Writing: A review of a gadget

1 Read the review. Answer the questions. Speak for no longer than one minute.

• What is the gadget?
• What are its main features?
• How much is it?
• Does the reviewer like the gadget? Why / why not?

 

V Positive and negative adjectives

2Use a dictionary to check the meaning of the adjectives below. Are they positive or negative? 

• 1favouritepositivenegative

• 2irritatingpositivenegative

• 3practicalpositivenegative

• 4reliablepositivenegative

• 5stylishpositivenegative

• 6uniquepositivenegative

V Positive and negative adjectives

3Complete the review with adjectives from the box. 

MOVE
• favourite
• irritating
• practical
• reliable
• stylish
• unique

The latest computer and clothing combination from Tech-chic is the new Dancing Feet shoe collection. The shoes cost around £100. Inside the shoes is an MP3 player that you control with your feet!

Dancing Feet shoes have got some 

¹ 

 

features – you can't find them in any other shoe. Your actions – walking, running, dancing – send different signals to your earpiece. Tap your toe in a certain way and you can search for a new tune. Click your heels together and you can make the music louder! What's more, these shoes are 

² 

 

– you want to wear them! They're also 

³ 

 

, because you can wear them inside and outside – and they're fine in the rain!

But, could they be 

⁴ 

 

? Do you want to dance all day? They're probably much more expensive than any other shoes you've got. And do you need them when you've got a 

⁵ 

 

MP3 player already?

Do you live for technology? Dancing Feet shoes are perfect! But do you want to save some money? Then put on your 

⁶ 

 

old shoes, put your MP3 player in your pocket and keep dancing!

4 Study the highlighted words in the review. Answer the questions. Speak for no longer than one minute.

Do you think the words are nouns, verbs, adjectives or adverbs?

What do you think the words mean?

1.  Select Record Audio to record yourself.
2.  If you want to add a note to your teacher, write it in the Comments box.
3.  Select Submit to dropbox to send the recording to your teacher.

5Use a dictionary to check your ideas. Write the new words in your vocabulary notebook and write an example sentence in the box below. 

• 1combination

• 2earpiece

• 3tap

• 4toe

• 5click

• 6heels

• 7pocket

Unit 6 Writing Guide

1.  Read the instructions.
2.  Write your answer in the Word document.
3.  Save your work.
4.  Upload your file.
5.  If you want to add a note for your teacher, write it in the Comments box.
6.  Select Submit to dropbox to send your work to your teacher.