CAE Writing - part 2- A report
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What is this?
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It's a golf ball. That was too easy, wasn't it?
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Report writing: PART 2
Today
Brainstorm and write a plan (ten minutes)
Write the report during the lesson - finish at home if necessary
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Paper 2 - Part 2 of the CAE Written Exam
You will be asked to select one question from a choice of three and complete the task given in 220 - 260 words.
Things that you will be asked to choose from are; letters, reports, proposals and reviews.
I think reviews and proposals are a good choice!
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What is the difference between a report and a proposal?
Who are reports usually written for?
What is the word count for a CAE report?
What makes a report different to most of the other CAE writing tasks?
Should it be written in formal or informal language?
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Key points:
Who are you?
Who are you writing for?
What is an appropriate tone for a report?
What information must you include? - see next slide
You are an employee of an international organisation.
You are writing the report for your boss.
Key points:
What do you need to mention?
Sufficient educational value for teenagers ?
ouline any problems
Would it be suitable for other age groups?
You should include information on what the holiday was, whether it had enough educational value for teenagers, a description of any problems an opinion on whether it was suitable for other age groups
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Layout: Use subheadings
Introduction
The aim of this report is to/ The following report relates to the ...........Blah blah blah
Educational value
Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
Problems
Blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah
Suitability for other age groups
Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
Conclusion
To sum up / Taking everything in to consideration/ On balance, I am of the opnion .......blah blah blah blah
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Brain storming for the body paragrphs:
Sufficient educational value
Problems
Suitability for other age groups
Activity: Write a few key points for each of the above on individual Post-it notes
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1st Body Paragraph
Use subheadings in a report - (never in a letter or an essay)
Edit your notes to write only about this topic in the 1st body paragraph
Educational value
First of all/Firstly, ..... The first observation to make is (concerns)
In fact /According to (the majority of respondents)
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2nd body paragraph
Secondly/ Furthermore/Moreover
In spite of (the fact [that])/Despite (the fact [that]) + Noun,
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/foreseeable future
It has been stressed that
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3rd body paragraph
Finally/ Lastly / In fact
Making recommendations:
It would been a good idea to
It might be advisable to
It would be preferable to
I suggest / propose / recommend that we (should)
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Conclusion
Do not add new issues here.
Keep it short
Don't end the report like a letter.
Yours sincerely
Susan Corrigan
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Page 54 and 55
Exercise 8
Make a short plan of your own answer to the exam task in ex3. Use ideas we have discussed in the lesson to help you.
Write your report in 220-260 words in an appropriate style
Homework for next week ( it is SOM)
Use the lessonUp and your Result book pages 54+55 and 162 and 163 to write a report. Bring it to today's lesson
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