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1) FORMAL WRITING (Reports and Proposals) : Generalising

This document provides guidelines for formal and semi-formal writing styles. For formal writing, it outlines an introduction structure including the purpose and background. It discusses making recommendations and concluding with suggested actions. For semi-formal writing, it describes addressing the reader, giving location details, opinions, and practical information. It provides tips for accuracy including subject-verb agreement and avoiding unnecessary pronouns. Finally, it lists attitude clauses and phrases that can be used such as "generally speaking" and "surprisingly."

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1) FORMAL WRITING (Reports and Proposals) : Generalising

This document provides guidelines for formal and semi-formal writing styles. For formal writing, it outlines an introduction structure including the purpose and background. It discusses making recommendations and concluding with suggested actions. For semi-formal writing, it describes addressing the reader, giving location details, opinions, and practical information. It provides tips for accuracy including subject-verb agreement and avoiding unnecessary pronouns. Finally, it lists attitude clauses and phrases that can be used such as "generally speaking" and "surprisingly."

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1) FORMAL WRITING (Reports and proposals)

Introduction Generalising
-The main purpose/aim of (this report) is to -On the whole,
outline/ -In general,
present / discuss / examine / evaluate
-This report (outlines/looks at)
-This report is based on
Making recommendations and concluding
-It is clear from customer feedback that -In light of the above, we believe the following
-With regard to, the general view seems to be measures should be adopted
-In the light of (this years experience), -In the short/long term, we suggest you should
-Perhaps the most effective way of consider
-If the (centre) is to attract more customers, it is -My recommendations are as follows:
vital that -In my view, in future, we should
-It would be a good idea to -To improve the situation, we recommend
-It is (therefore) believed / obvious thatwould be -It is recommended that
ideal for -To sum up,To conclude,
-It would (not) be advisable / practical to -I hope that the plan outlined/presented in this
-We suggest/propose that report meets with your approval
-We suggest/propose + ing -I hope that the recommendations outlined/
-A (more spacious area) would be the solution/ presented in this report will receive your serious
an effective way of consideration.

Style
-Do not use contractions.
-Use passive forms whenever possible.
-Use relative clauses to join ideas: The period during which he lived was full of uncertainty.
-Use these formal words: like such as / kids children
a lot (of) many / a large number of + countable noun
a lot (of) much / a great amount of / a great deal of + uncountable
a lot (intensity) very much / significantly / dramatically
- Avoid using the word things / something, etc. Use a more specific word (problems, situation, solutions,
subjects, and so on).

2) SEMI-FORMAL WRITING
Adressing the reader
-Have you ever wondered (what the college would be like if)? If the answer is (yes), you
--If you want a different kind of experience, / As you know,
-Doesnt it just make everyone feel (positive about)?
-If you have a few hours to spare,is worth seeing.

Describing location Giving your opinion


-Located / Situated (just a few miles away from), -X is intended for youn(ger) people
X -X is popular with (children)
is -In fact, (NEGATIVE OPINION)
-Built (just next to), X is -Its clearly been a good idea to
-Some minutes from, X is
Giving practical information
Giving information -Anyone wishing to (apply)can/should
-Throughout its history, X -(We) participate in/organise/run
-X is by far the oldest -(The club) offers/provides a range of
-Y is the best known (competitive
-What is particular spectacular is matches for)
-Recent additions/changes include -One of the most popular (features of our club
is)
-Members have the opportunity to/are able to
Accuracy
-Never omit the subject pronoun: Many people believe IT is important to... I believe IT is a good idea
study...
- Do not use unnecessary subject pronouns: This is a problem which it is essential to solve.
-Make sure the subject and the verb agree: Attracting tourists involves improving local facilities.
(SINGULAR SUBJECT attracting tourists + SINGULAR VERB involves)

Attitude clauses and phrases


Generally speaking,
Annoyingly, Naturally, Strangely, Surprisingly, Evidently,
Indeed, In fact, Admittedly, Presumably,

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