Connectors for Reporting — The Art of the Milestone Update
Grammar: Discourse markers and connectors for structured reporting
Free ESL grammar exercise on connectors for reporting themed around the art of the milestone update. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Business English ESL grammar exercise on business, practising discourse markers and connectors for structured reporting. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
Effective project managers open with a headline status before supplying evidence. They use precise connectors: As a result of delays in supplier certification, the timeline shifted by two weeks; notwithstanding that delay, the budget remains within tolerance.
Grammar
- Causality
- As a result of the audit findings, the timeline was extended by three weeks. — signals cause and effect
- Concession
- Notwithstanding the delay, the budget remains within agreed limits. — acknowledges a fact while contrasting it
Sample items
- ______ a result of the supplier delay, Phase Two was postponed by two weeks.
- ______ the budget pressure, the team delivered the environmental audit on time.
- The project is currently on track; ______, the risk register has been updated.
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