ENGLISH – 3º ESO – Bilingual Programme

REVIEW – a book/film/music event

STRUCTURE

Paragraph Give basic information such as the name of the book, the author, the
1 genre.
You can use an interesting beginning:
If you ask me about my number one book….
Paragraph Here you need to talk about the setting, the plot (don´t focus on
2 details, give a general idea of what the book/film /musical event is
about), main characters, special effects, soundtrack, etc.
Paragraph Give your opinion and make a recommendation. Use good expressions
3 here. You may talk about the strong and weak points.

 Use extreme adjectives and adverbs.

 Good opinion expressions.
 Connectors: As a start / another aspect to take into account / What´s more, / In a
nutshell,

EXAMPLE
‘A Walk in the Clouds’
When writing a review of a film, this story comes to my mind. It is about a touching
romance which is set in „The Clouds‟ the place where the Aragons live. The film is
directed by Alfonso Arau. The cast includes Keanu Reeves and Aitana Sanchez-Gijón,
who play the leading roles with an outstanding performance.

It tells the story of a soldier who comes back home to his wife. He has to earn a
living so he goes to other places to sell chocolate. Then the soldier meets Victoria
who has come back home too. She is pregnant and single. Victoria fears her father.
The man proposes her to pretend to be her husband for a day and afterwards, he
will carry on his life together with his wife. Victoria agrees with him but her father
suspects of them. The film is filled of amusing and dramatic scenes. The actors try
their best when acting. Another aspect to point out is that it also shows beautiful
and colourful pictures which go with a superb soundtrack.

In a nutshell, I highly recommend it. Don´t miss it. If you like familiar values, it will be
worth seeing. On top of that, when it comes to watching films, “The Clouds” really
stands out as it can be regarded as a magnificent choice to chill out with family or
friends.