Reviews - WA2Y/WG2X - 18/25 september 2019

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

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.
  
• What type of language is used for a review.

Review

For your FCE exam you may need to write a review

• The review will have to be 140-190 words
• It will include a review task:

Example:

You have seen an announcement in an English language magazine:

'We're looking for reviews of films where the main character changed in some way during the story. Write a review of the film and tell us how the main character changed and if it was for the better or not. Tell us whether or not you'd recommend this film to others. We'll publish the best reviews in our magazine.'

Review

or story

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 postive/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
  

What type of language do we use for a review?

• Descriptive language
  
• Sense language
• Linking words/phrases
• Rhetorical question
  
• Opinion (I think, I like, I disliked)
• Present tense/Past tense
  
• Formal/Informal language
• Recommendation
  

Linking words/phrases

Layout of a review

Layout of a review

• Catchy title
  
• Photo (not included in the FCE exam)
  
• 1st paragraph: introduction of the topic
  (a summary of the product/film/book/experience; what happened?)
  
• 2nd/3rd paragraph: experience/opinion
• 4th paragraph: recommendation and conclusion
  

Verbal Product Review

Group 1

Joya

Renzo

Anouk

Loïs

Thijs

Group 2

Britte

Stijn

Irene

Christian

Koray

Group 3

Mariska

Karlijn

Lars

Ilona

Omar

Group 4

Myrthe

Stef

Tamara

Michiel

Job

Group 5

Suzanne

Roxan

Marit

Lois

Puk

Noëlle

Verbal Product Review

Investigate and test the item with your group (don't break it)

• Write down 3 positive points
• Write down 3 negative points
• Who is the product meant for (young people, old people)?
• Would you recommend this product? Why/why not?
  

What do you now know about writing a review?

Homework

• Page 16, Gold Experience
  
• Assignment 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6