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Writing Part 2 Review
A style and culture magazine has invited readers to submit reviews of restaurants that are
institutions in their local area. You decide to send in a review of a restaurant describing
the dining experience there, as well as outlining the restaurant’s importance for the area.
You should also say why you believe restaurants can become so meaningful to diners or
communities.

Write your review.

Regans’ – A hug on a plate

When it comes to restaurants, many people tend to look for the next big thing, whether Brief summary of
Highlights show vivid,
what the review
it be a much-hyped new kind of cuisine or an unusual dining experience. Certainly,
descriptive language
is about
that reviews require
whimsy like this has its place in eating out, but we as diners so often tend to overlook
the cultural mainstays that have fed us all our lives through thick and thin. Perhaps
we take it for granted that they will always be there, yet they most certainly deserve
recognition. Regan’s is such a place.
Understated in its décor and totally devoid of any pomp, Regan’s has been serving
customers in the city’s docklands for over a hundred years. Whether for a wedding,
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birthday or work promotion, you would be surprised to find a local anywhere in the
neighbourhood who doesn’t remember celebrating a special event at this institution.
Description of
the restaurant
While you might not get a velouté or a macerated strawberry, what you will get is
hearty portions of decent, honest food that will make you reminisce about what your
mother cooked when you were still in short trousers. And perhaps that’s what makes
Reasons why the
it the institution it is – local food, for local people, a place where you fit in and feel at
restaurant is important
home. After all, restaurants aren’t just about the cuisine or the décor; they can also
for the community
fulfil a social and emotional function, and Regan’s does just that by creating a home
from home.
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on the importance
of marriage or a celebratory dinner. As such, they are places to keep close to our
of restaurants in
hearts and cherish, especially those that have been with us and the generations of our
communities
families. Would I recommend Regan’s? I think the review speaks for itself. While it’s
Final recommendation
nice to get out of your culinary comfort zone on occasions, it’s well worth getting into
and snappy end
that zone too!
Model answer
Task
Your college magazine is asking for reviews of films that have had a great impact on people.
You decide to write a review about a film you saw, outlining what the film was about,
explaining why it had such a great impact on you, and assessing how films can be much
more than just entertainment.
Write your review in 280–320 words.
U s e f u l l a n g u a g e f o r r e v i e w s

Praising
What I found particularly interesting / poignant / thought-provoking was …
It provides a fascinating / captivating / terrifying look / insight / into …
What makes it so excellent / dramatic / thought-provoking is …
That’s what makes it the smash hit / cult classic / blockbuster / mainstay that it is.
Evaluating critically Encouraging Discouraging
One element which let it down was … I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend … Give this a miss!
Perhaps it’s weak link was … Would I recommend it? It’s a no-brainer. Avoid it like the plague.
The (only) downside to the … was … Don’t think twice about going/seeing/ It’s not for everyone …
reading …
One element that left it wanting was … It’s not worth (the entrance fee/
the paper it was written on).
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