6A Writing A proposal

• □ I can write a proposal.

A club is growing fast: what goes wrong?

The Writing box: phrases for each part of a proposal

3 Study the Writing box. Has the writer of the proposal followed all the advice? Complete the phrases with the words from the box.

2 Read the Writing task and model answer on page 47. Which points made by the speaker in Exercise 1 are mentioned?

• Introducing a proposal
• The aim of this proposal is to …
• The 1 ___ of this proposal is to evaluate/outline/recommend/suggest …
• Giving information about the current situation
• One of our main 2 ___ is …
• A 3 ___ aspect of what we do is …
• What is 4 ___ at the moment is ...

• Recommendations and benefits
• This would 5 ___ that ...
• Providing additional space would 6 ___ the issue of …
• Extra investment would 7 ___ us to …
• There is no 8 ___ that ...
• Concluding
• There is a real need for ...
• To 9 ___ the current ... it is essential that ...
• I would 10 ___ you to consider ...
• I feel 11 ___ that you will consider this proposal favourably.
• I would hope that you will give this proposal your full 12 ___ .

4 In pairs, go back to the model text and find examples for each point of the advice in the Writing box. Find some key phrases to add to the box.

Your turn: a proposal for the drama society

5 Read the comment by a member of an amateur dramatic society. In pairs, discuss what else could be done to increase membership, and why joining a drama group might be a good idea.

• Your amateur dramatic society needs to attract more members.
• As a member of the society you have been asked to write a proposal for the committee.
• In your proposal, you should explain why you think membership has gone down and make recommendations about how more members could be attracted to the club.

Reading the model proposal

• the current situation,
• why it needs to be expanded,
• what could be done to improve the situation.