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Unit 9
6 Look at these phrases and think of more formal
equivalents, which you might want to use in your
report.
families students stay with
learning with the help of a computer
mix with people
more chance to speak
pick up (a language)
teachers who know what they’re doing
the number of students in a class
things to do in your free time
ways of teaching
working on your own
QBHF 8SJUJOH SFGFSFODF Reports
7 Read the writing task below.
Who will read the report you write?
How many sections will you include in your report?
What headings will you give these sections?
Numbers of foreign students attending a language
school in your town have been falling recently and a
governors’ committee has been established to increase
future numbers.
The school principal has asked you to write a report
for this committee on the current situation and to
recommend how more students could be attracted to
the school. Your report should address the following:
t what attracts foreigners to your town
t new teaching methods and facilities that could be
offered
t how leisure facilities and opportunities for socialising
could be improved.
4 Choose the correct alternative in each of these Write your SFQPSU in 220-260 words.
statements about headings in a report.
B Headings need / don’t need to be brief. 8 Write your report, making use of the following:
C They are / are not usually in the form of a full sentence.
D They should cover all the ideas / the main topic in the t the verbs suggest and recommend
paragraph that follows. t a variety of reporting verbs
t a variety of words and phrases meaning the same as
Now think of suitable headings for the sample would like.
report.
Exam advice
5 Discuss these questions. t Read the instructions carefully to identify who will read
Apart from the title, how can you tell that the sample the report amd what its purpose is.
text is a report? t Deal with all the information in the input material.
What structures are used with the verbs recommend t Give factual information and, if required, make
and suggest? recommendations.
What reporting verbs are used instead of said? t Organise your report clearly. You may want to divide it
What verbs and phrases are used to mean would like? into sections with headings.
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