‘A proposal report is a formal, informative pieve of writing which outlines plans andlor suggestions for a future course of action, and is submited for approval by a bank manager, superiors al work, a business customer, relevant aunts, et A good proposal report should consist of 4) an introduction in which you state the purpose and content of your report; +b) amain body in which each aspect should be presented under separate subheadings, and } aconclusion in which you summarise all points mentioned above and, necessary, express your own opinion, Useful Language @ To begin a proposal report; The purpose(aim/intention ofthis report is to outine/presentdiscuss te future plansithe intended course of action... This eportis submited in support of our request for approval of. for permission to ‘for aloan to alow ust... This eport contains the (relevant information/cetalls offconceming which you requestedlasked for This report contains deta of/outines our plans/inentons concerning @ To end a proposal report: To conclude/To sum up/in conclusion, our intention i to. The advantage(s) of the anproach proposed would be that. | feel certin/believe that the course of action proposed above wil achieve meet with success/answer the neads ofthe company. | hopelrust tha the plan'scheme utined/presented in this report meets with your approvalivll receive your serious consideration, To: From: Subject: Date: Invodetion Paragraph 1 state the purpose and Content of your proposal report Ania Bad Paragraphs 2-3-4 (5)* present each aspect under separate subhead- ings Conlin Final Paragraph general assessment/con- Clusion/opinion * The exact umber and di sion of paragraphs will depend on the specitic instructions for each report task.You represent the ‘Players’ drama company and have submitted a request to the council asking to rent an ld disused theatre. Write a proposal report in support of your request, outlining what you intend to do. You could include the following points: lack of and need for a theatre in the town © plans to renovate the interior and/or exterior of the building the theatre's proposed programme for the season © projected profits and suggested terms of payment To: Mr Edwin Hobbes, Chairman, Lansborough Town Counc From; Sarah binds, Director, Players Drama Company Subject: Request to rent the Foley Theatre Date: 6th March, 1997 Purpose Ast) sane 1D) a formal proposal 3) the possible use of the Foley Theatre building by the Players Drama Company This proposal 4)... the company’s concern - outline rent - plans and intentions, and our reasons for wanting 5) the building request- submit Need for theatre Since the Foley Theatre 6) {fue years ago, Lansborough 7) suitable venue for drama productions. We 8) se . to make the theatre available to theatre close cal groups inthe are, of which there area great number and varity in adton to staging performances ~intend - qe. by our company, lack - produce Renavation of the Building if our requests 10) , we do not 11)... to alter the exterior in any way other than ta repair and paint it, Te interior, on the other hand, would 12) from extensive benefit- comply grant - renovation, We also plan to install additional seating and create a further exit in order to 13) igtroduce - propose with recently 14) safety regulations. Proposed Programme Should the Players re-open the Foley Theatre, the programme would 15) productos by a range of companies. As well as the Players’ usual choice of light classics or comedy, performances ®*P¥ess - include - stage of many diferent types would be 16) oun ty those groups which 17). keen interest in our venture. Profits and Payment We 18) van the theatre to make a profit within the first year. Since the Arts Council 19) agree ~ cover - expect - to give our group a sizeable grant, subject to our 20) suitable premises, find sufficient funds are avilable 21) running costs and pay a monthly rent ; Conclusion in conclusion, we 22) that our proposed plans for 23) theFoley Theatre would bole de bring a number of benefits to Lansborough. Not only would the building be restored and 24) light - , but the regularity and variety of, performances would 25) the theatre-going pub: improve - rent lic and make a valuable contribution to the cultural if ife of the town.‘YoU recUTTUTeT LI UF SUyyLSUUTIS). Polnts to consider © The information presented may have been gathered ina survey/opinion pol or compiled ftom oficial statistical deta, and may reflect the opiions)preferences, et of the general public, a partculr group of people, a random samt ofthe population, ete, Theinformation may be presented in the form of facts (numbers, percentages and proportions), or generalisations (This indicates) suggests] imps that... Fit five per cent of young people goto the cinema at least twice a month, (fact) This indicates that the cinema i stil quite & popula form of entertainment among young people. (generalisation) © Use expressions such as: one in fen, two out of five, twenty per cent ofthe people questioned, a large proportion, etc. as wel as verbs suchas: agree, cli, ste © Present tenses are normally used to present generalisations Useful Language © To begin reports: The purposelamintention ofthis repor isto examinelassessfevaluae the results of a survey in which... peoplelesidents viewers were asked aboutlahether what. This report cutines the results ofa survey conducted/cared out to determine! discover the reaction/populaiyattudeslopnion of. As requested, this survey report contain information compiled from. The data included in this report was gathered/oblained by mears of Questonnaitea telephone survey/door-to-door intervie... The information below summarises sltistics compiled by . © Toend reports: To conclude/To sum upin conclusion the suvey clearly shows .., nthe basis of these findings, it would seem that... The results ofthis survey suggest indicate) demonstraletevea tha. ee To: From: Subject: Date: Induel Paragraph 1 state the purpose and con- tent of your report Main uy Paragraphs 2-3-4* summarise eachraspect of the survey under separate subheadings Conclision Final Paragraph general conclusion! recommendations} suggestions ¥ The eo! number and von of paragraohs wil depend on the spectic instructions for each report task.‘A manufacturing company has commissioned you to conduct a survey to determine consumer awareness and opinion conceming some of its products. Look at the diagram below outining the results of this survey, ‘and write 2 report on the findings, including the conclusions which may be drawn from them. 10: R/Bumes, Makting Divecior, Macae Cosmetics Lid ROM: Jane Simmons Excalibur Consume Research SUBECT: Consumer Suny: “Heath Shine” Products DATE: 1th October 1997 Furpose The aim ofthis reports to present the findings of a survey carried cut to determine consumer awareness and opinion ofthe “Healthy Shine range of hai-care products. The daa nuded in his epat as obtained from a random sample of 1,500 men and women, aged 18 - 40, who responded to a questionnare survey on 16th and 17th Sepiember, Consumer Awareness of Product Range Of the 1500 respondents surveyed, forty percent reported that they knew of one or more ofthe product inthe range, OF these, sixty-ive per cent had seen the products advertised on television or in magaznes and twenty-lve per cent had seen the products dis- played in stores, The remaining ten per cent of those surveyed were tnawar ofthe product range Te fact that consumer awareness is less than a half suggests that television and magazine advertising tas failed to attract the desired level of consumer attention. Packaging ‘Alarge number of those aware of the products were of the opinion that he packaging is unattractive This is highlighted by the fat that fifty-eight percent (almost 3 out of S customers) stated that they had rot sampled the prohct ine, peeing instead to purchase cor pelts’ products wih more atactve packing ‘Quality and Price Of the forty-two per cent of consumers wto had sampled at least ne product nth range, ony fiteen percent reported tht they tad rot epurchased the product andor purchased oes products inthe range. This indicates that eightyive per cent of consumers are saised with qulty and rice, Condusion Cn the basis f the findings above, it would ser tat although the ‘quality and retail prices i i tive, a large percentage of consumers are not aware of the product ‘ange Futhemore, many of those who are aware othe range do ‘ot find the packaging sufciently attractive to induce them to pur» chase any of the products. Our recommendation, therfore, that your company launch a new advertising campaign o increase con- sumer awareness, nation to altering the paclaging ofthe entire range $0 as to make the products more appealing to consumers. / HEALINY SHINE Consumer Survey ResullsLa Useful Language @ To express facts and proportions: Of the 480 people/students/workers wha, etc, were questioned/interviewed fasked ... Tenvfitty-six, oe eee @tc| were of the opinion ... The majority/minority af viewars/etc |feltbelieved that. A significant percentage of those who responded i ee Alarge/small proportion of people surveyed —_—_replied/reported that Over one third/half those interviewed _chose/preferred ... @ To express generalisations: ‘On the whole/Mainty/In general terms/Genarally speaking, ... Most consumers prefer ... | which is shown/illustrated tis generally felt that ..., | as proved/demonstrated by the tact that ... Few people approve of ... ,| as confirmed/emphasised | This fact suggests/implies/indicates that the average person chooses ... Depending on their position, facts and generalisations can be linked by using verbs either in their active or passive form as in the examples: Sider eliotn aba ara tiger which shows|indicates/ilustrates/imples that most people are against the poe r eariorepsarararres OR Most people are against the practice of killing animals for their skins, which is shown/indicatediillustratad/implied by the fact that only fiftean per cent of those surveyed said that they would purchase a fur coat.