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A REVIEW
WHAT CAN YOU REVIEW? 
• Book (fiction) 
• Book (non-fiction) 
• Film 
• Play 
• Concert 
• Exhibition 
• TV programme
FUNCTIONS 
• The use of appropriate adjectives 
• How to describe and explain 
• How to give an opinion, positive or negative 
• How to make a recommendation
A REVIEW SHOULD CONSIST OF: 
• Introduction Paragraph 1 
• Background information (title, name of author/ director, type, setting, etc.) 
• Main Body Paragraph 2 
• Main points of the plot 
• Main Body Paragraph 3 
• General comments 
• Conclusion Paragaph 4 
• Recommendation
WHERE ARE REVIEWS FOUND? 
• In newspapers 
• In magazines 
• In websites 
• As parts of a letter
THE STYLE YOU USE 
• Depends on: 
• The publication 
• The intended reader 
• Can be: 
• Formal 
• Semi-formal 
• You normally use present tenses.
THE STYLE YOU USE 
• Depends on: 
• The publication 
• The intended reader 
• Can be: 
• Formal 
• Semi-formal 
• You normally use present tenses.

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A review

  • 2. WHAT CAN YOU REVIEW? • Book (fiction) • Book (non-fiction) • Film • Play • Concert • Exhibition • TV programme
  • 3. FUNCTIONS • The use of appropriate adjectives • How to describe and explain • How to give an opinion, positive or negative • How to make a recommendation
  • 4. A REVIEW SHOULD CONSIST OF: • Introduction Paragraph 1 • Background information (title, name of author/ director, type, setting, etc.) • Main Body Paragraph 2 • Main points of the plot • Main Body Paragraph 3 • General comments • Conclusion Paragaph 4 • Recommendation
  • 5. WHERE ARE REVIEWS FOUND? • In newspapers • In magazines • In websites • As parts of a letter
  • 6. THE STYLE YOU USE • Depends on: • The publication • The intended reader • Can be: • Formal • Semi-formal • You normally use present tenses.
  • 7. THE STYLE YOU USE • Depends on: • The publication • The intended reader • Can be: • Formal • Semi-formal • You normally use present tenses.