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Writing Part 2 Report
You work as a volunteer on the website for your children’s secondary school. The principal
has asked you to help produce social media guidance for students. Write a report for the
school principal that evaluates the negative impact of social media and gives advice on
how students can avoid these problems and use social media responsibly.
Write your report.

Model answer

Social media guidance report
Brief introduction This report is to assist Heslington Common Secondary School in the development of a
outlining the purpose
social media policy for new students, outlining the potential issues they may face and
of the report
how they can avoid them.
Sub headings to clearly The perils of social media
separate sections of
In the modern world, children grow up immersed in social media and become proficient
the report
users of it at a young age. As such, it is a prime concern to monitor their use of social
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media more effectively. Teenagers are naturally curious and, as is commonly known,
there are precious few limits to the types of content they can lay their hands on,
some of which could possibly be violent or subversive. In addition to these worries, Use a variety of
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adolescents are at an age where they actively share information amongst their
phrases to make
peer groups on social media, such as jokes or photos of others, but have not always
the overall text
become fully rounded as individuals. They are therefore not always ready to take full
cohesive.
responsibility for their behaviour and recognise the psychological impact it can have on
others.
Facing the dangers
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To counter such concerns, the first thing is to educate all groups involved: teachers,
subjects
parents and students. Starting with adults, we need to ensure teachers and parents https://english0905.com/private/
are provided with information about how to control and monitor teenagers’ browsing
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activities. This does not mean 24-hour surveillance, but rather raising awareness of
avoid repetition but
tools available to block websites with malevolent content. As for the children, the school
aid the reader.
needs to focus on the development of empathy, helping students to understand the
negative effects of insensitive and irresponsible use of social media. Studies show that
activities involving case studies or role plays can be particularly effective.
Conclusion
Overall, social networking is a key part of a teenager’s life, and while we should never
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deprive them of it, we should make every effort to make sure it is used kindly and
responsibly.

Task
You recently helped organise a charity event in your local community. The charity has
asked you to write a report about the event. In your report, you should briefly describe
the event, evaluate the extent to which it was effective and recommend what should be
repeated and what should be done differently in future events.

Write your report in 280–320 words.
U s e f u l l a n g u a g e f o r r e p o r t s
Introducing the report Making recommendations
The aim / purpose of this report is to … This could be done by …
This report comprises / contains … One solution is to …
It will also include / evaluate / advise on … In light of this, I’d advise/recommend …
The basis for this report lies in … It would be advantageous to …
To counter this, the first thing to do is to …
It is particularly important / absolutely
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essential to …
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