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Review

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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.

Audience

Audience

  • 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.
Purpose of a review

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?
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.
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Key Terms

1.1

Key Terms

1.1.1Key Terms - Nouns, Verbs & Sentences1.1.2Key Terms - Sentence and Clause Types1.1.3Key Terms - Words, Sounds & Language1.1.4Key Terms - Types of Language1.1.5Key Terms - Images, Symbols & Mood1.1.6Key Terms - Mood & Feelings1.1.7Key Terms - Other Techniques1.1.8End of Topic Test - Key Terms
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Language Devices

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Language Devices

2.1.1Metaphors2.1.2Similes2.1.3Metaphors & Similes HyperLearning2.1.4Personification2.1.5Pathetic Fallacy2.1.6Puns & Oxymorons2.1.7Hyperbole & Emotive Language2.1.8Alliteration2.1.9Sibilance2.1.10Onomatopoeia2.1.11Recap: Language Devices2.1.12End of Topic Test - Language Devices
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Writing Structure

3.1

Writing Structure

3.1.1Narrators3.1.2Paragraphs3.1.3Tense3.1.4Present vs Past vs Future Tense3.1.5Foreshadowing3.1.6Structure3.1.7End of Topic Test - Writing Structure
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Section B: Reading & Writing

4.1

Writing Formats

4.1.1Letter4.1.2Reports & Essays4.1.3Journal/Diary Entry4.1.4Speech4.1.5Newspaper Article4.1.6Leaflet4.1.7Review4.1.8Travel Writing4.1.9End of Topic Test - Writing Formats
4.2

Writing to...

4.2.1Writing to Inform4.2.2Writing to Inform - Example4.2.3Writing to Explain4.2.4Writing to Explain - Example4.2.5Writing to Persuade4.2.6Writing to Persuade - Example4.2.7Writing to Argue4.2.8Writing to Argue - Example4.2.9Writing to Persuade vs Writing to Argue4.2.10Writing to Advise4.2.11Writing to Advise - Example4.2.12End of Topic Test - Writing to...
4.3

Acronym of Techniques - DAFORESTAR

4.3.1Direct Address4.3.2Alliteration4.3.3Facts4.3.4Opinions4.3.5Repetition4.3.6Exaggeration (Hyperbole)4.3.7Statistics4.3.8Triple (Rule of 3)4.3.9Emotive Language4.3.10Rhetorical Questions4.3.11End of Topic Test - DAFORESTER
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Section C: Writing

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Writing Task

5.1.1Discursive Writing5.1.2Narrative Writing5.1.3Descriptive Writing5.1.4End of Topic Test - Writing Task

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  1. 1
    Which review would use the most formal language?Multiple choice
  2. 2
    Possible purposes of reviews:Fill in the list
  3. 3
    What kind of tone should you use if you are asked to write a review of a Selena Gomez concert for Teen Vogue?Multiple choice
  4. 4
    Features of a review:Fill in the list
  5. 5
    What kind of tone should you use if you are asked to write a review of a Michelin-starred restaurant for The Times?Multiple choice
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Leaflet

Travel Writing