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Writing A Report
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What is a report?
A report is a piece of writing addressing a specific person or organisation/authority/governmental
body, etc. It usually consists of a description of something as well as suggestions and
recommendations for future actions.

Style: Formal
Tense: Present, Future and maybe past tenses.
In the course of your professional career or university studies, you will might be called to make a
report for a specific financial organisation, a talk or lecture given by a professor, etc. Therefore,
it is extremely vital for you to know how to produce the right report.
What differentiates this kind of writing from other types of writing is that each topic/piece of
information is presented in a separate paragraph and each paragraph is given the according
heading.
First paragraph (Introduction): The purpose of the report and what it contains. It could be
named ‘Purpose’ or ‘Introduction’.
Second-fourth paragraphs (or more) (Main Body): It is divided into further subsections, each
with a unique heading. Each paragraph deals with a specific suggestion/detail and the relevant
examples or justifications.
*Be careful: Your points must be clearly made and be logically developed in a smooth transition.
Therefore, you should use the appropriate transitional phrases.
Final paragraph: It summarises the aforementioned points and includes a general
recommendation. You may provide your personal opinion as well. It could be named
‘Conclusion’.
Useful Vocabulary
 The present report aims to...
 The purpose of this report is ...
 This report contains information/suggestions/recommendations on...
 To begin with, / First and foremost, / In the first place / Secondly, / Thirdly, ...
 An efficient possibility would be ...
 A suggestion I believe would help is ...
 It would also be a good idea if..

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 In my view, / In my humble opinion, / I am confident that...

 In this way, / Thus, / Consequently, / Therefore, / Hence, / As a result,
 Since / As / Because / Due to the fact that
 In conclusion, / Taking everything into consideration, / To sum up, / All in all, ...

Exercise
Are the sentences true or false?

1. The aim of the report is to recommend an activity and present for Macklemore's visit.

2. The recommendations are based on the author's opinion.

3. Most students agreed that the best activity was an interview.

4. A small minority of students liked the idea of making a book as a present.

5. The report makes polite suggestions based on the research done.

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BEFORE YOU WRITE THINK OF AN INTERESTING

EVENT DURING THE COVID 19 LOCK DOWN,.

FILL IN THE INFORMATION

Reason for the event

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When and where it took place

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Who was there

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What they did

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Use the information in the above box to write the report.
The result was
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Organize your ideas into paragraphs according to the plan below:

What happened in the end

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The background to …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
the event ………………………………………………………………………..

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Where, where the
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event took place?
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Who was involved? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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The result of the …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Was it successful?
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Report writing task

: What I have done and I haven’t done since last year

1. I have climbed to the top of Mt. Washington, but I haven’t climbed to the top of Mt. Everest.

2. I have ridden on a horse and a pony many times, but I haven’t ridden on an elephant yet.

3. I have read many books in English, French, and Greek, but I haven’t read any books in Chinese.

4. I have already been to Mykonos, Crete, and Rhodes, but I haven’t been to Sardinia, Majorca, or
Corsica.

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Writing Task: What I have done and what I haven’t done since the school got closed because
of Corona Virus

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