboarding because she loves watersports. Finding d Details give you different kinds of information about the main ideas. They can tell you about things like people, places, ideas, actions, dates, amounts and reasons. Skateboarding's great because if’s so fun and easy to learn! actions (what) loften skateboard after school. There are many places in the park where | can do stunts. I'm good places (where) at stunts like jumping and flipping methods (how) the skateboard! times (when) people (who) reasons (why) examples (what) amounts (how many) Read the email. Cy From: anne1@freemaildall.com To: tss_liam@kidstarmail.net Sent: Wed., Oct. 19 Subject: Hello! Hi, Liam! So you're my new peni pal. Let me tell you a bit about myself. I'm 14 years old and | live in Calgary, Canada. | have two older brothers, Brian and Sam. I'm the only girl. | ike to be active and I'm always looking for exciting new hobbies to try. | like playing hockey in winter. It's fun beating the boys! But summer is my favorite time of the year. | love skateboarding and rock climbing in the summer. ‘Skateboarding’s great because it’s so fun and easy to learn! | often skateboard after school. There are many places in the park where | can do stunts. I'm good at stunts like jumping and flipping the skateboard! Rock climbing is also really fun. | usually climb with my dad on weekends. We can't do it on real mountains very often because we live in the city. We do indoor rock climbing instead but it's not as challenging. So that's me—Little Miss Active! How about you? Please write back soon! Bye for now! Anne Answer the questions. Does Anne have any sisters? Which is Anne's favorite season? What skateboard stunts can Anne do? | ms, 3 Write the answers and check [/] what kinds of information they are. Where does Anne live? 5 Where can Anne do stunts? Calgary, Canada, _ : time (-) place (7) reason (~) time (“) place (-) amount (-) 1 Why does Anne enjoy playing hockey? 6 Who does Anne go rock climbing with? ne () place () ream place (-) time () person () What does Anne love doing in the summer? actions { ) places ( ) people { } When does Anne often skateboard? Wh- words like what and when tell you what kind of information the question Is asking for. lth) @Q« Read the email. Underline the details. From: tss_liam@kidstarmail.net To: anne @freemail4all.com Sent: Sat., Oct. 22 Subject: RE: Hello! Hello, Anne! I'm also 14 years old. | live in Thailand. | have a younger sister, but | don't have any brothers. I'm an active person, too. | like going for bike rides in winter, but | like summer more. | swim and play soccer during the summer. | like swimming because it keeps me healthy and fit. | go to the beach twice a week with my friends. I'm also on a soccer team. We're called the Tigers! We usually play on weekends. So that's all about me! | hope you write back soon. Bye! Liam Plan your own reply to Anne’s email on page 24. Tell her about what you lik doing. Gd Write your reply to Anne on a separate piece of paper. Review @« Read the email. From: annel@freemail4all.com Sent: Tues., Nov. 12 To: tss_liam@kidstarmail.net Subject: Somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico! Hello again, We're on vacation! My family won a prize— tickets for a cruise on the Freedom of the Seas! Can you believe it? This is one of the biggest cruise ships in the world—it’s huge! It’s as long as 37 buses and can carry more than 4,000 passengers. That's a lot of people! You know that I like to be very active, so at first I thought this cruise was going to be a little boring ... I was so wrong! The ship has an ice-skating rink, an outdoor climbing wall (more than 13 meters high), two swimming pools, a water park and even a boxing ring. But best of all ... the Flowrider! It’s a surfing attraction at the top of the ship. | tried it yesterday but I kept falling! I must try again this afternoon. Mom and Dad were also pretty impressed by the shopping mall on the ship. You've really got to see this fantastic ship—it’s truly spectacular. ll write again when I get home (Sunday) and tell you more about the cruise. Bye! Anne Review Circle the correct answer. The main idea of the email is a Anne likes cruises. b Anne is a very active girl. © the ship has a surfing attraction. d_ the ship is big and has many things to do. You can guess the meaning of “huge” from “biggest.” “world.” “carry.” “passengers.” ae) You can guess the meaning of “spectacular” from a “fantastic.” b “really.” © “pretty.” d “truly.” The Freedom of the Seas is as long as 4,000 passengers. 37 buses. a water park. aoc a shopping mall. The climbing wall is a_ the biggest in the world. b boring. ¢ outdoors. d_ indoors. The name of the surfing attraction is a_ the Freedom of the Seas. b the Flowrider. © boxing ring. d_ the Gulf of Mexico. The surfing attraction is a. atthe top of the ship. b inside the ship. © as long as 37 buses. d_ next to the ice-skating rink. Anne went surfing on a Monday. b Wednesday. Saturday. d Sunday. i Intelligent Animals FA Which animals do you think are intelligent? Discuss your answers. Identifying true or false One wey to check your understanding is ta make true or false sentences. It can help you understand details more accurately. © Write True or False. A scientist studied Rico. Ascientist studied Rico carefully and found that the dog knew more than 200 words. —— Rico is a scientist. Rico knows more than 200 words. Rwn oa The scientist did not learn anything about Rico. ee Sar @O« Read the passage. Intelligent Animals Have you heard about dolphins that save people who fall into the sea? Or pets that seem to know when their owners are happy or angry? There are many stories about animals being smart, so is it true that they can actually be intelligent? t Sa There are some famous examples of animal intelligence. Pigeons are one example. These birds can find their way home from anywhere. Scientists have also shown that pigeons have really good memories. Rico is a very famous example of dog intelligence. A scientist studied Rico carefully and found that he knew the names of more than 200 items. Rico could still remember the names after not hearing them for four weeks. A well-known test used to see R which animals have intelligence is called the mirror test. This tests if animals can recognize themselves in a mirrot So far, only humans, chimpanzees, orangutans, dolphins and pigeons have passed this test. Answer the questions. 1 According to the passage, which animals are intelligent? 2 How many items did Rico know the names of? 3 Which intelligence test have dolphins passed? 41 Pigeons can find their way home from anywhere. Pigeons have very poor memories. Rico could remember new words for four weeks. — The mirror test is not very famous. — — Chimpanzees have not passed the mirror test. eer Dolphins have passed the mirror test. — —_ as in the passage or has the same meaning, Watch out for negatives. Write the word for each definition. actually famous intelligent item memory mirror recognize Selentist i 1 asspecial glass ton someone who na single thing in remember things See yourself in knows a lot @ group or list of ‘about science things adj_known about adj goodatthinking to identify adv really; truly by many clearly and someone or people understanding something you ideas already know ) a WS es @Q« Listen and complete the paragraph. In the 1960s, a(1)__Scienttist named Karen Pryor studied dolphin (2) . She tested two dolphins called Malia and Hou. She wanted to see if they could (3) learn how to get more 1, @), - from her. She would give the 6) @ fish for doing something ()__. Malia learned to do it after just afew(7) However, Hou took (8) ______ as long. @ Write true and false sentences about Karen's study. True False 1 Karen studied dolphin intelligence in Karen studied dolphin memory in th the 1960s. 1960s. 2 Karen tested two chimpanzees called M and Hou. 3 Karen would give the dolphin a fish for doing something new. 4 Hou took as long as Malia did to learn t it, Ge Practice your true and false sentences with a classmate. Karen studied dolphin memory in the 1960s. No, that's false! She studied dolphin intelligence in the 1960s. 32, Caring for Pets \@ ED why do people keep pets? Discuss your answers. Identifying the writer's opinion | An opinion is what you believe about something. Knowing the writer's opinion will help you understand what he or she is writing about. Underline three sentences that show the writer’s opinion. nk itis good that many families keep animals as pets. Unfortunately, some people do not take good care of their pets. Some do not feed their pets enough so they become | hungry. Others do not give their pets a proper place to sleep and the animals can get too hot or too cold. There are also people who actually hurt their pets. | feel this is wrong. People should not treat their pets badly. Q« Read the article. QO MOMAN iorcevenonecnoenccnn VE vl LCR Pet Police to Protect Pets A special report by Tom Peters I think it is good that many families keep animals as pets. Unfortunately, some people do not take good care of their pets. Some do not feed their pets enough so they become hungry. Others do not give their pets a proper place to sleep and the animals can get too hot or too cold. There are also people who actually hurt their pets. | feel this is wrong, People should not treat their pets badly. The government of the United Kingdom is thinking of ways to help protect pets—it’s about time! It wants a set of instructions on how to take care of different kinds of animals. The instructions ‘would even explain how to keep animals happy! That is good news for pets, don’t you think? The UK government also wants to create special “pet police.” They can go to people’s homes to check that they are taking care of their pets properly. If they find someone treating an animal badly, they can take the animal away. People who hurt their pets can even go to jail. | hope more people will now try to take better care of their pets. ® Answer the questions. 1 What can happen to pets if they do not have a proper place to sleep? 2 How is the UK government trying to help protect pets? 3 What can happen to people who hurt their pets? Underline the part of the sentence that shows the writer's opinion. Lthink it is good that many families keep animals as pets. ‘2 [feel this is wrong. 3 People should not treat their pets badly. | 4 The government of the United Kingdom is thinking of ways to help protect pets—it’s about time! 5 That is good news for pets, don’t you think? 6 hope more people will now try to take better care of their pets. Write the word for each definition. explain hope hurt instruction jail keep treat unfortunately n information that 7 aplace where 'y to behave | ¥ to have or look | explainshowto bad people goto -—»=s« towards someone after | | dosomething be locked up | orsomething in | | a certain way ® vy to want adv used when | pain information | something to = referringto about something — happen and 1 | something that | | soitiseasyto ——_elieve it is likely you wish was understand nottrue WSS ene (@@ Read about how to take care of a puppy. Underline the writer's opinion: The first thing you need to think about is where to keep your puppy. I think puppies should be kept indoors. However, if you want to keep yours outdoors, you'll need a kennel. It's a special kind of dog house. It's important to protect your puppy from wind, rain or snow, don’t you think? The next thing you need to think about is food. I think the best thing to give your puppy is special dog food designed for puppies. Giving your puppy a bone to chew on can be a nice treat, too. Last of all, | believe it's important to think of ways to keep your puppy happy. You can give your puppy a toy to play with, like an old teddy bear or a rubber ball. Also, try taking your puppy for a run in the park every day. 729 W @ Choose a pet and plan a set of instructions on how to take care of it. pp» é a hamster kitten parrot rabbit turtle " How to take care of a [me 4 “i where to keeP an WYVUV Ves OG Tell the class how to take care of your pet. 36 i) Read the article. A recent survey shows that almost 80 percent of veterinarians think that more pets are getting fat. This isa worrying statistic! Unfortunately, many animals are becoming unhealthy. This is because people are overfeeding them. Dogs, cats, horses, donkeys and even parrots have een found to be too fat! Veterinarians also said that pet owners are often surprised when they find out their animals are overweight. Top veterinarian David Grant says that some people feed their pets chocolate, fries, burgers or too much pet food because it makes them feel like kind and loving owners. But he also explains that doing this can create many health problems for your pet or even cause it to die earlier than normal. Some veterinarians are opening special fat clinics to try and do something about the problem. That's good news, but hopefully pet owners will do more to help their pets eat properly so they do not become fat. If you own a pet, you really should be | careful to feed them healthy food and give them regular exercise. @ Circle the correct answer. 1 The main idea of the article is 3 You can guess the meaning of a. pets are getting fat because of poring goon overfeeding. a “too much.” b_ pet owners do not realize their b “kind.” animals are overweight. eae © vets are opening special fat clinics. d “normal.” d_ pets need healthy food and regular exercise. 4 Why are pets getting fat? a Because owners are 2 You can guess the meaning of overfeeding them, “overweight” from b Because owners feel kind “anhealthy.” $ and loving. beatae) © Because the pets have ¢ “surprised.” health problems. d_ “veterinarians.” d_ Because veterinarians are opening special fat clinics. @ circle true oF False. 1 Pet owners are not surprised to find out their animals True / False are overweight. 2 _ Vets are opening special fat clinics. True / False 3 Parrots have been found to be overweight. True / False Q Underline the part that shows the writer's opinion. A recent survey shows that almost 80 percent of vets think that more pets are getting fat. This is a worrying statistic! a | Inventions What do you think is the greatest invention? Discuss your answers. Taking notes Taking notes means writing down only the important details as you read. The notes help you understand the main ideas and you can see the details quickly. Write the important details. , Person: Thomas Edison A great inventor named Thomas Edison created the first light bulb in 1879. Thing: Nighttime would be a lot darker without Mr. Edison's invention! Year: Effect: 39 (Q))oG@ Read the passage. Inventions That Changed the World Clever people have invented many things in the past. Their inventions help us to enjoy 01 lives and to be more comfortable. Sometimes even simple inventions really benefit us a Ic Here are some of the most common and important inventions we use today. A great inventor named Thomas Edison created the first light bulb in 1879. Nighttime would be a lot darker without Mr. Edison's invention! In 1787, a clockmaker named Levi Hutchins designed the first alarm clock. Since then alarm clocks have helped us to wake up and be on time. Some people actually think it is the worst invention of all time! © Answer the questions. How have alarm clocks helped us? When was the Atari game console made? Where was the first microwave oven built? A company called Atari made one of th world’s first video game consoles in 197 Children and even adults have been enjoying video games in their own hor. ever since. A clever man named Percy Spencer built first microway oven in 1947 j the United Sta His invention helped us toc f food faster = Read the passage again and take notes. Paragraph 2 Thomas Edison / light bulb_ /1879__!havelightat night __ (name) (invent (ear) (effect) Paragraph 3 iy L 1 Weary (invention) Gear) (effect) Paragraph 4 / / ft (oame) ~~ Gnvention) ~ (year) (effect) Paragraph 5 / / f (name) (invention) (year) (effect) oa @¢ el b Cc ~ | Zs Sy >. CY Just write the important details. Don't try t AS write down every word. 5 Pal Write the word for each definition. : [bene build comfortable common console design important invent _— \e— a = o—___— ard that : . . ] : Ficins the adj having great adj foundin many adj feeling happily controls for a effect on places; easy to relaxed and machine or People’s lives find restful computer 5 6 | ¥ tomake or vy toplan or v_ to help; to assist; design develop something to make . something new something something easier or better © Read about what Amy and Mike think are the greatest inventions of all { I think the DVD recorder is the greate: invention of all time. I can record anything I want and watch it at any t @ What is the greatest invention of all time? Write what you and four classmat: think. Ge Tell the class. Andy thinks the Internet is the greatest He can find almost any information he wants on Young Inventor What skills do you need to become an inventor? Discuss your answers. Understanding diagrams and labels Diagrams are simple pictures that can help us to better understand haw something works. They often have labels which name different: parts af the diagram. c ol hot water, 4 The shower uses hot water from the water tank. Diagram) 2 Energy from the Sun travels to Earth, Diagram | 3 Sunshine heats the water tank on top of a house. Diagram |) 43 Tats) Oa Read the article. ~ Lunchbox Nic James was only 12 years old when he won a prize in a national competition for young inventors. At the time, there was a problem at his school. Some bad kids were stealing food from people's lunchboxes! Nic wanted to do something about the problem. After some experimenting, he invented the alarming lunchbox. Here is how his clever invention works Ywansmiter © ii NA lunchbox Answer the questions. Why did Nic make the alarming lunchbox? What frightens the lunch thief? For the system to work, what does Nic have to carry around at all times? ms 9 Complete the description and match it with the correct diagram in the article. The alarm frightens the thief and Nic knows that someone is trying to steal his lunch. A inside Nic's (2) sounds an alarm when it is opened. Ag) tries to steal (4) lunch, which is inside (A) his (5) In the end, the thief runs away without Nic’s lunch! A(6) inside the lunchbox sends a (7) to Nic’s (8), , which also sounds an alarm. 3 Write the word for each definition. experiment national problem radio signal siren steal _ transmitter |, ae S _____| ———___} |______— a n aradio wave /1 situation that n adevice that | na device that you that carries a causes sends out signals _ use to listen to message oF difficulties | | Programs that information | L are broadcast 5 se ————> L — ne a _ | n a device that ‘adj todowitha = totest or try to take | makes a loud country asa something to see | "something sound, like on whole if it works | that belongs to police cars J someone else LL | \ ed Lah Sey ee @Q Circle the correct answer. 1 From “strong boots” in Advertisement A, you can infer that a there is a lot of walking on the tour. b the tour is for people who do not like walking. ¢ the tour is for beginners. d_ there are no extra boots on the boat. 2. From “Don't be afraid of strange sounds in the night!” in Advertisement B, you can infer that a the tour boat plays loud music at night. b you might hear the sound of Bigfoot at night. ¢ the river makes strange noises at night. d_ strange sounds at night are unusual. From both advertisements, you can infer that a not many people go to Rushwater River. b itis very cold along the Rushwater River. © Bigfoot's favorite food is fish. d_ people might have seen Bigfoot at Rushwater River. Use the information in the advertisements to help you make a good guess. a Find and write the word next to its definition. ay a Read the advertisement for a mystery tour to Loch Ness. ; Swim with Nessier © Weekend trips to the home of the Loch Ness Monster « swim in the icy cold waters of this mysterious lake * Dive down to find the mysterious monster! ¢ Underwater camera highly recommended * includes hotel room for one night and a free map Tel: 01456 555007 Email: infoeswimwithnessie.co.uk @ Make your own mystery tour. Complete the table with as many details as you can Tour name: Kind of tour: Places to visit: Sights/Activities: Things to bring: Things to provide: Number of days: s Cost per person: Contact detail @ Present your mystery tour to the class. Two nights at the Fairview Mountain Hostel Many UFO sightings from this mountain! Binoculars provided Kitchen area to cook your own food $345 per person Ph: (702) 555-1876 Email: info@fairviewtours.com Advertisement @ Circle the correct answer. The two tours are similar because a_ they both cost $680 per person. b they both offer a chance to see UFOs. ¢ they both provide food. d_ they both last two nights. The two tour advertisements are different because a one talks about binoculars, but the other does not. b one has an email address, but the other does not. © one lists the price, but the other does not. d_ one asks you to make reservations, but the other does not. Advertisement From Advertisement A, you can infer that a the mountain is very high. b you can stay longer than two nights at the hostel. ¢ there is no electricity at the hostel. d__ you need to take your own food with you. From Advertisement B, you can infer that a_ you will not need to make a reservation. b the tour provides cameras. ¢ you will be sleeping outside at night. d_ the tour is very old. a ————— History of Web What are your favorite websites? Discuss your answers. Sequencing events When you read about how something changes over time, sequencing the events (putting them in order) will help you see more clearly when they happened, Write the years the events happened. Tim Berners-Lee started designing the Web in 1980. Eleven years later, he saw the first website go online. He worked on the Web all through the 1980s. Then, in 1989, he began fo create the Web we know today. He completed his design the following year. Tim Berners-Lee started designing the Web. __1980____ He continued working on the Web. He began creating the Web we know today. He completed his design for the Web we know today. wo ewn a The first website went online. QO Read the passage. The History of the Web The World Wide Web (WWW or “the Web”) is an amazing information space. It is made up of computers that are connected through the Internet. Ever since the first website went online in 1991, people have been using the Web to store or find information. The Web was invented by Tim Berners-Lee. He started designing the first Web, called Enquire, in 1980. He continued to work on it all through the 1980s. In 1989, he began creating the Web we know today. He completed his design the following year. In 1993, a man named Marc Andreessen found a way to show pictures on the Web. Before that, webpages could only show text. Having both text and pictures made the Web much more popular! These days, it is very easy to get on the Web. Millions of people use it every day. It has changed the way we share information forever. Tim Berners-Lee ® Answer the questions. 1+ What is the World Wide Web made up of? 2 What was the first Web called? 3. What did webpages look like in 1991? imber the events in the order they happened. 1¢ finds a way to show pictures on the Web. continues to work on the first Web. fe first website goes online. lim finishes work on the Web we know today. rim begins work on the first Web. begins work on the Web we know today. @«= Read about which websites Mike and Kate vi Luse the Web only on weekends. I visit Luse the Web every day! I go to a lot of different websites. My favorite websites are the ones that let me play games or give me information about science. 1 like to know about all the latest inventions! Qe Tell the class. Andy uses the Web every night. He visits a basketball website. He likes to read about the latest NBA news. so popular? Discuss your answers. Recognizing formal and informal language You use polite {formal} language with people you should respect. You use casual {informal} language with people you know well, Knowing the kind of language people use can tell you how they feel about each ather. @ Check [/] Formal or Informal. Person 1 teacher Example Good morning, Hi! school principal Good afternoon, Mrs. Puckle. Would you like some help? 3 4 elderly person 5 classmate Do you need a hand? _ Informai 1 a re Reem limi) logged in aerE iNotmush: Iimjest doing some Eg for ee A an ee ae ree s oRiCoty bin resis neue Saou, voor aeosts EScic-¥e Uric Scores arlene PG aaa contact) Museum! 70 ULeash Wee SUT ete irene 9) downloading 7a | e- | ee ilnt ee teoretaeaal!ooc a0 To: Ky.park@kimehihistory.co.kr Sent Wed. May 10 IEE. RGU! (0: orormevion about kin Dear Mr. Park, ) | got your contact information from a friend, am doing a project at school and | would like some information about kimchi. | am interested in learning more about kimchi's history as a food in Korea. | hope very much that you may be able to help me. Sincerely, Mark Brewor How does Jee-Yoon help her friend Mark? What is Mark’s project about? What does Mark want to find out from the museum? Ze a Circle Formal or Informal. Then write more examples of each kind of language from the online chat and email. 1 What's happening? Formal / Informal 2. would like some information . Formal / Informal 3. Sounds boring! Formal / Informal 4 Sure—how??? Formal / Informal 5 Sincerely, Formal / Informal 6 Um... no, not really. Formal / Informal 7 [hope very much that you may be able to help me. Formal / Informal Informal ‘expressions you would use when talking toa friend or an adult. 1 the topicoFsometing what itis about 2 3 =u From: sally812@kids-online.com To: —_julleb@curryinfo.net Sent’ Mon, June 12 Subject: Request for information about curry Dear Ms. Burton, | got your email address from curryinfo.net. | am doing a project on food at school and | read your article on the website. | wonder if you could provide me with some more information about the history of curry. It would help me a lot if you could tell me how curry became such popular food around the world. | look forward to your reply, Yours sincerely, Sally Connor @ Plan a formal email asking for information about one of the foods. ED pizza dumplings hot dogs sushi Food: What you want to know: What the information is for: Q Write your formal email on a separate piece of paper. Then present it to the class. Review = Read the emails. From: johncampbell@kids-online.com To: j.henderson@fullham.edu Sent: Tues,, Aug. 8, 10:46 p.m. Subject: Holiday homework Dear Mr. Henderson, I'm on vacation with my family in Paris right now. I brought my books with me, but I left the homework list at home. Sorry! Could you please explain what I need to do? Sorry to trouble you during the vacation. Sincerely, John Campbell From: —_johncampbell@kids-online.com To: james_234@ kidstarmail.com.au Sent: Wed,, Aug, 9, 11:23 a.m. Subject: Paris is cool! Hi Jamie! How's life back there in Australia? I'm on vacation in Paris with my family. This is an awesome place! We arrived last Friday and went straight to see the Eiffel Tower. The view was amazing! On Saturday we just walked around the city taking photos. Sunday we visited some museums. That was pretty boring, but my parents enjoyed it. Yesterday afternoon we went to the Louvre—it was so crowded! Hey, can you send me your mailing address? I want to send you a postcard! See you soon, Johnny PS. Do you like the photo? 1 @ Circle the correct answer. The two emails are similar because ‘a they ask the other person to send something to John. b they were sent to each person on the same day. © they mention taking photos. d_ they describe the places John visited. What can we infer from John’s email to his teacher? a John does not want to do homework during his vacation. b John was given homework to do over the vacation. ¢ John is the best student in his class. d_ John brought the wrong books with him. @ Number the events in the order they happened. o c d e if g John and his family walk around Paris taking photos. John and his family go to the Louvre. John and his family arrive in Paris. John and his family visit some museums. John emails his teacher to ask about vacation homework. John and his family go to see the Eiffel Tower. John emails his friend to talk about his vacation. Circle Formal or Informal. Could you please ...? 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