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WRITES VARIOUS KINDS

OF REPORTS
Lesson Objectives:
Identify the objectives of various kinds of reports;
Determine the structure of various kinds of reports

English for Academic and Professional Purposes


Quarter 2: Lesson 2
What are REPORTS?

• Reports are planned, organized, factual


presentation of information prepared for a
specific purpose and for a specific audience.
• Relays/ recounts events in presentable forms.
2 General Kinds of Reports:

1. FORMAL- an official report that are written to


provide information, analyze an issue, or make
recommendations.(Research Report, Situational
Report, Annual Report)
2. INFORMAL- are usually short messages with
free- flowing, casual use of language. (Memo,
Letter, Minutes of Meeting)
Oracion and Dalona (2018) cited THREE
COMMON TYPES OF REPORTS. Let us discuss
them as follows:
1.Technical Reports
• are made for a group of people or organization who
seeks information essential for a project or an industry
• can be a survey result, a laboratory or scientific report
which brings information that will check the
effectiveness of an organizational system (Barrot and
Sipacio,2016)
KEY FEATURES OF A TECHNICAL REPORT

1. Front Page
2. Table of Contents
3. Executive Summary- main section of the report
4. Background and Objectives
5. Methods
6. Results
7. Conclusions and Recommendations
8. Appendices
Oracion and Dalona (2018) cited THREE
COMMON TYPES OF REPORTS. Let us discuss
them as follows:
2. ACADEMIC REPORTS

The basic objective in reporting academic findings is to


impart to a larger audience a discovery made through
formal investigation and scientific
inquiry.
KEY FEATURES OF ACADEMIC REPORTS

1. Abstract
2. Introduction
3. Method
4. Results
5. Conclusions
6. Recommendations
7. Reference
Oracion and Dalona (2018) cited THREE
COMMON TYPES OF REPORTS. Let us discuss
them as follows:
3. BUSINESS REPORTS

• Update their products and business concepts


• Create profits
• FSR- Feasibility Study Report
KEY FEATURES OF A BUSINESS REPORT

1. Project Description- the background of what the


project is all about.
2. Possible Solutions
3. Evaluation Criteria
4. Most Feasible Solution
5. Conclusion
ACTIVITY 1:Completing a Table

Directions: Complete the table below with its missing section/parts to an outline of
each of the following reports. Refer to the previous discussion above for your answers.

Kind of Report Purpose Structure Example


TECHNICAL
REPORT
ACADEMIC
REPORT
BUSINESS
REPORT
ACTIVITY 2: MULTIPLE CHOICE

Directions: Answer the following questions. Choose the letter of


your answer from the options provided below each question.
1. Which among the following does a good report tell?
a. hearsay b. rumor c. failure d. none of the above
2. What information does a technical report generally bring?
a. showbiz updates c. weather condition
b. survey results d. none of the above
3. What is the purpose of a business report?
a. system analysis c. entertainment
b. b. pleasure d. none of the above

4. What should be a good basis for a good report source?


c. popularity b. truth c. opinion d. none of the above

5. Which can serve as a support for a good technical report?


d. colors c. narratives
b. graphs d. none of the above
6. What includes in an abstract?
a. author’s name and achievements
b. simple name for a method used
c. appendices
d. none of the above

7. References are written for what purpose?


a. acknowledgment of the authors
b. compliance with the publication law
c. track down publication companies
d. None of the above
8. Why do we make business reports?
a. to disseminate information
b. to advertise product
c. to increase profit
d. none of the above

9. Academic reports pertain to what kind of information?


a. research findings
b. updated events
c. trending blogs
d. none of the above
10. What do research findings generally seek?
a. inform wider audience
b. inform specific group of people
c. inform business owners
d. none of the above
ACTIVITY 3: TRUE OR FALSE

Directions: Read and analyze each of the following sentences.


Write TRUE if the sentence gives a correct idea and FALSE if
not. Write your answer on the blank before each number.

_______ 1. If the intended audience failed to understand the


report, the report is considered a failure.
_____ 2. Abstract should be written short and concise.
_____ 3. Directions in the conduct of the survey, or
laboratory experiments need to be mentioned in detail in the
conclusion section.
_____ 4. Materials that can be described using the five senses
are most likely better sources than those materials not duly
expressed.
_____ 5. Caught unaware, reporting is already a skill we
have been using daily.
______ 6. Non-communicative signals are not
considered good sources for reports.
______ 7. Business owners do not normally read the
whole of the report handed to them.
______ 8. One should always rely on the popularity of
the source of information.
______ 9. The basic principle underlying a good report is
the proper presentation and arrangement of
ideas.
______10. Reports change decisions.
Performance Task for Lesson 2- Types of
Reports

Provide an example of each type of reports below


and include it in your Portfolio.
1. Incidental Report
2. Annual Report
3. Memorandum
4. Minutes of the Meeting
5. Progress Report

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