Project Lavel 9 Unit 4

Information Technology EngineeringEnglish VII Name of Student: Hernández Jiménez Gerardo Name of Teacher: Sandoval Sandoval Denys Group:751 Quarter:7

PROJECT LEVEL 9 UNIT 4

“HOW TO WRITE A REPORT FOR A FIRST CERTIFICATE WRITING”

" When you write a report here are the top things you need to think about:You need to write 4 or 5 paragraphs, including an introduction and recommendation. The first paragraph should state the “aim of the report”+ where you got the information . "

characteristics of an report for FCE Writing Part 2:

Number of words: you are expected to write your article in 140 – 190 words

Common topics: You may be asked to write articles on a variety of topics: the Internet, music, plays, hobbies, etc.

Giving your opinion: An article is almost exclusively about giving your opinion.

Structure: Articles must always have a title, the introdduction and the conclusion.

Language: The most common case is that we must write a text in an informal or colloquial style.

Purpose of an report: The aim of an article is usually to talk about a topic that we like or that we are familiar with.

If you want to know how to write an article for FCE, it is very important to have a repository of useful expressions ready to use. So here are some which can come in handy:

Rhetorical questions:

• Have you ever…? , Do you ever wonder…?

Introducing new ideas:

• To begin with, The coolest thing about

Concluding the article:,

• To sum up, To conclude.

Useful Expressions to Write an report for FCE Writing

Frequently Asked Questions: What if I write more than 190 words?

Cambridge Assessment English does not count how many words you’ve written in order to penalise you. But remember the following: if you have written a lot more words than necessary, you have probably included irrelevant information. In the same way, if you write less than 140.

Examples

If we surf the web looking for pollution and environmental catastrophes, we will find out that every country in the world suffers them. This is a natural consequence of the struggle between development and environment.If a country decided to live isolated from the rest of the world, living on what it can naturally grow and produce, it surely wouldn’t be highly polluted. But we all want exotic food and technological items from all over the world, so we have to pay the price.

.The society we live today is characterised by technology in constant development, fast speed processes, information travelling and getting to people at a blink of an eye and a complex web of social networking. In this context, the fashion industry is becoming increasingly important and having a more and more paramount role in our lives.

DEVELOPMENT VS ENVIRONMENT

Example 2

Should you do a plan? Yes! You must make a plan to organise your writing. On the day of the exam, you will be stressed and feel pressure. A plan is your way of organising you text and your thoughts.

The trend nowadays is towards …. Over the past ten years or so the media have frequently carried reports of …. Recent research indicates that …. Hardly a week goes by without another report of ……….. appearing in the media. This raises the issue of whether …… Although most people would generally agree that ………… few would deny that ….

Exameple 3

Your teacher wants to read a short passage from the book you have read to a class of younger students She aims to give them an idea of what the book is like and encourage them to read it. She has asked you to write a report saying which passage from the book would be most suitable and why. The teachers at your school have complained that many students are spending too much time using the Internet to visit social networking sites and chat rooms. They have asked the headteacher to disconnect the Internet from the school’s computer room as they feel it is not an appropriate use of school equipment. Write a report to the headteacher explaining why internet access should be available to the students. Make some suggestions about ways in which internet access can be controlled.

Example 4

https://todayschool.es/blog/first-certificate-writing-part-2-get-it-right-a-report/

References

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