IB Spanish text types: el informe

This type of text has to be concise, accurate, refer to exact information, rigorous, data driven, impersonal and objective, although sometimes you can find some persuasive elements. 

How do I write in a impersonal way? For this purpose we can use passive voice, using verbs as nouns, describe the situation in a general way never referring specifically to a person.

Sometimes you can find a personal opinion in some reports, usually an expert expressing his professional opinion.

Essentially reports are not meant to be expressive, so everything superfluous is banned. These texts are functional and have to follow very clear goals. Some well-known examples are PISA reports on education.

A typical structure for reports is:

• Summary
• Introduction
• Body
• Conclusion
• Appendix 

Expand your boundaries:

• El informe [website]
• Características del informe [pdf]
• Informe del español en el mundo (2015) [pdf]
• Summary of a report on "Spanish in the world" (2013) [website]

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