a,

Read the short extract from a film review, below.

Then replace the underlined sections with other
positive adjectives from the table on p. 42.

a
-l
5

Brainstorming

a.

-'s is definitetv a fitm worth seeing; not onlv are the

effects Aptolulelv ,tArytlS' bfi

are entirely
.-:2cula! acting as wetl' The main characters
is
plavs
Copelanil
. ;.'&le and Vivian Farlough Mho

there is

,:zt

some

lntroduction

eltLemelvrealistlg
,-.:ularlylqwef1t)1, due in part to the

Main details

: ::

:: f ar as the plot is concerned, tfound it tetolu ?blarDing'

action shifts to
. ::..iatll when, halfwav through the film ' the
becomes eve! lrl:ore gLppDg'
- -n Af rica and the storvline

--

-:ner point worth mentioning

is

Think of a book that you have read. ln the box

below, fill in the relevant information in note
form.

(e.9. title; name of writer; type of boc,:

:,c

Main Body
What the book is about

(e.9. o murder;how to

Good/Bad features of the book

that "

butb a iite

etc)

(e,9, style;tllustrattans, etc

Conclusion

Overall recommendation

b.

Now make the review negative by replacing the

underlined expressions with negative adjectives
from the table. Begin like this:
This is definitely a

buying unless

'es

if .../not worth

film to avoid; not only are ...

b.
q

(e.9. worth reading

...'1

Read the extract from a negative review below and

replace the underlined adjectives with others from

the table to make the review more positive.

As far as the individual tracks

are concemed, most

of them are very weak. The CD

opens with their best-

known song, ,Down Low,, which

is an extemely

unimaqinative piece of work. In

my opinion, the use of
violins in this piece is ggmp?elelyweLlhe_taB.
the lyr.ics, well, there are four
verses

As Ior

of

and one of the most clich6d choruses

avvful

poetry

I h"r"

heard. Most of the other tracks

"u",
are equally Qu!1, with
the possible exception of ...

Now use your notes to complete as many of the

following sentences as possible.

One of the best th ngs about this book is the way

2
3
4
5

The ma n theme of this book ls ..

thar

6
7
8
9

... ... ......

fai to
The wrrt ng is, lor the most part, .. .. . .. ..
lf lwere to make one crtrcsm of the book, it would
Readlng this book, you cannot

be

The book eaves you fee ing

lt manages to successfu ly combine

After the first few pages, you fee
After reading this, you wi

10 ^lral,rlsbooL

How would a review of your favoirite band/ book/ film sound like?

**I
:cngs/tracks

outstanding, impressive, remarkable, weak, du

strmulating, moving, inventive, over-the-top,

imaginatrve

:ter

un

ver,

thought-provokrng, profound, meaningfu

"I don't know. My little son bumt the manuscipt."

clich6d, awful

"What? Can the little fellow read already?"

"When will your new play be ready?"

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