QUESTION

• What changes to ………. would you • What suggestions would you offer to
recommend? ………. in light of the problem of ………?
• Develop a list of recommendations based on • What options/choices does the

STEMS your findings.

• List your recommendations in order of priority.
organisation have in achieving its goals?
• Develop a plan for the implementation of….
GRAPHIC
FOR TEACHERS • Based on your analysis of the situation, make
recommendations for the future.
• What, in the circumstances, is the sensible
option? ORGANISERS
PRESENT — put forward for consideration

KEY TASK WORDS PROPOSE — put forward (for example—a point of view, idea, argument, suggestion) for
consideration or action.
SUGGEST — propose a possible choice, plan, or course of action for somebody else to consider
RECOMMEND — provide reasons in favour of

MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS THE TREE MIND MAP

(putting together ideas for consideration or action based on findings)

CLEVER
• Have I analysed the findings of the study?
STUDENT • What are the recommendations that I will make?

PROMPTS FOR • Are my recommendations plausible/realistic/able to be

CONNECTIVES MAKING
implemented/impartial?
• How do I know that my recommendations could be acted upon? RECOMMENDATION
RECOMMENDATIONS • What have I learned about the purpose of making recommendations? FLOW DIAGRAM
in summary as a result of
accordingly is recommended
finally is valid
in the end
in the final in-
because
so
SENTENCE STARTERS
stance therefore
• It could be recommended that ……….
on balance we can
• It would appear reasonable to conclude ………. and therefore recommend ……….
then recommend
• In spite of ………., the best solution is ……….
all things we can
considered conclude
• There are too many problems associated with ………., therefore ………is strongly recommended. RECOMMENDATION TABLE
• My recommendation, after looking at all the evidence, is ……….
to conclude these include
• It is, therefore, advisable to propose ……….
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if ……. then considerations
• Based on the analysis of the situation the following recommendations have emerged:
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