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C1 Review Material

The document provides guidelines for writing effective reviews, emphasizing the importance of following instructions, planning, and maintaining proper grammar and structure. It outlines the essential components of a review, including a description, discussion, and recommendation, along with a suggested outline for organization. Additionally, it offers expressions for both positive and negative feedback, as well as sample recommendations to enhance the review-writing process.

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C1 Review Material

The document provides guidelines for writing effective reviews, emphasizing the importance of following instructions, planning, and maintaining proper grammar and structure. It outlines the essential components of a review, including a description, discussion, and recommendation, along with a suggested outline for organization. Additionally, it offers expressions for both positive and negative feedback, as well as sample recommendations to enhance the review-writing process.

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How to improve your review

- READ the instructions carefully


- PLAN before you start writing
- WRITE between 220-260 words
- USE the appropriate grammar, vocabulary, style and structure.(use
synonyms,avoid repetition!)
- make sure you ANSWER everything correctly.
- REVISE spelling ,punctuation and grammar before handing in the
exam.

How to organise your review

There are always ​three things​ that you have to include. These are
usually :

- a ​description​ ​(What did the main character do?)


- ad ​ iscussion​ ​(Why was it surprising?) and
- ar ​ ecommendation ​(Would you recommend the book to other people?).

The outline of every review should look like this:

1. Title and introduction (the best ……. ever)


2. description
3. discussion
4. recommendation

Title: keep it basic

Introduction: quick description.

● This show stars….


● The book was written by...
● The film is about...
Description:

1. Stick to the question and don’t talk about unrelated things.


2. Give some support to your answer (related details)
3. Use adjectives and adverbs to make it more interesting to read.

Expressions for talking about positive things


I was pleasantly surprised by….
A (unique) selling point…
A strong point/ strength…
Don’t miss…/ You shouldn’t miss…/
You mustn’t miss…
If you like…, you’ll love…
It will make you feel…
It would suit…
It’s (really/ well) worth…
It’s suitable for…
My favourite…
one in a million …
stands out (from the crowd)…

Expressions for talking about negative things


I was quite/rather/bitterly disappointed by/ with…
Don’t bother…
I couldn’t (really) get into…
I wasn’t keen on…
I wouldn’t rush out and…
It wouldn’t suit…
It’s not (really) suitable for…
It’s not (really) worth…
I’d avoid…
I’d be in no hurry to…
My (main) criticism is…
My least favourite…
One of the (main) weaknesses…
Recommendation:

positive recommendation:
I highly/strongly recommend this… (give reasons)
I would / wouldn’t recommend this….(give reasons)
Overall, I´d recommend …
All in all, the film was …
I wouldn´t hesitate to recommend …
I wouldn´t encourage anyone to …(miss out on…)
It is a classic of its kind/ It is sure to be a hit/ best -seller
… is not to be missed!

Negative recommendations:
I certainly wouldn’t recommend …
I strongly advise you (not) to …
You should give … a miss!
Don’t bother reading / seeing / going …

Positive endings​:
you won’t regret it!!
You don’t want to miss out!
Everyone should see / do / read this … immediately!
I can’t/ couldn’t get enough of it.

Sample reviews​: Film, campsite, restaurant, city, book,videogame, festival,


concert, technology(a device) ...

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