• How
often do
you watch
movies?
• Where
do you
normally
watch a
movie?
• How
often do
you watch
movies?
• How do
you prefer
to watch a
movie?
• Do you like
watching
movies with
other
people?
Why is it
important to
W RI T I N G : use adjectives
A REVIEW to describe a
film (or play or a
concert, etc)?
ADJECTIVES
It makes the It gives the It helps the
review more reader a reader
readable sense of the visualise what
and the film or
writer's
interesting performance
opinion
is like
THOUGHTFU
AMUSING
causing laughter and L
showing consideration
providing for the needs of other
entertainment. people.
"such a likeable, "he was attentive and
amusing man!" thoughtful"
ON-SCREEN
shown or appearing
in a film or television
programme.
A REVIEW is a short piece of writing
where you share your opinion about
something, like a book, film, video
game, restaurant, or song. In a review,
you describe what it’s about, explain
what you liked or didn’t like, and give
reasons for your opinion so other people
can decide if they want to try it too.
A review should be written in an informal
or neutral register, this means:
● you CAN use phrasal verbs,
● you CAN use idioms
● you CAN use contractions
● you CAN be creative!
Step 1: Briefly analyse the given topic…
The first thing you need to do is to underline a
description part -in other words, just find what needs to
be described.
Secondly, find a discussion part – in other words, try to
find the specific points you need to comment on in your
text.
Finally, find the target reader so you know exactly who
you are writing for and who is going to read your review.
Step 2: Title
The review should start with the title, and there are few
simple ways to write it:
imagine you’re reviewing a book you can write: [Title] by
[Author]
if you were reviewing a restaurant you could write: [name of
the restaurant] – a review
Title (book): Dark Souls by Stephen King (by)
Title (restaurant): Taco Bell in London – a review (a review)
Step 3: Introduction
Use the introduction to identify the thing you are going to be
reviewing and provide details like the genre (i.e. a science
fiction novel, a horror movie) or location (if it’s a restaurant).
The other function of your introduction is to engage the
reader. You can do it by asking a question.
Make your introduction at least 2 sentences long.
Step 4: The body paragraphs (main content)
The body paragraphs are the main parts of your review so
they should be the longest and carry most of the
information. Also, here you describe the points you’ve found
in (Step 1)
You need to answer/discuss:
● What did the main character do?
● Why it was surprising?
● You can use idioms, and phrasal verbs –
neutral/informal language is appropriate for your target
reader – students and teachers.
Step 5: Conclusion / Recommendations
Finally, we need to make a recommendation because after all,
that’s the only reason why anyone would read a review they
want to know what the reviewer thinks about the book, film or
restaurant.
A good final paragraph of a review does exactly two things
it includes a recommendation and a final sentence to round
off the review.
SYNONYMS FOR ENTERTAINING
SYNONYMS FOR BORING
SYNONYMS FOR EXCITING
SYNONYMS FOR FASCINATING
SYNONYMS FOR DYNAMIC
