A customer review

A customer review

Writing

Positive and negative points in each review?

Which points did the reviewers agree on?

What is the conclusion of each reviewer?

Linking contrasting points

Notice how the writers of the reviews balance good and bad points.Find five more similar sentences or pairs of sentences.

Ex: It's not the most attractive laptop on the market, but it works well.

Linking contrasting points

• Which linking words/phrases join two clauses in a sentence?

• Which linking words/phrases can come at the beginning of a new sentence?

But

She always wants to be successful but she is so lazy.

However

You can use however at the beginning of a sentence, yet you can’t use but at the beginning of a sentence (in written English).

We have failed many times; however, we still keep trying.

Nevertheless

I knew a lot about the subject already, but his presentation was interesting nevertheless.

Although / even though

Even though Ram hadn’t studied, he passed the exam.

Although he’s trying to be more healthy, he finds it easier to eat fast food.

Despite /in spite of

Despite being one of the most successful people in the world, Mike has never felt happy.

Despite the fact that Mike is one of the most successful people in the world, he has never felt happy.

While / Whereas

These words can be placed at the beginning of the sentence or in the middle.

She likes going to parties whereas I prefer somewhere quiet.

While I accept that she’s not perfect , I do actually like her.

On the other hand

She lacked experience, but on the other hand she was hard-working and willing to learn.

Yet

So many questions and yet so few answers.

By contrast / In contrast

Put By / In contrast at the beginning of a sentence, with a comma (,) after contrast.

Unemployment rose in the UK. By contrast, the number of unemployed people in Canada fell.

On the contrary

– Mike: “You didn’t like the movie, did you?”

– Lauren: “On the contrary, the movie was great. I think I’ll watch it again.”

Write a review of a product or service that you bought recently.Include the following points:

your rating of the product and a title

good points and bad points about the product

linking phrases that connect these contrasts

a conclusion