WRITING A REPORT

Your English teacher has asked you to carry out a SURVEY amongst tourists who visit Barcelona (SURVEY LINK ) and then write a REPORT. (180 words)

• She wants to know what things tourists know best about Catalonia and what things they do not know so well. 

• She also wants suggestions on how to help tourists know our country better.

ANALYSE THE RESULTS BY LOOKING AT THE GRAPHICS

WHAT TOURISTS KNOW ABOUT CATALONIA


Introduction
The aim/the purpose of this report is to show/look into what things… and to identify... My information is taken from/My sources include...last November.

What tourists know
In general, tourists know a lot about….

What tourists do not know
Generally speaking, most visitors do not know

Conclusion and recommendations
To sum up,
I would recommend that

TOP TIPS FOR WRITING

1. Write a title which shows what the report is about.
2. Divide your report into clear paragraphs with subheadings.
3. State the report aim/s in the introduction.
4. Use more formal language (do not use contractions, use passive structures when possible…)
5. You will probably need to make polite recommendations in the conclusion.

Introduction 

The aims of this report are to know how much tourits know about Catalonia / how much information foreigners know about Catalonia / and to acknowledge what things they do not know and they should learn... My information is taken from interviews done among tourists who visited Barcelona/ foreigners from different countries who visited Barcelona last November. 

LANGUAGE FOR REPORTS

INTRODUCTION

The aim of this report is…

The purpose of this report is…

My informations is taken from

My sources include

DIFFERENT PARAGRAPHS

GENERALIZING

In general,

Generally speaking,

On the whole,

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

In conclusión,

To sum up,

I suggest that…

I would recommend that…

REVISION

• ADEQUACY, COHESION AND COHERENCE 40%
• MORPHOSYNTAX (GRAMMAR) 40%
• LEXIS (VOCABULARY) 20%

CONTENT:


CONTRAST:
ALTHOUGH MOST PEOPLE KNOW CATALAN SIGHTS AND DISHES, THEY DO NOT...
HOWEVER, 
NEVERTHELESS,
IS SPITE OF THE FACT THAT TOURISTS KNOW..., THEY DO NOT...

ADDITION
MOREOVER,
BESIDES,
IN ADDITION,
...ALSO...
..., TOO.

FOR EXAMPLE,
FOR INSTANCE
...SUCH AS..
...LIKE...

GRAMMAR
PEOPLE ARE..., KNOW
PASSIVE SENTENCES

VOCABULARY
SYNONYMS: TOURISTS, VISITORS, FOREIGNERS, PEOPLE WHO VISIT...

It is widely known

Admitted

Well-known

Popular

Famous

Less well-known

Less familiar