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C1 Advanced Report Useful Language

This document provides useful phrases and expressions for different sections of a report, including the introduction, development, recommendations, and conclusion. It recommends using structures like inversion, participle clauses, double comparatives, and passive voice. Linking words and cleft sentences are also recommended. The document advises against descriptive language, idioms, phrasal verbs, contractions, and personal opinions.

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C1 Advanced Report Useful Language

This document provides useful phrases and expressions for different sections of a report, including the introduction, development, recommendations, and conclusion. It recommends using structures like inversion, participle clauses, double comparatives, and passive voice. Linking words and cleft sentences are also recommended. The document advises against descriptive language, idioms, phrasal verbs, contractions, and personal opinions.

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C1 Advanced (CAE) Report: Useful Phrases & Expressions

Introduction (the goal of the report)

The objective of this report is to compare ….. and …..


The purpose of this report is to examine / evaluate / explain / describe /
analyse / present / outline…
This report aims to…
It is based on a survey conducted among…
It is the result of a discussion which took place among…
Development

The first observation to make concerns…


First of all,…
Firstly,…
Secondly,…
Furthermore,…
Moreover,…
In fact,…
Lastly,…
Finally,…
It has to been stressed that…
According to (the majority of respondents)…
In spite of (the fact that)…
Despite (the fact that)…
The outlook for …… is (far from) bright/optimistic/depressing/daunting
The future looks bleak/remains uncertain/is promising
This seems unlikely in the near/foreseeable future
Recommendations

I would strongly recommend that…


The following measures should be implemented:
In the light of the results of the survey I would advise against…
Given the results of the survey, I would advise for…
I feel it would be to our advantage if…
The best solution would be to…
In order to improve …… it is necessary to..
This will have an impact on …….
Conclusion

Provided that these recommendations are taken into consideration,…


In conclusion,…
From the research one can conclude that…
What is recommended to include in the report?

 Inversion (not only/no sooner/seldom)


 Inverted conditional (Were we to..)
 Participle clause (Being…/Having gone..)
 Double comparative (The more we… the more)
 Passive structures (The committee has been informed about …)
 Cleft sentence (What is most crucial is..)
 Linkers (Notwithstanding / despite / due to / consequently)
What is not recommended in the report?

 Descriptive writing and colourful language (stunning, gorgeous,


amazing)
 Idioms (are informal)
 Phrasal Verbs (are informal)
 Contractions (We’ve, It’s been said)
 Giving personal opinions (I think, | guess)

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