ETP Language for Reporting

Report is a formal document

• Yes

• No

Report should includes our own opinions

• True

• False

 

Reports should be written using ............. language.

Select the informal elements in this sentence:

We weren't informed that the competition was postponed to Mon 12th Feb 2019.

• weren't

• informed

• Mon

• Feb

• that

Identify all the informal elements that do not belong in a report.

• Transitional markers

• Emotive language

• Reported speech

• Abbreviations

• Contractions

 

Which is a characteristic of formal language?

• casual tones

• using abbreviations and contractions

• complete sentences

• free of grammatical errors

What is a characteristic of informal language?

• no slang

• casual tone

• correct spelling and grammar

• serious tone

Select the statement that should explain the right use of language in a report

• Don't use unknown quantities (very, really, quite, truly - how much is very?)

• Words are facts. Check them (for spelling and meaning)

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  Use specific words (red and blue) rather than general ones (brightly coloured).

• Use concrete words (rain, fog) rather than abstract ones (bad weather).