REPORT 2209, REPORT GENERAL TIPS Tu misién es escribir un informe dirigido a un superior (tu jefe, supervisor, director de un centro ...) aunque también puede dirigirse a una organizacién o compafiero. Normalmente deberds introducir el objetivo de tu report, describir los hechos de forma objetiva y clara, proponer recomendaciones y/o cerrarlo con una conclusién. of Recuerda leer muy despacio la tarea para saber qué secciones debes desarrollar. oY Hazlo visualmente muy facil de seguir. Puedes utilizar headings (encabezados) para separar tu texto en secciones, numerar, utilizar guiones.. f Utiliza un tono més formal. NO uses phrasal verbs, idioms ni contracciones. «7 Noes una carta, No incluyas ‘Dear. ni "Yours faithfully’, Y Presenta los hechos de forma muy objetiva. Para conseguirlo puedes usar expresiones mas impersonales como Impersonal Passives, Passives, "It appears / seems..." vu iza algun 2nd Conditional : |F + PAST SIMPLE, WOULD+INFINITIVE - “If students had better internet connection, they would spend more time in the centre” « No olvides los conectores, tanto para secuenciar tus ideas como para ofrecer contraste o bien afiadir mas informacién o bien para explicar resultados/consecuencias. STRUCTURE La estructura puede variar segtin las secciones que te pidan que incluyas en (a tarea TITULO PARAGRAPH tee 1 Explica el objetive de tu report. Puedes indicar de dénde has sacado La informacion, Deseribe de forma objetiva la situacién. Pueden ser los problemas, los puntos fuertes, las cosas a mejorar .. depende de la tarea, PARAGRAPH Current situation/ advantages / positive § negative points , t Recommendations panacrapy PREcoMienda / sugiere cémo mejorar La situacién deserita en el segundo 3 parrafe. Sigue el mismo orden para que sea mas claro, Conclusion paracrapn (— Explica qué resultados se conseguirian si se siguieran tus recomendaciones. 4 -64-REPORT , Language Toolbox i a . INTRODUCTION + The aim/purpose of this report is to. * This repor jended to .. * The findings come from a survey of over 100 students/workers/users/consumers carried out recently. INTRODUCING + SEQUENCING IDEAS + Firstly, it has been said that .. + Students/workers/ consumers seem to believe that .. + Several workers feel that .../ have pointed out that .. + According to the survey, more than 70% of students... + Secondly, + Furthermore, + In addition to this, + Ithas been said that... /Itis beli ed / thought that .. Finally, RECOMMENDING / SUGGESTING * Lrecommend / suggest + ing - | recommend improving the facilities. + [recommend that there should be more .. + Itwould be beneficial for + students/workers + to + infinitive - It would be beneficial for students to have access to digital books for free. + (Something) might be improved by + ing - The app might be improved by adding more interactive quizzes to check the user's progress. + Perhaps it should be considered to... * Modal verbs in passive - SHOULD BE + V3, MUST BE + V3, COULD BE + V3- A new basketball court should be built + Istrongly advise +person + to - | strongly advise professors to set less homework at weekends. -65-REPORT rm EXPRESSING YOUR OPINION Aunque es preferible ser impersonal para aportar un tono més objetivo, dependiendo de a quién se dirija tu Report puedes incluir valoraciones personales. + I strongly believe that © Inmy view, .. + Lam absolutely convinced that... + Tomy mind, there is no doubt that .. EXPLAINING RESULTS / CONCLUSION + All things considered ... ‘+ By (doing this) + would - By providing pupils with more free resources, they would write better essays + Asaresult,.. + Consequently, . + Therefore ... (por lo tanto) + Ifyou/the centre were to + infinitive + would - if the centre were to open on Saturday, more students would be able to join the course MORE USEFUL VOCABULARY + Provide (someone) with something - (proveer) You should provide workers with more tools ‘+ Improve - Mejorar + Encourage to + infinitive - Motivar, incentivar - Employees should be encouraged to share their ideas + Facilities - Instalaciones + Currently - Actualmente *+ Users have shown their dissatisfaction with / have complained about .. ‘+ Implement measures + Put forward ideas + Tackle a problem -66-REPORT Example 1 Your teacher has asked you to write a report on the local English academy in order to help the owner to improve it and to gain new customers, You should include: + Current problems the academy is facing + Ways in which these problems could be solved + Possible outeomes Use 140-190 words REPORT ON THE LOCAL ENGLISH ACADEMY Introduction The purpose of this report is to outline the current problems of the local English academy and to make recommendations for future improvements. | conducted a survey among students and parents to find out about their needs. Current problems «+ Firstly, despite using a communicative method, it is believed that the lessons are too long and therefore younger students get distracted. + Secondly, several parents have pointed out that the courses offered do not prepare their children for official exams. + Finally, students have complained about the fact WiFi is not available in all the classes. Recommendations + To begin with, shorter lessons and on-line resources such as quizzes and readings would be beneficial for learners in order to focus in class and keep learning from home. + Furthermore, teachers should be trained so they can prepare students for official exams. + Finally, | would strongly recommend offering a WiFi code to be used in class and the reception area, If the academy were to consider these suggestions, the number of students would increase and the current learners would be focused and pleased. ~67-REPORT Example 2 Your teacher has asked you to write a report on the sport activities available for teenagers in your area In your report, you should: + Describe the current actvities available for young people + Make recommendations to improve them Use 140-190 words REPORT ON THE SPORT ACTIVITIES AIMED AT THE YOUTH Introduction This report is intended to describe the sport activities aimed at teenagers in the area and to make recommendations in order to promote an active lifestyle. A survey was carried out among 13-17 year-old teens. Current activities + Firstly, the local gym has brand new facilities including a swimming pool and a fitness studio, which teenagers certainly enjoy. However, it seems the monthly membership is not affordable for them, especially considering most teens prefer to work out only at weekends. + Furthermore, the council organises free yoga lessons at Greenpoint Park every Saturday morning. According to the survey, more that 70% of young people would prefer more exciting classes that matched their interests such as skating or urban dancing lessons. Recommen n + would strongly advise the gym to offer a special weekend pass. By doing this, teenagers would be able to afford the fee and enjoy the facilities. + Inaddition, there should be more variety of classes offered at the park to encourage young people to exercise outdoors. Dancing lessons could be offered as well as a space designed for skaters to practise safely. -68-