Review

- Begin with some basic information about the film or play. Include the genre,
the director, the actors and any other relevant information
- Use different paragraphs for each main idea. Give a basic summary of the
plot. The present simple is often used when relating stories, jobs and plots.
- If your review is generally positive, try and think of something that could
have been improved. In the other hand, if your review is generally negative,
try and think of something that wasn’t so bad. This makes the review look
more balanced.
- Use adverbs and adjectives for emphasis -include personal comments.
- End your review by summing up your opinion of the film / play and
recommending people to see it or not.
- Check your work for accuracy, punctuation and spelling.
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Structure of a review:
1) Title: State the name of the film, play, concert, etc.
2) Introduction: Say what you are reviewing and try to catch the reader’s
attention
3) 1st body paragraph: Give the positive features
4) 2nd body paragraph: Give the negative features
5) Conclusion: Summarise your review with a strong recommendation

Article
- Most times it’s informal depending on where its published ‣ target
audience
- Tone is relaxed
- Use rhetorical questions and exclamations to engage the reader
- Articles always have a tile. If possible, make it witty or catchy
- May end with a rhetorical question
- Opinions can be given throughout the essay (can speak in first person)
- Common topics: The Internet, Health and fitness, Music, Plays, Hobbies,
etc.