Findings and Next Steps: Writing a Report with Recommendations

About This Resource

A complete Grade 9 ESL writing pack on formal reports. Students study a model report on the school canteen, learn the standard sections (introduction, findings with subheadings, conclusion, recommendations), turn survey data into clear findings, practice formal language (It is recommended that, The majority of students) and write their own report. Includes slides, a lesson plan, worksheet, quiz, homework, A5 flashcards, a rubric, Word files and answer keys.

Overview

A report presents information clearly so that a reader can make a decision. It uses a precise title, a short introduction stating the purpose, findings organized under subheadings, a conclusion and practical recommendations. The language is formal and often impersonal: The survey shows ..., Over half of the students ..., It is recommended that ... Students read a model report on the school canteen, match sections to their purposes, describe survey results accurately, rewrite informal sentences and write recommendations for a school library report.

Resource Details

Subject: ESL
Topic: Writing a Report with Recommendations
Category: Writing
File Type: PDF
File Size: 316.8 KB
Published: 14 Nov 2026
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Grade 9 ESL (ages 14–15), B1–B2 60 minutes Writing data interpretation formal register organization

Learning Objectives

Organize a report into clear sections with subheadings.
Describe survey findings accurately using fractions and percentages.
Write formal recommendations using appropriate phrases.

How to Use This Resource

Show a page of a report next to a story. Ask: "How are these texts different?"
Read the model report and teach the sections and language with the slides, then do activities 1 and 2.
Students complete activities 3 to 5. Use the quiz and send the homework page home.

Classroom Activity Ideas

Class survey: students design and run a short survey, then write findings.
Formal or informal? Teams race to rewrite chatty sentences in report style.
Recommendation pitch: groups present their top recommendation to the class acting as a school council.

Differentiation

Support: provide a report template with headings and phrase banks. Challenge: students add a short section on limitations of the survey (sample size, who was asked).

Assessment

Use the worksheet and quiz to check structure and language. Use the rubric for the library report written for homework or in class.

Teacher Tips

Make sure numbers in findings match the data exactly; accuracy is part of the genre. Reports avoid I think and emotional language. Recommendations should be specific and realistic: Add two vegetarian options daily, rather than Make the food better.

What's Included

10-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
Key vocabulary list (6 words with meanings and examples)
Student worksheet (5 activities)
Quiz / assessment (3 parts)
Homework practice page
Printable flashcards: 6 A5 picture cards (separate PDF)
Assessment rubric (4 levels)
Lesson slides (editable PowerPoint)
Editable Word version of all student pages
Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)