2BAC WRITING HINTS N’ TIPS FOR REVIEWS

BAC WRITING HINTS N’ TIPS FOR REVIEWS

ANSWER THE QUESTION
PLAN your review.
Make sure you have at least 4 paragraphs.
Choose an appropriate title.
The introduction will talk about what's being reviewed.
Use a relaxed, friendly, chatty style.
You can use contractions such as I'm, I've etc..
Use a new paragraph for each point you want to make.
Give your opinion.
In the concluding paragraph give your opinion.

USEFUL PHRASES FOR REVIEWS

WHAT I LIKED

What I liked most was…..

The thing I liked most was ….

I was pleasantly surprised by …..

….. would appeal to …..

If you get a chance to….

WHAT I DISLIKED

What I disliked most was …..

I was disappointed by ……

I was disappointed with…..

I was very disappointed by …..

I was very disappointed with….

REVIEWS OF BOOKS:

main character

is set in

comedy

science fiction

thriller

romance

comedy

author

written by

chapter

factual

fiction

unbelievable

bestseller

REVIEWS OF FILMS, TV PROGRAMMES, PLAYS:

lead role

star role

star

star actor

star actress

starring

secondary role

He plays a …….

She plays a …….

written by ….

is set in …..

based on a true story…..

believable

true to life

not very believable

far-fetched


REVIEWS OF PLACES, HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, ETC:

location

service

setting

attractive setting

disappointing setting

owned by

run by

head chef (restaurant)

waiters (restaurant)

staff …….

staff at reception…….(hotel)

hotel facilities….

reasonable prices…..

good value for money…..

excellent value for money …..

expensive

a bit expensive

overpriced

not worth the money

poor value for money

always fully booked

book in advance

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2BAC WRITING HINTS N’ TIPS FOR INFORMAL LETTERS OR EMAILS

BAC WRITING HINTS N’ TIPS FOR INFORMAL LETTERS OR EMAILS

Writing informal letters and emails involves writing letters or emails to friends or relatives.
When writing an informal letter or email our language is more relaxed and we are able to use contacted forms ( I’m instead of I am) which is rare in other forms of English writing, except perhaps when using direct speech.
You may find some useful phrases below.
Look also at Writing Formal Letters and Emails and compare.

USEFUL PHRASES FOR INFORMAL LETTER WRITING

INFORMAL LETTERS

GREETINGS:

Dear Jim,

Hello Jim,

Hi Jim,

INFORMAL LETTERS

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH:

Sorry I haven't written for ages.

Sorry it's taken me so long to write.

How's it going?

How are you?

How are things with you?

How are things?

AN INFORMAL LETTER REFERRING TO GOOD NEWS:

Glad to hear about…

I'm really glad to hear about….

I'm very happy to hear about….

I was very happy to read about….

Great news about your….

AN INFORMAL LETTER REFERRING TO BAD NEWS:

I'm extremely sorry to hear about….

I'm very sorry to hear about….

Sorry to read about….

It’s very sad to hear about your….

I can't tell you how sad I am that….

INFORMAL LETTERS

INTRODUCING POINTS

By the way,….

Did you hear about……?

Did you see……?

Have you seen…..?

Tell me about……?

Oh, another thing……..

ENDING AN INFORMAL LETTER OR EMAIL:

Well, time to go.

Well, it's time to go.

Well, got to go.

Well, time to close.

I've got to leave off now. Write soon.

Make sure you write soon.

Love.

Lots of love.

All my love.

Will write again soon.

Look after yourself.

Take care of yourself.

All the best.

Everything good.

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