221 Listen to these two people talking about a survey and fill in the missing percentages. What are they talking about? cusesanon essen ais iona Eg saab NINE Bum report tenomaly efor pace ol wing baod nrc Hy be os {formal depending who it is addressed to, @.g. a friend, A good survey report should one Aatroduction 2) an introduction in which you state the purpose.and content of your report; state parpase and. content of 3) anal body i hich alxtrmetion clloced onthe opi i presented in Stal | year. prt Youean vse subheadings, numer ors to separate each pee fino and «a conclusion in which you summarise al points mentioned beloe: Your | recomimendation or suggestion(s) can be included as wel. i Development Points to consider | summarise your information «© Belt stating your epot, consider who youare supposed tobe, acordng the topic, uM. suitable subeedags ‘and who the tepot is addressed to. This wil help you decide on the siyle of the report.e.g. Youworkfora rave agerey, You bess has asked you we arepot. Teens you ae | gn employee ina travel agency and that your report wil be addressed to your boss; | Cenefusiou end with a. genera! conclasion and, if necessary, make reconmendations or suggestions thetelore it should be formalin style, ‘®. Decide on the main heading ofthe report, then carefully plan the information you wil | {clude in your report and divide it into sub-headings. ‘© Present tenses should be used in survey reports to introduce generalisations. Use a variety of reporting verbs such as: state, report, agree, claim, complain, etc..to introduce reported speech. ‘© Use expressions such as: one in five, seven out of fen, thirty per cent of the people questioned, the majority of those questioned, a large proportion of, a minority a, et. to report the results ofthe survey. ‘® Facts may be supported by generalisations. e.g. Fifty-five por cent of young people go to the cineina atleast twice a month. (fect) This indicates thatthe cinema fa sil quite a popular form of entertainment among young people. (generalisation) Useful Language for Survey Reports ‘To Introduce: The purpose/aim of this repor, As requested, This survey was carried out ‘To goneralise: in ganeral, Generally, On the whole ‘To introduce other people's opinions: Many people consider, Some people arguofboteve) ciaim ‘To conclude/summarise: In conclusion, All things considered, To sum up, Allin aWeng reference (Paree 2) Report Task The school where you study English has decided to spend some money on either buying more computers oF Improving the lary. You have been asked to write a report for the schoo! director describing the benefits to the school of both these things, and saying wich one you Useful language Inboduction The al ofthis raport 10 { Mrport intone {+ Most people seam to fel tat. + Severe! poopie sadPold meftuggertectnought tht resting at + Thay govanuggested the following reson: 1 They made the following plots: 1 2 think should be chosen and why. rite your report. (You should write between 120-180 words.) Model answer ‘DONT begin and end your (co a ee Sa (00 ae peas bacae fs mates caer he fender to fed e730 Elernaion ‘0 code twa or thee pints de each tease, 100 use bing oF ‘ult poms ign ena os. [Bosc iSrataraane ‘Making recommendations ivernstaing ate cofee mace) “= 1 would therefore necommmand that we expand the “se would seem thet tanning male phones the Bert es, Use of money for school improvements Introduction ‘The aim of this report is to compare the advantages of additional computers and of improving the library, and {0 suggest which of these would be best. | interviewed ~ ‘a number of students to find out their views ~Buying more computers Some of the students though that this was a good idea, saying computers were useful for: 2+ practising wating + using the Internet * playing games However other students saié that they prefered 1 use their ov computers at home Improving the library Most of the students preferred this suggestion, giving ‘the following reasons: | Many students do not have a quiet place to study at home. The library would be a good place for private study, but at present there are not encugh tables and chars there. 2 They feel that up-to-date dictionaries and reference: books are needed 3 They want to be able to ead modein books written for young people. Recommendations Both ideas have benefits, but the majority of students —}~ {elt that improving the library would be more useful | would therefore recommend ths. —[ 09 say how you caleced re Intrmation 10 we range of ‘sie ocabay oF ‘iphawieg sone thought the ns 9. (ood ke. eho Shoo soda proersd. tu Bowe ase an ot ladecthes ond coratic iains ays din 3 ory A report gies ‘act ormauce DOWT huge Friant eta or sean ‘expres apnions imgeronaly DONT ‘ies recommendations ‘STesnane ura the coreuion (179 words)