Open salaries: a report on a pay transparency experiment
A report evaluates a design firm's decision to publish every salary. Students study precise, cautious reporting, then report on a workplace policy.
C2Adults60 minReportFree
About this lesson
A C2 writing lesson (report). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Report
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 60 minutes
- Topic
- Business & money
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Matching, Gap-fill, Table to fill in
- Key words
- tangible, bring into line, the principal factor, foster, a vocal minority, anecdotal evidence, contingent on, a rationale
- Access
- Free
By the end, students can
- Analyze how an evaluative report weighs evidence and qualifies its findings
- Use precise, formal vocabulary and cautious interpretation of data
- Write a 280–320 word report with recommendations for senior management