1.3.1b Other reviews

1.3.1b Other reviews

Student Book

pp 34–43

The following statements are taken from other learners’ reviews. Read them and answer the questions in the spaces provided.

1 ‘The film was too long and it was boring.’

n What should the reviewer go on to write?

Some scenes are just too long and unimportant which makes the scenes wears off, so the movie becomes really boring.

2 ‘I don’t know what I thought of this book but my friend thought it was really interesting.’

n Why is this not a good thing to say in a review?

The quote is not a good thing to say in a review because you have to state your opinion not your friends, because you don’t know why the book is not interesting.

3. ‘For a children’s play there was not a lot of action. The bit with the lion was good but it got boring from then on.’

n Why might this not be helpful to an audience?

This is not helpful to the audience because as quoted 'The bit with the lion was good but it got boring...' the audience have no idea who the lion is so the reviewer has to explain and also in detail.

4. How could the reviewer make it more useful?

The reviewer could make it more useful if they explained the plot and who the lion is. By just putting ‘the bit with the lion was good but it got boring...’ is very boring and is not useful to audience at all.