Practise organised reports and articles for a set audience. Attempt each before revealing; the prompts are our own original material.
1Write the opening of a report for your principal on how to make the library more popular with students.
Show plan, model opening & checklist
Plan: State the purpose, then move into clear, ordered suggestions. Keep the register formal and organised.
Model opening: Report on Improving the School Library The aim of this report is to suggest three simple ways to encourage more students to use the library regularly.
Checklist:
- Clear purpose stated first
- Formal, organised register
- Suited to the principal as reader
- Signposts what follows
2Write the opening of an article for a student magazine about the benefits of learning a second language.
Show plan, model opening & checklist
Plan: Use a livelier register than a report; hook the reader, then set out your angle.
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Model opening: Speaking one language lets you talk. Speaking two lets you listen to twice as much of the world, and that changes how you see it.
Checklist:
- Register suits a magazine, not a report
- Engaging opening
- Clear angle
- Reader-aware tone
3Write the recommendations section of a report on reducing litter in the school grounds.
Show plan, model opening & checklist
Plan: Present clear, grouped suggestions with brief reasons. Keep them practical.
Model opening: Recommendations First, more bins should be placed near the canteen, where most litter appears. Second, each class could take a turn to keep one area tidy for a week.
Checklist:
- Practical, specific recommendations
- Clear grouping or ordering
- Brief reasons given
- Consistent report register
See the worked annotated model response for ESL report or article, or the method in our ESL report or article skills guide.