A long report usually has the following sections:

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Title Page Methodology
 
Acknowledgments Findings
 
Summary / Abstract Conclusions
 
Contents Page Recommendations
 
Introduction Appendices

 
Literature Review Bibliography

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details.

Title Page

The Title; e.g. 'A Report on ....'

'An Investigation into...'
'An Analysis of ...'
'A Comparison of ... and ...'

Your Name

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement of the

............................course.

If you are a HKPU student, your student number.

The date.

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Acknowledgments

"I would like to thank my supervisor, Mr. _______, for the

valuable advice and support he has given me in the writing of
this report. I would also like to thank my teachers, Mrs.
_______ and Mr. _______ for their encouragement and
guidance. Thanks also to my typist, Ms. _______, for her
immaculate job and her suggestions. My deepest thanks go to
my wife/husband, for her/his love, understanding and support."
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Summary / Abstract

This study was to ______________________________

It was requested by ____________________________

It was requested on (date).

The investigation was done by ____________________

The main findings were that ______________________

It was concluded that __________________________

The recommendations are that _______should be ______

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Contents Page

Section......................................................Page Number

11 Introduction..........................................................
...................1
11 Literature
Review....................................................................3
11 Methodology........................................................
...................5
11 Findings................................................................
...................7
11 Conclusions..........................................................
..................14
11 Recommendations................................................
...................16
11 Appendices...........................................................
.................18
11 Bibliography.........................................................
..................25

List of Figures

11 Bar Chart of Answers to Question

1...................................8
111 Pie Chart of Socio-economic Status of the
Respondents.....9
List of Tables

111 Survey Findings by Gender and Age

Group........................10

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1. Introduction

Background
This report has been written because ....

It was requested by ...

It was requested on (date).

Objectives
The objectives of this report are to ....

Scope
This report examines .... . It does not examine ..... because ...... .

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2. Literature Review

The area of investigation has been commented on by Channel

(1994), Hoey (1993), Halliday (1993) and Lesser (1979), who
are in agreement that...

However, they have different opinions on ....

Due to the differences highlighted above, it was decided to

investigate ....

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3. Methodology (also called the 'Method' or 'Procedure')

___ respondents, chosen by the method of _____ were

surveyed from (start date) to (end date). Of these, ______ were
invited for interview on (date).

The statistics were analysed using a _______ test because .........

The significance of the results was __________

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4. Findings

4.1. Introduction
In general, the findings indicated that...

The major finding of the investigation was that...

In addition, ....

Surprisingly, ........ , which was an unexpected consequence

of .....

Related exercises:

 Trends - this exercise introduces the

vocabulary and grammar needed to describe
trends. Includes an exercise.
 Trends Headings - this exercise shows
how to use headings when describing trends.
Includes an exercise.
 Describing Satisfaction - choosing
between 'satisfy', 'satisfied', 'satisfying' and
'satisfactory', etc.
 Important or Importance? Explanation
and exercise on which word to use.
 'Lack' or 'Lack of'? - an explanation and
an exercise.

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5. Conclusions

The main conclusion that can be drawn is therefore that...

In the light of this, it is recommended that... (+ a general

recommendation; e.g. that something needs to be changed. The
detailed recommendations should go in the Recommendations
section below.)

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6. Recommendations
In the light of these conclusions, I recommend that _____
should be ____

In addition, a _______ could ______

Grammar Note:
To make suggestions and recommendations you should use
'could + infinitive verb' (if you are less sure), or 'should +
infinitive verb' (if you are more sure). You could also use
'suggest + _ing' or 'suggest that + a subject noun (e.g. 'we') + a
verb (e.g. 'could' + infinitive verb). Do NOT use 'suggest to'.

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Appendices

Appendix 1: Sample Survey Form

Appendix 2: Results of Statistical Analysis by ______

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Bibliography

(Click here to find out more about references.)

Channel, J. (1994). Vague language. Oxford: Oxford

University Press.

Halliday, M.A.K. (1993). Quantitative studies and probabilities

in grammar. In Hoey, M. (Ed.) Data, description,
discourse. London: HarperCollins, 1-25.

Hoey, M. (1993). Data, description, discourse. London:

HarperCollins, 1-25.

Lesser, R. (1979). Linguistic investigations of aphasia. Studies

in language disability and remediation 5. London:
Edward Arnold.

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THE 2010
ENGLISH WEEK

During the first week of June 2010, the English panel had planned and carried out the
English Week whic h listing down various exciting activities to trigger pupils’ interest in learning and practising
English. However, the time allocation had been shortened due to the other events and activities that were being
held in school within the same week, yet all activities planned were carried out succe sfully with great support
financially and mora lly from all teachers and pupils of SK Jerek, Gua Musang.

The invitations were made on Tuesday to activate teacher’s memory of the upcoming school activities. Then, on
2nd of June 2010, Wednesday, aligned with the English Day that is being held every week, the activities took off
as scheduled. Starting from 7.30 a.m., the event was initiated with ‘The Crossword Puzzle and Word Search
Competition’. The competition involved all pupils from Year 1 to Year 6. The ‘Crossword Puzzle” is meant for
Level 1 pupils while level 2 pupils did “Word Search” within 45 minutes. Later on, everyone dismissed into
classes because the following events were programmed to set off in the evening.

Later on, at 5.00 p.m. sharp, the remaining activities kicked off. Four teachers were assigned to be the
honoured judges to evaluate and allocate marks for the contestants of ‘The Storytelling and Action Songs’
competition. Over all, nine pupils took up the challenge to participate in the ‘Storytelling Competition’ while five
groups took part in the “Actions Song Competition”. The flow of the performances went smooth and by 6.00
p.m. all contestants had already performed their talents and efforts. In the end, the Senior Assistant teacher,
Encik Hanafi Ismail delivered his speech to congratulate all contestants for taking part and to thank all teachers
for being around to give supports and help. Then, all contestants and audience were served with some drinks
and kuih before the dismissal.

The anxious feeling and excitement continued to the following day, when the prize-giving ceremony was held.
The 3rd of June was picked since it was the last day before pupils were set off for their holiday. In addition, it
was thought as the best time to give credits to pupils who had practised very well and became very courageous
and confident to be on stage as well as in the writing competitions. The Headmaster of SK Jerek was delighted
to deliver the prizes to the winning hands. Then, all pupils dismissed into classes happily and encouraged
though some might not be the champion, yet everyone had their own piece and parcel to be brought home as
memory.

These were the activities planned and carried out through the English Week of SK Jerek 2010 in which the
English Panel received full supports from all parties especially teachers and pupils. It is highly hoped that these
kinds of activities could be further carried out and evolved into bigger events like inviting other schools to join
as well as sending pupils as contestants to seek for chances to develop their skills in communicating English
widely. A million of thanks from us, the English teachers, firstly to SK Jerek administration for providing
financial help and to everyone who dedicated their time, money and energy in giving supports towards the
educational benefits of SK Jerek’s pupils.