Defining a Report and How it is written?

Writing Reports

1. REPORT IGCSE 500

2. What? usually a mixture of fact and opinion reflect key facts and details offer suggestions to the reader can also be used to offer an objective view of a situation proposes alternatives for the reader to consider

3. Purpose to present relevant information in an ordered way to make carefully considered suggestions based on that information

4. Audience often someone in charge a teacher an employer

5. Language and Tone Formal Impersonal

6. Tips V A P E alue udience urpose effect

7. Structure Identify and group the key information, facts and details your report needs to include before you start writing

8. PARTS 1. an overview briefly introduce the topic of the report and the key areas you will consider (Introduction)

9. PARTS 2. a middle develop and support the relevant facts and opinions (Findings)

10. PARTS 3. an end offer a brief summary of your suggestions , recommendations or solutions (Conclusion)

11. Common Mistakes recounting the events of the day in a simplistic manner focusing too much on the individual details of happened or how things are instead of discoveries Inappropriate sub-headings

12. Pair Work In pairs, learners list all the facilities for young people in your local area, e.g. youth clubs, social groups, leisure centres, gyms, parks.

13. Pair Work Discuss with another pair to decide which are their favourite facilities, and why.

14. Group Work Learners mind-map ideas for ways the facilities for young people could be improved or what new facilities they would like to have.

15. Group Work what kind of facilities they would like why these facilities would be useful who might want to use these facilities why these facilities would help young people