Academic Report Writing Template

This is an example long report template for you to copy to your word processor or print out. Then you can fill in your own details.

This study was to ______________________________

It was requested by ____________________________

It was requested on (date).

The investigation was done by ____________________

The main findings were that ______________________

It was concluded that __________________________

The recommendations are that _______should be ______

Section......................................................Page Number

Introduction.......................................................................1
Literature Review..............................................................3
Methodology.....................................................................5
Findings.............................................................................7
Conclusions.....................................................................14
Recommendations............................................................16
Appendices......................................................................18
Bibliography.....................................................................25

Content and Organisation

The Report Writing Process: an ordering exercise to re-order the stages of this process
Academic report writing template: useful phrases and expressions to use in your report.
Types of Report - the names of different types of report and what they mean.
Report Stages and Content - what goes in each section of a report.
Stages and Language of a Report - useful phrases for the sections of a report
Report Headings - understand the type of information each section of a report should contain.
Subject Headings - how to write correct subject headings.

Introductions

Report Writing: Introductions - a page to help you understand the content and grammar of report introductions. It contains explanations, an example and an exercise.
Report Introductions - a text-reconstruction exercise to help you remember the language of the introduction to a report.

Method / Methodology / Procedure

The Procedure / Method / Methodology section of a report: how to write it.
The Procedure / Method section of a report - a text-reconstruction exercise to help you remember the language of this section of a report.

Findings and Discussion

Matching Nouns and Verbs for Reports - an exercise in choosing the right vocabulary for reports.
Formality - an exercise to help you to write reports using formal language.
Describing Numbers - an explanation, a program to write and speak a number, and an exercise
Trends - this exercise introduces the vocabulary and grammar needed to describe trends. Includes an exercise.
Describing trends in line graphs
Trends Headings - this exercise shows how to use headings when describing trends. Includes an exercise.
The Language of Approximation - an exercise in describing numbers in an easy-to-understand way
Approximation Correction exercise - to check that you can use the language of approximation correctly
Approximating Dissatisfaction - an exercise to help you describe dissatisfaction
Describing Satisfaction in the Findings and Conclusion sections of a report - choosing between 'satisfy', 'satisfied', 'satisfying' and 'satisfactory', etc.
Important or Importance? Explanation and exercise on which word to use when describing Findings and Conclusions.
Concern - how to use concern correctly

Conclusion

Recommendations

Practice Materials

Report Correction Exercise - correct these common errors made by students in report writing, so that you can avoid making the same mistakes.
List of common errors in report writing assignments
Common Errors in Report Writing - revision exercise.
Report Writing Scenario Site - practice the whole process of report writing
Scanner - a program that highlights the words in a text that are easy for a reader to find. Use it to improve the organisation and reader-friendliness of your writing.
List of Materials in CILL for Business reports