Do you have to write a review in English?
Want to learn how to do it?
Well, here at Funtalk we make it easy for you.
In this post we are going to teach you all the tricks you need to know to write a good review or critique. Keep reading and don’t miss any detail!
What is a review?
Let’s start the house from the foundations and not from the roof, that is, let’s define correctly what a review is.
Nowadays we can find reviews of almost everything, from restaurants to movies or video games, but in any of these the purpose is exactly the same: help the reader decide whether or not to go to a restaurant, watch a movie, play a video game, etc.There may be a number of circumstances where we need to write a review or it may simply be part of a First or Advanced level English exam. write a review or it may simply be part of a First or Advanced level English exam. In any case, which parts should it include?
We tell you in the following section
What should a review include?
Regardless of what your review or critique is about, your text should include what readers want to know, i.e., what they want to know:
Category
If we are writing a review about a book, an album, a movie or a video game, the category cannot be missing.
The first thing to do is to classify in the corresponding category or categories the object of our review or critique.
Author
People who are reading your review are likely to have an already formed opinion about the author or group of authors you are reviewing, so this information should not be missing in your review.
If you are reviewing a restaurant, the author becomes the name of the restaurant.
Starting point
One of the points where most people fail when it comes to writing a review about a story, whether it is a book, a movie or a video game, is the starting point.
A good review has to explain what the story is about. but without revealing important plot twists and plots.
Di NO a los spoilers.
Positive and negative aspects
It is important to explain and record both negative and positive aspects.
Although you may have either nothing positive to say or nothing negative.
That’s okay, as long as you back up your opinion properly.
Own recommendations
You are making a critique or review of something, which, however objective and comparative it may be, is subject to the subjectivity of the person making it.
This implies that, ultimately, you must say to whom you would and would not recommend a restaurant, a movie, a video game, etc..
Es importante no caer en terminologías como “todo el mundo” ya que no dejas claro al público si eso es para él o no.
We hope you liked this article of our blog and that you are clear about how you can make a review in English and what this review should include.
Thank you very much for your time and see you in the next article!