Writing folder 7 Student's book pages 110-111 Reviews 1. Discuss this question with the whole class. There are no right or wrong answers here, as the purpose of a review may well vary with its context, the writer’ role, etc, 2 Establish if any students have seen the film reviewed and if so, what they thought of it. Ask them to read the review and complete the lists, As a follow-up, ask students who have seen the film if they think the review is fair. Ask students who have not seen it to say if they ‘would now like to, Suggested answers é i. Facts about the film and its plot. i ‘The name’of the film js Avatar. It was directed by James. Cameron. It used new 30 techriology. The story is set a hundred years in the future, : ‘Actor Stephen Lang plays the role'of Colonel Miles Quatitch, Sigourney Weaver plays the part of Dr Grace Augustine and Sam Worthington plays pilot Jake Sully.” f 1 | | 1 Phrases that convey the writer's opinion of the film. ‘among the greats; supér-sleek 3; eminently watchable and: | { | hugely entertaining sci-f spectacular; unable to decide if. The digitally created world meshes pretty much seamlessly with ‘J undoubtedly imprestve; The effects of Avatar are certainly. something to'see... Butts difficult to tllfcinema as a genre has really been changed or not a truly fascinating story; What 4a great idea it s— and that is what makes ican experience. ‘Things included to interest and entertain the Feader the inclusion of supér sleek newtech 30; the ‘quirky-scary C6l ‘animals’ the planet's aboriginal inhabitants. hugely tall ‘blue quast- humanoids called the Na'vi who have pointy ears, flat n9ses, etfinic dreadlocks and beads; the exotic, subtitled language of the Na‘; the love story; the battle scenes Answers a a 3 4 3 6 7 8 ‘The language of the review reflects and underlines the setting of the film. For example, adjectives like quirky, scary and exotic. Encourage students to find examples of collocations and fixed phrases themselves in the review before they goon todo Exercise 5. tunfolds; character. hot location lacks) special lead; romantic ‘set; turbulent’ ‘gave: stunning : storm; winning «2. ferey i fell:thunderous Soins This task helps students realise what features a review usually contains. All the points are important, depending on the focus of a review, and students should dliscuss why they are important, Point out that this task takes the form of the tasks used in the Writing test. Emphasise that students need to be clear about who they are writing to, and what the purpose of the writing is before they begin to write,