WritingaReport3

Lookatthistask:

AnEnglishfriendofyoursisworkingonaseriesofarticlescalledYoungandOld AroundtheWorldwhichlooksatdifferenttownsandcitiesthroughtheeyesof teenagersandseniorcitizens.Shehaswrittenaskingforyourhelpandthisisanextract fromherletter.

Usefullanguage Introduction:Theaimofthisreportisto.. Thisreportisintendedto.. Thisreportlooksat/describes.. Itisbasedon Itdrawson Ituses..

Reportingan observation: Itseems/appearsthat.. Themajority/minorityof Quoting:Accordingto AsXsaid Itwasfoundthat.. Itwasfeltthat.. Inthewordsof

Speculating:Itmay/could/might(well)bethat.. Generalising: Ingeneral Onthewhole Curiously Predictably Itisinterestingthat Oddly Inthemain Strangely

Commenting:Interestingly Surprisingly

Asmightbe(havebeen)expected Makingarecommendation:Itisrecommendedthat..

(Perhaps)itwouldbeadvisableforXto(do) (Perhaps)Xmight/shouldconsider Summingup: Tosumup/TosummariseOnbalance Inshort

Studythefollowingexamplecarefully:

LeisureFacilitiesinGrimthorpe

Introduction TheaimofthisreportistodescribeandassesstheleisurefacilitiesavailableinGrimthorpe.Itis basedoninformationmadeavailablebytheGrimthorpeTouristOffice,andonviewsexpressed bylocalpeoplewhowereinterviewed. Sport Grimthorpehasawiderangeofsportsfacilities,bothpublicandprivate.Thereisalargemodern leisurecentreintheHighStreetandfacilitiesincludeaswimmingpool,asportshallforjudo, fencingandotheractivities,andtenniscourts.Thecentrerunscoursesinallthesesportsand thesetendtobeverypopular.Membershipcosts150ayear,whichwasfelttoberather expensive,butaspecialtemporarymembershipisavailabletovisitors.Thepublicswimming poolontheoutskirtsofthetownisolder,lessattractiveandoftenovercrowded,butentryisonly 1.50. Theatres Therearetwotheatresintown,theKingsTheatreinBeeStreet,whichoffersmainlyserious dramaandhasagoodreputationforitsproductionsofShakespeare,andtheLittleTheatrein SeaStreetwhichspecialisesinlighterentertainmentandtheoccasionalpopconcert.Ingeneral, itseemsthattheKingsTheatreismorepopularwiththeoldermembersofthecommunitywhile theLittleappealsmoretopeopleintheirteensandtwenties. MuseumsandArtGalleries TheCityMuseumhasanextensivecollectionofmaps,potteryandotherarticlesconnectedwith Grimthorpeshistory.Theattendantsaresaidtobeveryfriendlyandhelpful,andthereisalsoa smallcafwithreasonablypricedhomemadesnacks.Interestingly,fewofthelocalpeople interviewedhadeverbeentothemuseumbutitwasrecommendedhighlybyseveraltourists. Conclusion Grimthorpeiswellprovidedwithleisurefacilitiesforatownofitssizeandthesearewellusedby thetownspeopleonthewhole.Sportseemstobethemostpopularleisureactivity,whilecultural activitieslikevisitingthemuseumorartgalleryappearedtobetheleastpopularamongthe Grimthorpianswhowereinterviewed.PerhapstheCityCouncilshouldconsiderlaunchinga publicitycampaigntoshowhowmuchthesefacilitieshavetooffer.

Writingareview
Youhavebeenaskedtowriteashortfilmreviewforaschool/collegemagazine.Chooseanyfilm whichyouthinkmightbeofinteresttoyourfellowstudents.Thefilmcanbeinanylanguageand itcanbeofanytype:comedy,thriller,sciencefiction,romance,historicaldramaetc. Yourbriefistoincludeacleardescriptionofthestory/contents,tocommentonwhatyouthinkthe mostsuccessfulandleastsuccessfulfeaturesare,andtogiveanoverallrecommendation.Write about250words. Exampleofafilmreview. CrazyPlumberPlazaCinema Ifyouhaveseentheadvancepublicity,youmightimaginethatthiswasafunnyfilm.Wrong.Itsafilmwhich triesveryhardtobefunnyandfailsconsistently.Thestoryconcernsaplumberwhoisntverygoodathis job.Whenhiscustomersdesert,andhecantpayhisbills,hedecidestoturntocrime.Hetriesalittle shoplifting(heisntverygoodatit,ofcourse)butthenhegetsinvolvedinbiggerthings. WayneGibson,whoplaysthehero,hasoneortwogoodlinesbutmostofthetimehesstruggling withaterriblescript.Thereareafewgoodmomentsthecarchasesequenceismemorablebutthe storylineisveryslightandthedirectorseemstohaverunoutofideasveryquickly.Asthefilmprogresses, thelevelofviolenceincreases.Despitethepublicity,thisisnotafilmforyoungchildren. AgreatdealofmoneywentintothemakingofCrazyPlumberbutintheendspectaculareffectsare nosubstituteforrealhumour. Usefullanguage Overview Thebook/film/programmeconcerns dealswith shows describes tellsthestoryof Itcontains Itincludes achapteron asectionon astudyof asurveyof ahistoryof

Prosandcons really absolutely extraordinary fascinating amazing beautiful stunning superb brilliant Verdict Allinall Onbalance Inthelastanalysis Inconclusion Tosumup quiteinteresting amusing fairlyentertaining exciting informative attractive successful completely really boring unimaginative humourless hopeless amateurish overthetop predictable

Peopleinthemodernworlddependtoomuchoncomputers. Lookatastudentsanswertothequestion.Appropriatelanguageishighlightedinred. Intodaysworld,nearlyeveryaspectoflifeisaffectedbycomputertechnology.Computersare usedforbusiness,publicservices,educationandentertainment. Somepeopleareconcernedbythisdevelopment.Theyfearthatvitalskillsarebeinglostas computertechnologyreplacestraditionalwaysofworkinginawidevarietyofareasfromartand designtobankingandcommerce.Theypointoutthechaosthatcanoccurwhencomputer systemsfail,leadingtothebreakdownofessentialservicessuchastransport,lawandorder. However,peoplecouldnotcontinuetoenjoytheirpresentstandardoflivingwithoutcomputer technology.Therearenowfarmorepeopleintheworldthantherewereagenerationago.The factthatthereisenoughfoodforthem,thattheycantravelsafelyfromoneplacetoanother,and thattheycanbeprovidedwithmedicalcare,islargelyduetocomputertechnology. Inmyopinion,therefore,wehavetoacceptourdependenceoncomputers,butatthesametime weshouldworktofindwaysofmakingthisdependencelessdangerous. Otherusefullanguageforadiscursiveessay:
Somepeopleclaimthat Itisoftensaidthat. Howeverinmyopinion. Firstly,itisclearthat Ontheonehand Ontheotherhand

Whileitistruethat.. Frommypointofview. Finally,itisimportanttorememberthat. Onbalancethen,Ifeelthat. Tosumup. Inconclusion.

CEarticlesamplescriptImportant inventions. Nowdays, cars have become irreplaceable and people cannot stop using them. Cars have been invented to improve the quality of our lives but recently we have become addicted to them. Not only do we use vehicles to do shopping but we also use them as the way of travelling. Getting to work by using public transport is very difficult sometimes. and is also depended on traffic. There are some other advantages of having a car such as spending less money on buses and trains. My life has changed since I collected my driving license. I have become more independed which is very important. I can decide the same day when I want to go and visit my uncle, who lives in different town. Having a car also is needed if I want to get a good job. There are some disadvanteges to having a car such as pollution, increasing noise and number of accidents on the roads. I try not to go by car everywhere because I know how important is to take care of enviroment. From my point of view the age of drivers is terrifing low. Young people are irresponsible and don't really care much about anything. Ohnestly, I think a car is a good invention but we need to think before using it. The time goes so fast and must be aware of our future. However serious the problem is, I don't think we can stop using car. LETTEREXAMPLE

DearSusan,
I'mwritinginreplytotheemailyousenttome.Thankyouforofferingyourhelp. Myplansformysixmonthtripconsistinthefollowing.First,Ithinkisagoodideato travelonemontharoundEngland.ThefollowingmonthIthoughtofworkingata restaurantintheplaceIlikedbest.ThenextthreemonthsIwasplanningtohaveapaid work.Andthelastmonth,I'mnotsureyetwhereIwouldliketowork.Itdependsonthe choicesIget. Iwaswonderingifyouwouldn'tmindtosendmesomebrochuresformsomecheap

hotelswhereIcouldstayandofthebestplacestovisitinEngland.Iknowit'salotto ask,butcouldyoulookinthelocalpaperforcompanieswhicharelookingforparttime staffplease? IreallyappreciateyourhelpandI'mlookingforwardtoyourreply. Bestwishes,