The following revision is taken from a doctoral dissertation by a Thai-speaking postgraduate student of Occupational Health:

Most reports, and many dissertations, conclude with recommendations, so it is important to know the usual way in which recommendations are made in written English. This is shown by the Revision above, and by the following citations. Notice that the form of the verb in the recommendation may

• be in the Simple present (eg citations 1 & 2)).
• use the auxiliary verb should (e.g. 3 & 4).
• have a 'missing' should: it is not necessary to include include the should, because its meaning is already contained in recommended (e.g. 5 & Revision)

1. If a suicide should occur in hospital it is recommended that attention is paid to dealing with the resultant feelings both of patients and staff.
2. It is recommended that either antidepressant medication (Perry and Tsuang 1979) or lithium (Coppen et al 1981) is introduced at the same time as commencing ECT to reduce the risk of relapse.
3. ''It is recommended that, unless there are strong scientific grounds, clinical trials of prevention or treatment of disease should have no upper age limit on recruitment.''
4. `It is now recommended that all psychiatrists should have experience in dynamic, cognitive, behavioural, group, family and marital therapy.
5. It is recommended that the familiar tu be banned when police carry out identity checks. Young people want the more respectful vous form used instead.

Try re-writing the following citations using the pattern shown in citations 1-5:

6. The unions now recommend that no teacher should be alone with a pupil if it can be avoided.
7. The report also recommends that the UN pay compensation for Somali civilians who were killed during the hunt for Gen Aideed in Mogadishu.
8. Many GPs recommend that TCA patients take time off work while they are adjusting to TCA drug regimes.
9. The report recommends that employers and employees should work together to encourage more occupational funds to be set up.
10. The report recommends that the Government makes more resources available for environmentally-friendly new light rail systems along the lines of the Manchester Metrolink.
11. The report recommends that all staff be made aware of the importance of intellectual property rights.

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