Report: useful language
Precise, impersonal language to present findings, evaluate and make recommendations.
A C1 report evaluates something that already exists – a course, a scheme, an event – for a reader who needs to make a decision. The style is formal and impersonal: you present findings objectively, evaluate them, and make clear recommendations. Headings are essential, and so is precise language for quantities and results.
Introduction
Presenting findings
Recommendations
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The same idea, first in basic English, then in the kind of language that gets a higher mark.
- Basic: Lots of people liked it but some didn't.Better: The vast majority of participants were positive, although a significant minority expressed reservations.Precise quantities and formal language.
- Basic: I found out that nobody knew about it.Better: It emerged that awareness of the scheme was extremely low.Impersonal language sounds objective.
- Basic: The event was not as good as we hoped.Better: The event fell short of expectations.A concise, formal evaluation.
- Basic: You should advertise more.Better: It is strongly recommended that the scheme be advertised more widely.A formal recommendation with the subjunctive.
Make your headings informative: instead of just 'Problems', write 'Problems with publicity'. Informative headings show the examiner that your report is organised around the reader's needs.
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