1. Writing business proposals
Identify characteristics and conventions, and practise the process of planning, structuring and writing a business proposal.
2. Writing event proposals
Identify characteristics and conventions, and practise the process of planning, structuring and writing an events proposal.
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3. Writing research proposals
Identify characteristics and conventions, and practise the process of planning, structuring and writing a research proposal.
4. Writing reports: Introduction and methodology
Identify characteristics and conventions, and practise the process of planning, structuring and writing a report.
5. Writing reports: Findings and discussion
Practise signposting, describing data and writing cohesively.
6. Writing reports: Conclusions, and recommendations
Practise common collocations, drawing conclusions from given information, useful language to use when writing conclusions and recommendations, formal written style, and describing cause and effect.
Final test
Check what you have learnt.
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aid
aid (n)
material help for people in need
acquire
acquire (v)
to get possession of something
goal
goal (n)
objective
tailor
tailor (v)
to design for a specific purpose
organic traffic
organic traffic (n)
the visitors who come to a website through search engine results. Organic traffic is different from paid traffic, which comes from visitors who clicked on paid advertisements.
lapelmicrophone
lapel microphone (n)
a small microphone that clips onto a shirt or jacket
outline
outline (v)
to describe briefly, to summarise
infrastructure
infrastructure (n)
a system of installations and resources
enhancement
enhancement (n)
improvement
venue
venue (n)
the place where an organised event takes place
timescale
timescale (n)
the period time that something happens
ongoing
ongoing (adj)
continuing into the future
entity
entity (n)
a separate, independent organisation
lack
lack (v)
to be deficient in something, to require more of it
leverage
leverage (v)
to use as a lever, to take advantage of something to help achieve an aim
show off
show off (phrase)
to demonstrate, to make visible
showcase
showcase (v)
to show the best qualities of something
stakeholder
stakeholder (n)
a person who is involved with an organization, society, etc. and who has responsibilities and an interest in its success
source
source (n)
the origin of something, where it comes from
attendee
attendee (n)
a person who attends an event
pain points
pain point (n)
a specific problem or challenge a company has
breakdown
breakdown (n)
a division into categories
achievement
achievement (n)
something difficult that has been done successfully
mitigations
mitigation (n)
the act of reducing negative aspects of something
eagerness
eagerness (n)
enthusiasm
approach
approach (n)
way of doing something or of analysing a situation
assess
assess (v)
to evaluate, to measure how effective something is
attribute
attribute (n)
quality, characteristic
award-winning
award-winning (exp)
that has won prizes
awareness
awareness (n)
understanding and experience, knowledge that something exists
budget
budget (n)
an estimation of how much money an organisation or person will earn and how much they will be able to spend
deal_with
deal with (exp)
to take action in response to a situation
disease
disease (n)
illness, sickness, state of not being healthy
dispense
dispense (v)
to give out to people
delve
delve (v)
discuss more deeply a concept or experience
enhance
enhance (v)
to improve, to make better
enquire
enquire (v)
to ask for information
equipment
equipment (n)
tools, special clothing or machines to do a specific job
embellished
embellished (adj)
made to sound better or more impressive that it really is
fauna
fauna (n)
indigenous animals
fill_in
fill in (exp)
to complete, to write in all the necessary details and information
first_aid
first aid (n)
first treatment you give to someone who is ill or has had an accident
fit
fit (v)
to match, to correspond to
flora
flora (n)
indigenous plants
firm
firm (n)
a private office offering a professional service, such as a legal or creative service
hand_in
hand in (exp)
to give or submit
highlight
highlight (v)
to emphasise, to make obvious
hire
hire (v)
to choose an employee for a position in the company
ICT
ICT (n)
abbreviation for information and communication technologies
involve
involve (v)
to entail, to imply or to mean
infographic
infographic (n)
a picture or diagram showing or explaining information
outcome
outcome (n)
the result or effect of an action or situation
keep
keep (v)
to maintain
label
label (v)
to put a label or ticket on something to identify it
maintenance
maintenance (n)
work to keep a thing or place in good condition
overlook
overlook (v)
to not see, to not notice
passenger
passenger (n)
a person who is travelling on a plane or other form of transport
patrol
patrol (v)
to move around an area to make sure there is no trouble or danger
press
press (n)
newspapers, magazines and other news media
pride
pride (v)
to be proud of
provide
provide (v)
to give, to make available
public_works
public works (n)
work done by government agencies
purchase
purchase (n)
buying
quote
quote (n)
a written calculation or prediction of what a service will cost
range
range (n)
variety, selection
record
record (n)
printed or digital document with data or information
recruit
recruit (v)
to find new employees for a company
release
(press) release (n)
the details of an event, distributed to the press to publish
resource
resource (n)
something useful or valuable
sanitary
sanitary (adj)
relating to health and hygiene
slogan
slogan (n)
short phrase to promote an idea or a product
staff
staff (n)
employees, the people who work in a company
succinctly
succinctly (adv)
saying something clearly and without unnecessary words
stock
stock (n)
a supply or collection of things to use or to sell
setback
setback (n)
something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing
target
target (n)
objective, group that a company focuses on
treatment
treatment (n)
action taken to help a sick person or animal to become healthy
typo
typo (n)
a spelling or typing mistake
up-to-date
up-to-date (adj)
in touch, aware of the latest information
wish
wish (v)
to desire, to want