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Boost! A platform for Integrated Skills & Initial iBT Preparation

Boost! A platform for Integrated Skills & Initial iBT Preparation. Jason Renshaw. BOOST! your Writing Skills. Next . BOOST! your Writing Skills!. Using pronouns. Understanding time. Cause & effect sentences. Writing clearly In English. Writing an introduction.

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Boost! A platform for Integrated Skills & Initial iBT Preparation

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  1. Boost!A platform for Integrated Skills & Initial iBT Preparation Jason Renshaw

  2. BOOST! your Writing Skills Next  BOOST! your Writing Skills!

  3. Using pronouns Understanding time Cause & effect sentences Writing clearly In English Writing an introduction Interesting introductions Introducing something new Making paragraphs Writing cards for events Writing a journal entry Writing to explain s.th Writing to a penpal Writing about a topic or issue Personal narrative Expository essay Brainstorming Descriptive sentences Comparing / contrasting Using passive voice Using titles and headings Writing body paragraphs Writing strong paragraphs Synonyms and pronouns Writing topic sentences Writing about exciting places Writing a notice Writing clues & descriptions Making lists Descriptive essay Compare/ contrast essay Classification essay Making a plan Writing facts and opinions Instructions and advice Good phrases for writing Combining sentences Writing a conclusion Summarizing in conclusions Details and examples Joining ideas Responding to online articles Writing a set of instructions Writing letters of application Answering an email Editing essays Writing a How-to essay Argumentative essay Writing a response Next  Writing Skills S 1 P • At levels 1 and 2, there is a big emphasis on developing: • Brainstorming skills • Planning skills • Basic editing skills • At levels 3 and 4, students are asked to brainstorm and plan on their own • There are four integrated tasks with the essay tasks focusing on editing skills • Seven major forms of academic essay writing are introduced: • Descriptive • Personal Narrative • Compare/ Contrast • How-to • Expository • Classification • Argumentative • Paragraph skills are developed across levels • Introductions, Body paragraphs & Conclusions developed across the four levels • Sequence of • (1) Introduction • (2) Body • (3) Conclusion • is reinforced and reapplied within each level • Units 1/5/9 focus on sentence writing skills • Units 2/6/10 focus on paragraph writing skills • Units 3/7/11 focus on real-world text writing skills • Units 4/8/12 focus on academic/ essay writing skills RW • Sentence and paragraph skills are drawn on to apply real-world texts and academic essay writing • For example: • Compare/contrast sentences + strong paragraphs • writing notices/ ads • writing strong compare/contrast essays AC S 2 P RW AC S 3 P RW AC

  4. Discovering your Writing Skills! Next  BOOST! Writing Level 1 / Unit 2

  5. Discovering your Writing Skills! Next  BOOST! Writing Level 2 / Unit 2 B

  6. Discovering your Writing Skills! Next  BOOST! Writing Level 3 / Unit 10

  7. Boost!A platform for Integrated Skills & Initial iBT Preparation Jason Renshaw

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