Unit 3: Writing Writing a Report

A. Study the following report and then complete the chart on the left.
Organisers UNICEF Office in Morocco Attendance 200 people approximately
Topic Dropping out from school in rural areas: causes and solutions Activities Mini-lectures, workshops, presentations
Date November 12th Main causes: - poverty – inconvenient schools - child labor
Place Ibn Khaldoun Conference Hall, Rabat Ideas Solutions: Encouraging schooling /supporting
families /sensitizing
Participants Educators, parents’ associations, political officials Fruitful, informative and successful
The (1) ……………………….……….....……. was the destination of many people from all parts of Morocco on (2) ……………….…..……… ………………………... .
The event was a seminar organized by (3) ……………………..……………………... . It revolved around the urgent topic of (4) ………………………………….……
………......….. . Participants included (5) ………………………..……………………..…….…..……... . Approximately (6) ………………………………………..…………...……
attended the meeting. The activities were varied and they included (7) …………………… ……………………….…………………….. . The participants
concluded that there are three main causes of dropping out from schools in rural areas. The first one is (8) ……...…………….……………………., the
second one is (9) …………………………….……………………, and the third one is (10) ………..………………… …………..….……………………… . Also, the
participants suggested solutions to this issue. Some of these solutions are (11) …………………………..……..…………………………………….………………………
……………………..………. In fact, the seminar was (12) ……………………………………………………... and people who attended certainly got the best out of it.
B. Complete the following chart from the text then add your following words or phrases as suggested.
dissatisfied - debate - festive – banquet hall - pleased - theatre -discussion - disappointed - table Teams - Chaotic -conference - Well-organized
- - disappointing - interviews - a waste of time - Be a total fisco - summit - conference room - satisfied - be a success – be a failure – café/hotel
Events Places / venues Activities Evaluations / reactions
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C. Fill in the gaps with the right word from the chart above.
1. They finally chose the city………………….………because it’s convenient.7. The event was ……………….…… People still talk about how impressive it was.
2. The 2016 world climate …………………………….was held in Marrakech. 8. The conference was ……………………………….The organizers failed in the timing.
3. The participants felt …………………with the outcomes of the meeting.9. Her seminars are ………………….….……There is always something to learn.
4. There was a hot …………………………………on illiteracy among women. 10. The summit was so …………………………….. The participants has had a
5. He gave a ………………………………………….. on bullying and put other. good impression about the outcomes.
6. We were ……………..………………… It wasn’t actually as was planned.
D. Write the simple past form of the verbs, then fill in the gaps with the right ones:
Verb Simple past
Take place 1. My best friend didn’t ……………………………………..his wife’s birthday party because he was still in the hospital.
Hold 2. The feminist participants ………………………………..more efforts to eradicate illiteracy among women.
Attend 3. The conference ………………………..………with some recommendations to fight poverty.
Include 4. My last birthday party …………………………………………..in a hotel.
Conclude 5. The participants ……………………………………a resolution to ban child marriage.
Issue 6. The last World Cup was …………………………………in Qatar.
call for 7. The buffet ……………………………divers Moroccan pastries

E. In pairs, talk about the last event your attend. Use the vocabulary in exercises ………… and ………….
1. What was the last event you attended? 1. It was a workshop on how to set up a business.
2. when and where was it held? 2. It was held in a banquet hall downtown.
F. In pairs, ask your partner about the last event he/she attend.

What was the event like? And how did you feel about it? Well, I actually felt disappointed and it actually was a failure

G. In pairs, study the expressions on the right and then suggest or recommend some solutions to the following problems. Add you own in 3.
1.Student1: what can we do about illiteracy among women? Making suggestions and recommendations
Student2: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..… -Subject + recommend / suggest (that) +
2.Student1: what should we do to fight school failure? subject (should) + verb. ……
Student2:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………… -Subject + recommend / suggest + (that) +
3. Student1:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……… subject + verb……
Student2: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… -Subject + recommend / suggest + verb+ing….

H. Complete a chart similar to the one in A and then use the information in exercise E-G to write a report about the last event you attended.
Use the report in exercise A as a model.