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Advertising and shopping (B)
Textbook: pp. 86–89
GoalWriting a product review: opinion, evidence, recommendation; using conjunctions to contrast and conclude; word building.
New words
review · sharh, bahorefund · qaytarish, pulni qaytarishquality · sifatrecommend · tavsiya qilmoq
Explanation
A review has the following structure: 1) product name and short description, 2) advantages, 3) disadvantages, 4) conclusion and rating. Support your opinion with evidence: I like the backpack because it has three strong pockets. State problems politely: However, the zip is a little stiff. For ratings: highly recommend, worth the money, good value, not worth it. Concrete facts and balanced words build trust; avoid insults and exaggeration. Word building: recommend – recommendation; satisfy – satisfied – satisfaction – unsatisfactory; refund (noun and verb).
Worked examples
Overall, the headphones are good value, although the cable is rather short.
I would recommend this notebook to students because its pages are thick and smooth.
Class activity
“Review swap”: everyone writes a five-sentence review of a product they know; a partner checks for a reason, a contrast and a conclusion.
Practice
1
Choose the noun: satisfy → ?
satisfaction
2
Complete: I would ___ this café to my friends. (recommend / refund)
recommend
3
Write one advantage and one disadvantage of a bicycle, joined with although.
Although a bicycle is cheap to use, it is not comfortable in heavy rain.
4
Why is it better to give a reason in a review than to write only “It is bad”?
A reason tells other buyers what exactly is wrong, so they can decide for themselves.