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Acknowledgements

Boostl Listeiring is dedicated to a great family: my wife Yeona and son Jamie, my parents !.ryc_e and Diane, sisters

Naomi and Kari, uncles Colin, Buik and Deiek, ind aunts Alison, Marion and Christine I d also like to express a special dedication to my grandparents Bruce and Sylvia Renshaw who inspired me from birth with the desire to dream and excel Here are the listening books for you all-just to prove I did listen

Iason Renshaw

The Publishers would also like to thank the following teachers for their suggestions and comments on this course:

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The Boost! Skills Series is the definitive ond comprehensive level series of skills book for junior English leome6 The serieshos been developed oround oge-oppropriote, cross-curriculqrtopics thqt develop students' criticol thinking and exominqtiontechniques It follows on integroted skills dpprooch with eoch ofthe skills brought together at the end of eoch unit.

four-The twelve core units in Boost! Listening 1 follow o cleqr ondtronspatent structure to mqke teoching qnd leoming eosy ondfun The listening skills build ond progrcss across the four levels

of Boost! Listening ond ore coreloted to the next qenerotion oftests of English

You will find the following in Boost! Listening l:

Age-oppropriote ond cross-curricular topics

o A wide vodety of listening contexts, both ocodemic ond world, including diologues, interviews, rodio programs qndonnouncements, closs rcports ond lecfures

reol-o Listening prreol-octice reol-of nqturreol-ol nreol-otive-English prcnunciotion ondintonotion

Units pqired by theme, with o review unit for eoch pqir

Unit Topic

Each unit has a cross-curricular and

age-appropriate topic

Students will

find the topic directly relates to their

lives and study

be engaged and motivated to learn

Listening Skill

A very simple introduction of the targeted unit

skill is followed by a skill discovery activiry

Students will

be introduced to the listening skill in a

clear and understandable way

discover the listening skill for themselves

without need for long explanations

Listening

A pre-listening task prepares students for the mainlistening passage, which is accompanied by a guidednote-taking activity

Students will learn to predict listening content based on context develop key note-taking skills to aid comprehension

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be able to improve their comprehen

of natural spoken English,develop their own pronunciationand intonation skills

Audio CD

The CD at the back

of the Student Bookprovides the audiofor all listeningactivities, plusthe audio for theintegration activities

Pronunciation Focus

Snon clrps taxen lrom rn" t,st"n,ng!

passage show students natural ]

6 be given allthe tools to decode and

comprehend a wide variety of listening

develop the language skills needed for the nextgeneration of integrated tests of English

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Review

After every two core units

there is a Review quiz which

consolidates the listening

skills already studied

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progress in using their

Culture andPeople

Science and Nature

Finding the main ideas (2)

Radio programdiscussingdifferent kinds ofhobbies

Findinq the main L:.c.ture 0n ideas (t) olTlerenl scnool

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Listening for Dialogue about key informationt a new studentt When and where lass schedule

Listeninq forkev infoimation: InIeTVlew aDoutwho and what srowDoarorng

p 1 3

p 1 l

p 2 3

p 2 7

Life with Pets Listening key informationlfor

How and why

Guessing the feelings

Class report on the usefulness of pets

Dialogue about iooking at anrmals

p 2 9chool Lite

Review 3

Animals Up Close

p 3 1

Sequencrngact 0ns/event5

class report on healthy eating

Phone conversation about bad re!taurant seruice

C ass report on

p anning family vacations

Radlo advertrseraent

on a vacation study program

class report on doing homework

on a computer

Dialogue about using a complter

rn an tnIeIneI cafe

Restaurant Tales

Culture andPeople

ldentifying ihe speakels intention (1)

identirying

proDlemS an0 solutions

ldentifying the speal(els intention (2)

Stud.v anil Plal- Letsute

Homer+ork Help Technology

lnterrret Cafes Technology

Review 6

Pronunciation

nlote-taking Shortcuts

WeJl, os you o)l know,

2 I d like to tolk obout

F i n d i n g t h e m a i n id e a s (1 1

Main deas are the biggest and most important ideas In a longer, forma ta k, you can f nd the

main ideas by listenlng fo ph16ses speakers usua ly use to ntroduce them Such phrases

include The main point is , /d /ike to talk about and The important thing is

Listen to the lecture and match the two oarts of the statements

students do not have to weoruniforms

students qt our school hove to weqruniforms

whot students in other ports of theworld weor ot school

Schools Around the \{orld

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3 For exqmple, in the United Stcltes,

Write the names of the different grade levels in your school and the age atwhich students begin each level.

Listen to the lecture and

Moin ideo:

abbreviating words or using symbols

For a ist ofcommon note-taking shortcuts, go to pages 70-72.

Moin ideo:

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to the lecture to check vour answers.

Whot ore the two moin ideas of the lecture?

a school levels in Austrolio

b different school systems between countdes

c different school oges around the world

d elementqry school entry oge in the United Stqtes

Which two phroses introduce eqch of the moin ideos?

a The point I wqnt to mqke todqy is thot

b For exqmple, did you know thqt

c In Austroliq kids cqn stqrt

d My mqin point here is

Speokers often sqy two words closely together, mqking them sound like one word

For exqmple: he + is = he's

Listen. fhey're colled primory school ond secondory school

Listen to the dialogues and underline the two words that are contracted.

I No, they are not They ore six yeors old this yeor

2 He is excited, especiqlly becquse he will be going to Rivertown School

3 Sorry, we ore leoving for New York tomorrcw ond I hqve to finish pqcking

4 Well, it is bodng to live in this town I think I will hqve more fun in the city

lZi Don't misrake the detartsfor the main ideas Detailsare sma er bits of informationthat support the main ideas

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Listen to the class report and take notes on a

piece of paper Then write the answers.

is the sDeoker?

2 Whqt phrose introduces the moin ideo?

3 Whot is the moin ideo?

fb choor" ,*o days of your school srhedule and complete the table.

Time (from/to) Subiect

tL

to the dialogue to check

I Tom needs to go to Room

mqth ot

2 Tom's moth closs finishes qt

3 Moming recess finishes qt

4 Sociol studies finishes qt

5 Tom hos sociol studies in Room 11 in the

Circ e the school subjects Then

and find the corresponding times and

using your notes to guide you Then listen againyour answers

in the Redfem Building to study

Building

ook at your notesplaces

When giving or qsking for informqtion, o speoker might strcss (sqy louder or more

slowM some words to show thqt these detoils ore importont

Listen. Then it's social studies Thot's in Room I.1 ond lasts until lI.'45

In the uh yes, in the New Oak Building

Listen to the dialogues and underline the stressed words.

on the grqss behind the science building

You hove computer clqss ot 1:30

Thqt's in Room 14-C, in the South wing

l"isten to the dialogue and complete the table.

Plqce Storting Time

Listen to the lecture and take notes on a separate piece of paper.

Then circle the correct answer

Whqt is the moin ideq?

a grqdes 1 to 3 hqving one teqcher

b students ofthe sqme grode ond oge in one closs

c country schools combining different grqdes in one clqss

d going to school in the country

which phruse introduces the moin ideo?

a The point I wont to moke

b Whot I d like to tolk obout is

c In mony count es

d For exomple

Listen to the dialogues and underline the two words that

are contracted

1 Thqnks, but t hqve to go I will see you qt school tomorrow OK?

2 I hqve too much homework to do we will tolk to her, but not todqv

3 She is interested, but it is hqrd for her to find the time

4 Oh, but I think you will like our school It is the best school in the city

Listen to the dialogue and takenotes on a separate piece of paper.

Then write the details,

Mqth ClqssTime:

Ploce:

Plqce:

Listen to the dialogues and underline the stressed words.

I Over in the school cofeteriq, behind the moin office

2 Thqt closs stqrts ot 10:30 ond finishes ot 11:20

3 You cqn enter the buildings from 8:OO in the morning

4 Yows is number 182 in the mqin corddor ofthe Eost Buildinq,

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2

3

F i n d i n g th e m a i n i d e a s [2]

Often speakers announce theif main ideas by emphasizing key words lwords that exp ain an

idea or informationl This means they p6use and then say the key wonds, usually in a s ightly

differenttone L sten ng for th s change n speed and tone can prep6re you for the main dea

plone spottingtqke off

model

(l write what you think of each activity as a hobby.

hoving q website

bird-wotching

Listen to the radio program andtake notes.

I nt roduction:

{Gila@ circle the correct answer(s), using your notes to guide you Then listen again

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to the radio program to check your answers.

Whqt qre the two moin ideqs of the rodio

progrqm?

a some hobbies being more useful

b bird-wotching becoming morc useful

a Bird-wqtching is qn importqnt hobby

b Some people like inline skqting

c Some hobbies ore more useful thqnothers

d Some people qre very interested in

computers

Lookfor key words in the answetsand underline them These words areusually about the main ldeas

A speoker moy stress some words to show q contrqst or difference between two ideos

These words ore usuolly those thot introduce the second ideo, such qs but olthough or

however

Listen. Almost everyone hos o hobby Ilowev€r, some hobbies

ore, well, let's soy, more useful thon othe$

Listen to the statements and circle the two contrasting ideas Then write the word that introduces the second idea'

a hobbies help creotivity

b little time for homework

c little time for hobbies

@* Read the passase.

some people the word

"hobby" comes from fhe time whenpeople liked to ploy wiih pet birds

One of the mosi populor birds tohave os a pet was the "hobby"-

a kind of folcon From ihen on,people have colled on ociivity lheyenjoy a "hobby."

Listen to the passage and take notes on a separate piece of paper.

Then write the answers,Which words ore emphosized?

2 Whot is the mqin ideq?

@ an".a [/l where the information comes from.

1 A hobby is o bird

2 A hobby is o horse

3 Hobbies were dde-on toys

4 Hobbies were pets

5 A hobby is q fun octivity

Reqding Pqssoge Listening Possoge

Peop e someti.nes ta k ebout other peop e who p ay an rnportant paat in the n lves When th s

haDDens IstenfoasDeclfc nfon.nat on such as names ae at onships and act ons

l.isiien lo the diia oqrLre an€rl circile tl,he det"ril5

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PeopleActions

sister fricnd mom dod brothcr ullcle surf swim dive climb rocks teoch tricks leod

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Pretend you are go

you could ask.

Circle the correct answer, using your notes to guide you Then listen again

to the interview to check your answers.

who first got Bobby interested in

snowboording?

a his pqrents

b his ftiend Donny

c snowboorders on TV

d his friend Dennis

who tded out snowboqrding one winter in

the mountqins?

a Bobby ond his porents

b Donny ond Dennis

Speoke$ only soy the full word cnd when they qre tqlking cqrefully or stressing q detoil

Often, and sounds like q quick n between words

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@ ttrint ot u sport that you are good at, Complete the table.Sport:

Who helped develop thts skill?

Q orn " classmate about his/her sport Complete the table.

Who helped develop this skill?

@ t"tt ,n" class about your classmate,s sport,

l-isten to the radio program and take notes on a separate piece of

paper, Then circle the correct answer'

Whot is the moin ideq?

comic collecting os q hobby

getting o complete comic set

the oldest comics being worth

o lot of money

collecto$ buying comics ftom

other collecto$

which words qre emphqsized to

show the moin ideq?

a hobbies ond doing

b collecting, doing ond buy

c hobbies qnd collecting

d collectom, new issues ond

complete set

Listen to the statements and circle the two contrasting ideas.

Then write the word that introduces the second idea.

flying qirplones is hord

flying oirplqnes is fun

flying oirplqnes costs time qnd

money

a ploying spods is o good hobby

b people like spods

c wqtching sports is olso good

@* Listentothe interview and circle the correct answer.

1 Whot did Mory do o lot of when she wos young?

a ployed soccer ot home

b plqyed soccer ot school

c ploypd cr soc(er gome on lhe computer

d wotched a lot of soccer videos

Who helped Mory become q soccer ployer?

a o populqr soccer stor

b the boys on her teqm

c her pqrents

d her PE teocher

A.

qDtO@ Listen to the statements and write the word that comes before or

after the quick n sound.

Life with Pets

; j ota)o(ior'loacl alootlt [(eeping pets? Eiscuss

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l-is'denin€i lior !(e\t inrlormation: F1low and why

Speakers expla n how an aciLV ry or event has happened using claLlses start ng wlth 'l They

may also expla n why by glvlng Teasons sonietimes us ng clauses startlng w th betause

1 U[in!-.4f t-lsiien to iihe class report n]nd ' aonrplete itl'ie sentences' Tx'ien e lrale the paris

C u ' 1 d i ' L i I '

1 Dogs ore

2 They con Protect us

3 They clre fun to Pl.lY with

4 They Plqy

guording thethey oIe olwoysrunning or cqtcillng cI

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@ comntete ttre sentences.

relqx exercise tqke core hqppy

Wolking your dog

is good wqy to

When you hove

q pet, you need toofit

Listen to the class report and take notes,

A pet cqn moke you

Being with o pet cqnhelp you

A* - circle the correct answer, using your notes to

v to the class report to check your answers.

which is not o good reoson for hqving

pets?

a Your ftiend olso hos q pet

b You cqn leorn morc obout qnimols

c You get to exercise more

d A pet cqn help you relox

Why do we get stressed out?

a We do not hqve pets

b we think too much obout our problems

c we qre qlone

d We do not tqke cqrc of our Pets

guide you Then listen again

How con pets help us ovoid stress?

a by tqking core of us

b by learning how to core for them

c by keeping us company

d by feeling lonely sometimes

4 we con leorn qbout qnimols firsthond by

a giving q pet to on elderly Person

b reading books

c going to the zoo

d tqking core of them,

Decide whether each question is asking forreasons (why) or ways ofdoing something (how)

Formql speech is differcnt ftom informol speech Formol speech uses o polite tone

Words ore spoken very cleorly

Fi6t, pets ore greot becouse they con get us to exercise more

statements and circle Formal or lnfomal'

3 Formol / Informol

4 Formol / Informol

2 Which is not one ofScott's rcosons forwqnting thot pet?

a It hos thick fur l

b by growling

ot people l

c by lookingfqntastic

d by hovingthick fur

Animals Up Close

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What animals do you like to look

at when you go to a zoo? Discuss

your answers.

Guessing the speaker's feelings

People often show their feelings when they speak They show these feelings with the wonds

they use and the way they saythem

@* Listen to the dialogue and circle the correct answer(s).

1

2

They qre tqlking qbout ( cqges / monkeys / the zoo )

The two feelings exprcssed in the diologue con be described os ( ongry /

ond ( sod / excited / hoppy )

curious / bored )

tl9i Write how you feel about each animal using the words.

scqrcd ongry hoppy cudous bored excited sqd hoppy disoppointed

@* Listen to the dialogue and take notes.

Animql

Cirl

Animql

Feeling

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f,Qih@ circle the correct answer, using your notes

to the dialogue to check your answers

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How do you think the boy feels

obout snokes?

a He finds them interesting

b They moke him sod

c They excite him

to guide you Then listen again

How do you think the girl feels when shesoys, "Well, whot do you wont to see?"

Choosethe words that bestdescibe the speakers' feelings

When tolking in q reloxed woy, speokeff often do not soy words the woy they ore spelled

They drop or chonge the beginning ond ending sounds-the words then sound like they

qrc joined together For exomple: What do you think? = Whad.dayq think?

Listen' I think the penguins would be fun to lo ok clt what do you think?

Listen to the questions and write

4 going tomeet qt the pqrk?

going towont to 90

Listen to the dialogue and take

on a separate piece of paper.

Then write the answers.

notes

Whot is the diologue obout?

2 How does the girl feel obout mice?

How does the boy reoct to the girl's excitement for snokes?

Write about a wild animal that you tike and

another wild animal that you dislike,