Make Your Way 7, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Writing: A report The purpose of a report is to record information from research or a survey. The information is usually statistical data in the form of a chart or graph. 28 Before you start: • Note down the key vocabulary you will need. • Look at your data and arrange it under topicbased headings . • Give your report a simple title that clearly shows what it is about. Writing your report: • Write in a neutral , impersonal style to report your findings. Use the passive to avoid using the first person ‘I’form, e.g. “20 students were given a questionnaire” instead of “I gave 20 students a questionnaire”. • Keep your introduction short and to the point: explain why you are writing about the subject and where your information has come from. • Write a paragraph under each of your topicbased headings. • In your conclusion , you can give your opinion about the results or summarise what they mean. a) Look at the report question and read the sample answer on the next page. Your class is doing a project on tourism to Canada. You have to write a report on visitors to Canada from the UK, France and Germany. You have found the following data from the Canadian Tourism Commission: Based on these statistics, write your report . You should: • inform readers about the purpose of your research • analyse the data • consider the significance of the results Write about 250 words . Divide your report into sections and give them headings . UK France Germany Friend’s home 228.2 117.6 61.5 Camping 0.7 0.0 12.2 Hotel 208.2 14.8 9.9 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0  Friend’s home  Camping  Hotel Accommodation 2010 (000s) UK France Germany Business 81.7 52.1 61.2 Visiting friends 260.3 138.3 85.9 Pleasure 280.3 185.0 152.0 300 250 200 150 100 50 0  Business  Visiting friends  Pleasure Main trip purpose 2010 (000s) 67 3 Extensive unit 3: Canada Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv