CLASE 6:

Going over the TRINITY EXAM

Answer key:
1. D
2. B
3. A
4. F
5. E
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. G
10. H
11. SEPARATE
12. (CELEBRITY) GOSSIP/DETAIL
13. LEGAL ACTIONS
14. PLAY PART/BLAME
15. DOWNSIDE
16. B
17. D
18. C
19. A
20. C
21. B
22. C
23. F
24. G
25. H
26. NUMBER OF INSECTS
 27. (PHYSICAL) GEOGRAPHY
28. (AREAS OF) WATER
29. (OCCUPIED) TERRITORIES/TERRITORY
30. SMELLS/ODOUR

WRITING A REVIEW
INTRODUCTION

MAKE YOUR REVIEW MORE INTERESTING, USE PERSONAL COMENTS

MENTION THE TITLE, TYPE OF BOOK, THEME...

YOU SHOULD GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION AND EVALUATION OF THE FIL, BOOK, ETC.. IT MAY
BE FORMAL OR SEMI-FORMAL.

2nd , 3rd , 4th ...PARAGRAPH

INCLUDE THE MAIN POINTS OF THE PLOT AND EVALUATE SUCH FEAUTURES AS THE
ACTING, WRITING STYLE, DIRECTIONS, CHARACTERS...

IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH

INCLUDE AN OVERALL ASSESMENT OF THE WORK, AND A RECOMENDATION, WITH A

JUSTIFICATION.

YOU MAY ALSO BE ASKED TO GIVE REASON WHY SOMEONE SHOULD SEE THE
FILM/PLAY...

PHRASES YOU CAN USE

INTRODUCTION

 THIS WELL WRITTEN/INFORMATIVE/INTERESTING/THOUGHT-PROVOKING BOOKS IS...

 THE FILM/BOOK/PLAY... IS SET IN.../TELLS THE STORY OF.../IS BASED ON...

 THE FILM/PLAY IS DIRECTED BY.../ IS SEQUEL TO...

COMPARE AND CONTRASTING

 IS EVEN BETTER THAN...

 IS (NOT) NEARLY AS GOOD AS...

 IS TWICE AS GOOD AS...

 IS THE BEST I HAVER EVER SEEN/READ/BEEN TO... IN COMPARISON WITH...

 ONE OF THE STRONGEST/WEAKEST THINGS ABOUT...

 IN CONTRAST/ ON THE OTHER HAND...

GIVING AN OPINION

 THE ONLY CRITICISM I WOULD MAKE IS THAT...

 WHAT I REALLY LOVED ABOUT... WAS...

 TO ME... SEEMED...

 .. WAS... FROM START TO FINISH

TO EXPLAIN THE PLOT

 THE PLOT REVOLVES AROUND... INVLOVES/ FOCUSES ON.../ HAS AN UNEXSPECTED

TWIST...

 THE STORY BEGINS WITH.../UNFOLDS/REACHES A DRAMATIC CLIMAX WHEN...

EVALUATING VARIOUS FEAUTURES

 THE PLAY/FILM/SERIES HAS A STRONG/STAR-STUDDED/MEDIOCRE CAST

 THE ACTING IS MOVING/ POWERFUL/ EXECELLENT/ WEAK/ DISAPPOINTING/

UNCONVINCING

 THE PLOT IS
GRIPPING/DRAMATIC/FASCINATING/SUSPENSE-FILLED/FAST-MOVING/FAR-FETCHED/
PREDICTABLE/CONFUSING/DULL/UNIMAGINATIVE

 THE SCRIPT/DIALOGUE IS TOUCHING/WITTY/HILARIOUS/BORING/MUNDANE

 IT IS BEAUTIFUL/BRILLIANTLY/SENSITIVELY WRITTEN/DIRECTED

RECOMMENDING

 I WOULD HIGHLY/STRONGLY RECOMMEND

 I CERTAINLY WOULDN’T RECOMMEND

 I STRONGLY ADVISE YOU (NOT) TO...

 EVERYONES SHOULD SEE/DO/READ THIS... INMEDIATELY !

 ... IS NOT TO BE MISSED

 IT’S A CLASSIC OF ITS KIND/ IT’S SURE TO BE A HIT/BEST-SELLER