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 …