Writing. Part 2. Домбровская И.В - 40 стр.

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Exercise 37
To report conversations we must use special reporting verbs. Turn the
following into Reported Speech using the appropriate introductory verbs
from the list:
pointed out, complained, claimed, explained, protested, admitted, promised
Note that some verbs may be used more than once.

1. “Bus fares are more expensive                      Many people pointed out
    than petrol costs.”          pointed out.         that bus fares were more
                                                      expensive than petrol costs.
2. “Buses are never on time.”       …………..            ………………………….
3. “The service isn’t very good.”   …………..            ………………………….
4. “We don’t want a prison in
   our town.”                       …………...           ……………………………
5. “The bus timetable has been
   changed.”                        ……………             ………………………….
6. “I can’t deny that conditions
   are very poor.”                  ……………             ……………………………
7. “I will do everything I can
   to improve the situation.”       ……………             ……………………………



                           Outline for survey reports
Introduction
State purpose and content of your report or summarise the most important
results of the survey
Development
Summarise your information under suitable sub-headings
Conclusion
Make recommendations/suggestions or end with a general conclusion

                          Useful language for reports
To introduce: The purpose/aim of this report, As requested, This report was
written/carried out etc
To generalise: As a rule, In general, Generally, On the whole, As a general rule
etc
To refer to a fact: The fact is that, In fact, In practice, As one might expect etc
To introduce other people's opinions: Many people consider, Some people
argue/believe/claim etc
To conclude/summarise: In conclusion, On the whole, All things considered,
To sum up etc