SEES Ts Report (Part 2) [ean ee | decide what siyle to use. It will probably be semi-formal Try to think of interesting and appropriate details to support your ideas. Remember that the purpose of 2 report is to inform the reader about an existing situation in ‘order for them to make some kind of decision. You should ‘You have just finished a short period of work in a company abroad as part of your business course. You have now been asked to write a report for your course organiser, In your report you should explain what you did and how you benefited from the riod of work, describe any problems you had and make recommendations for clher students on the business course who will be working in the same ‘company abroad later. Write your report. Write your answer in 220-260 words in an appropriate style. + ‘make recommendations, and sive your own personal opinion im order to help the reader to. their decision * Plan your report carefully, You can use 3s thinking about the best layout headings or cary |-b Introduction touse. You can use bullet ‘The aim of this report for the course organiser is to outline Cm inten sf ‘my work experience abroad, identify the benefits and appropriate for the context and who i for Problems and make recommendations for students doing the the person you are writing the report for "| same thing in the future, ‘Although you want to be clear, don't use language that is too. simple. You stil need to show a range of language. * Include a conclusion, possibly with a final evaluation. Introducing the report The aim of this report is to In this report, | will Background information Twas assigned to a large office in the city centre in order to sain experience in management. My daily duties involved shadowing the office manager and learning different Procedures, I also took part in a specific project aimed at building up new clientele, which was particularly interesting as it linked to my current course module, 4 gained a great deal from seeing different management Benefits and problems | ean te + peed styles in action, which enabled me to put the theoretical Hise erikeert me aspects of the course into a practical context. It was also Tee Valuable in giving me independence and responsibility, and ina global world itis particularly useful to experience the working environment of another country, | found a few problems in adapting to the cultural differences as I was only there a shor time, and in being ‘Making recommendations In the light of .. it seems to me that the best approach to take is | would recommend ... as | would sugges axcpeders fal nemerof tice eee, er oka inevitable, and I certainly did not feel unwelcome. film because Recommendations I would suggest making contact with members of the office ‘Give reasons before joining them, and asking for an overview of the office ipepiain Uae ‘culture: This would avoid the feeling of being an outsider, Sonmeniivons | and create more ofa feeling of tammork, If'students were given a schedule before the period of work experience, they could prepare more thoroughly. This would make the secondment run smoothly. Finishing the report For the reasons stated, | feel that. Inconclusion, | fee! that In shor, | feel confident in recommending Finish withan— }--k Conclusion srorope Overall it was a positive experience, which I recommend to other students,