Individual Listening Online Exercise of Film Adjectives on Wordwall:
Collaborative Exercise 1 on page 54 on Wordwall:
https://wordwall.net/resource/31882346
Do you know James Bond?
What do you think about his movies?
The James Bond's trailers
Collaborative
reading of the exam task on page 55 and the sample film review on page 56.
Structure:
1.- Title
2.-
Introduction saying the film names that will be compared and who the main
characters are (the star role and the antagonist)
3.- First body
paragraph about the film plots and locations
4.- Second body
paragraph about praising and similarities.
5.- Third body
paragraph about movie contrasts and criticism
6.- Conclusion
focused on saying how good the films are and if you recommend one of them with the corresponding reason.
Word length
between 220 and 260 words
Useful phrases
when writing a film review.
USEFUL PHRASES:
It is highly
recommendable to have a set template for each type of text before the day of
the exam to make sure you meet the correct standard. Try learning some of these
phrases to include in your template.
Opinions:
- In my opinion, …
- In my eyes, …
- To my mind, …
- As far as I am concerned, …
- Personally speaking, …
- From my point of view, …
- As for me / As to me, …
- My view / opinion / belief / impression / conviction
is that …
- It goes without saying…
- I hold the view that …
- I would say that …
- It seems to me that …
- I am of the opinion that …
- I’ll stick my neck out and say…
- I’d hazard a guess that…
- My impression is that …
- I am under the impression that …
- It is my impression that …
- I have the feeling that …
- My own feeling on the subject is that …
- I have no doubt that …
- I am sure / I am certain that …
- I think / consider / find / feel / believe / suppose
/ presume / assume/reckon that …
- I hold the opinion that …
- I dare say that …
- I guess that …
- I bet that ….
- I gather that …
- It goes without saying that …
Making
recommendations:
- I would (highly) recommend…
- If I were you, I’d take a look at…
- It is well worth the wait because…
- It would be a good idea to check it out as…
- The… must be included as…
Linking:
- As I have said before…
- With respect to the point on…
- Regarding…
- Like I have said…
- In relation to…
- Taking into account…
Expressing
enthusiasm:
- I am delighted (that)…
- It is thrilling (that)…
- It is awesome (that)…
- It seems exciting to think…
Expressing
surprise:
- I was caught completely off guard by…
- It is really surprising (that)…
- I was taken aback when….
- … really takes my breath away…
Speculating:
- Probably – He will probably do the
exam next week
- Perhaps/maybe – Perhaps he doesn’t
have time
- May/might/could – You might be
luckier next time
- What if – What if he doesn’t arrive on time?
Preferences: I
prefer (…ing), I like ___ more than…
- I would rather (bare infinitive)
- I would prefer (infinitive)
- I would sooner (bare infinitive)
Source https://www.intercambioidiomasonline.com/2017/09/05/c1-writing-writing-a-review-for-the-cae-exam/
Useful
points when writing 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
· comedy
· romance
· science
fiction
· ending
Source:
https://engxam.com/handbook/how-to-write-a-review-c1-advanced-cae/
Exam task on
page on page 54 or 55 about writing a review of a pair of films or series.
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