This document provides guidelines for writing a book or film review that includes an introduction, summary of the plot, discussion of settings and characters, overall opinions, and a conclusion with a recommendation. The review should introduce the title, author, or director in the first paragraph. The second paragraph summarizes the main events of the story. Additional paragraphs provide analysis of characters, content, and the reviewer's perspective on whether they found it interesting or not. Word choices to describe various elements of the plot, characters, and effects are also included.

2.  Remember and take notes of the plot of the story.
What impression did it produce on you?

3.  Introduction: give the title and author of the book. If
you're reviewing a film mention the director or actors.
 Body:
1. Summarize the plot in a few sentences.
2. Mention the setting: the place and time of the plot.
3. Say something about the main characters.
4. Say something about the content.
 Conclusion:
1. Comment on the book or film.
2. Let others know whether or not you liked the book/film.
3. Why do you like it? Why don't you like it?
4. Is the author's style good or bad, is the book / film
interesting or boring etc.
5. Do you want to recommend the book/film?

4.  Title
 Paragraph 1
 Introduction: title, autor or director name, characters
and setting.
 Paragraph 2
 Summary of the story.
 Paragraph 3
 Opinions about the book or film.
 Paragraph 4
 Conclusions and recommendation.

6.  action-packed, believable, boring, disappointing,
excellent, exciting, far-fetched, interesting,
predictable, slow, spectacular, unbelievable,
unexpected.
Plot:
 believable, boring, excellent, exciting, fast-moving,
imaginative, predictable, slow
Characters:
 appealing, believable, fascinating, interesting,
memorable

7. Special effects:
 amazing, brilliant, realistic
 The beginning / ending was action-packed.
 The plot / story was too far-fetched.
 The plot / special effects / ending was / were
spectacular.
 The characters / plot was / were interesting.

8. The film is directed by….
The film is produced by…
It is starred by...
The book is written by ...

9. The action takes place in ... (setting)
The action of the film is set in ...
The story takes place in...

10. The main characters are ...
The story is about ....
The novel tells the story of ...
In the course of the novel the action develops dramatically.
The novel / film begins with...
The novel has an unexpected ending.
The end of ... is ...

11. I am impressed by
I think ....
The book is terribly / beautifully written
The film is terrible / exciting.
What surprised me is ...
What I liked is...
What I didn't like is...
I liked/didn't like the film / novel because ...