A FILM OR BOOK REVIEW

ENGLISH FILE INTERMEDIATE 6A

SUCCESSFUL WRITING INTERMEDIATE

1•PLAN

2•WRITE

3•REVIEW

USE SEMIFORMAL REGISTER – NO CONTRACTIONS, NO INFORMAL VOCABULARY

USE THE PRESENT TENSE FOR THE PLOT.

USE THE PASSIVE VOICE WHEN IT’S NOT CLEAR OR IRRELEVANT WHO DID THE ACTION

SHOW THAT YOU KNOW THE VOCABULARY OF THE TOPIC –BUT BE RELEVANT

USE PLENTY OF ADJECTIVES TO MAKE YOUR TEXT RICHER AND MORE INTERESTING TO THE READER

DO NOT FORGET TO USE THE APPROPRIATE CONNECTORS TO PRODUCE A COHESIVE TEXT

- DO NOT HAND IT IN TO THE TEACHER WITHOUT REVIEWING

- CHECK FOR COHERENCE/COHESION MISTAKES. MAKE SURE YOUR TEXT CAN BE READ LINEARILY. MAKE SURE THE REFERENCE OF PRONOUNS IS CORRECT.

- PUNCTUATION SAVES LIVES. DO NOT NEGLECT IT.

- CHECK FOR “SILLY” MISTAKES WHICH CAN RUIN YOUR PIECE OF WRITING:

- SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT/POSSESSIVE ADJ AND PRONOUN AGREEMENT- IS THAT PREPOSITION CORRECT?- ARE YOU SURE THAT TENSE MAKES SENSE IN THAT CONTEXT?- IS THE SPELLING OF THAT WORD CORRECT?