圈Cambridge AssessmentCambridge IGCSE®Cambridge IGCSER English as a Second Language0510Writing a reviewThe main purpose of a review is when you want to give your opinion about something,for example,a film,book,game,product,restaurant,concert,etc.The review needs to engage the audience from the beginning to the end and thereshould be a conclusion.Unlike in a news artide or report,candidates can be subjective and give their own opinions inthe answer to the exam question-this can include both positive and negative opinions.The review should include allrelevant details.The revew will include examples and evidence to support the opinions expres sed,e.g.give an exampleof good (or bad)acting.ContentContent covers:relevance (i.e.whether the piece fulfils the task and the awareness of purpose/audience/register)LanguageLanguage covers:range(i.e.complexity of vocabulary and sentence structure)accuracy (i.e.grammar,spelling,punctuation and text organisation).Tips for writing a reviewLanguageThink about the audience that the review is for.The tone of the review can be personal andinformal.If writing for adults the style may be more formal than ifwriting for teenagers.But inboth cases you should sound professional and as if you know about the subject.inform (give details,e.g.film title,actors,dates).describe (e.g.some details ofthe plot,actors,special effects,music)analyse(e.g.give opinions and examples)advise (e.g.make a final judgement about what you thought of the film).It will include vocabulary related to films,acting and performance.The candidate should use correct spelling,punctuation and grammar.OrganisationA revew should include:information about what is being reviewedclear opinions and interesting points about the filmfinal opinion and pos sibly provide a rating.Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language 0510/0511Example taskThis is an example of a Paper 1 Exercise 6 task.We have annotated the question below with someguidancefor candidates to help them prepare their answer and encourage them to focus on what the question is asking for.Thisinformation is not given to candidates in the examination.The purpose oftheresponse is to write about afilm.The readers needOnce you have read throughinfomm them about whatthe question instructions,youthey can expect tosee andwill need to re-readthewhat you thought of it,incomments provided as theseorder to decide if they wantmay give you some ideas.to see the film.The audiencefor the responseYou recently sawa film.You have now decided to write a review of the film foris the studentsthe school magazine.and possiblytheir parents.Here are some comments from other students who saw the film:I loved the specialThe comments mayIt was too longeffects.give you some ideas orand boring.you can use your ownideas.The actors werereally good.I didn't understandthe story.The response to thisquestion needs to be inthe form of a review sothe register is personalbut it is for a schoolmagazine so do not beWrite a review of the film giving your views.The comments above may give you some ideas,and you can also use some ideasof your own.Your review should be between 100 and 150 wordslong.You will receive up to 6 marks for the content of your review,and up to 6 marksfor the language used.The number of words suggested is for guidance:write a bout100-150 words.Paying attention to the guidance for word limitswill help leamers to plan their time in the examination andtarget the requirements ofeach question more effectively.Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language 0510/0511Example candidate response and examiner commentsExample Candidate Response-highExaminer commentsJurassic WorldYou might have heard of Tyrannosaurus Rex,but in this newThe candidate uses a widefilm,the dinosaursare bigger,scarier and hungrier than ever!range of varied sentencestructures with punctuation.At first,Ibelievedthat things might work out for the best for②The candidate usesthe new,updated Jurassic World but it isn't long before thelinking words throughout thepiece to effectively organisedinosaurs are attacking and people are running for their lives..the writing.For me,the best part of this movie was the pterodacty attack③An excellent sense ofpurpose is shown here.Thebecause I thought the special effects made the dinosaurs lookcandidate effectivelysummarises the story butrealistic.I also thought the actors were really good and mademaintains suspense for thethe story believable and exciting.audience.Overall,Iwould recommend this film because it was aLess common vocabularyused and correctly spelled.gripping story,had great acting and was fast-paced If you likeContent is developed butfilms that have amazing special effects,make youjump and haveat this point it becomes a bitsurprise endings,then this is the film for you!like a list.This could bedeveloped to be morecomplex in structure and useof vocabulary.6Some varied vocabularyused here but this could bemore complex.Effectively organised andsequenced.The writing isstructured to be clear andeasy for the reader to follow.3 The candidate uses awider range of complexsentence structures herewhich shows a higher level ofMark for Content=5/6Mark for Language 5/6Total mark awarded=10out of 12Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language 0510/0511