Download B1+ Form 5 Writing - Report: Making Suggestions

Download B1+ Form 5 Writing - Report: Making Suggestions

​Making Suggestions

​There are three ways of making suggestions and recommendations:

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1. use active voice

​I think we must publish a good mixture of articles.

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​2. use passive voice

​I recommend that a good mixture of articles be published.

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​3. use a gerund

​I recommend publishing a good mixture of articles.

Multiple Choice

Rewrite the following suggestions in the passive.

We could show programmes about different areas of the college each week.

• We could be shown programmes about different areas of the college each week.

• Programmes about different areas of the college each week could show.

• Programmes about different areas of the college could be shown each week.

• Programmes about different areas of the college each week could be showed.

Multiple Choice

Rewrite the following suggestions in the passive.

College news programmes would keep students up to date.

• College news programmes would be keep students up to date.

• Students would be kept  up to date by having college news programmes.

• Students would be kept  up to date college news programmes.

• College news programmes students would keep up to date.

Multiple Choice

Rewrite the following suggestions in the passive.

We could include useful information such as bus timetables.

• Useful information such as bus timetables could be included.

• Useful information such as bus timetables could included.

• Useful information could include such as bus timetables .

• Useful information such as bus timetables could include.

Open Ended

Rewrite this recommendation by using a gerund.

I recommend that video clips of films and bands could also be shown as these are always very popular.

Open Ended

Rewrite this recommendation by using a gerund.

In order to make our foreign students feel more welcome, I recommend that multi-cultural themes could also be included.