1. Guess which of the following words or phrases are LIKELY to appear in the review of a theatre play, film, book or art exhibition. Tick the right answers.

Why do this?
   To switch into the topic of critical reviews.
   To refresh vocabulary and learn new words.
   To prepare better for the reading.
   To be able to use these phrases in your own writing.

1.- at first sight,

 

2.- unique

3.- groups that express…

4.- the artist seems to…

5.- simplicity

6.- In this sense, one feels the haunting beauty of… rather than the…

7.- He seemed to believe that…

8.- In the (early)(middle)(late) forties/seventies/nineties…

9.- The exhibition shown at… from … to … shows a range of…

10.- Famous/ well-known/renowned/remarkable

11.- This exhibition is a must.

12.- The staging is striking

13.- The immigration phenomenon yet again provides the social backdrop to the play .

14.- as deaf as a post

15.- Another feature that stands out is…

16.- There's the ever-present romantic element:

17.- … sexual attraction …

18.- In my opinion the best performance is…

19.- Set in contemporary (Slovenia) just after the war, Paulo Coelho's novel shows…

20.- Coelho's shocking story about a girl who…

21.- The reader may be reminded of…

22.- "X" has written many novels and, her latest book, in powerful and diamond-sharp prose, is a story of two brothers…

23.- "(title of the novel)" is the fictionalised account of the writer's own experiences.

24.- This completely original book by a young writer contains 32 stories.


 

 

 
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