CAE Extra: Lesson 16 -Writing - part 2- A report Unit 4

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4,5

Report writing

Paper 2 - Part 2 of the CAE Written Exam

You will be asked to select one question from a choice of three and complete the task given in 220 - 260 words. 

Things that you will be asked to choose from are; letters, reports, proposals and reviews. 

I think reviews and proposals are a good choice!

A report should begin and end like a letter

1. True
2. False

A report usually focuses on the past and/or present

1. True
2. False

A report should be chatty in style

1. True
2. False

A report is usually divided into sections with clear headings

1. True
2. False

A report may contain bullet pointed issues

1. True
2. False

A report doesn't need an introduction or conclusion

1. True
2. False

Key points:

• Who are you?
• Who are you writing for?
• What is an appropriate tone for a report? 

• What information must you include? - see next slide

You are an employee of an international organisation.

You are writing the report for your boss.

Key points:

What do you need to mention? 

• Sufficient educational value for teenagers ?
• outline any problems
• Would it be suitable for other age groups? 

You should include information on what the holiday was, whether it had enough educational value for teenagers, a description of any problems an opinion on whether it was suitable for other age groups

Brainstorm time

Write down the three components of the task separately on a piece of paper: 

• Educational value for teenagers.
• Outlining any problems.
• Suitability for other age groups.

These will be your three paragraphs - brainstorm what useful information you can say about it. Write this down already!

Read the answer a student has written on page 54 and say which has been done correctly

nothing is correct, it is a rubbish report!

they haven't included the correct information

it is well organised, is the right tone but wrong layout

It is perfect

Layout: Use subheadings

Introduction 

The aim of this report is to/ The following report relates to the ...........Blah blah blah 

Educational value

Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

Problems 

Blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah

Suitability for other age groups

Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

Conclusion

To sum up / Taking everything in to consideration/ On balance, I am of the opnion .......blah blah blah blah

• Use subheadings-underline if you want to
  

• Use your own words to say why you are writing
  
• Formal tone

Can you find three mistakes? 

1st Body Paragraph

Use subheadings in a report - (never in a letter or an essay)

Edit your notes to write only about this topic in the 1st  body paragraph

Educational value

First of all/Firstly, ..... The first observation to make is (concerns) 

In fact /According to (the majority of respondents) 

2nd body paragraph

Secondly/ Furthermore/Moreover

In spite of (the fact [that])/Despite (the fact [that]) + Noun, 

Predicting the future: The outlook for ... is (far from [+ing]) bright/optimistic/depressing/daunting

The future looks bleak/remains uncertain/is promising

This seems unlikely in the near/foreseeable future

It has been stressed that

3rd body paragraph

Finally/ Lastly / In fact

Making recommendations: 

It would been a good idea to

It might be advisable to

It would be preferable to

I suggest / propose / recommend that we (should)

Conclusion

Do not add new issues here.

Keep it short

Don't end the report like a letter.

Yours sincerely

Susan Corrigan

To do right now

1. Watch the video on the previous slide about proposals at the CAE exam.

2. Read the information on pages 162-163 of your CAE book about proposals.

3. Finish your brainstorm/writing plan based on the assignment on p.54.

4. Write the entire assignment in 220-260 words.

Peer review

Use the CAE writing criteria to check each other's work and give grades to it, based on the criteria:

• Content
• Communicative achievement
• Organisation
• Language

Optionally, improve your work afterward and hand it in to me.