Review

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Reviews

Writing

In this lesson, you are going to learn and practise how to write a review 

Goals:

• You can name the different parts of a review
•  You can explain the different parts of a review
  
•  You can list different descriptive adjectives
  
• You will have started writing a review 

Essay/Review structure

Introduction: introduce your statement

Body paragraph 1: give arguments to support your statement

Body paragraph 2

Body paragraph 3

Conclusion: summarise how you supported your statement

(product) review

Introduction

• indicate why you wanted to buy the product or item
• and which of the manufactures's promises made you decide to buy this particular product

Writing the body text

The body of a product review should answer questions consumers who are considering buying the product might have, such as:

• Is it high or low quality?
• Is it useful for someone like me? (pros and cons)
• What is my experience with the product?
• Does it give good value for money?

Conclusion

In the conclusion you sum up what's  good and bad about the product and give your overall evaluation

• Did the product live up to the manufacturer's promise?
• Did it offer good value for money?
• How many stars would you give it?
• Would you recommend it?

Introduction

• Indicate why you wanted to buy the product or item and which of the manufactures's promises made you decide to buy this particular product.

• I bought Spry's Fitness Tracker because I wanted an affordable fitness tracker. 
• By monitoring my daily activity levels I thought this tracker would motivate me to exercise more.
• According to the product details, it also monitors your sleep quality, so I hoped it could also help me with my sleeping problems.

Body paragraph 1

• The body of a product review should answer questions consumers who are considering buying the product might have, such as:
  
• Is it high or low quality?
  
• Is it useful for someone like me? (pros and cons)

• The strap was a little stiff at first, but only for the first few days. I was pleasantly surprised to find that charging the tracker only took ten minutes.I love the calorie counter and sleep monitor most. The app is easy to use and works well. 

Body paragraph 2

• What is my experience with the product?
• Does it give good value for money?

• This model has fewer functions than most other trackers, so if you want more versatility you'll be better off with a more expensive tracker. However, it is much more compatible with my mobile than the three expensive Shipshape trackers I've had before. Hopefully, the software's better too because the Shipshape trackers all became faulty within a few months!

Conclusion

• In the conclusion you sum up what's good and bad about the product and give your overall evaluation
  
• Did the product live up to the manufacturer's promise?
  
• Did it offer good value for money?
  
• How many stars would you give it?
  
• Would you recommend it?

•  It is a really decent and affordable tracker. As far as I'm concerned, it was well worth the purchase. 
• It is not as versatile as some of the more expensive models, but it has all the functions a basic tracker needs: it'll track your activity, daily steps, calories consumed and burned. On top of that it monitors your sleeping patterns and reminds you to become more active when you haven't moved for a while. I'm really happy with it! ★★★★☆
  

What are the 3 different parts of a review?

Just 'good' or 'bad' are not enough!

What are other words to describe something positively?

And words to describe something negatively?

positive adjectives:

• wonderful
• comfortable
• beautiful
• effortless
• affordable
  
• durable
• powerful
• lasting
• nifty

• sturdy
• outstanding
• sleek
• stylish
• user-friendly
• versatile
• excellent
• incredible
• fashionable

negative adjectives:

• flimsy
• faulty
• mediocre
• unstable
• wobbly
• ugly
• useless
• lousy
• worthless

neutral:

• compatible
• fragile
• valuable

Quote about being a Critic

"In many ways the work of a critic is easy, we risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and theirselves on our judgement. We thrive on negative criticism which is fun to write and to read ........ in the grand scheme of things the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism deeming it so." 

Write an introduction paragraph to the following statement:
I bought a new smartphone recently.
Think of : why you wanted to buy this product
and which of the manufacturer's promises made you decide to buy this particular product

Now write the body of a product review: Think of questions such as:
Is it high or low quality?
Is it useful for someone like me? (pros and cons)
What is my experience with the product?
Does it give good value for money?

And finally write the conclusion of a product review: Think of:
Did the product live up to the manufacturer's promise?
Did it offer good value for money?
How many stars would you give it?
Would you recommend it?

Get to work

You are a travel reviewer. Write a review of a tourist attraction, holiday destination or activity that you have experienced.

It can be a country/city you visited, a theme park, zoo, museum, beach, campsite, hotel, excursion or another tourist activity.

Write 150-175 words.

Their review must contain:

Introduction – What are you reviewing and where is it?

Description – What can you see/do there?

Your opinion – What was good and/or bad?

Reasons/examples – Explain your opinions.

Recommendation – Who would you recommend it to?

Rating: ⭐ /5

You may not use the words nice, good or bad more than once!