UN INFORME

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REPORT

ESTRUCTURA:

Se debe realizar un primer párrafo como introducción, donde de manera concisa y directa se refleje el propósito del informe, la finalidad y quién lo ha realizado y sobre qué sujetos.

Dividir el resto del informe en párrafos que respondan a los objetivos marcados de manera concisa y usando un amplio vocabulario, omitir tanto la repetición de palabras como de ideas.

Por último, finalizar con las conclusiones o recomendaciones.

Un informe debe ser simple, conciso, exacto, preciso y certero aunque sin olvidar dar datos que ayuden al lector a entender el informe.

Ser objetivo debe tenerse en cuenta también.

El título y el estilo de escritura son muy importantes y debemos fijarnos en atraer la atención del lector desde el primer momento, aún sin saber en muchos casos quién lo va a leer.

Un informe debe ser simple, omitir frases largas y  complicadas.

FORMATO:

• To:
• From:
• Subject:
• Date:

Headings to include:

• Introduction
• Heading for the subject of each paragraph
• Conclusion or recommendations

Introducing the report: 

• The aim of this report is  to ....
• This report examines .... . It does not examine ..... because ...... .
• The aim / purpose of this report is
• This report is written at the request of …
• The purpose/intention/aim of this report is to outline / present / discuss / give a brief comment / suggest / sum up the last...
• It will also include / consider / suggest / recommend / point out / indicate or show (indicar) ....
• The report contains the relevant details concerning the problem as you required.
• It's based on my observations/extracts from the questionnaires / the feedback from participants...
• As requested (solicitado) I am submitting (presentar,sostener) this report concerning...
• This report is submitted in support of our request for...
• The / this report is based on a survey conducted by ( empresa) among ( participantes)
• This involved visiting …/ looking back …/ investigating …
• My findings are outlined below /  are presented below
• I outline my findings below

Contrasting past and present situation

• Whereas in the past, most people did not use to have .....
• It is true to say that 20 years ago the situation was totally different as ....used to......
• It is due to the population growth in this area that the building of......
• Had the ....  there would be no need for expansion.....

Predicting the future:

• The outlook for young people/ jobs/ the country is ...  bright/ optimistic / depressing ....
• The future looks bleak ( gris, deprimente, lúgubre, crudo, sombrío) / remains uncertain/ is promising
• This seems unlikely in the near / foreseeable (inmediato, prevesible) future ....
• All This has to do with the idea that …
• To cite another simple example …

Making recommendations:

• In the light of these conclusions, I recommend that _____ should be ____
• In addition, a _______ could ______
• Bearing in mind …

Grammar Note:
To make suggestions and recommendations you should use 'could + bare infinitive verb' (if you are less sure), or 'should + infinitive verb' (if you are more sure). You could also use 'suggest + _ing' or 'suggest that + a subject noun (e.g. 'we') + a verb (e.g. 'could' + infinitive verb). Do NOT use 'suggest to'.

• I would strongly recommend that (object) should...
• I would like to suggest …-ing/that
• I would like to recommend …
• In the light of the results of the survey, I would (strongly) advise against / in favor of...
• I feel it would be to our advantage if....
• I suggest ... as it would result in...
• Consideration should be given...
• It would be prudent / inadvisable / advisable to ... on the grounds that it / owing to the fact that / due to the fact that...
• I am opposed to the idea of...
• It would be mutually advantageous
• I suggest that the problem of... can be addressed through...
• Therefore... Hence, I suggest …
• For the satisfaction of... the ... should be...
• Another problem was that...
• I therefore thoroughly recommend …
• So I suggest that we do not …
• Consequently I wholeheartedly recommend that we do not …
• More steps also need to be taken to...
• The obvious conclusion to be drawn (provoca, suscita) from these facts is that...
• You may wish to consider …
• I hope / believe / trust you will consider this proposal favourably / the proposal will be given due (debida) consideration / the proposal will receive a due consideration.
• The main conclusion that can be drawn is therefore that...
• In the light of this, it is recommended that... (+ a general recommendation; e.g. that something needs to be changed. The detailed recommendations should go in the Recommendations section below.)
• Examples for you :)