Planning
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 368.
Writing your review
Link words
Example
Words that go together
A. Match the verbs on the left with words they are often used with on the right.
| 1) | adapt from a(n) | a | Truth |
| 2) | scream in | b | Secret |
| 3) | reveal the | c | one place to another |
| 4) | convey a(n) | d | necessity for |
| 5) | transport from | e | Novel |
| 6) | eliminate the | f | belief in reality |
| 7) | seem unwilling | g | Terror |
| 8) | give away a(n) | h | to talk about |
| 9) | suspend your | i | powerful message |
B. Write five sentences of your own using the phrases in A.
The play was adapted from a novel by Susan Hill.
Match the link words on the left with their uses on the right.
| 1) | For a start, | a | to introduce the last point of all |
| 2) | In addition, | b | to introduce a contrasting idea |
| 3) | Finally, | c | to introduce the first point |
| 4) | However, | d | to introduce a further point |
| 5) | Furthermore, | ||
| 6) | On the other hand, | ||
| 7) | Nevertheless, | ||
| 8) | To sum up, |
You are going to write a review of a play or a film. Use the following suggestions to plan your writing.
• Choose a play or film that interests you. Do not write a review of something you have not seen.
• Decide on the number of paragraphs you will write and the order in which they will appear.
• Decide what details the reader will need to know, e.g. the name of the film/play, where it is on, the background to the story, the setting, the author, actors, or any other interesting information.
• Make a list of what are the most important characteristics of the play or film, e.g. the (treatment of the) story, the number of actors, the special effects, the scenery, the location.
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