Writing - Review

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

Review

Aim of Today's Lesson

by the end of class you know/can explain:

• What a review is.
• What type of reviews there are.
• Why people write reviews.

Review

For your test you may need to write a review

Example:

Write a review about a product. Give a clear opinion:

1. Introduce yourself

2. Explain what your review is about

3. Give your opinion.

4 Explain why this is your opinion.

5 Write between 10-15 sentences. 

What type of reviews are there?
Work in pairs and try to come up with as many types of reviews that you can think of

What type of reviews are there?

• Film reviews

• Product reviews
  
• Experience reviews
  

• Book reviews
  

• Written reviews
• Spoken/verbal reviews
• Video reviews
  

Why do people write reviews?

Work in pairs and try to come up with as many reasons why you would write a positive/negative review about something.

Think of 

• Games
• Films
• Experiences
  

Why do people write reviews?

Why do people write reviews?

• To inform
• To help others make a choice
  
• To express feelings (positive/negative)
• To help improve
• To warn
  

Layout of a review

• Catchy title
  
• 1st paragraph: introduction of the topic
  
• 2nd/3rd paragraph: experience/opinion
• 4th paragraph: recommendation and conclusion
  

Product Review

Write a review about your product (don't break it)

• Write down positive points
• Write down negative points
• Who is the product meant for (young people, old people, all ages)?
• Would you recommend this product? Why/why not?
  

Product Review

1. Give your review to another group

2. Check the review of the other group

3. Present the results

What do you know about writing a review?

Homework

• Coming Monday
  
• Exercise 1,3,6,7 t/m 10