Model Report

In your class you were discussing about poor cleanliness of your city. Following the
discussions, your teacher asked you to write a report about reasons behind the
rubbish on the streets and suggest some solutions to the problems.

It’s because of people’s Most of the rubbish items on

attitude that the roads look the streets are empty food
this ugly. containers.

There’s no proper waste I think people drop litter

management system in our because there are very few
city. trash bins in public places.

Introduction

This report intends to explore the underlying reasons behind the littered streets in
our city and suggest ways to address these issues.

Eyesore

Once impeccable streets of our metropolis is now scattered with food wrappers and
drinks containers. The way I see it, finger can be pointed at the new food stalls that
are springing up by the roadside as the demand for fast foods continues to
skyrocket. What is really worrying is that the disposable containers they use to pack
the takeaway foods and drinks often end up on the roads and in public parks and
bus stops.

Not only should the food stall owners take the responsibility, but people’s mentality
is surely to blame for this excrescence as they have a tendency to drop litter in every
nook and corner. When people consider putting trash in the bins as a trivial matter,
what follows will be putrid streets and public places that we see today.

Recommendations

No one would deny that keeping the streets clean is everyone’s responsibility.
Hence, from my point of view, more awareness programmes need to be conducted
so as to encourage the public to refrain from littering and educate them about the
health hazards associated with rubbish. Moreover, the city council has a responsibility
to put more dustbins across the city, especially near the food stalls.
Report: A Visit to the Capital City

Your class recently went on a trip to your capital city. Your teacher has now asked
you to write a report about the trip and make some recommendations.

Here are some comments from other students:

Taking a coach was a mistake. There wasn’t enough time to see

everything.

Everyone was so relaxed. We had

I loved the visit to the museum. such a good time.

Sample Answer 1

Introduction

The principal aims of this report are to describe how the school trip was and explain
how people enjoyed as well as things they did not like.

Student’s opinions about the first moments

Having made a survey with 30 students we could see many different opinions about
the trip. No sooner we had arrived to the first city that a group of students were
complaining about the coach. The fact that this did not have a toilet, for a long trip,
was a big issue. However, some students saw here a possibility to stop frecuently and
chat with other students different than the ones around them.

The visit

Most of them, nearly three quarters, enjoyed the trip in general. The best part was
the museum, however, some of them did not have enough time to visit everything
because some roads were closed. In addition, we missed the main square of the city.

Recommendations

In light of the results above, I recommend the following:

-to check every road before leaving in order to know the route we should follow.
-to rent a coach with toilet and stop less frecuently using this time to visit the city.
Following these recommendations, next trips will be improved as well as the number
of participants.
Examiner’s Comments:

This candidate completed the task. The style is very appropriate and the register is
mostly appropriate. The report has headings and, in the last paragraph, there are also
bullet points. All these features make the report very clear. The ideas from the speech
bubbles are paraphrased in the candidate's report. Some ideas are really well
developed (e.g. the coach), but some are only partially developed with not much
extra detail (e.g. the museum visit). However, the candidate provides a very clear
introduction and makes very good recommendations at the end of the report.

The ideas are well organised into clear paragraphs with a range of linkers (e.g. as well
as, however, in addition, in order to). The candidate attempts to use a range of
complex, high-level grammatical structures (e.g. no sooner had we arrived) and
vocabulary (e.g. the principal aims for this report, in general, in light of the results
above). However, some of the more complex phrases are not used correctly and the
reader may be slightly confused (e.g. we missed the main square / next trips will be
improved as well as the number of participants). There are also a few other basic
errors (e.g. having made a survey. We arrived to the first city, a coach with toilet,
frecuently).
Sample Answer

Introduction

As requested, I have prepared a report on the trip to London our class went on last
Friday. The report highlights both the positive and negative points of the trip and
suggests what could be improved in the future.

The trip

The destination of our trip was the capital city – London. Despite the coach setting
off at the scheduled time of 7.30am, the journey took longer than planned. This was
due to heavy traffic on the motorway during the rush hour, between 8 am and 9 am.
However, the coach was comfortable and well-equipped.

On our arrival in London, the students visited the Science Museum in South
Kensington. Unfortunately, the Robot exhibition was temporary closed to the public,
which was a huge disappointment for some students. Nevertheless, the other parts
of the museum were extremely interesting and proved a very useful source of
information for our students’ science projects. The ‘Fly zone’ simulators and science
films in 3D, however, were the students’ favourites.

Recommendations

I am of the opinion that many students enjoyed the trip on the whole. However, I
would suggest taking a train next time to avoid any loss of time during the journey.
In addition to that, I feel that all opening times should be checked before departure
to avoid any future disappointments.