Useful Vocabulary for Writing Reports

Writing a report can be a long, daunting process. Fortunately, if you take it one step at a time and plan as you go, writing a report can an enjoyable learning experience.

Simply complete the following phrases and see for yourself.

INTRODUCTION

  • The aim / intention / purpose of this report is to outline / present / discuss / sum up …
  • Further to my visit to …, I have prepared the following report.
  • I have recently visited … and have prepared the following report for your consideration.
  • This involved visiting / looking at / investigating … / The data was obtained by …
  • In order to help make this report I asked / discussed / gave out a questionnaire …
  • It is based on my observations / the feedback from participants …
  • My findings are outlined / presented below. / I outline my findings below.
  • The report contains the relevant details concerning the problem as you required.

INTRODUCING POINTS

  • To begin with … / Let us start with …
  • First(ly) … / In the first place … / First of all … / The first aspect / thing to consider is …
  • Second(ly) … / Third(ly) …
  • Moreover … / Furthermore … / What is more …
  • Another aspect to consider … / Yet another aspect / consideration is …
  • Besides that … / Apart from that … / In addition to this … / On top of that …

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INTRODUCING YOUR OPINION

  • I think / believe that … / In my opinion … / I am of the opinion that … / It seems to me that …
  • Personally I believe that … / In my view … / If you ask me … / To my mind … / As far as I am concerned …
  • I would like to suggest / recommend … / I therefore suggest / recommend …
  • I (strongly) recommend … / My recommendation is to …

INTRODUCING SOMEONE ELSE’S OPINION

  • A few / Many / The majority / minority of people said / reported / complained …
  • According to … / As … said … / In the words of …
  • It is said that … / It is often suggested that …

GIVING EXAMPLES

  • For example / instance …
  • This can be shown / illustrated / demonstrated / clarified by …
  • Let me just give you an example, …
  • The picture / diagram shows / illustrates …

COMPARING

  • One of the main / biggest / most significant / … differences between … and … is …
  • Unlike …, … is … / While / Whereas / Although … is, … is …
  • … is completely / entirely / totally different from …
  • … is a little / slightly / somewhat / a great deal bigger / more elegant / … than …
  • … is not quite / nearly as comfortable / expensive / convenient / … as …
  • … is virtually / exactly the same as … when it comes to …

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CONCLUSION

  • It can be seen from the data / reactions / information above that …
  • All things considered, I believe that … / Taking everyone’s comments into consideration …
  • In general / On the whole I found that …
  • In conclusion … / To conclude … / To sum up … / In summary …
  • To put the matter in a nutshell … / In a nutshell …