Writing. Part 2. Домбровская И.В - 46 стр.

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      describing your flight, the               treatment you received and how
      you think their service could be improved.
   2. You work for a travel agent and have recently carried out a survey into the
      number of people who take holidays abroad every summer. Write a report
      analysing the results of the survey.
   3. You have recently visited a new leisure centre and your company is
      interested in what facilities are available there. Write a report for your
      company describing the leisure centre and its facilities, commenting on its
      good and bad points.

                                    REVIEWS
       A review is a brief description of a book, film, play etc. A review gives
the main points of the plot including the writer's comments/recommendation of
the book, play or film.
       When writing a review, consider the tenses you should use for each
paragraph. When describing the plot, the present tense should be used.
Paragraphs should include more than one sentence. When a new topic is
introduced, begin a new paragraph. Your recommendation or judgement should
be included in the conclusion. Always give good reasons to support your
comments/opinions.
       The style of a review can be formal or informal depending on the
publication.
       Outline for a review
Introduction
Background (setting, type of story, characters)
Paragraph 2
Main points of the plot
Paragraph 3
General comments
Conclusion
Recommendation

When writing a review consider:
-where the story is set (place, time);
-what kind of story it is (adventure, western, thriller etc);
-the acting/direction/production (well acted/directed etc);
-the plot (entertaining/boring? What makes it enjoyable/dull?)/the script
 (well/badly written);
-whether you would recommend the film/book to your readers or not.


                                  Useful Language
                                     Background
This well-written/informative/fascinating book, The film/story is set in ..., This
film is the director's debut..., This is the first novel in over 5 years written by ...,