In this unit you will learn how to:

 comment on art work

 express what you feel, point of
view, pleased/ displeased
 write a review
Stage 1 Saying what you think

Getting Started

A. LET’S TALK • Look at the following pictures.

Can you guess the title?
What do you think?
1. Do you like watching TV?
2. What kind of TV programs do you like to watch?
Comedy? TV serials? Talk shows? Music? News?
Soap operas? Quizzes?
3. Why do you like to watch them?
4. Have you ever criticized a TV program while you
watching it? Why/ why not?

B. ACTIVE LISTENING • Listen to the following

pieces of information. Guess what kind of
entertainment they are. Give a thick (√) in the
right column. Number 1 has been done for you.
No Movie TV show Book Plays Music
1 - - √ - -
2 ……. ……. ….. ….. …..
3 ……. ……. …… …… ……
4 ……. ……. ……. ……. …….
5 ……. ……. …… …… …….

C. ENJOY THIS • Read the following synopsis.

Then, complete the following dialogue based on
the information given in the synopsis.
The Lost World

Jurassic Park Part II is a motion picture about an island

populated with real dinosaurs. Released in 1977, this science
fiction adventure is the sequel to the box-office hit, Jurassic
Park (1993), in which a scientist built a dinosaur theme park
on a remote island. Although those dinosaurs were destroyed,
there were some left on another island. Dr. Sarah Harding
(played by Julianne Moore) and Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff
Goldblum) traveled to the island to observe the dinosaurs and
try to prevent Roland Temblo (Pete Postlethwaite) from
rounding the beast up and taking them to a theme park in the
United States. The weather turns bad, the dinosaurs become
violent, and one of the angry beasts makes its way to Los
Angeles, California.
(Adapted from: www. Jurassic park. com)
Situation: Meilisa is reading a movie review about ‘jurassic park’
when Arinda comes to visit her.
Arinda : Hello, How are you?
Meilisa : Fine. What about you? You look so happy.
Arinda : Yup. I want to go somewhere to relax but …
Meilisa : What about watching ‘jurassic park’ at the plaza
theater? It would be great.
Arinda : That’s good idea. Don’t you think any movie directed
by __________ will be amazing? By the way who are
the actors?
Meilisa : _____________________________________________
Arinda : So, what is the movie about?
Meilisa : Have you seen ‘jurassic park 1’ It’s about an island
populated ____________________________________
Arinda : Is it a new film?
Meilisa : No, It was __________ in 1977 but it’s still popular.
Arinda : It has to be a science fiction movie.
Meilisa : Right. I think you should read this review before
deciding whether you’ll go or not.
Arinda : Thanks. It might be very good. A scientist built. _____?
Dinosaurs? I don’t believe in a _________ and ______.
They must be very crazy to take the beasts
_________, California. Let’s go now Mel, I can’t wait.
Meilisa : But you have to wait until tomorrow at 3 p.m.
Arinda : What? I want to see it now.
Meilisa : Sorry pal. Calm down. Hey, what about another movie?
Arinda : No, thanks. Oh, I almost forgot. I have to call my
mother. Bye, Mel. See you.
Meilisa : Bye.

D. YOUR TURN • Work in pairs. Find examples of

gambits and communication functions in the
previous dialogue. See the example.
 Gambits What are they/ Write them
here
1. Asking for opinion 1. What about ‘jurassic
park’ at Plaza theater?
2. Expressing attitude 2. ____________________
3. Expressing personal 3. ____________________
opinion
4. What you really mean 4. ____________________
5. Right or wrong 5. ____________________
6. Offering a suggestion 6. ____________________
7. Expressing agreement 7. ____________________
8. Expressing apology 8. ____________________
9. Leave-taking 9. ____________________

Get It Right
A. THINK ABOUT IT • Look at the following
pictures. Then, answer the questions.
Get It Right
A. THINK ABOUT IT • Look at the following
pictures. Then, answer the questions.

1. Have you seen ‘Finding Nemo’ the movie? Did you like it?
Why/ why not?
2. What kind of movie do you like to watch?
3. How do you express your point of view about a movie?
WAYS TO SAY IT
Showing how you feel

Asking someone’s point of view:

• What do you think about • What do you think about TV
the comedian series ‘Bajaj shows?
Baijuri’?
• Have you got any comments
• Excuse me, what do you about the latest album on
feel about the language Padi ?
used in that film?
• What is your reaction to …?
• What are your views about
• I’d be glad to have your
the Harry Potter and the
view on …
Sorcerer’s Stone?
• What would you say to …?
• What are your feelings
about the two characters • Thank you and Happy New
which were terrified by a Year to you too.
tyrannosaurus rex in
Jurassic Park?
Expressing point of view: Expressing pleased
• Fantastic! I always love • Great!
the ‘’Bajaj Baijuri’ serial
and all of the silly ideas of • Terrific!
these series. • Fantastic!
• Awful! I must say frankly • Super!
that sometimes the
intimate language used in • Phew!
these series is very • How wonderful!
dangerous for Indonesian
children. • Hey, that’s terrific.

• Personally I believe … • It’s the best thing …

• In my view … • Interesting.

• It seems to me … • Exciting!

• From my point of view … • You will like/ love/ enjoy

the movie very much.
• I’d just like to say …
• Well, to my mind this
scene …
• Personally, i consider …
• To be perfectly frank …
 Expressing displeased:
• I am very annoyed! • How infuriating!
• How irritating! • I’m afraid …
• Extremely unhappy! • How boring!
• That/ It makes me mad! • Totally uninteresting!
• That/ it isn’t nice!
B. YOUR TURN • Have you ever watch an movies/
TV programs? Give your point of view about
them. See the example.

I like watching “Liputan 6”. Personally I believe that

watching Liputan 6 not only gimes me the latest information
but also increases my awareness about the environment.
 Superman Returns The Simpsons
_____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________

Indonesian Idol Empat Mata

_____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________
Moving Forward
A. THINK ABOUT IT • Answer the following
questions.

1. Have you ever read/ listened to a movie review?

2. What information can you get from reading/ listening to a
movie review?
3. Who would be interested in reading/ listening to a movie
review?
 B. FIRST CHALLENGE • Listen carefully to the
following short interview. While listening, fill in
the blanks. Then answer the questions.

Jurassic Park: The Lost World

Orienta
tion

A reviewer from Indonesia:

Good morning to all the fans of the science
fiction movies. Welcome back with me, Putri
Made Lestari in an adventure program, science
A fiction (1) _______. Do you still remember the
sequenc
ed story of Jurassic Park I? Great! I absolutely love
explana
tion of
Jurassic Park and all the science fiction movies
why or will always please the fans, including me. The
how
somethi Lost World is Jurassic Park Part II which is still
ng
occurs about an island populated with real dinosaurs.
(2) _______ in 1977.
 This science fiction adventure is the
Names sequel to the box-office hit Jurasssic Park
of the
artworks (1993), in which a scientist built a dinosaur
theme park on a remote island. Although those
(3) _________ were destroyed, there were still
Interpre
tative some left on another island. Dr. Sarah Harding
recount
played by Julianne Moore and Dr. Ian Malcolm
played by Jeff Goldblum travel to the island to
observe the dinosaurs and try to prevent
Ronald Tembo who is played by Pete
Postlethwaite from rounding the beast up and
taking them to a theme park in the United
States. The (4) _______ turns bad, the
dinosaurs become violent, and one of the angry
beasts makes its way to Los Angeles, California.
It’s very amazing, isn’t it?
 Okay audience, with me this morning is Mr.
Steven Spielberg, the director of the Jurassic
Park. Good morning and welcome to Indonesia.
I’d be glad to have your view on Jurassic Park.
Steven Spielberg: To be perfectly frank this
is not (5) _______, it’s science eventually. This
Evaluati movie, however, wants you to learn one thing:
on
You decide you can control nature, and from
that moment on you’re in deep trouble, because
you can’t do it. You can make a boat, but you
can’t make the ocean. You can make an (6)
________, but you can’t make the air. You
powers are much less than your dreams would
have you believe.
 The reviewer from Indonesia: Wow,
Evaluati
Jurassic Park really deserves the highest praise.
ve
Summat
Thanks for joining with Mr. Steven Spielberg
ion and me. (7) _______ tomorrow on the same
program. Bye.
(Adapted from: Article online.com)

Find out:
Decide whether these statements are True (T) or False (F)
• T–F Putri Made Lestari is part of a science
fiction fan club.
• T–F The director of Jurassic Park said that the
movie was not science fiction but a science
movie.
• T–F Putri Made Lestari said that it was difficult to
control nature.
• T–F The biggest praise should be given to all the
people involved in the Jurassic Park.
• T–F The Lost World is the title of Jurassic Park Part I.
 C. SECOND CHALLENGE • Work in pairs. Read the previous
imaginary interview again. Pay attention to its structure
and language features. Then, answer the following
questions.

1. What is the text about?

2. Do you like science fiction movies? Why/ Why not?
3. What about Jurassic Park? Did you like it? Why/ Why not?
4. The reviewer compares Jurassic Park with another kind of
art work. What is it?
5. Which one of these is the purpose of the text?
a. To describe the way things are.
b. To explain the processes involved in a phenomenon.
c. To critic an art work or event for a public audience.
6. Can you find expressions typically used in conversation in
the text? Mention them.
7. Does the text focus on a general or particular participant?
What is it?
8. Are there any effective mental processes (thinking verbs)
used in the text? Mention them!
9. Circle any expression used to express point of view.
10.Mention the text organization of the text.

D. THIRD CHALLENGE • Listen carefully to the following

book review. While listening, fill in the blanks. Then,
answer the questions. Consult with your dictionary for the
difficult words.
 The Guy Next Door
Meggin Cabot

A novel normally consist of chapters. But you will find

none in this book. Why? Because it consists of e-mails. Yep,
you read me right, they are a (1) ________ of e-mails from
people who keep in touch with each other and talk about all
kinds of seemingly unrelated things, which somehow share a
common thread, in a (2) ________ way.
Mellisa Fuler is a journalist working for the New York
Journal. From her and her friend’s (3) ________, we get the
impression that Mellisa is an attractive, intelligent, red haired
single girl with a kind heart toward her friends and animals.
After an accident and some arrangements, she (4) _________
living next door to a handsome stranger whom she believes
is the nephew of her elderly neighbor. Actually, he is not
what he admits he is. But before she knows it, they fall in
love each other. Will she be able to accept the fact that the
(5) _________ guy next door has been lying to her even

though they both share the same feeling?

Meggin Cabot alias Meggin Patricia Cabot is also the
writer of the successful for teenage series The Princess’
Diaries. The guy next door is her (6) ________ in the genre of
the contemporary adult novel. It discusses relationships,
working environments, and solving a mystery from many
people’s different point of view. Just like her other books,
The guy next door is (7) _________, refreshing, and
enlightening altogether. I wonder what this and other writers
will do next, create a (8) ________ out of cluster of SMS’s,
perhaps? THAT would be cool. Ully

(Taken from: C’nS English Ten Magazine,

vol .3 no. 18 August-October 2003)
Find out:
1. What is the title of the book being reviewed?
2. Who is the reviewer?
3. Arrange the generic structure of the previous text type.
Which one comes first?

Interpretative Recount

Orientation Evaluation

Evaluative Summation

4. Label the previous text with its generic structure.

Hand in Hand
YOUR PROJECT • Work in group of four. Rent a DVD/VCD.
Choose any movie you like. Then, make a review of the
movie. Choose one member in your group to read the review
aloud in front of the class.

HINT Find the information below.

Film Review
Title : ……………………………………………………………………………
Genre : Drama /Action/ Horror/ Science fiction/ Comedy.
Director : ……………………………………………………………………………
Year : ……………………………………………………………………………
Duration : ……………………………………………………………………………
Stars : ……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
Orientation ………………………………
(background information on ………………………………
the movie you’re going to ………………………………
review) ………………………………
Interpretative Recount ………………………………
(summary of the movie) ………………………………
………………………………
………………………………
Evaluation ………………………………
(concluding statement: ………………………………
judgment, opinion or ………………………………
recommendation. It can ………………………………
consists of more than one ………………………………
paragraph) ………………………………
Evaluative Summation ………………………………
(final opinion: the appraisal ………………………………
or the punch line of the film ………………………………
being criticized) ………………………………
Show It Off
YOUR MISSION • Do the following instructions.
1. Pretend that you were a reviewer of a TV show for a review
program.

2. Prepare a review. Choose one of the following forms of

entertainment.
• movies • plays/ dramas • exhibitions
• TV shows • operas • concerts
• books • recordings • ballets

3. Read aloud your review in front of the class.

HINT Before you present your review, use this checklist to
check whether or not you have included all the
elements of a review.

Checklist for a Review

Elements Yes No
Orientation:
• Have I named the art work?
• Have I mentioned the writer?
• Have I mentioned the publisher/ producer/
the director?
• Have I used gambits or other communication
function?
Interpretative Recount:
• Have I written a summary or the synopsis?
• Have I used gambits or other communication
functions?
 Elements Yes No
Evaluation:
• Have I written my evaluation clearly?
• How many evaluation did write?
• Have I used gambits or other communication
function?
Evaluative Summation:
• Did I used metaphorical expressions?
• Did I used words of appraisal?
• Have I used gambits or other communication
function?
Stage 2 Saying what you think

Getting Started

A. THINK AND DISCUSS • Look at the following

pictures. Then, answer the questions
Find out:
1. What do you call the brown cake in the picture? Brownies,
tiramisu, or sponge cake?
2. Why is it called that?
3. Do you like the cake in the picture?
4. Do you know how it tastes?
5. Recently, the name of this cake was used for:
(choose which one is correct)
a. a news paper
b. a film
c. a song
d. a painting

B. ACTIVE READING • Read the following review

of Brownies. Then, work in pairs to discuss the
questions.
Brownies.
A bite of sweet cake, a bit of love story
Another Indonesian romantic drama feature film by a
young and talented director, Hanung Bramantyo, will soon be
released this year. Fans of Marcella Zalianty, Bucek Depp, and
Arie U. Kuncoro will be able to see their idols acting in a movie
titled Brownies. The film is produced by SinemArt, which also
produced ‘Mengejar Matahari’.
The theme is simple; it’s about love. Love with its
bittersweet story becomes the highlight that enriches the movie
plot. The reason is quite obvious: A love theme always attracts
more people to come to the cinema.
Mel (Marcella Zalianty), a copywriter in an advertising
agency, has a life that’s focused on her job. Although Mel is
engaged to Joe (Philips Yusuf), Didi (Renia)-her close friend-,
questions if Joe is really Mel’s kind of guy.
Later in the story, Mel finds out that Joe has been going
out with another girl all this time. Then, Mel, meets Are (Bucek
Depp), a young artist who writes, owns a bookstore, and makes
brownies! Are even has a small brownies shop that Mel loves to
visit. Are’s artistic attitudes and Joe’s betrayal have clearly
affected Mel’s life.
 Brownies is the first Indonesian movie that was shot
using Panasonic High Definition Cameras, Which results in a film
that looks as if it’s recorded on standard celluloid film, while
reducing production costs.

(Taken from: C’ n S magazine Vol. 4 no. 27)

Find out:
1. The genre of the film is …..
2. The name of the director is …..
3. The names of the actors are …..
4. The producer of the film is …..
5. The first paragraph is called the introduction or the …
6. The second paragraph tells us about the … of the film and
the ….. Why the director called the film Brownies.
7. The third paragraph tells us about …..
It tells the sequences of the film in brief. This part of the
text is called …..
8. The fourth paragraph tell us that the quality of the pictures
in the movie is very good because they use …… to shoot
the scenes and using this kind of camera will reduce the
….. This part of text praises and gives a good opinion of
the film. This is called …..
9. Is this film for children, youth, or adults?
10.How would you rate this film? Excellent, Very good, quite
good, good or boring?

C. YOUR TURN • Match the words in column A with

the words or phrases in column B.
A B
1. Original a. Performance of art given
in the afternoon
2. Companionship b. Fill
3. Make a run c. Trying hard
4. Effort d. Produce
5. Infuse e. fellowship
6. Matinee f. First/earliest
7. Sequel g. Defeated
• Pachyderm h. Strong feeling of
happiness or fear
9. Wicked i. Bad/ very evil
10. Bested j. Thick/ skinned animal
11. Thrills k. Main products
12. Spills l. Pouring out
13. staples m. Complete story containing
an earlier one

D. TRY THIS • Read the following review. Pay

attention to its structure and language features.
Label the structures. Then, answer the
questions.
 The Jungle Books 2
Reviewed by ROBIN CLIFORD

The original The jungle book was one of Disney

Studios biggest hits and the last Mouse House
animation directly supervised by the late, great Walt ………….
Disney himself. That was back in 1967 and it has
taken all that time to tell us what happens after the
man-cub, Mowgli (voice of Haley Joel Osment) gave
up his jungle homeand the companionship of his best
friend, Baloo (voice of John Goodman), to live with
the rules of the human village in The Jungle Books 2.
Disney studios seems to be getting into the habit
of taking the second tier sequels of its classics that
used to go direct to video, like The Little Mermaid 2,
Aladdin 2, and The Lion King 2, and making a run at
the big screen before the little screen take over. With ………….
such kid’s flicks as Return to Neverland and The
Jungle Book 2, it’s nice to see that the effort is being
made to infuse this lower budget follow-ups with the
same intent and quality, if not the scope, of the
originals.
 The Jungle Book 2 is an example of a Disney
animation that belongs in the pay–per–view and
video store shelves but gives a good enough show to
satisfy the Saturday matinee kid crowd. While it ………….
doesn’t have the number of song or the original
Source material (after all, TJB is a Rudyard Kipling
story), the screenplay by Karl Geurs does a better
than averag job of creating a lively sequel.
Mowgli has been living in the safe, boring
village since he has adopted by his little buddy
Ranjan’s (voice of Connor f unk) family and
developed a crush on the girl, Shanti (voice of Mae
Whitman), who got him to come out of the jungle in
the first place. But, Mowgli can’t forget his old best
………….
friend, Baloo (John Goodman), his beloved papa
bear, and the laid back bruin, too, yearns to see his
little man-cub pal. Even though the wise panther
Bagheera (voice of Bob Joles) does his best to keep
Baloo away from his friend, including the use of the
dedicated pachyderms of Colonel Hathi’s (voice of
Jim Cummings) Elephant Patrol, it is all for naught.
 Baloo may be simple but he certainly knows
his own mind and he is able to get around bags’s
defense, sneaks into the village to find his best
friend, Mowgli for a grand reunion. But, the noise ………….
over Baloo’s quest reaches the ears of the wicked
tiger, Shere Khan (Voice of Tony Jay), wh Mowgli
bested in the original. Hen Baloo enters the village
so does Shere Khan and a big commotion ansues
with the villagers battling the dreaded tiger while
Shanti and Ranjan set in pursuit of the bear and
Mowgli, thinking that their friend is in danger. This
begins an adventure that has every one searching for
Mowgli, friend and foe alike, with trills, spills, songs,
and dance that will be one of the children’s
entertainment staples on home video.
My only complaint about The Jungle Book 2 is
that it could have used another song or two. The
ones that are here, though, are good fun and well
staged to toe tapping pleasure. The hipster Jungle ………….
Rhythm, the reprised Bare necessities and the super-
fun, big scale Busby Berkeley-esque swing number,
‘W-I-L-D’ are great fun to watch and listen to, both
for kids and adults.
 Vocal characters are uniformly well caste to
give continuity to the characters first heard 35 years
ago. Haley Joel Osment voices Mowgli with the right
note throughout, even when doing a soulful solo
rendition of Jungle Rhythm. John Goodman gives
just the right, big-hearted, bid-sized feel to the
original party animal, Baloo original voiced by Phil
Harris. Brit stage thespiant Tony Jay, give the same
sleek, sinister, and malicious note to Shere Khan, the ………….
tiger that George Sanders gave in the original. Bob
Joles also does a fine reprise of Bagheera, first done
by Sebastian Cabot. Mae Whitman and Connor Funk
do well as Shanti and Ranjan and veteran John Rhys-
Davies gives caring dignity to Mowgli’s adopted
father. Cumming also gives a good imitation of
Sterling Holloway’s slithering vocal performance as
the sneaky snake Kaa.
Animation is simple with set backgrounds but
the quality of the character animation, the fine vocal
performances, lively song-and-dance numbers and ………….
nice story make The Jungle Book 2 a fun thing to see
at the theater and worth to wait on home video (but
you shouldn’t have too long to wait). The kids are
going to like it, maybe even love it. I give it a B.
 Find out:

A B
1. The reviewer compares a) The late great Walt
The Jungle Book 2 with … Disney.
2. The original of Jungle b) But also the video as
Book was directly well.
supervised by …
3. The Jungle Book 2, the
second tier sequels, can c) The original one
be enjoyed not only on produced in 1967.
the big screen ….
4. The Jungle Book 2
d) Or the original source
doesn’t have the number
material
of songs …
5. The setting of the
animation is simple … e) Because it has fine vocal
performances, lively son
g-and-dance numbers
and nice story.
6. The kids are going to like f) But it has the quality of
The Jungle book 2 …. the character animation.
Grammar In Action
A. Read and try to understand the following
information.
Study the following patterns.
1. Conjunction in complex sentences
a. To express time (after, before, since, until, when , while,
as)
e.g: • While Sarah was getting ready for bed, she heard
someone fire a gun.
• I have been acting in movies since I was young.
b. To express cause (because, since, as)
e.g: • Since Mark is only seven years old, he can’t vote
yet.
• Ted refused to marry that beautiful girl because he
didn’t love her.
c. To express condition (if, unless)
e.g: • Unless her stepmother gave her permission,
Cinderella wouldn’t go anywhere.
 d. To express concession (although, even though, though)
e.g: • Ben was not accepted by the university although
he had good grades and several
recommendations.
e. To express purpose (in order to, so that)
e.g: • My father took an extra job so that our family
could take a vacation this summer.
f. To express identification (that, when, where, who)
e.g: • I want to talk to the little girl who is wearing the
white dress.
• Citra chose the dog that was running around and
barking.
2. Conjunctions in compound sentences (and, but, so, or)
e.g: • The man ate shrimp and the woman sipped
champagne.
3. Conjunctions in compound-complex sentences (while, when)
e.g: • While the waiter served dessert, the man ate shrimp
and the woman sipped champagne.
B. Work in pairs. Make good compound or complex
sentences from sentences below.

1. Jurassic Park Part II is a motion picture about an island

populated with real dinosaurs. It was released in 1997.
2. This science fiction adventure is the sequel to the box-office
hit Jurassic Park (1993). A scientist built a dinosaur theme
park on a remote island.
3. Those dinosaurs were destroyed. There are some left on
another island.
4. Dr. Sarah Harding is played by Julianne moore. Dr. Ian
Malcolm is played by Jeff Goldblum. They travel to the island
to observe the dinosaurs.
5. They try to prevent Roland Tembo (Pete Posletwaite) from
rounding the beast up. They take them to a theme park in
the United States.
6. The weather turns bad. The dinosaurs become violent. One
of the angry beasts makes its way to Lost Angeles,
California.
7. You can Make a box. You can’t make the ocean.
8. You can make an aero plane. You can’t make the air.
C. Still with your partner, create your own compound-
complex sentences. See the example.

1. (who, and) Bunanta

Bunanta, who has written 31 picture-books, conducted
indepth research ever two years and compiled the material
she unearthed into a folklore collection.
2. (but, after) Bajaj Baijuri
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
3. (and, if) Ungu
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
4. (so, because) Sponge Bob
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
5. (and, so) Breakthru’ (Nidji)
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
1. (but, while) Harry Potter
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
7. (or, even though) Virus (Slank)
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
8. (and, before) Peter Pan
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
D Read and try to understand the following Adjectives
information. Observe the following symbols and Phrases
and phrases used for making a judgment/ of Appraisal
appraisal.

4 bytes = super
3 bytes = too good
to miss
2 bytes = average
1 byte = save your
money
90 = excellent
80 = very good
70 = good
60 = quite good/ not
bad

■■■ = perfect
■■ = good
■ = not too bad
_ = no comment
 Did you Know ?

Sometimes, critics or reviewer (people who give judgments on

art works) would say or write like this:

a. The film is better than the original book.

b. The film features high powered action with excellent special
effects.
c. Spiderman was a huge hit.
d. Tobey Maguire excels as Peter Parker. He really drew into
Peter’s character.
e. Kirsten Dunst is still the ideal Mary Jane.
f. The scenes turned out very well.
g. Alfred Molina is excellent as Dock Ock.
h. The movie is richer than the original comic.
i. The actress brings out this aspect of the movie beautifully.
j. The scene of the drama touches our heart.
k. The scene of the drama is really a heart-breaker.
l. Without the mask, the actor of Batman expresses a greater
impact.
m. You’ll see the actor’s full performance in this film.
n. ‘Batman Forever’ is an excellent movie. The character is
well developed.
o. After seeing this film once, I intend to see it again.
E. Work in pairs. Make five sentences to express your
appraisal of these kinds of entertainment. The first one
has been done for you as an example.

1. Monalisa – painting
Monalisa, a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, still brings out a
great inspiration for the present young painters.
2. Beauty and the Beast – Disney’s animation
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3. Michael Jordan – The NBA player
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4. Eiffel I’m in love – film
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5. OB (Office Boy) – comedy show
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F Read and try to understand the following Metaphorical
information. Observe the following verse of a expressions
song taken from ‘You are the sunshine of my
life’ by Stevie Wonder.

“You are the sunshine of my life

That’s why I’ll always be around.
You are the apple of my ayes
Forever you’ll stay in my heart”

Underline two sentences in the verse that use an

analogy like this:

A = B
You are my life
 The expression That you have underlined above use metaphorical
Language. A metaphor is defined as the substitution of one idea or
object with another and used to assist expression or understanding.

Now look at the other sentences again:

Spiderman 2 reminds me somewhat of superman, in which Clark
Kent struggles with his secret power.
(Here the writer compares two different titles of movies but they
have the same complication/ problem in the story).

The analogy is:

Spiderman 2 = Superman
struggles with his secret power struggles with his secret power
The music of the Aladdin movie is spectacular, following the
success of its predecessor Beauty and the Beast.

The analogy is:

Aladdin = Beauty and the Beast

● spectacular ● Spectacular
● successful ● Successful
● duet ● duet

Remember!
Metaphorical language is used in a review text to compare
the similarity of two different art works.
G. Work in pairs. Try to make your own metaphorical
sentences. One has been done for you as an example.

1. Bajaj Bajuri – Si Doel Anak Sekolahan

Following the success of Si Doel Anak Sekolahan, Bajaj
Bajuri takes on the setting of Betawi culture.
2. Britney Spears – Christina Aguilera
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3. Hercules - Xena
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4. GIGI - Dewa
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5. Jurassic Park 1 – Jurassic Park 2
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H. Each line below is taken from a song. Pay attention to the
underlined words. Decide whether it is being used as a
metaphor or a simile. Explain your answer.

? Did You Know

A metaphor is not a simile.
e.g: ● A good book is food for thought. (Metaphor)
● A good book is like a good meal for thought.
(Simile)

Basic Rule: If it uses the words ‘is like’ or ‘is as’

(seperti, bagaikan, laksana), it is usually a simile. If
it uses the word ‘is’ without ‘as’ or ‘like’, it is usually
a metaphor.
 1
“Love is like oxygen. You get too much, it gets you high; not
enough and you’re gonna die.”
(Love is like oxygen, by * sweet)

2
“Love is a flower, and you only the seed.”
(The rose, Bette Midler)

3
“Television is the drug of the nation …”
(Television, by The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy)

4
“Remember when you’re talking to the Man upstairs, just
because He doesn’t answer doesn’t mean He doesn’t care”
(Unanswered prayers, by Garth Brooks)

5
“See how they run, like pigs from a gun …”
(I am the Walrus, by The Beatles)
I. Work in pairs. Underline the head noun in each Noun
sentence. See the example Phrases

1. A very good book.

2. Mary’s new China doll.
3. The Great Crystal Palace Exhibition.
4. Two very dirty pairs of brown leather shoes.
5. A large blackberry and apple pie.

J. Work in pairs. Discuss and complete the

following sentences.
1. What is ‘a noun’?
● A noun is a word which is used to refer to a _________
or_____________.
e.g: salesman, farm, balcony, bicycle, love, and trust.
● If you find the ‘a’ or ‘the’ before a word, it is a noun.
e.g: a book, _________, _________, _________
● If you can make the word plural or singular, it’s a noun.
e.g: chair – chairs, _________, ___________, __________
2. Pre-modifiers and Post-modifiers Noun
● A modifier is a technical term in linguistics. To modify
means to limit, restrict, characterize, otherwise focus
meaning.
● English places modifiers before a noun (pre-modifiers)
and after a noun (post-modifiers).
e.g: pre-modifier : white house, running water, her
thought
post-modifier : the book on the table, conflicts in
Africa, A task done by a student.

Remember !
Implication of Noun Phrases for Effective Reading and
Writing
● We do not read texts word by word, but chunk by chunk. We
must read each grammatical construction as a single unit.
Understanding sentences involves isolating phrases within a
sentence and recognizing where long phrases begin and end.
● To write well is not to string words together, but to string
together larger phrases, to create full references that
carefully distinguish one idea from another.
We can increase the clarity and sophistication of our
thought by using extended phrases instead of single
words.

K. Underline pre-modifiers noun and circle post-modifiers

noun used in this except.

Tandi Crawford in an unsatisfied woman. Her 13-

year-marriage has become lonely and empty after she
discovered her husband’s Jared’s affairs three years
ago. The only thing that has got Tandi through hia
difficult time are the fantasies of her first love, Brent
Rogers.
After reaching the end of her rope with her
marriage, Tandi leaves Jared, take her 11-year-old sun,
Michael and ends up moving into the place she ran away
from 18 years before, with her father Glynne Belson.
Now Tandi has to pick up the pieces of her puzzling
life and learn the hard truth that everything that looks
good to you is not necessarily good for you.
L. Complete the sentences with a noun phrase (pre- or post-
modifier). The first one has been done for you.

1. Among the wonderful ‘Harry Potter’ stories. I love ‘the

prisoner of the azkaban’ the most.
2. ___________ will soon be released this year.
3. I have never seen such a _________________.
4. The doll _____________ is a barbie doll.
5. Reading a _________________ is always interesting.
6. The winners of ________________ will be announced in this
magazine.
7. When we went to Jogja, we had ‘nasi kucing’ for dinner. This
______________ consist of ____________ rice, a bit of
____________ paste and a piece of ____________ fish.
M. Work in pairs. Put comma and capital letters in the
following text.

Scene from Gone with the Win

although gone with the win was a short of second
choice in the new york film critics presentation was
accorded more space in newspapers than any motion
picture has ever been given. after buying the rights of
the novel david selznick had attracted attention by his
suggestions for the part of scarlett o’hara. The picture
was first presented publicly in atlanta an some of the
newspapers including the new york times sent staff
writers to attend that opening. the accounts were
printed on the first pages of some editions of the
afternoon newspapers in large cities all over the
country. gone with the win was launched in two
theaters in new york the aster and the capitol. in the
new york times the review was spread over four
columns with a two column cut and an edit account of
the celebrities present. the critic referred to it as ‘a
handsome, scrupulous’ unstinting version of the 1,037-
page novel’
Get It Right

A. THINK ABOUT IT • Answer the following

questions.

1. Do you still remember the parts of a review?

2. Do you like reading a music or movie review? Why/ why not?

B. FIRST CHALLENGE • Read the following music

review. Consult your dictionary for the difficult
words. Then, answer the questions.
 Original Soundtrack of Brownies

Bisa saja was chosen as the first

single of the album and theme
song of Brownies because the
lyrics reflect the story in the movie.
Budjana of GIGI demonstrates his
skills in playing an acoustic guitar in
Cinta Terakhir. Three other brand
new songs, Dilema, Jangan Bilang
Pacarku, and Semua Orang Berhak
Mendapat Rasa Bahagia, give
supporting nuances to the flow of
the movie. GIGI composed them by
imagining how the scenes would
look like based on the screenplay.
When Hanung Bramantyo (the director) and Dewa
Budjana of GIGI chatted, Budjana expressed his interest in
making a soundtrack album. Then, he recommended a few GIGI
song, which the producer accepted because of the chemistry
they created with the movie.
 Since GIGI could provide a variety of colors to add all
kinds of musical nuances to enrich the movie, the producer
deemed it unnecessary to find other musicians to complete the
original soundtrack of Brownies.
Armand Maulana (vocalist), I Gede Dewa Budjana
(guitarist), Thomas Ramadhan (bass player), and Gusti Erhandy
(drums-stand-in player for Budhy Haryono) put a lot of effeort
into this album. As a result, they’ve created a perfect blend of a
movie and songs that makes Brownies tastier.
It’s always fun to have a piece of brownies in your
mouth but having it on your stereo is more entertaining. No
movie is perfect without a music score and Ost. of Brownies has
proved it excellently .

(Adapted from: C n S magazine, October 2002)

 Find out:
1. What does ‘Ost.’ stand for?
2. Why was the song Bisa Saja chosen as the theme song?
3. Why did the director of the movie approve of nominating
GIGI to make the soundtrack?
4. What is the writer’s opinion of this soundtrack album?
5. What words are used by the writer to show the appraisal
for this song album?

C. SECOND CHALLENGE • Study the text

organization below. Then, answer the questions.
 Original Soundtrack of Brownies title

Bisa saja was chosen as the first single

of the album and theme song of Brownies
Names of
because the lyrics reflect the story in the movie.
the artwork
Budjana of GIGI demonstrates his skills
in playing an acoustic guitar in Cinta Terakhir.
Three other brand new songs, Dilema, Jangan
Bilang Pacarku, and Semua Orang Berhak
Mendapat Rasa Bahagia, give supporting
nuances to the flow of the movie. GIGI
composed them by imagining how the scenes
would look like based on the screenplay.
When Hanung Bramantyo (the director)
and Dewa Budjana of GIGI chatted, Budjana
expressed his interest in making a soundtrack
album. Then, he recommended a few GIGI song,
which the producer accepted because of the
chemistry they created with the movie. Interpretati
Since GIGI could provide a variety of ve Recount
colors to add all kinds of musical nuances to
enrich the movie, the producer deemed it
unnecessary to find other musicians to complete
the original soundtrack of Brownies.
 Armand Maulana (vocalist), I Gede Dewa
Budjana (guitarist), Thomas Ramadhan (bass Evaluation
player), and Gusti Erhandy (drums-stand-in
player for Budhy Haryono) put a lot of effeort
into this album. As a result, they’ve created a
perfect blend of a movie and songs that makes
Brownies tastier.
It’s always fun to have a piece of
brownies in your mouth but having it on your Evaluative
stereo is more entertaining. No movie is perfect summation
without a music score and Ost. of Brownies has Metaphorical
expressions
proved it excellently.

Word
(Adapted from: C n S magazine, October 2002) (adjectives) of
appraisal.
Find out:
Cross (X) the correct answers.

• A review focuses on …
a. particular participants (name of the art work).
b. particular science.
c. particular animal.
d. particular medication.
e. particular profession.

2. The use of appraisal adjectives in a review show direct expression of

opinion that reflect …
a. the quantity of a certain art works, e.g: good, bad, not bad, quite
good, etc.
c. the appreciation of the actors and the actresses.
d. the appreciation of the producers and the directors.
e. the appreciation of the government to art works.

3. It is common to see the use of elaborating, long clauses (sentences),

and … to package the information in the review.
a. complex sentences.
b. simple sentences.
c. negative sentences.
d. interrogative sentences.
e. positive sentences.
4. The use of … can be easily found in a review.
a. metaphorical expressions.
b. simile expressions.
c. hypocritical expressions.
d. complex expressions.
e. simple expressions.

5. In a review, the simple present is used to express the evaluation

whereas the simple past is used to tell …
a. the past event of the summary.
b. the past event of the orientation.
c. the past event of the evaluation.
d. the past event of the interpretative recount.
e. the past event of the evaluative summation.

D. THIRD CHALLENGE • Work in pairs. Read the

review of “Spiderman 2” below. Label the text
with its generic structure of the text. Then,
answer the questions.
Spiderman 2 – the Review
By ANDY PERMADI

I just watched Spiderman

2 and I enjoyed it thoroughly.
It is better than the original
because the story has more
depth and lots funny moments
too. Frankly speaking when I
walked into the cinema, I
thought we were going to
watch Finding Nemo 2. The
cinema was filled with kids. Not
surprising though, since the
original Spiderman movie was a
huge hit.
The story starts with Peter Parker (Tobey
Maguire), having a though time with his dual
life. Two jobs by day, high expectations in school
to boot, and crime fighter by night. No time for
his personal life or to follow his dreams. Always
exhausted. Always late. He reminds me of a
born loser.
 Peter faces problems which many of us
do: problems on the job and no money for the
rent. The woman he loves, Mary Jane (Kirsten
Dunst), is with some one else. Basically,
anything that goes wrong, does. Even as
Spiderman, things go wrong as his power
vanishes.
The villain, Doc Ock is a multi-
dimensional person, somewhat like Norman
Osborne in the original Spiderman movie.
Originally a good hearted scientist, the
unfortunate accident allowed the artificial
intelligence in his tentacles to take over and turn
him into a formidable villain. Alfred Molina is
excellent as Doc Ock, the good scientist and as
the villain whose mind was taken over by the
tentacles.
As the story progresses, Peter finds
himself that he has to be his own self. With this
self confidence, he has to hurry to save Mary
Jane because Doc Ock kidnaps the girl.
 Unrequited love. The longing glances
exchanged. Some of these could have become
uncomfortably mushy, but with Tobey’s
understated performance and the powerful on
screen chemistry between him and Kirsten,
these scenes turned out very well.
Tobey Maguire, with his talent in drama,
brings out this aspect of the movie beautifully.
The process Peter has to go through as he
struggles with what he really wants to do with
his life. This reminds me somewhat of the TV
series smallville, where young Clark Kent
(Superman) struggles with his secret powers.
Rosemary Harris (as Peter’s Aunt May)
touches our hearts. She still misses Uncle Ben
terribly. A brave old lady who faces life alone,
with not enough money to pay the bills. Even
then, she is spunky enough to whack Doc Ock.
Incidentally, in the Spiderman comic books, Aunt
May almost married Doc Ock.
Spiderman, with his mask on looks
emotionless. Kind of boring. In a number of key
moments of the movie, you see Spidey without
mask. The comic book Spidey would never take
Off his mask voluntarily, but in the movie, seeing
the maskless Spidey’s expressions have a
greater impact. You will see the actor’s full
performance when you see his facial
expressions.
Overall, Spiderman 2 is an excellent
movie. The plot is excellent. The characters are
well developed. The humor is there. Lots of
inside jokes. There is loads of action too.
Consequently, it is fun for the entire family. I
intend to see this movie again.

(Taken from: www. Spiderman 2. com)

Find out:
1. What is the writer’s opinion of Spiderman 2 ?
2. Write all the sentences that support your answer here:
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
______________________________________
3. Underline the adjectives of appraisal in the text above.
4. Does he compare the Spiderman 2 with other movies? What are
they? In what way does he compare them?
5. What is the purpose of the writer writing this text?
Hand in Hand

A. FIRST PROJECT • Work in pairs. Rearrange the

following jumbled paragraphs into a good text of
review. The title is ALLADIN – The Movie Review.

Paragraph A
Anxious to be reunited with Jasmine, Aladdin asks to be made
a prince. He makes a grand entrance into the city and later
takes the princess on a magic carpet ride. Yet, he is filled with
self-doubt. Would she love him and would he be anything
without Genie’s magic? Jafar soon puts him to the test.

Paragraph B
These two meet when the Princes runs away from the palace
and Aladdin rescues her in the crowded marketplace. But their
budding romance is cut short when he is captured by the evil
Jafar, who recognizes the boy as the “diamond in the rough”
needed to retrieve a magic lamp from a cave in the desert.
Aladdin, however, ends up with the lamp and the bonus inside
– a Genie who is able to grant him three wishes.
Paragraph C
In the big production number of film, the Genie tells Aladdin
“You’ve Never Had a Friend Like Me.” That’s certainly an
understatement! This genie is voiced by Robin Williams in a
bravura performance of celebrity improvisations and witty
asides about American popular culture. Aladdin also boasts
dazzling Disney animation, computer enhanced backgrounds
and special effects for the action sequences, music by the
Academy Award team of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman,
and additional lyrics by Tim Rice (particularly the love song A
Whole New World).
Paragraph D
“Like so many things, it is not what is outside but what is
inside that counts,” notes a story teller at the beginning of
Aladdin. But sometimes it takes a little magic to get that
message across. That is the message of the movie, though,
that is most endearing. The movie may not be as artistically
astounding as Beauty and the Beast, not will it have the
emotional impact of Bambi, but its new brand of comedy and
memorable jazz tunes will certainly brand this movie a clssic
animation.
Paragraph E

On Saturday, November 14th, Disney unveiled, its latest

animated feature film, Aladdin, in sneak previews across the
country. Since then, it has gone on to become the highest-
grossing animated film ever produced, and to anyone who has
seen this film, the reason is no secret.

Paragraph F

In this animated musical version of the classic story from The

Arabian Nights, Aladdin survives by his wits on the street of
the Arabian city of Agrabah. The townsfolk think he’s just
riffraff. “if only they’d look closer,” Aladdin tells hid best friend,
Abu the monkey. “There is so much more to me.” Princess
Jasmine, the Sultan’s daughter, also believes she can do better
than the traditional role she’s been assigned. She longs to
make her own choices, especially about whom she will marry.
HINT Consider the following information to help you check
whether or not your arrangement is correct.

The text organization of a review is as follow:

1. Orientation
2. Interpretative Recount
3. Evaluation
4. Evaluative Summation.

B. SECOND PROJECT • Work in group of four.

Complete the following instructions.

1. Have you seen a Harry Potter’s episode: Harry Potter an the

Prisoner of Azkaban? If you haven’t, rent the DVD/VCD.

2. Make a review of Harry Potter an the Prisoner of Azkaban

film.
Show It Off

YOUR MISSION • Make your own review. Go to the

library and/ or internet. Make the review from one of
the following art works.

1. movies 4. plays/ dramas 7. exhibitions

2. TV shows 5. operas 8. concerts

3. books 6. recordings 9. ballets

HINT If you have finished writing your review, use this checklist to
make sure you have written all the elements of your review.

Checklist for Review

Elements Yes No Evidence
Orientation: See in paragraph …
• Have I named the art work?
• Have I mentioned the writer?
• Have I mentioned the publisher/
producers/ the director?
• Are there noun phrases, complex, or
compound sentences?
Interpretative Recount: See in paragraph …
• Have I written the summary or the
synopsis?
• Are there noun phrases, complex, or
compound sentences?
Evaluation: See in paragraph …
• Have I written my evaluation clearly?
• Are there noun phrases, complex, or
compound sentences?

Evaluative Summation: See in paragraph …

• Did I use the metaphorical expressions?
• Did I use the words of appraisal?
• Are there noun phrases, complex, or
compound sentences?