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Writing introductions - reports Report Writing A report consists of three parts. Introduction Findings/body Conclusion/recommendations Introduction This tells the reader the purpose and objective of the report. It will also give the reader some background information about the subject. Look at the following example of an introduction taken from a report. ‘The purpose of this report is to’ is called a term of reference. This means knowing why you are writing the report.  Here are some more. investigate, evaluate, study The objective of this report is to… recommend, analyse, give The aim of this report is to… feedback, estimate, assess etc Clauses of purpose Purpose: in order to so as to P U R P O S E The company continued leasing in order to avoid making tax payments S I T U A T I O N Put the Objective In Writing You have been asked to produce each of the following reports. In each case, write down a sentence that you might use as your objective (you can supply your own conditions where they aren’t implied in the question): 1. A report to a customer on why they should buy your company’s product or service. Objective:  2. A report to your boss on why you should be given a rise in salary. Objective: 3. A report on the current travel to work arrangements, and what, if anything, to do about them. Objective: NB: To help you begin, most of your objectives will probably start: “To show that …”, “To consider whether …”, “To review …”. Now take one of the situations and write th