Abi Bakr El Kadiri High School 2 BAC/ Writing a Report about an Event Instr.

Abdelkarim Foulfoula
A. Study the following table about a seminar and answer the questions below.
Organizers : UNICEF Office in Morocco
Topic : Dropping out from school in rural areas: causes and solutions
Date : November 20th
Place : Ibn Khaldoun Conference Hall, in Rabat
Participants : Educators, parents’ associations, political officials
Attendance : 200 people approximately
Activities : Mini-lectures , workshops, presentations
Some causes:
- poverty
- schools located far from home
- child labor (boys needed in farm work and girls in housework)
Main Ideas : Solutions:
- Encouraging drop-out students to return to school
- Supporting poor families financially, so they can send their children to school
- Sensitizing parents and civil society about the importance of education
Evaluation and Reactions : The seminar was fruitful, informative, well-organized , and successful

1. What was the seminar about? ……………………………………………………………………..……………………………………...……….

2. Who organized the event ? ……………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………...……..
3. Who are drop-out students ? ……………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………..……
4. When and where did the meeting take place ? ……………………………………………………………………..……….……………...…..
5. Who were the people involved in the seminar ? ……………………………………………………………………..………..…………...…..
6. How many people attended the seminar ? ……………………………………………………………………..………………………….……
7. What activities did the seminar include ? ……………………………………………………………………..……………………………...…
8. What ideas were discussed in the seminar ? ……………………………………………………………………..…………………………....
9. What were the main recommendations of the seminar ? ……………………………………………………………………..…………..…
10. Are the evaluation of and the reactions to the seminar positive or negative ? …………………………………………..…………......…
B. Now complete this sample report with information about the seminar from the table :
(1) Title: ……………………………………………..…………………………
The (2) ……………………..………………………………..…….....……. was the destination of many people from all parts of Morocco on (3)
………..………………………………... . The event was a seminar organized by (4)..............................................................................................The
seminar was about the urgent topic of (5)..................................................................................................................Participants included (6)
………………………..……………………..…….…..……... . Approximately (7)............................................................................attended the meeting.
The activities were varied and they included (8).................................................................................................... The participants concluded
that there are three main causes of dropping out from schools in rural areas. The first one is (9)............................................................,
the second one is (10) …………………………….…………………, and the third one is (11....................................................................................Also,
the participants suggested solutions to this issue. Some of these solutions are (12)..............................................................In fact, the
seminar was (13) …………………………………………………………………………... and people who attended certainly got the best out of it.
C. Elements of a Report :
1. The title should be short and precise. It should give a general idea about the content of the report.
2. The introduction sets the scene for the report by giving details about time, place, and participants.
3. The body, usually limited to one paragraph, includes the main ideas of the report.
4. The conclusion evaluates the success of the event and the reactions of participants and attendees.

D. Use information from this table to write your report.

presentations, mini-lectures, watching short
Topic: drug addiction rates among Moroccan youths Activities:
videos, personal stories, workshops
Organizers : Moroccan Youth for Development Association Causes of drug addiction among youths:
Place : Communal Cultural Center, Rabat unemployment, poverty, depression, family
Date : April 16th problems, bad company …
Main ideas : Suggested solutions :
criminologists, educators sociologists, social Proper education, job opportunities, promoting a
Participants: psychologists, state officials , youth associations’ sense of self-esteem , more youth recreational
representatives centers , youth counselling sessions
Attendance : around 270 people Evaluation: timely, very informative, interesting activities