Advanced Writing with English in Use

Informationreports:people • Module8A

AppraisalReport:ChanKitYu

Iampleased toreportthatKithasperformed

(0) exceptionally wellinherduties as Administrative

Assistantsince(1 ) u s on 5 January.

The hospitalh a sbeenbesetwitha (2) _

ofdifficultiesduringthistimeandI havebeenparticularly

impressedbythemannerinwhichKithasnot

(3 ) thesetoaffectthe qualityofh er

work.

Kitwasquickto develop a goodworking r elationshipwit h

(4) ,andifa t firsther

(5 ) lifethreatenedto intrudeintothe

workplace,shes oonlear n edwhere todrawtheline ,

Sofaras h eradministrativeskillsareconcerned,the only

questionmarkhasbeenover(6) of

familiaritywithsome ofourcomputersoftware.Thishas,

(7) , beenr emediedby a recenttraining

course.

Her(8) andat t en dan cehavebeen

excellent,an dshehasbeen(9) towork

overtime whenthesituationhas requiredit.

Insum,amostsatisfactory start.

B Langu age st udy
To understand the difference in stylebetween the two versions,you mustbearin
mindthat thewritten reportis a permanent record which will havean important
influence onthe employee'scareer. It will bereferred tow henpromotionor
dismissalare being considered.or asthe basis for a reference.

1 What aspects of Gary's assessment would be inappropr iate i n a written

report?

2 Wha t changeshas Annette made?
Consider (a) the choiceof detailsto beincluded/ omitted
(b) thevocabulary
(c) the organization
(d)the length
(e) t he'tone' : w hat imp ressiondo we get of thew riter?
what makesthisreport sound formal?

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