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Writing Paper Part 2. Task Type: Review
| Content Should include full details of the work being reviewed (must include the title). Should include an outline of the story, the main villain(s), your opinion and a recommendation as to the type of person who would enjoy it. |
| Communicative achievement Semi-formal/informal register. Would be informed and would have enough information to decide whether or not to read the book themselves. |
| Organisation Should be divided into three or four paragraphs. Should mention early on in the review what book is being written about. It's important not to reveal the book's ending. |
| Language Language of description, summary and opinion ('In my view....'; 'The book's greatest moment is....'). Present tenses should be used to narrate events. Should not contain major errors that lead to misunderstandings or that irritate the reader. |
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