The Report

The purpose of a report is (as the name suggests) to report on factual information (e.g. the
results of a political survey, the findings of a science experiment or annual statistics on road
deaths) and then form some conclusions or make some recommendations based on the facts
presented. The word count only includes the main paragraphs (headings do not count). Here
is a suggested paragraph outline for reports;

When writing a report, it is important to remember the following points:

• use formal language

• use a main title
• use a heading for each paragraph
• you CAN use bullet points to summarise results, findings or other factual information

Title

Introduction
State the purpose of the report
Heading 1
Write facts and info to fulfil the task
Heading 2
Facts about the info asked in the task
Conclusion
Summarise in a general way the main points and draw a conclusion. If asked give your
opinion
Useful language

Introduction:
 Subject of each paragraph:
 Conclusion or recommendation(s):
Introductory Paragraph
 As requested I have …..
 This involved visiting …….
 This involved looking at …….
 This involved investigating …..
 The findings are outlined below.
 The findings are presented below.
 My findings will be outlined below.
Recommending:
 I would like to suggest ……
 I would like to recommend ……
 I therefore recommend ……
 I believe we should recommend ……
 I believe we should not recommend ……
 You may wish to consider ……