Proposals
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- A proposal suggests future action — unlike a report, it argues for change
- Structure: Aim → Proposal → Benefits → Cost → Conclusion
- Be specific: a covered walkway with transparent panels, from the main gate to the playground
文體小知識：Suggest action, explain benefits, ask for approval.
§Text Passage
1Proposal for a Covered Walkway near the School Gate. Aim: The aim of this proposal is to solve the problem of flooding near the school gate on rainy days. At present, students without umbrellas arrive at lessons completely wet. The floor near the gate becomes slippery and dangerous, and last month two students slipped on the steps.
2Proposal: We suggest that the school should build a covered walkway from the main gate to the covered playground. This improvement to our infrastructure would benefit more than eight hundred students every rainy season. The walkway could be made of transparent panels so that sunlight still reaches the garden. It would also keep school bags and textbooks dry. The estimated cost is sixty thousand dollars, which could be paid from the school improvement fund.
3The plan is feasible because two nearby schools completed similar projects last year, and the works took only one holiday. A local contractor has already provided a free quotation, which is attached to this proposal. As the rainy season is coming soon, we hope the school will treat this matter as urgent. We would be happy to present our plan at the next staff meeting. Thank you for considering our suggestion.
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
Proposal for a Covered Walkway near the School Gate.
校門加建上蓋行人通道建議書。
Aim: The aim of this proposal is to solve the problem of flooding near the school gate on rainy days.
目的：本建議書旨在解決下雨天校門附近水浸的問題。
At present, students without umbrellas arrive at lessons completely wet.
現時，沒有帶傘的學生回到課室會全身濕透。
The floor near the gate becomes slippery and dangerous, and last month two students slipped on the steps.
校門附近的地面變得又滑又危險，上個月還有兩名學生在樓梯滑倒。
Proposal: We suggest that the school should build a covered walkway from the main gate to the covered playground.
建議：我們建議學校由正門建一條有蓋行人通道，直達有蓋操場。
This improvement to our infrastructure would benefit more than eight hundred students every rainy season.
這項基建改善在每個雨季可以惠及八百多名學生。
The walkway could be made of transparent panels so that sunlight still reaches the garden.
通道可以用透明板搭建，讓陽光仍然可以照到花園。
It would also keep school bags and textbooks dry.
它亦可以令書包同課本保持乾爽。
The estimated cost is sixty thousand dollars, which could be paid from the school improvement fund.
估計成本是六萬元，可以由學校改善工程基金支付。
The plan is feasible because two nearby schools completed similar projects last year, and the works took only one holiday.
這個計劃可行，因為附近兩所學校去年完成了類似工程，而且只是用了一個假期。
A local contractor has already provided a free quotation, which is attached to this proposal.
一間本地承辦商已經免費提供了報價單，隨本建議書附上。
As the rainy season is coming soon, we hope the school will treat this matter as urgent.
雨季快要到，我們希望學校將這件事列為緊急處理。
We would be happy to present our plan at the next staff meeting.
我們很樂意在下次教職員會議上介紹我們的計劃。
Thank you for considering our suggestion.
感謝您考慮我們的建議。
1Summary 重點摘要
Proposals.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
Formal suggestion.
Advantage.
Expense.
Facilities.
Workable.
Goal.
Pressing.
3Step by step Steps
- AimThe Aim names the problem solved. Example: The aim of this proposal is to solve the problem of flooding near the school gate on rainy days — one sentence locks onto the issue.
- ProposalThe Proposal is the concrete plan. Example: build a covered walkway from the main gate to the covered playground, with transparent panels so sunlight still reaches the garden — the more specific, the more credible.
- BenefitsBenefits are counted, not claimed. Example: it would benefit more than eight hundred students every rainy season and keep school bags and textbooks dry — sell the advantage to the school as well.
- Cost + ConclusionCost needs a figure: The estimated cost is sixty thousand dollars, which could be paid from the school improvement fund. The Conclusion asks for action: we hope the school will treat this matter as urgent.
- FeasibilityFeasibility needs evidence: two nearby schools completed similar projects last year, and a local contractor has already provided a free quotation — precedent plus a quotation make approval easy.
- Proposal vs ReportA proposal argues for future action (should / would / we suggest); a report states what already happened (findings and data). In tasks, remember: a proposal proposes.
- Persuasive tonePersuasive but objective: We suggest that the school should build… · It would also keep… · We would be happy to present our plan at the next staff meeting — every line serves the reader.
5Worked example Example
Task: write a proposal asking the school to build a covered walkway near the school gate — include Aim, Proposal, Benefits, Cost and Conclusion.
- Step 1: The Aim states the problem solved — to solve the problem of flooding near the school gate on rainy days.
- Step 2: The Proposal is specific — build a covered walkway from the main gate to the covered playground.
- Step 3: The Benefits — benefit more than eight hundred students and keep textbooks dry.
- Step 4: Cost + feasibility — The estimated cost is sixty thousand dollars; two nearby schools completed similar projects.
- Step 5: The Conclusion asks for approval — We hope the school will treat this matter as urgent.
- Answer: Proposal for a Covered Walkway near the School Gate
Aim: To solve the problem of flooding near the school gate on rainy days, when students arrive wet and the steps become slippery.
Proposal: We suggest building a covered walkway from the main gate to the covered playground, with transparent panels so sunlight still reaches the garden.
Benefits: It would keep more than eight hundred students and their textbooks dry every rainy season.
Cost: The estimated cost is sixty thousand dollars, payable from the school improvement fund.
Conclusion: As the rainy season is coming, we hope the school will treat this matter as urgent.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1Proposal vs report?
Q2Structure?
Q3How to state benefits?
Q4Tone?
Q5Ending?
Q6Should vs would?
8Recap Recap
- A proposal suggests future action — unlike a report, it argues for change
- Structure: Aim → Proposal → Benefits → Cost → Conclusion
- Be specific: a covered walkway with transparent panels, from the main gate to the playground
- Prove feasibility: two nearby schools did it; the contractor's free quotation is attached
- Use would / should / we suggest; close by asking for urgent attention