Writing a report C1

Introduction (the goal of the report)

The objective of this report is to compare ….. and …..

The purpose of this report is to examine / evaluate / explain / describe / analyse / present /
outline…
This report aims to…
It is based on a survey conducted among…
It is the result of a discussion which took place among…

Development

The first observation to make concerns…

First of all,…
Firstly,…
Secondly,…
Furthermore,…
Moreover,…
In fact,…
Lastly,…
Finally,…
It has to been stressed that…
According to (the majority of respondents)…
In spite of (the fact that)…
Despite (the fact that)…
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

Recommendations

I would strongly recommend that…

The following measures should be implemented:
In the light of the results of the survey I would advise against…
Given the results of the survey, I would advise for…
I feel it would be to our advantage if…
The best solution would be to…
In order to improve …… it is necessary to..
This will have an impact on NOUN

Conclusion

Provided that these recommendations are taken into consideration,…

In conclusion,…
From the research one can conclude that…

OR

Recommendations

In my opinion, encouraging those who currently take no part in sports should be a priority. I
recommend

•organising an advertising campaign in order to promote keep-fit activities rather than team
games

•introducing new activities such as water aerobics at times when people are free

•upgrading facilities currently considered to be poor. Those who already do some sporting
activities will be encouraged to do more if current sporting facilities are upgraded.

Useful language

❖Stating the purpose of the report

The aim/purpose of this report is to describe/evaluate/present...In this report , I will

describe/present/evaluate...This report provides a description/evaluation/presentation...

❖Describing how you got your information

I spoke to/interviewed several members of staff...Members of the local police force answered
a questionnaire...I visited three hotels: I conducted a survey among college graduates...
❖Reporting your results

Most people said/expressed the opinion that ...According to ...A high/small/significant

proportion of those surveyed/respondents said that...25% of the students... A small number
felt that ...

❖Presenting a list

The points in favour/against introducing genetically modified foods can be summarized as

follows1...2...There are a number of ways in which facilities for the parents of small children
could be improved:1...2...

❖Making a recommendation

In the light of the results of the survey/questionnaire the introduction of a small fee would
seem to be the best choice/option/solution.

I would recommend, therefore, the purchase of five more computers...My recommendations

are as follows:…..

Or

• Let me show you this bar graph…

• Let’s turn to this diagram…
• I’d like you to look at this map…
• If you look at this graph, you will notice…
• Let’s have a look at this pie chart…
• If you look at this line chart, you will understand…
• To illustrate my point, let’s look at some charts…
Verbs: rise, increase, grow, go up to, climb, boom, peak, fall, decline, decrease, drop, dip, go
down, reduce, level up, remain stable, no change, remain steady, stay constant, stay, maintain
the same level, crash, collapse, plunge, plummet.

Adjectives: sharp, rapid, huge, dramatic, substantial, considerable, significant, slight, small,
minimal, massive.

Adverbs: dramatically, rapidly, hugely, massive, sharply, steeply, considerably, substantially,

significantly, slightly, minimally, markedly.

There is also a list of adverbs to describe the speed of a change: rapidly, quickly, swiftly,
suddenly, steadily, gradually, slowly.
• to compare
• compared to
• as opposed to
• versus
• more than
• the majority of
• only a small monitory
• greater than
• less than