Writing. Part 2. Домбровская И.В - 45 стр.

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       What I want is some first-hand information about what it’s like to live in
your town from the point of view of the two different age groups. You would
need to interview, say, ten people in each category on the main topics of public

transport, entertainment and shopping, and write me a brief report. Could you
also include a short introduction about your town and give a little summing up
at the end?
        Write your report in about 250 words.
        Work with one or two other students to discuss the following points.
        1. Look at the three topics you need to cover, and list as many facilities
           as you can think of which might be of interest to the two groups. Tick
           the ones available in your town.
        2. Try asking other students a few questions about some of these
           facilities in their town. (There’s no need to write these down.)
        3. Remember these features of a report:
        1) Headings: for the title, use ‘Perspectives on (name of your town)’.
           The question gives you the three subheadings – what are they?
        2) Introduction: (2 paragraphs) say why you are writing the report,
           using expressions from the Useful Language section, and describe
           your town briefly (e.g. location, size, etc.).
        3) Conclusion: this should provide a brief ‘verdict’ on your town,
           drawing on the main plus and minus points which have been
           expressed.
        4. Your report should contain a mixture of fact (e.g. what public transport
           services exist) and opinion (e.g. how reliable/ cheap/ convenient it is).
           On the whole, it is best to avoid using the personal ‘I’ in a report.
           Instead of ‘I think’, use ‘It seems to me’, for example.
           There are various ways of reporting your findings:


          Your own observations There is a night club called X, which is
                                   popular with teenagers.
                                   Unfortunately, bus services stop at midnight.
          A majority view:         Most elderly people felt/ seemed to think …
          Individual comments: According to X, aged 76, …
          For other useful expressions, see Useful Language section.

Exercise 42
Identify what kind of reports the following topics are. Then write the
outlines which should be followed. Write reports in the appropriate style
using 120-180 words.
   1. You have recently traveled by aeroplane to Spain. The airline is interested
      in what passengers think of their service. Write a report for the airline