Proposal structure:
-WHY I’M WRITING
-DESCRIBE HOW IT’S THE CURRENT SITUATION
-HOW I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER
-MAKE MY RECOMMENDATIONS
USEFUL STRUCTURES:
Stating the purpose:
-The principal objectives of this proposal are to…
- The objective of this proposal is to…
-The purpose of this proposal is to examine/ evaluate / explain/ describe/ analyse/ present
-This proposal aims to…
- After learning about (…), I decided to put forward the following proposal in which I present…
Background information:
-At the present moment,…
-Comments made at the end of the questionnaires suggest…
-Following a survey among…
-Concerned members of the local community were invited to attend…
- A number of concern with regard to (…) were expressed by…
- The following areas for improvement can be highlighted
Making recommendations and suggestions:
- A working group should be set up by..
- There should be an enquiry into…
-It would be advantageous to…
- it is recommended that…
-Another point of the proposal is to create…
-I think it’s a great idea under many aspects…
-I recommend that a larger survey should be conducted before a final decision is reached…
Final recommendations:
- Implementation of the above ideas would result in…
-A working group should be set up by…
-The following actions ought to be performed with a view to (improving the quality of…)
- To sum up,I fully support this proposal and I believe it would result…
Report structure:
-Introduction
- 3 Subheading: give the relevant facts
- Conclusion
USEFUL STRUCTURES:
Stating the goal of the report
- The objective of this report is to compare.. and…
- The purpose of this report is to examine / evaluate / explain / describe / analyse/ present/
outline..
- This report aims to…
- It is based on a survey conducted among…
-It is the result of a discussion which took place among…
Development
- The first observation to make concerns…
- First of all,…
- Firstly,..
- Secondly,…
- Furthermore,…
- Moreover,…
- In fact,…
- Lastly,…
- Finally,…
- It has been stressed that…
- According to (the majority of respondents)…
- In spite of ( the fact that…)
- Despite ( the fact that…)
-The outlook for… is far from bright/ optimistic/ depressing/ daunting
- The future looks bleak/ remains uncertain / is promising
- This seems unlikely in the near / foreseeable future
Recommendations
- I would strongly recommend that…
- The following measures should be implemented:
- in the light of the results of the survey I would advise against…
- Given the results of the survey, I would advise for…
- I feel it would be to our advantage if…
- The best solution would be to…
- In order to improve… it is necessary to…
- This will have an impact on (noun)…
Conclusion
Provided that these recommendations are taken into consideration,
From the research one can conclude that…
