Learning objective:

• To be able to write a film review

• Why do we write reviews?
• What can we review?
 PAIR WORK 5 min
1. Read the film review. What does each
paragraph do?
2. Work in twos to work out the success criteria
(what makes a good review)
 Headings for
the film review
1. Introduction
2. Setting and main characters
3. Summary of the plot
4. The actors and the acting (your opinion)
5. Opinion of the film (in general)
 Success criteria
• Include all the relevant detail such as film title, director, lead actors,
date of release.
• Summarise the plot concisely, avoiding spoilers and plot twists. Don’t
give away the ending! Use Present Simple.
• Select and use examples to illustrate what struck you most about the
film. Was a particular scene particularly funny, or poignant?
• Other aspects are worth commenting on, for example music or special
effects.
• Give your opinion, but always back it up with evidence. Be fair.
• Make a final judgement, for example you could rate it out of five stars.
 “PRESENT”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjqiU5FgsYc

Write 2 quality questions on the post-its.

 Write 2 paragraphs
This graduation movie was made by Jacob Frey, the student of
Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in Ludwigsburg, Germany,
in 2014.

It is based on a comic strip by Fabio Coala. The Present was

shown on over 180 film festivals and won more than 50 awards
world wide.
 Adjectives you could use

action-packed, amusing, beautiful, (extremely), boring, breathtaking, captivating,

compelling, complex, (totally/slightly), confusing, disappointing, enigmatic,
enjoyable, entertaining, exciting, fantastic, (totally/rather) (truly) fascinating, funny,
gripping, hilarious, humorous, inspiring, masterful, powerful, (un)realistic, ridiculous,
romantic, overrated, overwhelming, (im)perfect, predictable, silly, surprising, super,
tense, unbelievable, unoriginal, (highly) uplifting
 Sample sentences
‐ ‘Star Wars’ has got spectacular special effects. ‐ It is worth watching for the dramatic
scenery / acting of … alone.
‐ Thanks to the special effects, the action is totally believable.
‐ The film has such a tragic ending that you will leave the cinema in tears.
‐ Most of the film is rather boring, but it did have an interesting twist in the end.
‐ ‘Elizabeth’ is a film based on the life of Queen Elizabeth I.
‐ The film ‘Gladiator’ has a large cast and spectacular costumes.
‐ The film is worth seeing. It will touch the hearts of many.
On a scale from zero to five, I give this film a five.
 Homework
Write a book/film/game review

https://igcseaid.com/notes/english-as-a-second-language-0511/writing-
exercise-6-writing-a-report-2/
THANKS!
Do you have any questions?
Khadija.jafarova@mtk.edu.az

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