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E8 G - Write a report about an event

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E8 G - Write a report about an event

Mini-Beschreibung: Write a short, structured report about a real or fictional school or personal event. You write mainly in the past simple, organise facts in a clear order and add a short opinion with a reason. This course is for English as a first foreign language, class 8, G level, Baden-Württemberg.

Look first – no dictionary yet. What can you see? What may have happened before this photo? What could happen next?

I can ...

I can understand the main facts of a short report.
I can answer the questions who, what, when, where.
I can put events in a clear order.
I can use the past simple for finished events.
I can connect ideas with words such as first, then, after that, finally, because.
I can write a short report and check it.

Before you start

English first: Read or listen once. Try the task. Ask for help only if you need it. Then use the hint. German help comes last.

Remember: A report gives clear information about an event. It is not a chat message and not a full story with lots of feelings.

Quick warm-up

Think of one event:

a school sports day
a class trip
a birthday
a school concert
a club event

Say three facts in English: Where was it? Who was there? What happened?

Hint: Start with: Last ..., our class ...

Deutsch-Hilfe erst nach dem Versuch: Nenne Ort, Personen und ein wichtiges Ereignis.

Listening and viewing

First listen: Watch without subtitles if possible. Do not stop after every sentence. Listen for the main idea.

Try:

What is the event or situation about?
Name two things that happened.
Which past-tense verbs do you hear?

Second listen: Now pause once or twice. Write five key words.

After your first attempts: Use captions or the transcript function if you need more support. Do not copy full sentences.

Hint: Listen for time words and past forms.

Deutsch-Hilfe: Beim ersten Hören zählt die Hauptidee. Beim zweiten Hören suchst Du Einzelheiten.

Optional viewing: How reports are organised

This video is more advanced. Do not copy all rules. Focus only on title – clear sections – facts – conclusion.

Stop after a useful idea and explain it in one easy English sentence.

Reading: A model report

Read once without using the word help.

School Sports Day – Short Report

Last Friday, our school held a sports day on the school field. Students from classes 7 and 8 took part. The event started at 9 a.m.

First, we ran short races. Then our class played a relay race. After that, there was a football match. Many students watched and cheered. At lunchtime, we had a short break.

The event ended at 2 p.m. Our class did not win every competition, but we worked well together. I liked the relay race because everyone helped the team.

Try:

Who took part?
Where did the event happen?
Name three activities.
When did the event end?
What opinion does the writer give?
What reason does the writer give?

Hint: The answers are in the opening, middle and ending.

Deutsch-Hilfe: Suche nach Personen, Ort, Zeit, Ablauf und einer begründeten Meinung.

Report structure

Part	Your job	Useful language
Opening	Give the basic facts.	Last Friday ... / Our class ... / The event took place ...
Main part	Put events in order.	First ... / Then ... / After that ...
Ending	Finish with a result or short opinion.	Finally ... / I liked ... because ...

Target length for G level: about 80–120 words unless your teacher gives another length.

Context vocabulary

English	Easy meaning	Example
event	something that happens	The event started at nine.
take part	join an activity	Our class took part.
field	outdoor sports area	We met on the school field.
audience	people who watch	The audience clapped.
winner	person or team that wins	The winner got a prize.
happen	take place	What happened next?
finally	at the end	Finally, we went home.
because	gives a reason	I liked it because it was fun.

Try before translating: Choose four words and make four short sentences about your own event.

Pronunciation

Say these groups slowly, then at normal speed:

started – played – watched – helped

Listen to the endings. They are not always pronounced in the same way.

Speaking tip: Clear words and understandable rhythm are more important than sounding like a native speaker.

Try: Read one sentence from the model report aloud twice. Recording is optional and should stay private. Do not upload recordings unless your teacher has clearly asked for it and your school rules allow it.

Speaking before writing

Work with a partner or speak to yourself for 30–45 seconds.

Prompt:

What was the event?
Where and when was it?
What happened first?
What happened next?
How did it end?
What did you think, and why?

Useful support: Last ... / First ... / Then ... / Finally ... / I liked ... because ...

Less support: Speak from five key words only.

Functional grammar

Past simple: your main tense

Use the past simple for finished events.

Regular verbs: play → played, start → started, watch → watched

Irregular verbs: go → went, have → had, win → won, write → wrote

Negative: We did not win the match.

Question: What did your class do first?

Receptive forms: understand, do not force them into your own report

Passive – receptive: The prizes were given after lunch.

You only need to understand: someone gave the prizes.

Past perfect – receptive: Before the race started, our class had practised.

You only need to understand: the practice happened earlier.

Reported speech without backshift: Mia says the race was exciting.

For this G-level task, you do not need difficult backshift rules.

Writing workshop

Step 1: Plan

Write notes only.

Question	Your notes
What event?	...
When?	...
Where?	...
Who?	...
First?	...
Next?	...
Ending?	...
Opinion + reason?	...

Step 2: Write

Task: Write an 80–120 word report about a real or fictional school or personal event.

Choose one: sports day, class trip, concert, birthday, club event, or your own safe idea.

Writing frame – use only if needed:

Title: ...

Last ..., ...

First, ... Then, ... After that, ...

Finally, ... I liked / did not like ... because ...

Challenge: Use the frame only for the first sentence of each paragraph.

Step 3: Check

Use the 4F check:

Facts: Did I include who, what, when and where?
Flow: Is the order clear?
Forms: Are my main verbs in the past simple?
Finish: Did I add a clear ending or opinion with a reason?

Direct feedback and error analysis

Fix the sentence before looking at the help.

Problem	Try to fix it	Help
Yesterday we go to the museum.	...	finished event → past simple
Then we played a race.	...	use ran a race or had a race
We liked it. It was good.	...	add a reason with because
First we ate lunch. Then the trip started at 8 a.m.	...	check the logical order

Possible corrections: Yesterday we went to the museum. / Then we ran a race. / We liked it because we learned something new. / Put the start of the trip before lunch.

Mediation mini-task

A classmate gives you these German notes:

Schulfest – Samstag – Schulhof – Musik – Kuchenverkauf – Regen am Ende – trotzdem gute Stimmung

Do not translate every word. Write three simple English report sentences that give the important information.

Hint: Start with Last Saturday ...

Safe and responsible use of media and AI

Use only fictional profiles in tasks. Do not include private social-media data. Keep recordings voluntary and private. Do not upload personal texts, photos or recordings to external AI services without clear permission.

AI may help you check a word, a grammar point or feedback, but check the level, facts and feedback yourself. Your own writing should not be replaced by AI-generated text.

Transfer

Choose a new event and change at least three things: place, people, activities, result or opinion. Write only the plan first. Then tell a partner the event in 30 seconds.

Can-do check

Mark each statement: Yes / Almost / Not yet.

I can find the main facts in a short report.
I can use past simple forms for finished events.
I can connect events in a clear order.
I can give an opinion with a reason.
I can write and check an 80–120 word report.

Next course: Improve a report about an event – make your report clearer, more varied and more accurate.

Interaktive Aufgaben

Quiz: Teste Dein Wissen

Which tense is the main tense for a finished school event? (past simple) (!present continuous) (!future with will) (!present perfect progressive)

Which opening gives useful report facts? (Last Friday, our class visited the city museum.) (!Wow, you will not believe this!) (!Hi everyone, what is up?) (!Maybe something happened somewhere.)

Which connector shows the next event? (Then) (!Because) (!But) (!Who)

Which sentence gives an opinion with a reason? (I liked the relay race because everyone worked together.) (!The relay race was at ten.) (!We ran on the field.) (!The race ended.)

Which sentence is correct? (We went to the museum yesterday.) (!We go to the museum yesterday.) (!We goed to the museum yesterday.) (!We going to the museum yesterday.)

What should the opening of a short report include? (basic facts about the event) (!a long dialogue) (!many jokes) (!private social media details)

Which sentence has a clear time order? (First we met at school, then we took the bus.) (!Because we met at school, first the bus.) (!We took then first the bus school.) (!School because bus then first.)

Which form is mainly receptive at G level here? (past perfect) (!past simple) (!because clause) (!time connector)

What is a good final check? (Check facts, order, verb forms and ending.) (!Add as many difficult words as possible.) (!Delete all time words.) (!Change every sentence into passive voice.)

What is the best use of AI for this task? (Check a grammar point and then verify the feedback.) (!Let AI replace your whole text.) (!Upload private recordings without permission.) (!Copy facts without checking them.)

Memory

opening	basic facts
first	beginning of the sequence
then	next event
finally	last event
because	reason
report	structured factual text

Drag and Drop

Ordne die richtigen Begriffe zu.	Thema
Opening	who, what, when, where
First	first event
Then	next event
Finally	ending
Because	reason

Kreuzworträtsel

report	What text type gives clear facts about an event?
event	What word means something that happens?
first	Which word can introduce the beginning of a sequence?
finally	Which word can introduce the last event?
because	Which word introduces a reason?
winner	What do you call the person or team that wins?

LearningApps

Lückentext

Offene Aufgaben

Leicht

Event words: Collect eight useful words for a school event and use four in short sentences.
Picture report: Use one Commons image from this course and write three facts you can safely infer from what is visible.
Timeline: Make a five-step timeline for a fictional school sports day.
Speaking rehearsal: Give a 30-second oral report from five key words.

Standard

School event report: Write an 80–120 word report about a fictional school event.
Personal event report: Write about a safe personal event without private data.
Peer feedback: Check a partner's text with the 4F check and give two useful comments.
Mediation: Turn short German event notes into an English report without translating word for word.

Schwer

Compare reports: Compare two short reports and explain which facts are easier to follow and why.
Rewrite for clarity: Improve a report with weak time order and repeated verbs.
Interview project: Ask a classmate about a fictional or school-approved event and write a report from notes. Do not collect private data.
Video report plan: Storyboard a 60-second private video report. Recording is optional and no upload is required.

Lernkontrolle

Structure transfer: You receive six mixed event facts. Put them into a logical report order and explain your choice.
Tense choice: Decide which verbs need the past simple and explain why.
Audience awareness: Rewrite an informal chat message so that it works as a short school report.
Reasoned opinion: Add one opinion and one clear reason to a factual ending without turning the report into a diary entry.
Error analysis: Find four different errors in a short report and group them as facts, flow, forms or finish.
Transfer task: Change a school-trip report into a sports-day report while keeping the same clear structure.