114 Unit 08 | Read all about it! Writing a report What is a report? Find out by completing gaps 1–4 with the words in bold given in the Strategies box. STRATEGIES + WRITING 18 a Study the features of text production below and decide whether they are characteristic of an article (A) or a report (R). Use different colours to highlight the features of reports and articles. b Read the writing prompt and the tips on the next page, then write the report. Afterwards, exchange your text with a partner. How do your texts differ? WRITING 19 Strategies box recommendation – your report helps to deal with an issue or solve a problem audience – somebody wants your report to deal with an issue or solve a problem structure – it makes it easy to follow the information facts – should be to the point: A – accurate B – brief C – concise See also Writing coach, Report, p. 186 as well as way2go! 5, p. 174. What is the purpose of the text? To inform, persuade, engage, entertain the reader To write about facts, events, projects, research, etc. Who reads the text? Someone who makes decisions, often a superior or an institution Readers of a/an (online) magazine What is the layout of the text? From: who is writing it Subject: what it is about Date: … Paragraphs with headings Title Paragraphs How should the text be organised? Catchy title Introduction – to catch the reader’s attention Paragraphs Ending – gives the reader something to think about Introduction – to explain the purpose of it Paragraphs (sections with headings) Conclusion – may be a summary, a recommendation or a future outlook What are the stylistic features of the text? Formal, no contractions, factual, concise, to the point Informal (or semi-formal) questions (could also be rhetorical); reader should be addressed directly It’s written for a particular (1) (e.g. a person in charge, an institution). It presents information and (2) based on research and evidence. It ends with a summary, a future outlook, or, quite often, with a (4) . It has a clear (3) , making use of sections and headings. What is a report? Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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