report

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

Welcome to the lesson

Writing a short report in English

the report

What is a report?

an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:   a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient,  a statement or announcement, report on safety at work, report on effective communication in the office

the report

Writing a report involves the presentation of mainly factual information, with suggestions or a recommendation.

You should think carefully about who the target reader is and why they need this report.

TIPS - CONTENT

• Make a paragraph plan and organise your ideas
• Plan what you are going to say
• Make sure you have enough  ideas for every paragraph
• state facts clearly and give some examples

TIPS - COMMUNICATIVE ACHIEVEMENT

• Write in a consistently formal and impersonal style.
• Communicate your ideas effectively so that the reader can act upon them.
• Be polite and constructive in any criticism.

TIPS- ORGANISATION

• State the aim of the report in an introduction.
• Include headings  to make your report clearer.
• Repeat your most important recommendation(s) in a conclusion, using different words.
  

TIPS - language

• Use passive forms and conditional constructions.
• Include some longer, complex sentences.
• Try to show your full range of vocabulary.
  

Organization

INTRODUCTION

FINDINGS

RECOMMENDATIONS

Lead-in 1A

page 86

Vocabulary practice

2 page 86

assignment 1

An English language club is starting in your area. The organisers of the club have asked you to write a report giving suggestions about:

• how often the club should meet
• what type of activities it should organise
• how the club could be advertised

Write your report ( 120-180 words)

assignment 2

Your teacher has asked you for a report on transport in your local area. Mention the main means of transport used and suggest how transport facilities could be improved.

Write your report ( 120-180) words

assignment 3

Your career teacher has asked you for a report on gapyears. Mention the main reasons why pupils want to take a gap year and suggest how he/she could inform the pupils best about the options for gap years there are.

Write your report ( 200-300 words)

assignment 4

The youth department of a political party in your town has asked you to write a report about what issues secondary school pupils find very important for the future of our country and give a recommendation on which 2 issues should be pitched at  the national convention of the party.

Write your report ( 200-300 words)

assignment 5

Your local branch of Amnesty International has asked you to write a report on the violation of human rights in The Netherlands and to give them suggestions about how to inform the general public about these violations. 

Write your report ( 300-400 words) using information about Human Rights violations from the Internet.

assignment 6

An international organisation has asked you to write a report about the health and welfare of Dutch teenagers and has asked you to give suggestions which could help other countries to achieve the positive outcomes of the report and suggestions how the negative outcomes could be improved upon. 

Write your report ( 300-400) words using information about the health and welfare of Dutch teenagers online

making suggestions

website making polite indirect suggestions

suggesting

To suggest

It is suggested that the company withdraws the advertisement.

To make a suggestion

The suggestion is made that the company withdraws the advertisement.

To recommend

It is recommended that the company withdraws the advertisement.

To make a recommendation

A recommendation is made that the company withdraws the advertisement.

To propose

It is proposed that the company withdraws the advertisement.

Proposal

One proposal is for the company to withdraw the advertisement.

It would be a good idea

It would be a good idea if the company withdrew the advertisement.

… had better …

The company had better withdraw the advertisement.

… could

The company could withdraw the advertisement.

… should

The company should withdraw the advertisement.

… must

The company must withdraw the advertisement.

… might

The company might withdraw the advertisement.

If + past simple, would + infinitive

If the company withdrew the advertisement quickly, its image would not be damaged very much.

It is advisable

It is advisable for the company to withdraw its advertisement.

To advise

It is advised that the company withdraws its advertisement.

To offer advice

The company is offered the advice to withdraw the advertisement.

To propose

It is proposed that the company withdraws the advertisement.

Proposition

The proposition given is for the company to withdraw the advertisement.

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practice test

Write a report

Write a report between 375 and 400 words. Type your name and the number of words below your report!

Your local CAD (Centre for Alcohol and Drugs) has asked you to write a report on the dangers of drinking (too much) alcohol for teenagers. They asked you to list the three dangers that teenagers are least familiar with and give suggestions on how to make teens more aware of these dangers. Two of the three dangers should be damage to the brain, damage to the body and one that you can decide.

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