DIRECTED WRITING : REPORT Report to Principal

You are very disappointed by the conditions and services provided by your school canteen. You decide
to write a report to inform your school principal about the poor conditions and services of the
canteen. These would include:

insufficient table and benches

food and drinks not covered

too little food counters

dirty and clogged drains smelly

food expensive and lacks variety

inadequate food late comers have nothing to buy, to eat

cold food not fresh

rude canteen workers

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To

Mr. Hasnan bin Jalal,

The Principal,
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Permata

From :

Malik bin Abdul

Date

24 March 2011

Report about the School Canteen

I am writing this report is to draw your attention regarding the school canteen. Many of the
students of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Permata are unhappy about the conditions at the school
canteen. There were lots of complaints regarding this issue.
In the first place, there are insufficient tables and benches. Our school has a student
population of over 1 000. There is only one period of recess time for all forms. More than 80 percents
of the students go to the canteen during recess to buy food and drinks. Unfortunately, there are only
about twenty-five tables and fifty benches which can accommodate less than half the number of
students. As a result, many students have to stand while eating.
The food sold at the canteen is not only expensive but lacks of variety. The menu is the same
every day. For the past five years, ever since the present canteen management took over, students go
back to the same food.
The hygiene and preparation of food leave a lot to be desired. The food and drinks are not
covered. They way canteen attendants dress speak volume about hygiene. With their lackadaisical
attitude, the food they sell would one way or the other become contaminated.
My fourth complaint about the canteen pertains to the etiquette of the canteen workers. They
are rude and arrogant. They often shout at students. The students are always on the receiving end of
their bad moods.

We hope that conditions at the canteen will improve. The canteen should provide better
amenities. There should also be a different menu everyday so that students will not have to taste the
same food day in and day out. Cleanliness should be given top priority.
We hope that you will look into our complaints and take steps to remedy the situation. The
students are prepared to boycott the canteen if their complaints go unheeded.
Reported by:
Malik
Malik bin. Mohd Jalil