Business writing (деловое письмо). Палагина С.С. - 93 стр.

      7 Unit VII Reports

     7.1 A report is a description of something or information about it to
someone

      Now that you have read a lot of theoretical material about writing memos and
duely impressed it’s high time to think about writing reports. A report is a piece of
writing based on an experiment (an investigation, a conference, etc.) that results in a
summary of the information received or a series of recommendations. Reports may be
formal (statistical, investigative, etc.) and informal. A report consists of the
following parts: title, introduction, background, facts, conclusions, recommendations.
        Title
      The title of the report always explains its contents. Here are three examples of
titles, which immediately tell you what the report is about.
      'The development of small industries in Nigeria'
      'The limitations of the Consumer Protection Act 1989'
      'The problems of English-language teaching in London Colleges of Further
Education'
        Introduction
      The introduction might be a summary of the report and the circumstances or
conditions that intiated it. It could also lay out the objectives and limitions of the
enquiry.
        Background
      All reports, regardless of whether they are specialized or not, must give a
background to the subject of the study. This allows the reader to see how the situation
arose, and how it can be corrected, improved on, or changed.
        Facts
      This section is essential to all reports as it explains the situation that exists and
offers evidence to support the statements that the writer is making. If the reader is to
be convinced that changes in a situation are necessary, well-selected and well-
presented facts will influence him.
        Conclusions
      Conclusions are the ideas you have formed from the evidence you have looked
at. Whereas facts are objective statements, conclusions draw together all aspects of
the situations of the situation as you see it.
        Recommendations
      These follow from conclusions and are the suggestions that you are making to
improve, or change, the current situation.

      7.2.1 Specimen report

     This internal report suggests far-reaching changes in production and marketing.
A report of this sort may be even more detailed and supply figures and forecasts to
help Directors make a decision on whether they wish to increase their capital
investment to stay in the market.
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