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SUGGESTIONS FOR WRITING REPORTS
- Decide on your target reader – it will help you to choose the appropriate register (formal or informal).
- Use formal language usually.
- The main characteristic of a report is its layout.
Divide your report clearly into sections:
- Introduction: Make your introduction brief but clear.
- State the reason for your report.
- Answer the question without repeating language from the question whenever possible. Explain things in your own words,
- Try to imagine that you are the only one who knows about the subject, so transmit your message clearly.
Your report could begin like this:
The aim/purpose of this report is to show/exemplify/illustrate/depict
This report is concerned with../ is intended to…/is written to analyse…/ deals with…
relates to…/is about…
Presenting your opinion
You can use separate headings for advantages and disadvantages and describe them in two paragraphs or just present them in a list of points.
The advantages/disadvantages are…
The benefits/drawbacks of… are…
The most convincing arguments in favour of … are …
Evaluation/recommendation (if required in the question)
I would recommend…because…
I would not hesitate to recommend…
I would suggest…
In my opinion, it would be worth… +ing
Conclusion/summary
It is a good idea to repeat why you are writing in the conclusion just to show you are focused on the purpose of this report.
In conclusion I would like to stress that…
In my opinion…
It is a fact that…
It appears to/ seems to/ tends to
There is no doubt that…