CAE Writing - part 2- A report

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Report writing

Writing a report for the test week test

For the test you can bring your Dutch > English and English > Dutch dictionaries.

You will be asked to select one question from a choice of four and complete the task given in 170 - 220 words. 

Things that you will be asked to choose from are: 2 reports and 2 articles.

Key points:

Who are you writing to?

What information is given in the assignment?

Key points:

What do you need to mention? 

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

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 opinion .......blah blah blah blah

Dear Sir,

I'm writing this report about the holiday. 

Can you find three mistakes

Dear Sir,

I'm writing this report about the holiday. 

• Introduction
• The aim of this report is to evaluate the wildlife holiday that took place in January 2018.

Can you find three mistakes

• Use subheadings-underline if you want to
  

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

Brain storming for the body paragrphs:

Sufficient educational value 

Problems

Suitability for other age groups

Activity: Write a few  key points for each of the topics above. What could you write about?

1st Body Paragraph

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

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) 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 have 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

Check out the YouTube clip at home for tips on how to make your language more formal.