6.2.6
Review
Reviews
Reviews
Reviews share someone's opinion on something, a bit like a newspaper editorial. People write reviews to say how good or bad they thought something was.
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What is the audience for a review?
What is the audience for a review?
- People write reviews for different purposes. Mark Kermode writes film reviews for newspapers. Other people review television programs, music albums, or events. Your audience will depend on what your review is about.
- A review of an opera for a broadsheet is likely to be more serious and formal in tone than a review of Kylie Jenner's latest lip gloss.
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What is the purpose of a review?
What is the purpose of a review?
- Reviews can have different purposes and they may have more than one purpose:
- Reviews can be for entertainment.
- Reviews can be for advice. Often experts write reviews to help people to make their own decisions.
- Reviews can be informative and help you with how to make a decision. Do I want to buy the lip gloss or not?
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Features of a review
Features of a review
- A review should include your personal opinion.
- You should give your opinion in the introduction, refer to it throughout and in the conclusion.
- Your review should be informative enough that someone understands the product, service, or experience that you are reviewing.
- The review should be entertaining enough that people want to read it or finish it.
1Key Terms
2Language Techniques
2.1Language Devices
3Paper 1: Reading
4Paper 1: Writing
5Paper 2: Reading
5.1DAFORESTER
6Paper 2: Writing
6.1Structuring Your Answer
6.2Types of Writing
6.3Writing to...
6.3.1Writing to Inform
6.3.2Writing to Inform - Example
6.3.3Writing to Explain
6.3.4Writing to Explain - Example
6.3.5Writing to Persuade
6.3.6Writing to Persuade - Example
6.3.7Writing to Argue
6.3.8Writing to Argue - Example
6.3.9Writing to Persuade vs Writing to Argue
6.3.10Writing to Advise
6.3.11Writing to Advise - Example
6.3.12End of Topic Test - Writing to...
6.3.13Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Writing
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1Key Terms
2Language Techniques
2.1Language Devices
3Paper 1: Reading
4Paper 1: Writing
5Paper 2: Reading
5.1DAFORESTER
6Paper 2: Writing
6.1Structuring Your Answer
6.2Types of Writing
6.3Writing to...
6.3.1Writing to Inform
6.3.2Writing to Inform - Example
6.3.3Writing to Explain
6.3.4Writing to Explain - Example
6.3.5Writing to Persuade
6.3.6Writing to Persuade - Example
6.3.7Writing to Argue
6.3.8Writing to Argue - Example
6.3.9Writing to Persuade vs Writing to Argue
6.3.10Writing to Advise
6.3.11Writing to Advise - Example
6.3.12End of Topic Test - Writing to...
6.3.13Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Writing
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