REVIEW (informal)

Titulo
Before starting this review let me introduce myself, Nombre + Apellido, a
young + profesión that in his/her free time likes + Vb(ing) . The reason why I’m
writing this review is to let you know about the last________ I’ve + Vb(3ºC),
Nombre (pelicula, disco, hotel…) + breve descripción(1 linea)

One the one hand, Vb(ing)/sust has some positive aspects, one of the most
outstanding ones is that _________________________________________________.
Moreover, It is worth mentioning that____________________________________.
Last but not least It is necessary to comment that_________________________

On the flipside, several negative aspect can be associated to Vb(ing)/sust, for

example__________________________________________________________________.
I would also like to express my disappointment
with________________________________________________________________________

To conclude, It is said that Vb(ing)/sust has both positive and negative

aspects. As far as I am concerned A)Si nombras mas cosas positivas que
negativas its upsides outweigh its downsides because___________________. So,
If you had the opportunity to ____________, please do it. Trust me you will
never regret it. b) Si nombras mas cosas negativas que positivas its downsides
outweigh its upsides. So, if you had the opportunity to ____________, please
don’t do it. Trust me you will regret it
ESSAY (formal, asi que no uses contracciones. Intenta ser objetivo en los
párrafos 2 y 3, solo puedes expresar tu opinión directamente en el último
párrafo) )(usa conectores formales por ejemplo en lugar de “because” usa
“due/owing to the fact that, en lugar de “so” usa “moreover/furthermore”, en
lugar de “but” usa “however/though”…)
Ejemplo

Nowadays, it could be said that many countries all over the world are facing
serious health problems. One of the most important ones could be obesity
especially among young people in the USA. This topic will be discussed in great
detail in the following paragraphs
O cambiar This topic que es muy genérico por alguna otra cosa según sobre lo
que nos pidan escribir en el cuadro por ejemplo The causes and posible
solutions for this problem Will be discussed in the following paragraphs

Nowadays, it could be said that_____TEMA___________ not enough attention is

paid to this topic. Therefore, this matter will be discussed in great detail in the
following paragraphs.
2º parrafo: One key aspect of….. could be
3er parrafo: Apart from this, Frase para introducir el tema + Interestingly X
time ago a fascinating article about the same topic was published online by
_____________________________. According to the article, Dato numérico
4º parrafo: As a famous (______) once said:
“____________________________________________________” and I cannot agree
(more) this this statement. Little do I know about this topic however, as far as
I am concerned, I truly believe that OPINION
REPORT (formal, no contraigas)(usa conectores formales por ejemplo en lugar
de “because” usa “due/owing to the fact that, en lugar de “so” usa
“moreover/furthermore”, en lugar de “but” usa “however/though”…)
To:
From:
Subject: report about…..
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this report is to + Vb. The report gathers information from a
recent survey/research carried out by/among _____________
FACTS AND FINDINGS
(Vas dando datos que se supone que has descubierto (inventados tanto
positivos como negativos)
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CONCLUSION
In the light of the result obtained in the survey/research and in order to + Vb,
several steps could be followed:

• _____________________ should be + Vb(3ºC)

• _____________________ ought to be vb(3ºC)

Ejemplo

To: Music festival Organisers

From: Luis Espin
Subject: Music festival report
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this report is to improve next year edition of the music festival.
The report gathers information from a recent survey carried out among last
year festival goers.

FACTS AND FINDINGS (Ve poniendo en guiones cosas positivas y negativas,

pero teniendo en cuenta el objetivo del informe, en este caso como nos piden
mejorar el festival, y en la conclusión tendremos que decir como hacerlo
vamos a poner por ejemplo dos cosas a mejorar)
- Most of the respondents consider that the site where the festival is
celebrated is not suitable for such a big city therefore, they felt
uncomfortable during it celebration
- Three out of four young people consider that the quality of the music
groups was superb and they would like to enjoy again some of these
bands
- Three fifths of the women claim that there were not enough food stalls
and the food they offer lacked quality. They had to leave the festival for
some time in order to visit nearby restaurants missing some of the best
performances.
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CONCLUSION
In the light of the results of the survey and in order to improve the following
editions of this festival several steps could be followed:

• A new and bigger site for this event should be found in order to
conclude with the discomfort problems. Apart from this, it would attract
more people.
• More food stalls with a range of products ought to be hired so that
people do not leave the festival. Moreover, the quality of the products
offered by them needs to be controlled in advance to avoid later
problems
SPEAKING (PHOTOS DESCRIPTION)

Both pictures show….(different)

On the first picture I can see persona in lugar
He/she is vb(ing) ……..(si hace más de una cosa a la vez se lo dices).I can also
see…(Vocabulario relacionado con lo que esta haciendo) + Respondes a la
pregunta
On the flipside/on the contrary the second picture shows persona in lugar
……..(si hace más de una cosa a la vez se lo dices).I can also see…(Vocabulario
relacionado con lo que esta haciendo) + Respondes a la pregunta

Si te quedases corto

• If I had to choose between the pictures…. I would

• If I were him/her/them…..I would
• If I had free time I would like to practice…..

Discussion
0 Para empezar:

• Let me start talking about….

1 Dar opinion: (cualquiera del los tres primeros puntos más los dos últimos)

• From my point of view

• In my opinion
• As far as I’m concerned
• I think/consider/believe that
• Vb(ing)/sust is a adjetivo (good/bad/interesting/boring…) +
sust(activity/idea/option/alternative…)
2 Preguntar opinion al compañero:

• What do you think?

• What is your opinion?
• Don’t you think so?
• Do you agree?
• Do you think I’m right?
• Do you share my opinion/thoughts?
3 Responder al compañero + aportar algo:

• I agree with you/I don’t agree with you

• I know what you mean/I don’t know what you mean
• You are right/you are wrong
 • I think so/I don’t think so
• What you say is true/ is not true
• I share your opinion/ I don’t share your opinion
Después de decir si estas de acuerdo o no, debes añadir algo a lo que ha dicho
sea ponerle una pega, completarlo o decirle porque
Poner pega

• However/but/Although
Añadir algo:

• Moreover/Besides/furthermore/also
Explicar:

• Because/Due to the fact that/Owing to the fact that

4 Pasarte al siguiente tema (y retomas el punto 1):

• Another alternative/idea/option… could be Vb(ing)/sust

• Let me continue talking about Vb(ing)/sust
• What about Vb(ing)/sust?
• Why don’t we continue with…?
• Now I would like to move on to……