Reports

• - The aim / intention / purpose of this report is to outline / present / discuss / sum up …

- Further to my visit to …, I have prepared the following report.

• - I have recently visited … and have prepared the following report for your consideration.

- This involved visiting / looking at / investigating … / The data was obtained by …

• INTRODUCING POINTS

• INTRODUCING YOUR OPINION

• INTRODUCTION

• INTRODUCING SOMEONE ELSE’S OPINION

• - To begin with … / Let us start with …

• - First(ly) … / In the first place … / First of all ... / The first aspect / thing to consider is …

- Second(ly) … / Third(ly) …

- Moreover … / Furthermore … / What is more …

• INTRODUCTION

• INTRODUCING POINTS

• INTRODUCING YOUR OPINION

• INTRODUCING SOMEONE ELSE’S OPINION

- I think / believe that … / In my opinion … / I am of the opinion that … / It seems to me that …

- Personally I believe that … / In my view … / If you ask me … / To my mind … / As far as I am concerned …

- I would like to suggest / recommend … / I therefore suggest / recommend …

- I (strongly) recommend … / My recommendation is to …

• INTRODUCING SOMEONE ELSE’S OPINION

• INTRODUCTION

• INTRODUCING POINTS

• INTRODUCING YOUR OPINION

• - A few / Many / The majority / minority of people said / reported / complained …

- According to … / As … said … / In the words of …

• - It is said that … / It is often suggested that …

• INTRODUCTION

• INTRODUCING POINTS

• INTRODUCING YOUR OPINION

• INTRODUCING SOMEONE ELSE’S OPINION

• - For example / instance …

- This can be shown / illustrated / demonstrated / clarified by …

- Let me just give you an example, ...

• - The picture / diagram shows / illustrates …

• GIVING EXAMPLES

• COMPARING

• CONCLUSION

• INTRODUCING SOMEONE ELSE’S OPINION

• One of the main / biggest / most significant / … differences between … and … is …

Unlike …, … is … / While / Whereas / Although … is, … is …

… is completely / entirely / totally different from …

… is a little / slightly / somewhat / a great deal bigger / more elegant / … than …

• INTRODUCING YOUR OPINION

• COMPARING

• GIVING EXAMPLES

• CONCLUSION

It can be seen from the data / reactions / information above that …

- All things considered, I believe that … / Taking everyone’s comments into consideration …

- In general / On the whole I found that …

- In conclusion … / To conclude … / To sum up … / In summary …

- To put the matter in a nutshell … / In a nutshell …

• INTRODUCTION

• COMPARING

• CONCLUSION

• GIVING EXAMPLES