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LESSON 6A WRITING | A report
- □ I can write a report.
A work placement report: what is good, what is missing?
1 SPEAKING In pairs, discuss what type of work experience might be offered to students in local media, education, retail outlets, public services and hospitality.
What was her work experience?
Why does she refer to it as ‘weird’?
What did she have to do?
How does she think it benefitted her?
What improvements would she like to see for a future work placement?
3 Read the student’s report below. What do you think is positive and negative about the report?
The Writing box: what a report must do
4 Study the Writing box and tick what the writer has NOT done in the report in Exercise 3.
This checklist is used on the student’s report from the first part.
- When writing a report you should:
- clearly state the topic of the report in an introduction.
- outline what will be included in the report.
- use formal and objective language throughout.
- give headings to the individual sections.
- Language
- Signalling intent in a report
- This report is intended to ...
- The purpose of this report is to …
- This report sets out to ...
- The report will comment on …
- This report will serve as a record of ...
- Concluding a report
- All in all, ... Overall, this experience ...
- If these recommendations are implemented ...
Reading the model report
5 Read the report on page 57. Has the writer done what the task requires?
The model has five headings: Introduction, What the placement included, Benefits, Recommendations, Conclusion. The last question asks about this model.
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Your turn: a report on work abroad
6 In pairs, read the Writing task and discuss why young people might want to spend a period of time working in another country. Think about the points below.
- You decided to spend some time working in another country before starting university and you used a company to find a placement and make the arrangements.
- The company has asked you to write a report on your experience.
- Your report should:
- outline what the work experience involved,
- explain what (if any) benefits you got from the experience,
- evaluate the company that found the placement,
- make recommendations for how the placement and arrangements could be improved for future students.
