REPORT WRITING TUTORIAL.docx

**NELSON MANDELA UNIVERSITY** **DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED LANGUAGE STUDIES** **TUTORIAL 1 (Report writing)** **Question 1** 1. Please refer to the addendum and identify the following: 1.1 What type of report is this?.................................................................................

**NELSON MANDELA UNIVERSITY** **DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED LANGUAGE STUDIES** **TUTORIAL 1 (Report writing)** **Question 1** 1. Please refer to the addendum and identify the following: 1.1 What type of report is this?................................................................................................(2) 1.2 Who is the target audience? / Who is it written for?................................................................................................(2) 3. Who is the sender? / Who wrote the report? 4. How do you know who the report is from?............................................................................................(2) 5. Why do we use graphs in report writing?............................................................................................(2) **(5\*1=5)** 2. Name any 5 types of reports (i)................................................................................. (ii)..............................................................................\... (iii)................................................................................ (iv)................................................................................ (v)................................................................................ **(5\*1=5)** **Grand total: 20** A man has been seriously injured after being knocked down by a MyCiTi bus in Milnerton, Cape Town, on Tuesday morning, City traffic spokesperson Richard Coleman says. He said the 20-year-old man was in a serious condition, with medics attending to him on the scene. The bus lane and right lane had been obstructed in Marine Drive, after Greyton Road. The accident happened just a few kilometres away from the spot where a 30-year-old school teacher was knocked down and killed by a MyCiTi bus in August.Maretha van Dyk, a Grade 4 teacher at Riebeeckstrand Primary School in Melkbosstrand, was hit while she was helping her husband after he had car trouble. She was also the older sister of rugby players Cobus and Jasper Wiese, who play for the Stormers and Cheetahs respectively, according to **[Netwerk24](https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/teacher-30-knocked-over-by-myciti-bus-while-helping-husband-after-crash-in-cape-town-20190830).**That accident happened on Otto du Plessis Drive near Sunset Beach