Unit 7.6 Formal report数字时代的商务英语写作数字时代的商务英语写作.pdf

Unit 7 Business Reports Proposals 第七章 商务报告与计划书 7.6 Formal Reports 7.6 正式报告 Defining the Collecting Writing up the project organizing data final report 1st step: determine your purpose, expected reader, scope of investigation, and ways of collecting data ▪ An example: ▪ Purpose: To investigate the reason for labor shortage in Hong Kong ▪ The statement of purpose can be phrased into: ▪ …to project market conditions for skilled construction labor in Hong Kong during the next three years,… ▪ …to ensure that the government agency has an adequate supply of labor to fulfill construction contracts… 2nd step: Collecting data For example: • Scope of investigation: – Project demand for skilled construction labor • Data – the Sizes of projects under contract by major private contractors – projects to be bid on and controlled for during the next three years. • 3rd step: Presenting data ▪ Document information source: ▪ Strengthen or substantiate arguments, help readers locate data, and protect against charges of plagiarism. ▪ Use direct quotes (Verbatim Data) or paraphrase it. Verbatim Data Preserve the exact nature of the data (e.g. when attributing a controversial statement, it is wise to quote the statement exactly as it was written or spoken) Paraphrased Data Data that you have restated in your own words; you capture the essence of the information by summarizing the facts and stating them in a way that is relevant to your specific topic of analysis. Paraphrase: Sentence 1: Du-Babcock (2012), for instance, noticed that for both Hong Kong Chinese and Western managers, the integrating style is the most commonly used conflict style while the avoiding style is the least used one. Direct