1.0 INTRODUCTION Reports are formal and informative accounts of specific topics. While reports give information about specific happenings, articles give information about current or social issues. Reports can be in the following genre: General reports Newspaper reports Book reports Police reports Minutes of meetings School reports minutes of meetings of societies or clubs annual reports of school societies or clubs reports of incidents within the school compound Reports Format Minutes of Meeting Format name of society as heading date of meeting and place time for meeting record of attendance passing of minutes of previous meeting read out, proposed and seconded and passed matters arising reports on current projects time meeting was adjourned signed by the secretary and president approved by the teacher advisor
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Newspaper Report Format Headline, name of writer Begin with the important facts about place, date, time, names of people involved and the event Details of event Write in simple, clear and accurate language
Book Report Format Title of book, name of author, characters Storyline of book Synopsis of story Opinion of Book Write in simple and clear language Police Reports Format Title of report and name of person making report Describe exactly as the event or accident happened Describe in simple and accurate language
Complaint Reports Format The person who is receiving the reports, details and title of report Describe the problem and gives suggestions Write in simple and clear language
Survey Reports Format The person who is receiving the reports and details Describe the survey in simple and accurate language
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2.0 FEATURES OF EACH REPOTS
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2.1 Complaint Report
Attention: The principal, SMK Sri Maju, Kota Bharu, 24 APRIL 2008 Report On The School Canteen
Based on our findings and the complaints made by the students about the school canteen, a number of problems have been identified and the committee has come up with some suggestion to improve the existing conditions. 1. Problem: There is only one food counter serving 1 300 students. This is why there such a rush every day during interval. There are only four people to serve the food if the student queue up, there is not enough time for them to get their food, find a place to sit and eat their food in peace. This is the main reason why they push to get to the front.
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Suggestion: Two more counters should be opened and more people employed to served the food. There should be two different break times for the student so that the number of students in the canteen at one time will be reduced.
2. Problem: The menu is displayed on the wall, but for the past two weeks we have found that there is no variety in the food sold. Every day the students are served the same type of fried noodles and cakes. The quantity is to small considering the price the students pay. Suggestion: The canteen operation should stick to the menu and the price list that is displayed and the offer the variety that is shown on the menu. There must be a standard measurement for portion served so that students get their moneys worth. 3. Problem: Only soft drink are sold. These drink are not healthy at all. They do not have any nutritional benefits.
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Suggestion: Drinks such as soya bean milk, iced lemon tea and beverages like Milo and Horlicks should be included. 4. Problem: The floor is grimy and dirty with rubbish strewn everywhere. There are too many plastic bags all over the place. The stinks are always clogged and the student cannot wash their hands properly.
Suggestion: The canteen floor should be washed every day when the interval is over. All the rubbish should be cleared. The stinks should be washed hourly to prevent clogging. A fine should be imposed on students who litter. The canteen operator will have to reduce the use of plastic bags for the sale of small items like curry puffs.
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In conclusion, we have several recommendations to make. The canteen operators should meet with student representatives who can voice the grievances and put forward the suggestions of the students. After all, they are providing a service and the students are their customers. We should also consider having more caterers brought in competition should improve the quality and variety of the food sold in the canteen. Reported by, ........................ JAYA MALAR DASS I Lead Prefect Smk Sri Maju
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2.2 Survey Report
To, Mrs Annie Len, Teacher-in-charge, English Language Society.
A survey was carried out among the Form 3 students to find out the number of students who are interested in going on a trip after PMR examination. The result showed that 100 students from Form 3 Mawar, Melor , and Anggerik are interested. The three places suggested for the trip were Rantau Abang, Pulau Perhentian, and the National Zoo. 25 students are in favour of going to Rantau Abang to watch turtles lay eggs on the beach. They are willing to pay RM75 each for the trip. Majority of the students prefer to go to Pulau Perhentian for picnicking and swimming. They do not mind having to pay RM60 each. 11 students choose the National Zoo as they want to learn more about animals. They only need to pay 20 each.
Address or the person who is receiving the report Detail of survey ENGLISG LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY II (WAJ3103) 2012
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Finally, it has been decided that a trip be made to Pulau Perhentian. The RM60 fare per student includes transport (bus fare) and meals. The bus will leave the school compound at 7.00 a.m. and return by 9.00 p.m the same day.
Reported by, ..................... LAU WEE LIN Secretary, English Language Society.
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2.3 Newspaper Report
Title Din and Pollution Ire Residents Tawau, Saturday Residents of Hibiscus Garden held a peaceful demonstration against the noise and air pollution from the construction site of a multi-level market on a plot of land beside their housing estate in Tawau here today. The group of residents from Hibiscuis Garden said they were badly affected by the recent increase in noise and air pollution caused by the irresponsible and inconsiderate contractor of the new market. Work on the project started about six months ago. The residents are happy about having an indoor market but they have to put up with a lot of inconvenience and they are highly irritated and disturbed. There is incessant noise from the generators , cement mixers, earth movers and heavy vehicles . Work is carried out throughout the day and into the night and the residents have not had any peace and quiet since work on the project started. The noise from the piling machines is unbearable and while babies cry a lot, school children cannot concentrate on their studies.
Place and date also summary of report Body of report:
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The environment is heavily polluted from the black smoke emitted by the machinery and the dust created by the earth movers. The residents claim that due to this people are failling sick more often. There are sleepless nights and it is a strain on them. Some people have moved out of the area.
There is incessant noise from the generators , cement mixers, earth movers and heavy vehicles . Work is carried out throughout the day and into the night and the residents have not had any peace and quiet since work on the project started. The noise from the piling machines is unbearable and while babies cry a lot, school children cannot con The contractor does not seem too overly concerned about safety. Mounds of earth are found along the road and especially around the playground . This has caused inconvenience to pedestrians who have to walk around them and get their shoes muddy. Some children have fallen over these mounds of earth. The work site is not screened off and the residents are worried for their safety. The residents handed a list of demand to the official of Department of Environment who had been invited to the demonstration. The residents want the department to issue a warning to the contractor to be more disciplined. There should be better supervision of the work-site. All worked should stop by 6.00 p.m. and the machinery should be properly maintained so the environment will not be so polluted. The lorries should be well covered and not litter roads with earth. Finally, The residents dispersed after their list of demands was accepted by the contractor and witnessed by the Body of report:
Ending
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2.4 Report Of Minute Of Meeting
Minutes of Editorial Board of Form 5 Year Book Day/Date : Wednesday, 11 March Time : 3.00 p.m. Venue : School Library Attendance : All committee members
The meeting of the editorial board was chaired by Priscilla Thomas of Form 5 Science 1. She started the meeting by thanking the committee for the vote of confidence in her. She reminded the committee that the year book was a joint effort snd everyone has an important role and responsibility to see that its comes into fruition. She gave a list of topics for discussion by the board: allocation of work among committee members name of year book time of publication contents of magazine design for cover sponsorship to cover publication cost
Title Date and time Place Attendance Introduction ENGLISG LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY II (WAJ3103) 2012
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Allocation of work for committee members There are eight committee members altogether and each member was allocated work that covered the process of getting the articles to the final publication of the year book. 1. Articles and editing of articles for year book This task was given to Tong Siew Kheng (5 Sc.1) and Yazid Razif (5 Sc. 2). They will be responsible for getting students to contribute articles and selecting and editing the articles. The contributed articles will have to be typed according to certain specifications. They will seek the views of other students regarding the inclusion of jokes. 2. Photography The task of taking class and individual photographs was given to Samuel Chandra (5 Arts 1) and Lina Abdullah ( 5 Arts 1). Both of them are members of the Photography Club, so they are the best choice. They will set up a schedule for the photography seccions. 3. Layout of year book The final layout of the year Mansor (5 Arts2) and Siva J. (5 Arts 2). 4. All these sub-committees are allowed to get other students to help them in their work.
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Name of year book The committee discussed several suggestions for a name of the year book The Beacon, Guiding Light and The Jewel. The final choice was The Jewel but the final decision depends on the class teachers.
Time of publication It was agreed that the year book will be published by the first week of October.
Contents of Year Book
It was agreed that the articles should cover Arts and Science topics and in the three languages, Bahasa Malaysia, English and Mandarin. There will only be a maximum of ten book. There will be a poetry corner to cater to the budding poets.
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Design for cover
The editorial board proposed to hold a cover- designing competition and the designing competition and the design adjudged the best will be used. The contest will be opened to Form 5 students only.
Sponsorship to cover publication cost
It was suggested that the cost would be covered by sponsorship by the PIBG and advertisements. The chairman and I, as secretary, were given the honour of being in charge of this task.
The meeting adjourned at 5.00p.m. The committee will meet in a months time to view the progress of all the sub-committes.
Fiona Koh (FIONA KOH) Secretary
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2.5 Event Report To : The Chairman Leo Club SMK Alishan PJ From : Azlan Shamsuddin Secretary Date : Monday 19 th 2010 Title : A Charity Event
Even & Date & Time Blind Leading The Blind Charity Walk was held on Sunday, 18 th March 2007 in the morning. This was no ordinary walk: participants were required to be blindfolded while walking a distance of 3 km on the streets of the city. The only comfort from this challenge was to be guided by a sighted person. The event first started four years ago. Organizers & Objectives & Sponsors Petaling Jaya Lions Club organization the event as part of the Sight First Campaign. The campaign is a long-term commitment by the organization to fight preventable and reversible blindness. The organization wants to create greater awareness on the importance of eye care and promote piety among the young for the aged and parents. Address or the person who is receiving the report The person who is send the report Date Title Body of report:
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The event was to raise money through public donations and corporate sponsorship to be donated to the Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB) and the Tun Hussien Onn National Eye Hospital (THONEH) to fund contract operation for the poor to restore their eyesight. Participant Petaling Jaya resident from all walks of life made up the bulk of the participants. They same in pair as each participant had to be guided by a sighted person. This was the person the blindfolded participant had to trust his or her life with on that day. They were joined by the PJ Mayor and a group of visually impaired participant from a number of associations for the blind. Route The march began at the Dewan Sivik car park. The 1,500 strong group was lead by a band from Sekolah Mengah Assunta. The route took them past famous PJ landmarks : PJ Hilton, Hotel Singgahsana, Taman Jaya LRT, Wat Chetawan Siamese Buddhist Temple, Jalan Gasing and SMK Assunta. At a halfway point near the PJ Drive-in A&W Restaurant, the participant paused for refreshments and swapped blindfoldeds. Body of report:
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End of The Walk In about an hour, the walk was over. The participants were given goodie bags, drinks and treated to a lucky draw. Comments by Participants Some participant felt that there was a tendency to bump into the person in front science the participant were moving quite closely together. Others felt it was quite scary initially. It felt as though there was always some kind of danger in front of them. Some said they could now appreciate having good eyesight and be able to see. Some others felt a total dependence on their guides who gave instruction or information: there is a drop. We are now crossing the road. All in all, despite the initial daunting prospect, the participants had a fulfilling day.
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Past Successes & Future Plans The Club had been able to raise more than 300, 000 in the past years. In collaboration with the community service THONEH, sight had been restored to 600 cataract patients and 5000 had benefitted from eye screenings in Peninsular Malaysia The PJ mayor is very supportive of the event and the MBPJ has adopted the Blind Leading The Blind Charity Walk as an annual event to be held every second Sunday of March.
Reported by Azlan Shamsuddin Blind Leading The Blind participant Conclusion Signature and writer name ENGLISG LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY II (WAJ3103) 2012
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3.0 GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
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3.1 Graphic Organizer of Din and Pollution Ire Residents
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3.2 Graphic Organizer of Minutes of Editorial Board of Form 5 Year Book ENGLISG LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY II (WAJ3103) 2012
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4.0 WRITE A REPORT 4.1 IPTHO English Drama Night
To : The Chairman Of Unit English Department From : Normaisah Mohd Sarijil Secretary Date : 16 th July 2012 Title : IPTHO English Drama Night
On 15 th July 2012, Institut Pendidikan Tun Hussein Onn (IPTHO) had an English Drama Night. This event was held by IPTHO English Department for the entire PISMP Semester 2 IPTHO student except TESEL group. Every unit in PISMP Semester 2 student send participate for the Drama Night. Drama night was a night of drama competition. The event starts at 8.30 p.m at Balai Siswa (BalSis). There are 11 groups that participate. Each group was given maximum 20 minute to present their drama. There are three jury panels to judge the participant. The jury was English Lecture in IPTHO. The themes for drama night competition are free. Every unit or group can think and up with their own idea to present their drama. All participate present their drama smoothly as they already practice many time before the Drama Night. The first group present their drama was from unit Pendidikan khas their drama was about the bad people who flash back about the entire bad thing he had done. The next group was unit RBT 1, RBT 2, then Pendidikan Agama 1, Pra Sekolah, Matematik 1, until the last group that is matematik 2.
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This event was a good event for the IPTHO student it develope healthy competition between group and student. Beside that, this event let the student to be creative and let the student show their telent in acting. The coorperation among student was really good and amaizing. The last participate present their drama at 12.00 a.m. The Drama Night end at 12.30a.m. Participant and the committe clean the BalSis before all back to hostel.
Reported by,
____________________ Normaisah Bt. Mohd Sarijil Secretary of English Society
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5.0 CONCLUSION
There are many type of report that was use in everyday life. Reports are very important method of gaining and giving information. Although they may be presented orally, at a meeting for example, reports are usually presented in writing. The ultimate purpose of any report is to provide the foundation for decisions to be made and action taken. Report was made to make sure that everything that already done in an association has a record. So that they can refer to the record if anything happen. Usually report was writing for someone to take attention or for someone to take action. Therefore, report is very important.
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6.0 REFLECTION
Based on this coursework project, I learn many new things. Through this project, I am exposed to the format and type of report. I learn that there is many type of report that were use daily. Five of the reports are survey report, event report, minute of meeting report, complaint report and newspaper report. Each report has different key feature, however they still have similarity such as date, signature, title of the report and others. From this assignment I learn the differences between five reports. From this assignment I also learn to make a graphic organizer for the report that I have choose. The report that I choose was minute of meeting report and newspaper report. From the report I take the main point and I make a graphic organizer. I learn the way to write an event report from this assignment. The report that happen in IPG Kampus Tun Hussien On. I choose to write report on the sport day that occurs on 27 February 2012. This project also will soon benefit our career as it teach us how write a report.
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7.0 REFERENCES
Chin, K. S. (2000). Nexux-SPM 4,5 English 1119. Petaling Jaya: Sasbadi Sdn. Bhd. Christine Tan, Y. F. (2011). 150 Model Essays for SPM English. Johor Bahru: Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn Bhd. Maryann Sebastian, S. D. (2003). EKsplorasi KBSM form 4. Selangor: Penerbit Fajar Bakti Sdn. Bhd. Mee, M. Y. (2001). Target Vista- SPM KBSM 4,5 Enlish 1119. Kuala Lumpur: Sasbadi Sdn. Bhd. Yap, J. (2004). Handbook for Writing and Summary. Selangor: Setia Emas Sdn Bhd.