FCE Article or Report?

• English
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Cambridge Today 

What characteristics belong to an article, and what to a report? 

Today's goals: 

By the end of today's class, you know and have practiced with the differences between an article and a report. 

Focus on text's purpose, format, and writing style. 

Check your neighbour's writing

Before we move on, please exchange your article and report with your neighbour.

Check each other's work for spelling and grammar first. You don't need to look at style just yet.

This text is usually written for a superior

1. Article
2. Report

This text is written in an informal manner

1. Article
2. Report

This text should have a catchy title

1. Article
2. Report

In this text, you are allowed to list information.

1. Article
2. Report

In this text, you are allowed to use headings

1. Article
2. Report

This text usually includes a rhetorical question or a take-home message at the end.

1. Article
2. Report

This was an example of...

1. Article
2. Report

The purpose of this text is to analyse and to make recommendations.

1. Article
2. Report

Article

Report 

FCE ARTICLE

• Usually written for a blog or magazine 
• Catchy title
• Introduction -> descriptive paragraph -> opinion -> conclusion with summary and catchy ending.     
• No headings 
• Informal writing tolerated
  

FCE REPORT

• Usually written for a superior. 
• Objective title! 
•  Introduction (why this report and how is information collected) -> informative body, structured by headings and bullet points -> conclusion with summary and (explained) recommendation
• Headings included
• Formal writing. 

Final update about the test week test (I promise)

• The test will take 50 minutes
• You'll get 4 writing prompts (2 articles and 2 reports) and only need to write 1
• The text you write will probably be between 170 and 220 words.

Practice

You have seen this announcement in an international English language magazine: Do you have a favorite hobby? If so, tell us what it is and why you enjoy it so much. We will publish the most interesting articles in next month's edition of our magazine.  Write the article in 170-220 words. 

You have recently attended an English language course at your local school or college. At the end of the course you were given the following letter:

We hope you have enjoyed studying with us. In order to plan future courses we would be grateful if you could write a short report giving us your views about the course. If you have any suggestions we would also like to hear them. Kind regards, Mrs. Johnson (The Principal) Write the report in 170-220 words.