Unit 2: Writing a review

Unit 2:

Writing a review

Prepared by: Madam Nurhafizah

Success criteria

• Pupils can rewrite the correct sentences with the correct order of adjectives in the wrong ones. (Activity 1)

• Pupils can read and decide if the statements are T (True) or F (False). (Activity 2)

• Pupils can complete the example review and complete it with the adjectives in brackets in the correct order. (Activity 3)

• Pupils can complete the plan for the example review with the descriptions. (Activity 4)

• Pupils can identify the positivity and negativity of useful expressions. (Activity 5)

• Pupils can write a review of the restaurant for their school magazine. (Activity 6)

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Learning focus

• When you have two or more adjectives before a noun, remember to put them in this order: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material and purpose (OSASCOMP).

• When you have two adjectives of the same kind before a noun, put and between them and put them in alphabetical order (black and white).

We sat at a big round table by the window.

big - size

round - shape

Please change this dirty old tablecloth!

dirty - opinion

old - age

There were lovely fresh flowers on the table.

lovely - opinion

fresh - age

Useful expressions:

Recommending

• I highly recommend ...

• I wouldn't / don't recommend ...

• It's the perfect place / cafe / restaurant for ...

• It's the worst ...

Adjectives for food

Adjectives for restaurants

• scruffy

• dirty

• trendy

• bright

• old-fashioned

• expensive

• slow

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Making your writing interesting

- It is good idea to use lots of different vocabulary in your writing to make it more interesting.

- When you are planning in the exam, think about the words you can use to describe people, places or things.

- Try to use lots of different adjectives and not the same ones all the time.

Activity 1

Correct the order of adjectives in the wrong ones

Fill in the Blanks

The waiters were wearing blue nice uniforms.

Fill in the Blanks

Have you been to the Chinese fastastic new restaurant?

Fill in the Blanks

The walls are decorated with modern interesting pictures.

Fill in the Blanks

It's worth a try if you're thirsty and hungry.

Activity 2

Read the writing task below and then decide if the statements are T (True) or F (False)

You recently had a meal in a new restaurant. Write a review of the restaurant for your school magazine giving your opinion and saying why you would/wouldn't recommend it. (100 words)

Multiple Select

Based on the writing task, decide the statements are True or False.

• You should write about some food you enjoyed.

• The review is for people the same age as you.

• The review can be either positive or negative.

• You should say why you liked or didn't like the food.

• You need to say if you think other people should go to the restaurant.

Activity 3

Read the example review again and complete it with the adjectives in brackets in the correct order.

Activity 4

Read the example review again and answer these questions.

Example review

• Is the title a good one for this review? Why/Why not?

• How does the writer atrract the reader's attention in Paragraph 1?

• What adjectives does the writer use to describe the food?

• What other descriptions does the writer give?

• Who does the writer think the restaurant is good for?

Activity 5

Complete the plan for the example review with these descriptions.

Fill in the Blanks

Describe the meal you ate.

Fill in the Blanks

Give your opinion of the restaurant and make a recommendation.

Fill in the Blanks

Give details about the restaurant.

Fill in the Blanks

Introduce what you are reviewing.

Activity 6: Exam Task

You recently ate at a new restaurant but you were very unhappy with your meal.

Write a review of the restaurant for your school magazine. Give your opinion and say why you wouldn't recommend it to others.

(80 - 100 words)