Writing Recommendations

Topic - 9

WRITING RECOMMENDATIONS

INTRODUCTION

Recommendations are commonly used in technical and general areas. One can offer one's recommendations to the users. This will help them for the maintenance of something, for observing certain precautionary measures and so on. This task of writing recommendations is very essential for technocrats who have to offer their valuable guidelines frequently to carry out tasks effectively.

Some useful expressions for making recommendations are:

1. May I Suggest? 

2. It is recommended 

3. It is suggested

4. It is advised

5. It is important

6. It is necessary to

7. It is imperative 

8. You should 

9. It would likely to be 

10. Need to be / have to be, etc.

SAMPLE RECOMMENDATIONS

Sample - 1

Write a set of recommendation to do things in time and not to procrastinate. 

It is recommended / It is suggested/it is advised / It is important etc.

1. Modern life is full of competition. To win in the rat race one should not lag behind - must work towards progress.

2. Progress is made only by hard working people.

3. Fortune favours the brave who gets into action at the right time.

4. Seize the opportunity and make the most

5. If you miss the opportunity or put it off you are sure to stagnate.

6. It is not the stars that make your destiny; you make it yourself

7. Time and Tide waits for no man; so hurry; do not miss the bus; get in. 

Sample - 2

Write a set of recommendations that will keep your city green and clean. 

It is recommended / It is suggested/ It is advised/ It is important etc. 

1. Take steps to save all the trees on the road side

2. Request all vehicle owners to do periodic emission check for their vehicles. 

3. Promote car pool system, so that number of cars plying on the road will decrease 

4. Control noise pollution by requesting all the religions not to play their hymns with loud speakers.

5. Prohibit crackers during festivals

6. Donate saplings whenever possible and encourage homes and institutions to grow trees and stop cutting trees to give way to buildings

7. Try to get sponsors to maintain gardens in the city and the roadside trees

8. Create awareness all over the city to have plants / gardens in their homes and also in offices to go green

Sample - 3

Recommendations to control air pollution. 

1. Air pollution can be controlled by keeping the factories and mills away from residential areas. 

2. People should be educated about the importance of preservation of our health and protection of plant and animal life.

3. Planting of trees helps in keeping the air clean.

4. Pollution from industry and power generation can be controlled by electrostatic precipitators which reduce smoke and dust.

5. Gaseous pollutants of industry and power station can be removed by differential solubility of gases in water.

6. Technology for control and emission needs to be adopted for all types of vehicles using petrol or diesel.

7. A substitute to diesel should be found.

8. Licenses to polluting industries should be revoked. 

9. Emission standards should be enforced.

10. Rules and regulations should be framed to effectively control air pollution.

Sample - 4

Set of recommendations to control noise pollution.

1. There should be restrictions on the volume and pitch of loudspeakers. Especially at night the use of loud speakers.

2. Election meetings and processions should not be permitted near educational institutions and hospitals as they are often noisy. 

3. Every vehicle must have a silencer to absorb noise. 

4. People should not live in the neighbourhood of airports. They should live outside the range of the airport din. 

5. Industrial units should be established away from residential areas.

6. The use of shrill pressure horns should not be permitted.

7. The use of fire-crackers especially high-sounding 'bombs' should be stopped. 

8. Trees and shrubs should be planted in front of buildings to absorb sound. Roadside plantations are also needed for this purpose.

9. Government should pass the “Noise Pollution Control Act” to check noise pollution.

10. People should be educated through the mass media about noise pollution.

11. Noise producing vehicles should be put out of use.

12. Silence zones should be observed where there are educational institutions, hospitals, etc.

Sample - 5

Recommendations to save water

1. A hotel could save water by using paper plates and napkins to avoid using water for cleaning.

2. We should use a device which will detect wastage of water and cut off water to the sources of wastage.

3. When we don't need water, we should turn the tap off and not leave it running.

4. We should see to it that the water-pipe is not leaking.

5. More and more dams should be constructed to store water.

6. There should be roof-top rain-water harvesting to recharge the underground table through existing wells or bore-wells or by constructing new wells, bore-wells, shafts or spreading basins. 

7. We should capture and recharge city storm water run-off through wells, shafts and storm water drains.

8. We should harness run-off in catchments by constructing structures such as check dams, percolation trenches, and sub-surface dykes.

Sample - 6

Recommendations for road safety. 

1. You should walk on the pavement or keep to the extreme left of the road. Walking in the middle of the road could be risky.

2. Where there are subways you should use them. Though long, they are absolutely safe.

3. You should not ignore traffic signals as they are meant for your safety. 

4. If you wish to walk across the road, do so only at the zebra crossing or when the traffic constable signals to you to cross. 

5. You should avoid using the cell phone while walking along the road.

6. As a pedestrian you should be familiar with the rule of the road and traffic signals. 

7. When you see a vehicle approaching, better stop and let it go. After all, wheels move faster than legs.

8. You should avoid crossing suddenly and you should not walk on road dividers. 

Sample - 7

Recommendations to a group of students from Europe who have come to spend their one month vacation in India. The suggestions may be on the lines of food travel, transport, climatic conditions etc., to make their stay comfortable and enjoyable.

1. Visa should be confirmed for the period of stay in India.

2. Passport, Visa and air tickets should be kept safely.

3. Try to arrange accommodation in a star hotel which will have all facilities.

4. You ought to get a travel guide while going for sight seeing. 

5. The climate in India would be hot and so you have to bring cotton clothes to wear. 

6. While taking food, care must be taken since fast food may cause problems. 

7. Fresh juices and fruits can be taken frequently for the hot weather. 

8. Avoid getting from roadside shops.

Practice Exercises

1. Write a set of eight recommendations to control water pollution.

2. Write a set of eight recommendations that will help the public to save petrol.

3. Your brother is going to write his Board Examination in April 2009. Offer your suggestions and recommendations to him for how he should prepare for the Examination.

4. Write a set of eight recommendations for safety measures in Nuclear Power Plants.

5. Write a set of eight recommendations to prevent soil erosion.

6. Write a set of eight recommendations to prevent deforestation.

7. Write a set of eight recommendations to improve the quality of education.

8. Write a set of eight recommendations to improve the communication skills.

9. Write a set of eight recommendations for the proper maintenance of two wheelers.

10. Write a set of eight recommendations for computerizing the Railways.

11. Write a set of eight recommendations to avoid Flood Disaster.

12. Write a set of eight recommendations to enhance the Marketing Status of the Product.

13. Write a set of eight recommendations to improve the Ethical Behaviour of Engineer.

14. Write a set of eight recommendations to maintain a car in good condition.

15. Write a set of eight recommendations for safety measures in a chlorine plant.