In your introduction give the background (предпосылки) to the report itself:

• why it is written;

• what it is about;

• who it is intended for;

• the investigative (исследовательский) and other methods used.

The body of the report is the largest part. There you set out (излагать) all the relevant (соответствующий) information — what you have discovered during your investigation (исследования), the facts on which you base your arguments, the details that you have been asked to provide (предоставить). An analytical report should usually develop a logical argument, building up (перерастающими) to a conclusion or recommendations.

The conclusion, recommendations or main findings(основные выводы). In an investigative or analytical report, you may discover several possible solutions to the problem you have been investigating. You may, of course, only recommend one solution, but you should give all the possibilities in your conclusion, with their advantages and disadvantages. Your report is to contain both a conclusion and recommendations, then put them in two separate sections(части, разделы). Always give your reason for recommending a particular course of action (ход действий).

2. If you need to acknowledge (ссылки) the help of other people or if you have referred to their written work you need to separate acknowledgements section. If you have referred to publications then it is customary (обычно, общепринято) to give the following information:

• in the case of books: the author, the title, the publisher, the year of publication;

• in the case of magazine or journal articles: the author, the title of the article, the title of magazine or journal, the volume (том) and number (or date) of the particular issue, and the year of publication.

Make the body of your report as short and interesting as possible, so that you keep the readers attention. But sometimes it becomes of real importance to prove your solutions or investigation with long tables (таблицы) or something like this. So it's a good idea not only to mention just the main features in the report itself, but reproduce the tables in the appendix (приложение).

Ex. 1. Translate the following into Russian using the proper meaning of the basic words:

1. What parts of speech do you know? Какие части речи вы знаете? pronoun, numeral, noun, verb, adverb, adjective 2. Do you know the rules of abstract (реферат, конспект) writing? Знаете ли вы правила написания конспекта? 3. Next session begins in two days. Следующая сессия начнется через 2 дня. 4. I know him to deliver a speech at the coming seminar. Я знаю, что он выступит на предстоящем семинаре. 5. Weather report promises no rain. Прогноз погоды обещает дождь. 6. It’s pity there were no debates on this question though the problem was rather interesting. Жаль, что не было никаких дискуссий по этому вопросу, хотя проблема была довольно интересной. 7. I wanted to have a speech with him. Я хотел поговорить с ним. 8. This company does its financial report every three months. Эта компания делает свой финансовый отчет каждые три месяца. 9. The winter session of the Parliament has already begun. Зимняя сессия парламента уже началась 10. This was the first-hand report that’s why we can really trust the information. Это был отчет из первых рук, поэтому мы действительно можем доверять информации.

Ex. 2 Give the definitions of the words. Use the word combinations in brackets:

1) a speech (expression of thoughts; in spoken words);

the ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a piece of spoken language; a set of spoken words

2) a debate (by words and arguments; a communication);

to engage in discussion by words and arguments

3) a report (spread by common talk; an account); (распространяемый общий разговор; счет)

a written or spoken account of a situation or event

4) an abstract (presented in skeletal form; a summary of points);

present a summary of points

5) a session (a meeting; devoted to a particular activity).

a formal meeting or series of meetings

Ex. 3 Choose the correct meaning of the word.

1. An abstract is a) a remark c) a paragraph b) a precis d) a note

1. Аннотация : a) Примечание/ пометка c) абзац b) краткое изложение d) заметка

2. A speech is a) an utterance c) a thought b) a discussion d) a glance

Речь: a) высказывание c) мысль б) обсуждение d) взгляд

3. A report is a) habit c) mark b) knowledge d) statement

Отчет/ доклад : a) привычка c) оценка б) знание d) заявление

4. A discussion is a) a view c) a talk b) a book d) a device

Обсуждение: a) точка зрения c) беседа б) книга d) устройство

5. A session is ……a) a holiday c) a season b) a meeting d) a job.

Сессия - это: a) праздник c) сезон b) собрание d) работа.

Ex. 4. Complete the sentences:

1. A usually detailed account or statement is called … report

Обычно подробный отчет или заявление называется ... отчет

2. A meeting or period devoted to a particular activity is called … session

Встреча или период, посвященный конкретному мероприятию, называется ... сессией

3. Something that is spoken is called … argument, problem

4. An account of a judicial opinion is called report

Учет судебного мнения называется запись судебных решений

5. A summary of point is called … abstract

6. A contention by words or arguments is called … debate

Конфликт словами или аргументами называется ... дебаты

7. An individual manner of speaking is called …style

8. A consideration of a problem in informal debate is called … discussion

Рассмотрение проблемы в ходе неофициальных прений называется дискуссия