Recommendations

In writing a hortatory exposition text, sometimes the writer faces problems which need solutions. To give a solution to a problem, he/she needs to give a recommendation.

 

Ways to give recommendations 

 

 

Useful phrases to show recommendations

 

 

Recommendations in a Hortatory Exposition

 

Picture from: Tribun Timur

It would be best to examine why these roads are in such poor condition and why repairs do not seem to last long. The government should pay special attention to these damaged roads. The road should be repaired using good quality asphalt, the right sort of stones and sand. The repairs should be done carefully to prevent the roads suffering constant damage.

 

Exercise

Give the most possible recommendations for the following hortatory exposition text.

Dear School Committee,

 

We are writing this letter to complain about the toilets in our school, especially some on the first and second floor. Many students use the toilet, but they don’t care about cleanliness.

The toilets are terrible. They are dirty, smell bad and often don’t have enough water. Sometimes, we also find tissues and remains of women’s napkins on the floors of the toilets. The users don’t dump the rubbish in the proper place, although a dustbin is available in the corner.

We strongly recommend that ..................... should ..................... The ............................ should be .........., so that ................................, I would also suggest that ..................................... should .......................... in order that ..................... .

 

 

OSIS of SMAN 5 Tana Toraja

 

 

Chairman