Writing a film review BACH

1. WRITING
A FILM REVIEW

2. INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION
SUMMARY OF THE
STORY
SUMMARY OF THE
STORY
CONCLUSION &
RECOMMENDATION
CONCLUSION &
RECOMMENDATION
OPINIONOPINION

3. INTRODUCTION
 TITLE
 TYPE OF FILM (action, adventure film , animated film /cartoon, biopic,
historical drama, horror, love story, romantic comedy, science-fiction, fantasy,
thriller, musical…)
DIRECTOR
 CHARACTERS
SETTING : WHERE & WHEN DOES IT TAKE PLACE?

4. SUMMARY OF THE STORY
SUMMARY OF STORY : WHAT HAPPENS? (without ending!)

5. OPINION
YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE FILM / ACTORS / THE STORY, THE CHARACTERS,
THE MUSIC / THE SPECIAL EFFECTS…
BEST PARTS OF THE FILM

6. CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION
CONCLUSION
WHO CAN YOU RECOMMEND THIS FILM TO?
EXPRESSIONS
One criticism is…
This will / won’t appeal to…
I would (n’t) recommend it to...
EXPRESSIONS
One criticism is…
This will / won’t appeal to…
I would (n’t) recommend it to...
VERBAL TENSES
PRESENT SIMPLE
WILL
WOULD
VERBAL TENSES
PRESENT SIMPLE
WILL
WOULD
VOCABULARY
QUALIFIERS: extremely, quite, very, a bit, a
little…
VOCABULARY
QUALIFIERS: extremely, quite, very, a bit, a
little…

7. INTRODUCTION
 TITLE
 TYPE OF FILM (action, adventure film , animated film /cartoon, biopic,
historical drama, horror, love story, romantic comedy, science-fiction, fantasy,
thriller, musical…)
DIRECTOR
 CHARACTERS
SETTING : WHERE & WHEN DOES IT TAKE PLACE?

8. INTRODUCTION
 TITLE
 TYPE OF FILM (action, adventure film , animated film /cartoon, biopic,
historical drama, horror, love story, romantic comedy, science-fiction, fantasy,
thriller, musical…)
DIRECTOR
 CHARACTERS
SETTING (WHERE & WHEN DOES IT
TAKE PLACE?
VERBAL TENSES
PRESENT SIMPLE
VERBAL TENSES
PRESENT SIMPLE
EXPRESSIONS
The film is set in…
It tells the story of…
EXPRESSIONS
The film is set in…
It tells the story of…

9. SUMMARY OF THE STORY
SUMMARY OF STORY : WHAT HAPPENS? (without ending!)

10. SUMMARY OF THE STORY
SUMMARY OF STORY : WHAT HAPPENS? (without ending!)
VERBAL TENSES
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT PERFECT
PAST SIMPLE
VERBAL TENSES
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT PERFECT
PAST SIMPLE

11. OPINION
YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE FILM / ACTORS / THE STORY, THE CHARACTERS,
THE MUSIC / THE SPECIAL EFFECTS…
BEST PARTS OF THE FILM

12. OPINION
YOUR OPINION ABOUT: THE FILM / ACTORS / THE STORY / THE CHARACTERS/
THE MUSIC / THE SPECIAL EFFECTS…
BEST PARTS OF THE FILM
VOCABULARY
QUALIFIERS: extremely, quite, very, a bit, a
little. …
VOCABULARY
QUALIFIERS: extremely, quite, very, a bit, a
little. …
VERBAL TENSES
PRESENT SIMPLE
VERBAL TENSES
PRESENT SIMPLE
EXPRESSIONS
The most memorable part (s) is /
are (when)…
EXPRESSIONS
The most memorable part (s) is /
are (when)…

13. CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION
CONCLUSION
WHO CAN YOU RECOMMEND THIS FILM TO?

14. CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION
CONCLUSION
WHO CAN YOU RECOMMEND THIS FILM TO?
EXPRESSIONS
One criticism is…
This will / won’t appeal to…
I would (n’t) recommend it to...
EXPRESSIONS
One criticism is…
This will / won’t appeal to…
I would (n’t) recommend it to...
VERBAL TENSES
PRESENT SIMPLE
WILL
WOULD
VERBAL TENSES
PRESENT SIMPLE
WILL
WOULD
VOCABULARY
QUALIFIERS: extremely, quite, very, a bit, a
little…
VOCABULARY
QUALIFIERS: extremely, quite, very, a bit, a
little…

15. CONNECTORS

16. 1. TO SHOW SEQUENCE
First, / At first,
Then,
Later,
After that,
Finally, / In the end,
2. ADDING IDEAS
and
In addition,
Moreover,
What's more,
Besides,
Also / too (at the end)
3. TO EXPRESS CONTRAST
but
However,
Although
Nevertheless,
While
Despite
In spite of...
4. TO DESCRIBE CAUSE OR
REASON
Because
Due to
5. TO DESCRIBE A RESULT
So (+ informal)
Therefore,
Consequently,
For that reason
As a result,
6. TO SHOW PURPOSE
To
In order to (+ verb)
So as to
7. TO EXPRESS OPINION
In my opinion,
I (strongly) believe that...
I think that...
8. TO INTRODUCE FACTS
In fact,
Actually,
The truth is that...
9. TO LIST POINTS
Firstly,
Secondly,
Lastly,
10. TO INTRODUCE OPPOSING POINTS
On the one hand,
On the other hand,
11. TO SHOW TIME
when
while
before
after
until
as soon as
12. TO CONCLUDE
In conclusion,
To conclude,
To sum up,
In short,
All in all,