What is a report?

Understand what a report is, types of report, a typical report structure, and how reports differ from essays. The video is part of the EAP Shorts series of videos from , which provides brief overviews of different aspects of English for Academic Purposes. After explaining what a report is, the video looks at different types of report such as laboratory report, business report and case study report. It shows the typical IMRAD structure of reports, i.e. Introduction, Method, Results And Discussion. It also looks at the differences between reports and essays in terms of purpose, structure and content. For more on this topic, see: If you like these videos, consider supporting my work on Patreon at: You can get early access to videos as well as additional resources for English for Academic Purposes (EAP). Other useful links: (