REPORT WRITING

Below is an example of a well-written report.  However, it would be much better if it weren't for the gaps it seems to have, as the writer apparently forget to include some prepositions and other key words.  Fill in the gaps and turn it into an excellent report :)

ATTITUDES TOWARDS AGING

Introduction

The ________ of this report is to ________ how young people in Gava feel ________ elderly people in their area and aging themselves. It will present the ________ of a survey conducted with a random selection of 200 young people at a local high school and in the final section it will include ________ as to how attitudes could be improved.

Attitudes to older people

According to the survey, a significant proportion ________ young people never or hardly never spend time with someone aged 65. Reasons that respondents gave for this included: they have nothing in common, the elderly don't like teenagers and lack of time. ________, nearly three quarters of those surveyed (74 percent) agreed ________ they could probably 'learn something' from older people.

Attitudes to aging

Those responding to the survey were almost equally split ________ preferring to think about it as little as possible and those who never thought about it. For those who did think about it, the prime concerns were loneliness, poor health and boredom.

Recommendations

Clearly more could be done to bridge the gap between young and old in our community. The first step is to create volunteer tutoring opportunities ________ elderly citizens to help younger people at high school with academic work or practical skills.  In ________, invite young people to tutor old people in technology use in return for a donation to be used for social events.  As a ________, increased contact between the groups will lead to greater understanding and more positive attitudes.

ANSWERS:

Introduction

The aim of this report is to describe/detail/illustrate how young people in Gava feel about elderly people in their area and aging themselves. It will present the results/findings of a survey conducted with a random selection of 200 young people at a local high school and in the final section it will include recommendations/suggestions as to how attitudes could be improved.

Attitudes to older people

According to the survey, a significant proportion of young people never or hardly never spend time with someone aged 65. Reasons that respondents gave for this included: they have nothing in common, the elderly don't like teenagers and lack of time. Moreover, nearly three quarters of those surveyed (74 percent) agreed that they could probably 'learn something' from older people.

Attitudes to aging

Those responding to the survey were almost equally split between preferring to think about it as little as possible and those who never thought about it. For those who did think about it, the prime concerns were loneliness, poor health and boredom.

Recommendations

Clearly more could be done to bridge the gap between young and old in our community. The first step is to create volunteer tutoring opportunities for elderly citizens to help younger people at high school with academic work or practical skills.  In addition, invite young people to tutor old people in technology use in return for a donation to be used for social events.  As a result, increased contact between the groups will lead to greater understanding and more positive attitudes.