Writing Task - REPORT

Title or:

To:

From:

Subject:

Date:

Reason of writing (Introduction)

• The aim/objective/purpose of this report is to compare/examine/evaluate/describe/outline (some suggestions)/analyse (some suggestions)/expose/present/give information on/regarding the/recommend/consider/suggest
• This report aims to... etc.
• Nouns: information (remember: not informations), ideas, suggestions, situations, conditions, comments
• in order to improve/decide
• In case of suvey/discussion: It is based on a survey conducted among/It is the result of a discussion which took place among

Body (2 paragraphs maximum)

• Headings from the task
• It should be considered, it is worth considering
• The first observation to make is (concerns)
• First of all/Firstly
• Secondly/ Furthermore/Moreover
• Lastly/Finally
• In fact
• According to (the majority of respondents)
• However, although, alternatively
• In spite of (the fact [that])/Despite (the fact [that]) + Noun, Pronoun or ...ing
• 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/foreseable future
• It has been stressed that

Making/giving recommendations

• I would strongly recommend that ... should + bare infinitive
• In the light of the results of the survey I would advise against...
• I feel it would be to our advantage if...
• The best solution is/would be to...
• This will have an impact on + noun

Conclusion(s)

• As long as/provided that these recommendations are taken into consideration
• In conclusion...
• The reseach shows/demonstrates
• From the research/the evidence we conclude that