Grade 8 - Unit 10- Lessson 11

Grade 8 - Unit 10- Lessson 11

Is there life out there?

Writing a report

Learning objectives:

• Speaking: To identify and discuss the key

  features of a report.

  
  

• Writing: To plan a report; to write a report.

Starter

• What is a report?

• What types of report are there?

• What should you put in a written report?

What do these words mean?

• benefits

• purpose

• recommendation

Multiple Choice

benefits

• harmful actions done by accident

• an advantage or profit gained from something

Multiple Choice

recommendation

• advice or suggestion

• rejection

Multiple Choice

purpose

• the goal you want to achieve

• something you want to avoid

Choose the correct options to identify the features of a report.

Multiple Choice

How do you write a report.

1. A report should:

• use facts, for example

  Space scientists have studied the effect of gravity on the human

  body.

• use opinions for example:

  I think floating

  in space without gravity must be great fun.

Multiple Choice

2 A report should have an introduction

which:

• states the purpose, for example

  The purpose of this report is … / This report

  studies …

• explains the topic, for example Space

  exploration is travel to the moon and planets.

Multiple Choice

3 The main body (of several paragraphs)

should include:

• headings, for example Unmanned

  exploration.

• speech, for example Scientists say, ‘This

  research is important.

Multiple Choice

4. A report should end with a conclusion

which can give:

• a personal message to the reader, for

  example I hoped you enjoyed this report.

• a recommendation or suggestion,

  for example:

  I recommend/suggest that …

Writing:- plan your report.

• Write a brief introduction.

• Write headings for the main body of the report.

• Decide what your recommendations will

  be. Do you think space exploration should continue? Or do you think it is too expensive

  and we should use the money for other things?

Open Ended

Write a brief introduction.

Open Ended

Write headings for the main body of the report.

Open Ended

Decide what your recommendations will be.

Do you think space exploration should continue?

Or do you think it is too expensive and we should use the money for other things?

Homework

Write a report on the great Arab explorers of the past. Conclude which one was the

most important and should be studied by all students.