Review Text

4.2.12. Review Text

a. Social Function

The social function of Review text is to make a critique or evaluate an art work or event for a public audience, such book, cosmetics product, car, cell phone, notebook, etc.

b. Generic Structure

The generic structure of Review text involves orientation, evaluation, interpretative recount, evaluation, and evaluative summation.

Text

Business Loan Program

Elements Orientation

Many of us want to build new business or manage the old one to make big development. Business plan has been analyzed. The property and equipment have been listed.

Evaluation

However this good plan and preparation will not run well without enough cash in hands. What we have to do when we have to face such condition? Will we give up and sleep leaving that good plan and preparation? We should not. When there is a will there is a way. The answer is finding Business Loans program which offer the best service.

Interpretative

Easy process is one of the characteristics. Of course we do

Recount

not want to apply the loan in complicated process. Some programs offer the easy service in processing but some time they do not give funding quickly. In the other hand we do need the cash for running our business.

Evaluation

The best program of Business Loan will provide easy process in application, fund quickly as we urgently need the cash and provide the excellent service with fully customer support.

Evaluative

So if you have found such program, apply soon to increase

Summation

your own business profit.

c. Language feature

1. Focus on specific participants, i.e. the characters being involved in the text.

2. Using adjectives, i.e. indicated by suffixes, such as: -ish, -ive, -ful, -ous, -al, etc.

3. Using long and complex clauses, i.e. mind the types of sentence.

4. Using metaphor, i.e. comparing two things using different characteristics.

d. Example of a Review Text

2012 Film Review

2012 is Roland Emmerich's film which uses the Mayan calendar and other end-of- days prophecies for their doomsday scenario. It imagines the world coming to an end in 2012.

2012 film brings off a series of wonders. The movie hits its peak early on. It starts when Cusack drives a limo through the streets of Los Angeles as freeways and skyscrapers crumble all around him from the shock of a 10.5 earthquake. The preposterous flying sequence is equally thrilling. The climax occurs aboard the giant ark, when an equipment malfunction almost threatens the entire mission.

Unfortunately, the crucial sequence is not filmed or edited with the requisite clarity. In 2012 film, Emmerich leaves us befuddled as to exactly what is happening to whom. However, Emmerich' 2012 deserves credit for offbeat casting. Cusack supplies his trademark hangdog charm. McCarthy has perhaps his best role ever as Peet's cocky. Danny Glover lends dignity to the role of the tormented president. Chiwetel Ejiofor, as Unfortunately, the crucial sequence is not filmed or edited with the requisite clarity. In 2012 film, Emmerich leaves us befuddled as to exactly what is happening to whom. However, Emmerich' 2012 deserves credit for offbeat casting. Cusack supplies his trademark hangdog charm. McCarthy has perhaps his best role ever as Peet's cocky. Danny Glover lends dignity to the role of the tormented president. Chiwetel Ejiofor, as

All in one, 2012's cinematography, production design and visual effects are awards- worthy. Music also propels the movie. It presents American Idol runner-up, Adam Lambert, who provides a rousing anthem over the end credits. ( Simplified from: www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/2012-film-review-1004041300.story)

e. Exercise v Writing What are the generic structures of the text entitled 2012 Film Review

above? v Vocabulary

1. Identify the words of material process in the text entitled “2012 Film Review” above.

2. Fill in the blanks in the text below with the available words in the list. The initial letters will be helpful.

Zeni Optical: a site for eyeglasses

Eyeglasses will b.... more and more important. It is not only because for p..... our eyes from the hot l..... but also for holding the trend. There are a lot of online sites which provides p...... of eyeglasses but “Zenni Optical was on FOX news!” is just the perfect one. If we visit the site, we will easily catch v.... information about eyeglasses. The site is quite simple but very informative. It is real, easy and not c..... design. With quick loading this site will bring us q...... in to what we want. There is information about Variable Dimension Frames From Zenni. Titanium, aluminum and rimless f.... are available. The eyeglasses are designed for different users. E..... for children, woman and man are available choice. Again, what makes it different is this site gives the Great Eyeglasses For Less cost. The product can be s.... in cheap price because it has cut the marketing link. It straightly goes to the end u.... .

The List of Words:

p roducts, various, frame, users, protecting, become, light, eyeglasses, sold, q uickly, complicated p roducts, various, frame, users, protecting, become, light, eyeglasses, sold, q uickly, complicated

a) What are the types of the following sentences?

1. 2012 is Roland Emmerich's film which uses the Mayan calendar and other end-of- days prophecies for their doomsday scenario.

2. It imagines the world coming to an end in 2012.

3. 2012 film brings off a series of wonders.

4. The movie hits its peak early on.

5. It starts when Cusack drives a Limo through the streets of Los Angeles as freeways and skyscrapers crumble all around him from the shock of a 10.5 earthquake.

6. The preposterous flying sequence is equally thrilling.

7. The climax occurs aboard the giant ark, when an equipment malfunction almost threatens the entire mission.

8. The site is quite simple but very informative.

9. The product can be sold in cheap price because it has cut the marketing link.

10. It straightly goes to the end users.

b). Build different sentences by using the various forms of words below.

1. Imagination; imagine; imaginative

2. Science, scientist, scientific, scientifically

3. Equal, equally, equality

4. Inform, informative, information, informatively

5. Red, redden, reddish