Book or film review

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Book or film review

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Main features
Introduction
Give the title and author of the book. If you're reviewing a
film mention the director or actors.

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Main features
Body
1. Summarize the plot in a few sentences.
2. Mention the setting: the place and time of the plot.
3. Say something about the main characters.
4. Say something about the content.

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Main features
Conclusion
Conclusion:
1. Comment on the book or film.
2. Let others know whether or not you liked the book/film.
3. Why do you like it? Why don't you like it?
4. Is the author's style good or bad, is the book/film interesting or boring, etc.?
5. Do you want to recommend the book/film?

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Useful expressions
Title, Author / Director, Actors
The film is directed by...
The film is produced by...
It is starred by...
The book is written by ...
Setting
The action takes place in ... (setting)
The action of the film is set in...
The story takes place in...

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Useful expressions
Characters And Plot
The main characters are...
The story is about...
The novel tells the story of...
In the course of the novel, the action develops dramatically.
The novel/film begins with...
The novel has an unexpected ending.
The end of... is...

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Useful expressions
Reaction
I am impressed by
I think...
The book is terribly/beautifully written
The film is terrible/exciting.
What surprised me is...
What I liked is...
What I didn't like is...
I liked/didn't like the film/novel because...

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Useful expressions
Cast – verb to choose which people will act particular parts in a play, film etc.
• cast somebody alongside/opposite somebody (=choose people for the two
main roles)
Pfeiffer was expected to be cast alongside Douglas in ‘Basic Instinct’.
• cast somebody as something
Coppola cast him as Sodapop in ‘The Outsiders’.
My daughter is thrilled that she got cast as the lead in the school play.
• cast somebody in a role/a part/the lead
The producer finally cast Finch in the male lead.

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Useful expressions
Cast – noun - all the people who perform in a play, film etc
• cast of
Films like ‘Ben Hur’ have a cast of thousands.
the entire cast of ‘Les Misérables’
an all-star cast
a strong supporting cast (=everyone except the main actors)
a member of the cast