writing - proposal/report

Question 1

What kind of grammar shall I use?

Answer 1

• Inversion
• Comparison
• Relative Clauses
• Cleft Sentences
• Conditional

Question 2

What is the structure of a proposal/report?

Answer 2

• Introduction
• Heading for Topic 1
• Heading for Topic 2
• Heading for Topic 3
• Recommendations

Question 3

What is typical for a proposal/report?

Answer 3

• use dot points
• titles
• impersonal (formal)
• topic,reason, example

Question 4

What is the difference between a proposal and a report?

Answer 4

Although reports and proposals have a similar layout, reports are based on current circumstances or situations whereas proposals are action plans for the future. You give more space to the current situation in a report and more space to recommendations for future action in a proposal .

Question 5

How to introduce the report/proposal?

Answer 5

Why do we need this report/proposal? What is the situation? What is the intention of it?

• The purpose of this report is to… / The aims of this report are to:
• This principal aims/purpose of this proposal are to…

Where did I get the information (Report)?
(Interview, Invitation, online questionnaire, visit)

Question 6

Overal statement (Proposal)

Answer 6

If these recommendations are implemented, “the situation” is bound to improve.

Question 7

Recommendations (Proposal/Report)

Answer 7

I would make the following recommendations:

• There should be…
• I recommend that…

Taking all the factors mentioned into account “creating…” would appear to be the most viable solution.

Question 8

Reporting your results (report/proposal)

Answer 8

• A significant proportion of those informants said that…
• According to…

current situation, reason (why is it so), example

Question 9

Title of a report/proposal

Answer 9

Report on …

Proposal to…

Question 10

Introducing a new topic (Was das Thema Essen angeht,)

Answer 10

In terms of food, we provide food from all around the world.

Question 11

Formal word for before

Answer 11

prior to

Question 12

Formal for Afterwards

Answer 12

subsequently,

Question 13

forma for caused by / because

Answer 13

due to

The team’s success was largely due to her efforts.

Due to staff shortages, we are unable to offer a full buffet service on this train.

The project had to be abandoned due to a lack of government funding.

Question 14

collocation for a lot of money

Answer 14

a tremendous amount of money

Question 15

sentence at the end of a proposal

Answer 15

If these recommendations are implemented, the situation is bound to improve due to…

Question 16

proposal / report how you got your information

Answer 16

I conducted a survey on a random selection of 200 students at our college.

Question 17

express opinion of people

Answer 17

A significant proportion of those surveyed said that…
Nearly three quarters of the people (74%)
… expressed the opinion that

Question 18

making recommendations

Answer 18

Based on the result of the survey I suggest verb+ing

… Therefore, I would make the following recommendations

Question 19

introduction 2

Answer 19

This principal aims/purpose of this proposal are to…

The final section makes recommendations as to how the situation could be improved.