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EOI Santa María de Guía
Writing a Report
Eva María Suárez Guillén
EOI SANTA MARÍA DE GUÍA
Company Name
There are two types of reports:
Reports that
analyse a
possible
situation
Assessment
Reports
Company Name
Reports that analyze a possible situation
‣ They are used to assess the
impact of a possible situation
that has not happened yet:
‣ The building of a new
stadium in a city
‣ The teaching of new
subjects in a school
Company Name
Reports that analyze a possible situation
‣ The building of a new stadium
in a city
‣ You study the impact the
new stadium can have in
your city: economic impact,
working places, loss of
tranquility in the area,
conflicts after matches…
Company Name
Assessment Reports
‣ They evaluate a situation, a
place, a company, etc. The
situation examined exists
‣ Satisfaction levels of
clients/workers in a
supermarket.
‣ Crime levels of a city.
Company Name
Where do we get data from?
‣ Surveys
‣ Studies
‣ Statistics
‣ Observation
Company Name
Structure of a report
‣ Introduction
‣ Body
‣ Conclusion
Company Name
Introduction
‣ We explain the following
points:
‣ What the report analyses.
‣ Who the report is aimed to.
‣ Where we got our data
from.
Company Name
Body
‣ We explain all the facts,
organized in paragraphs.
‣ We can use bullet points or
headings for our paragraphs.
Company Name
Conclusion
‣ We summarise the most important
information briefly.
‣ We offer a solution for the
situation, if necessary, or add any
possible improvement suggestion.
‣ If we are analyzing a future
project, we write a
recommendation for or against it.
Company Name
Useful Language
‣ Use present tenses and verbs
to report results:
‣ state, report, agree, claim,
complain.
Useful Language
‣ Use expressions to talk about
percentages, numbers, etc:
‣ one in five, seven out of ten,
thirty per cent or the people
interviewed, the majority of
those questioned, a large
proportion of, a minority, etc
‣ Check this link for more useful
language.
Company Name
Found on
FCE Writing Guide
See more examples
here.
source: http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/eiw/approximating-dissatisfaction.htm
65% about two-thirds of 1,043 over a thousand
28% just over a quarter of 115 over a hundred
21% about a fifth 9 fewer than ten
49% just under a half of 2 a small number
74%
almost three-quarters
of
4 a few
33.3333% a third of 6 several
92% most of 749,982
about three-quarters of a
million
98.5% almost all 1,256,890,534 over 1.2 billion
source: http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/eiw/approximating-dissatisfaction.htm
Data Satisfactory Neutral Dissatisfactory
1 - 9 %
A number of staff were
satisfied with...
Some staff were satisfied
with ...
Only a small fraction of the
staff were satisfied with ...
10 - 24 %
A considerable number of
staff were satisfied with...
About one-fifth of the staff
were satisfied with ...
Over three-quarters of the staff
were dissatisfied with...
25 - 32 %
Over a quarter of staff were
satisfied with...
About 30% of staff were
satisfied with...
Less than a third of staff were
satisfied with...
33 - 40%
More than a third of staff
were satisfied with...
About two-fifths of staff were
satisfied with...
Less than two-fifths of the staff
were satisfied with...
41 - 49 %
Nearly half of the staff were
satisfied with...
Just under half of the staff
were satisfied with...
Under half of the staff were
satisfied with...
50 - 54%
Over half of the staff were
satisfied with...
Around half of the staff were
satisfied with...
Only half of the staff were
satisfied with...
55 - 62%
Nearly two-thirds of staff
were satisfied with...
Around 60% of staff were
satisfied with...
More than a third of the staff
were dissatisfied with...
63 - 70%
Over 60% of staff were
satisfied with...
About two-thirds of staff were
satisfied with...
About a third of the staff were
not satisfied with...
71 - 79%
Over 70% of staff were
satisfied with...
About three-quarters of staff
were satisfied with...
More than a fifth of staff were
dissatisfied with...
80-95%
Over four-fifths of staff were
satisfied with...
Most staff were satisfied
with...
A number of staff were not
satisfied with...
96-99%
Nearly all staff were
satisfied with...
Almost all staff were satisfied
with...
Staff were not completely
satisfied with...
source: http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/eiw/approximating-dissatisfaction.htm
source: http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/eiw/approximating-dissatisfaction.htm
Company Name
useful language
http://cae-tips.blogspot.com.es/2011/03/tips-to-write-report.html
• Reason of writing (Introduction)
• The aim/objective/purpose of this report is to compare/examine/
evaluate/describe/outline (some suggestions)/analyse (some
suggestions)/expose/present/give information on/regarding the/
recommend/consider/suggest
• This report aims to... etc.
• Nouns: information (remember: not informations), ideas, suggestions,
situations, conditions, comments
• in order to improve/decide
• In case of survey/discussion: It is based on a survey conducted
among/It is the result of a discussion which took place among
http://cae-tips.blogspot.com.es/2011/03/tips-to-write-report.html
Body (2 paragraphs maximum)
• Headings
• It should be considered, it is worth considering
• The first observation to make is (concerns)
• First of all/Firstly
• Secondly/ Furthermore/Moreover
• Lastly/Finally
• In fact
• According to (the majority of respondents)
• However, although, alternatively
• In spite of (the fact [that])/Despite (the fact [that]) + Noun, Pronoun or ...ing
• Predicting the future: The outlook for ... is (far from [+ing]) bright/optimistic/
depressing/daunting
• The future looks bleak/remains uncertain/is promising
• This seems unlikely in the near/foreseable future
• It has been stressed that
http://cae-tips.blogspot.com.es/2011/03/tips-to-write-report.html
Making/giving recommendations
• I would strongly recommend that ... should + bare infinitive
• In the light of the results of the survey I would advise against...
• I feel it would be to our advantage if...
• The best solution is/would be to...
• This will have an impact on + noun
http://cae-tips.blogspot.com.es/2011/03/tips-to-write-report.html
Conclusion(s)
As long as/provided that these recommendations are taken
into consideration
In conclusion...
The research shows/demonstrates
From the research/the evidence we conclude that

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Writing a report

  • 1. EOI Santa María de Guía Writing a Report Eva María Suárez Guillén EOI SANTA MARÍA DE GUÍA
  • 2. Company Name There are two types of reports: Reports that analyse a possible situation Assessment Reports
  • 3. Company Name Reports that analyze a possible situation ‣ They are used to assess the impact of a possible situation that has not happened yet: ‣ The building of a new stadium in a city ‣ The teaching of new subjects in a school
  • 4. Company Name Reports that analyze a possible situation ‣ The building of a new stadium in a city ‣ You study the impact the new stadium can have in your city: economic impact, working places, loss of tranquility in the area, conflicts after matches…
  • 5. Company Name Assessment Reports ‣ They evaluate a situation, a place, a company, etc. The situation examined exists ‣ Satisfaction levels of clients/workers in a supermarket. ‣ Crime levels of a city.
  • 6. Company Name Where do we get data from? ‣ Surveys ‣ Studies ‣ Statistics ‣ Observation
  • 7. Company Name Structure of a report ‣ Introduction ‣ Body ‣ Conclusion
  • 8. Company Name Introduction ‣ We explain the following points: ‣ What the report analyses. ‣ Who the report is aimed to. ‣ Where we got our data from.
  • 9. Company Name Body ‣ We explain all the facts, organized in paragraphs. ‣ We can use bullet points or headings for our paragraphs.
  • 10. Company Name Conclusion ‣ We summarise the most important information briefly. ‣ We offer a solution for the situation, if necessary, or add any possible improvement suggestion. ‣ If we are analyzing a future project, we write a recommendation for or against it.
  • 11. Company Name Useful Language ‣ Use present tenses and verbs to report results: ‣ state, report, agree, claim, complain.
  • 12. Useful Language ‣ Use expressions to talk about percentages, numbers, etc: ‣ one in five, seven out of ten, thirty per cent or the people interviewed, the majority of those questioned, a large proportion of, a minority, etc ‣ Check this link for more useful language.
  • 13. Company Name Found on FCE Writing Guide See more examples here.
  • 14. source: http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/eiw/approximating-dissatisfaction.htm 65% about two-thirds of 1,043 over a thousand 28% just over a quarter of 115 over a hundred 21% about a fifth 9 fewer than ten 49% just under a half of 2 a small number 74% almost three-quarters of 4 a few 33.3333% a third of 6 several 92% most of 749,982 about three-quarters of a million 98.5% almost all 1,256,890,534 over 1.2 billion source: http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/eiw/approximating-dissatisfaction.htm
  • 15. Data Satisfactory Neutral Dissatisfactory 1 - 9 % A number of staff were satisfied with... Some staff were satisfied with ... Only a small fraction of the staff were satisfied with ... 10 - 24 % A considerable number of staff were satisfied with... About one-fifth of the staff were satisfied with ... Over three-quarters of the staff were dissatisfied with... 25 - 32 % Over a quarter of staff were satisfied with... About 30% of staff were satisfied with... Less than a third of staff were satisfied with... 33 - 40% More than a third of staff were satisfied with... About two-fifths of staff were satisfied with... Less than two-fifths of the staff were satisfied with... 41 - 49 % Nearly half of the staff were satisfied with... Just under half of the staff were satisfied with... Under half of the staff were satisfied with... 50 - 54% Over half of the staff were satisfied with... Around half of the staff were satisfied with... Only half of the staff were satisfied with... 55 - 62% Nearly two-thirds of staff were satisfied with... Around 60% of staff were satisfied with... More than a third of the staff were dissatisfied with... 63 - 70% Over 60% of staff were satisfied with... About two-thirds of staff were satisfied with... About a third of the staff were not satisfied with... 71 - 79% Over 70% of staff were satisfied with... About three-quarters of staff were satisfied with... More than a fifth of staff were dissatisfied with... 80-95% Over four-fifths of staff were satisfied with... Most staff were satisfied with... A number of staff were not satisfied with... 96-99% Nearly all staff were satisfied with... Almost all staff were satisfied with... Staff were not completely satisfied with... source: http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/eiw/approximating-dissatisfaction.htm
  • 18. http://cae-tips.blogspot.com.es/2011/03/tips-to-write-report.html • Reason of writing (Introduction) • The aim/objective/purpose of this report is to compare/examine/ evaluate/describe/outline (some suggestions)/analyse (some suggestions)/expose/present/give information on/regarding the/ recommend/consider/suggest • This report aims to... etc. • Nouns: information (remember: not informations), ideas, suggestions, situations, conditions, comments • in order to improve/decide • In case of survey/discussion: It is based on a survey conducted among/It is the result of a discussion which took place among
  • 19. http://cae-tips.blogspot.com.es/2011/03/tips-to-write-report.html Body (2 paragraphs maximum) • Headings • It should be considered, it is worth considering • The first observation to make is (concerns) • First of all/Firstly • Secondly/ Furthermore/Moreover • Lastly/Finally • In fact • According to (the majority of respondents) • However, although, alternatively • In spite of (the fact [that])/Despite (the fact [that]) + Noun, Pronoun or ...ing • Predicting the future: The outlook for ... is (far from [+ing]) bright/optimistic/ depressing/daunting • The future looks bleak/remains uncertain/is promising • This seems unlikely in the near/foreseable future • It has been stressed that
  • 20. http://cae-tips.blogspot.com.es/2011/03/tips-to-write-report.html Making/giving recommendations • I would strongly recommend that ... should + bare infinitive • In the light of the results of the survey I would advise against... • I feel it would be to our advantage if... • The best solution is/would be to... • This will have an impact on + noun
  • 21. http://cae-tips.blogspot.com.es/2011/03/tips-to-write-report.html Conclusion(s) As long as/provided that these recommendations are taken into consideration In conclusion... The research shows/demonstrates From the research/the evidence we conclude that