Contents

Introduction: About Academic Phrasebank

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Major Sections
Introducing work
Referring to literature
Describing methods
Reporting results
Discussing findings
Writing conclusions

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General Functions
Being critical
Being cautious
Classifying and listing
Compare and contrast
Defining terms
Describing trends
Describing quantities
Explaining causality
Giving examples as support
Signalling transition
Writing about the past

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Notes on Academic Writing

Academic style
Commonly confused words
British and US spelling
Punctuation
Using articles
Sentence structure
Paragraph structure
Helpful tips for writers

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