Cambridge IGCSE ESL English as a Second Language
Report writing
Cambridge IGCSE ESL Examinations
This article focuses on the new topic of formal writing in the revised pattern of examinations starting from 2019 in Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language which needs to be answered together with a few basic rules related to formal register. It then describes various features you should include when you use the formal register. It also focuses on specific phrases and expressions used for reporting accurately, giving opinions and making recommendations, and also to put forward your views and arguments too.
Apart from friendly letters or emails, you need to produce either a report, a review or a school magazine article which you need to be completed in a formal register. You should never forget that your readers or audiences will be a group of students or your teachers so you have to present the facts and recommendations in a formal or semi-formal tone depending on the topics.
Formal language structure is the most important part of your writing that you need for making formal writing. An exam type question usually contains function words, for example, write a report giving suggestions or recommendations and opinion.
Language Tips
The best way to master the formal language is that learning to use phrases associated with language functions, for example, it is high time that a government increased the tax.
Some general tips for formal writing
1. When writing formally it is appropriate to include formal tone and register
2. You should not use the words and phrases that belong to the friendly register.
3. No slang words or phrases.
4. No humor because topics are serious of nature or factual.
5. No personal style (should be impersonal)
6. You should always keep your audience in your mind.
Basic tools for informal writing
Time fixer Phrases
I soon as we reached there…
We arrived at the site…
Once we all arrived
Phrases for introduction
The aim of this report is to highlight what we learned…
The report aims to highlight…
This report aims to investigate …
This report aims to recommend…
The purpose of this report to highlight…
This report aims to present what we learned from the trip…
Phrases for generalisation
A significant number of students…
I love the number of parents…
Almost all students…
A vast majority of students…
A large number of teachers…
Phrases for the positive side
Many students were captivated to see…
It was fascinating to see…
We all got insight into the importance…
We managed to study fascinating facts about…
The vast majority of students were stunned as they discovered …
Phrases for negative sides
It was appalling to see…
However many people felt that it was
Notwithstanding the boons, it was totally saddening to see that…
A large number of students found that the trip was a bit haphazard…
Opinion phrases
I strongly believe that…
I vehemently believe that …
Phrases for recommendations
I would recommend that…
Perhaps we could also consider asking…
For the reasons, I have mentioned I highly recommend visiting…
I am convinced that they…
In the remaining sections, we examine in detail performing languages which have been traveling to interactions positive signs recommendations and opinions
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