REVIEW TEXT, B.INGGRIS KLS XII SMA/MA

Definition of Review Text:

Review is a text which presents critical analysis on events or works for readers or public audiences.

ž  Social Function/ Purpose (Fungsi Sosial/Tujuan) :

                To criticize an art work or event for a public audience

                To summarise, analyses, and respond to art works

                (Untuk memberikan penilaian atau ktitik terhadap kegiatan atau karya seni bagi                    pembaca atau pendengar khlayak ramai, misalnya film, pertunjukan, buku, atau

                 produk)

ž  Text Organization/ Generic Structure:

                - Orientation (: background information on the art

                - Interpretative (tafsiran/terjemahan) 

                - Recount: summary of an art work (including characters and plot)

                - Evaluation: concluding statement; judgement, opinion, or recommendation.

                - Evaluation Summation: the last opinion consisting of the appraisal                                        (penilaian/penafsiran/pengharapan) or punchline (bagian pokok) of the artwork                      being reviewed.

ž  Language Features (Ciri Kebahasaan):

                - the use of complex and compound sentences

                - the use of adjectives and phrases of appraisal

                - the use of metaphorical expressions

                - the use of noun phrase

Study the Review Text below

OPERA MINI PHONE BROWSER

Opera has officially launched the best phone web browser world widely. I've been using it since last summer.
Here are the things that separate Opera Mini out from other applications. Opera Mini is small and easy to download and install. Beside that Opera has made the process simple by providing direct access to download, no registration or multiple page view needed. Opera Mini's speed of downloading is incredible. It makes GPRS seem a lot faster. It compresses and down-sizes of picture on the server but not every web page will looks perfect. The header image on my blog doesn't show up.I think Opera has done an amazing job. 
I expect huge things from this. I bet you could easily base a new web-based business around this browser.                
Opera Mini is just about the best browser I've ever seen on mobile phone.

(Simplified from: www.russellbeattie.com)

Generic Structure Analysis:

Introduction/ Orientation;

the best browser on mobile phone has been launched word widely by Opera.

Evaluation; Opera Mini is easy to download, has an incredible speed but image of the page isn't perfect.

Interpretation; I think Opera has done an amazing job. A new web-based business could be easily based around this browser.

Summary; Opera is the best browser on mobile phone.

Language Feature Analysis
Focusing on certain participant; I
Using evaluative adjective; best, perfect, easy, etc

Read the following book review.

ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT

Mary Higgins Clark

Pocket Books

Fiction

ISBN: 0671027123

206 pages

Source:

http://www.ff.books.co.uk/

            Reading Mary Higgins Clark always reminds me of watching MurderShe Wrote. The show usually had three plotlines — the standard “rule of three”— and by the end of the hour it was wrapped neatly like a nice package with Angela Lansbury tying up the loose ends by solving the case brilliantly. Though we knew the formula, it never kept us from tuning in, usually for the sheer pleasure of escape and watching the story unfold.

The three plots in All Through the Night concern a stolen chalice, a missing baby and a will which seems to be fraudulent. To solve the mystery, she revives her beloved characters Alvirah and Willy Meehan—the former cleaning woman and plumber who won the lottery and left their life in Jackson Heights, Queens for an apartment on Central Park. Like Angela Lansbury, the two of them have fun along the way solving the puzzle.

The pace is swift and the story is a pure escape—totally fun Mary Higgins Clark. I admit however, that I am still trying to conjure up what the melody of the song, “All Through the Night” sounds like.

This holiday season, put aside your chores and curl up on the couch with All Through the Night. When you close it you will be relaxed and more ready to enjoy the festivities. And then you might just want to tuck a copy into someone’s stocking or gift bag, as well.

Taken from http://www.teenreads.com/

Questions:

Answers to these questions.

1. What is the title of the book being reviewed?

2. Who is the author of the book?

3. What kind of book is it?

4. What is it about?

5. The ISBN of the book is 0671027123. What does ISBN stand for?

Answers:

1. All through the Night is.

2. Mary Higgins Clark is.

3.  It is a fi ction book.

4. It is about Alvirah and Willy Meehan, the former cleaning woman and                            plumber who won the lottery and left their life in Jackson Heights, Queens for              an apartment on Centra Park.

5. It stands for International Standard Book Number.