1. Introduction
1. Establish the importance of the research topic.
2. Provides general background information.
3. Do 1 and 2 in a more specific way.
4. Describe the general problem area of the field.
5. Provide a transition between the general problem and the literature review.
6. Provide a brief overview of key research projects in the field.
7. Describe the gap in the research.
8. Describe the paper.
9. Give details about the methodology reported in this paper.
10. Announces the findings.
Note: The verbs in the present perfect form have certain continuity. So there is a ‘and’ after the present perfect, and a ‘but’ after the past simple.
2. Methodology
1. Provide a general introduction and overview of the materials/methods.
Restate the purpose of the work.
Give the source of materials/equipment used.
Supply essential background information.
2. Provide specific and precise details about materials and methods.
Justify choices made.
Indicate that appropriate care was taken.
3. Relate materials/methods to other studies.
4. Indicate where problems occurred.
Note: What is normally done is described by the present simple passive, and what you did yourself is described by the past simple passive.
1. Singular countable nouns need a determiner.
2. Use the if or when you and your reader both know which thing/person you mean.
3. Use the if there is only one possible referent.
4. Use a if it does not matter or you do not know or your reader does not know which thing/person you are referring to.
3. Results
1. Revisiting the research.
Revisiting/expanding methodology.
General overview of results.
2. Invitation to view results.
Specific/key results in detail, with or without explanations.
Comparisons with results in other research.
Comparisons with model predictions.
3. Problems with results.
4. Possible implications of results.
4. Summary
1. Revisiting previous sections.
Summary/revisiting general or key results.
2. Mapping (relationship to existing research)
3. Achievement/contribution.
Refining the implications.
4. Limitations.
Current and future work.
Applications.
5. Abstract
1. Background.
Aim.
Problem.
What the paper does.
2. Methodology/materials.
3. Results.
Achievement/contribution
Implications
4. Applications.
5. Limitations.
Future work.
6. Tips
1. Unnecessary phrases
It has been found that
As it is well known
Recent researches have revealed that
2. Empty words or phrases
Powerfully
Abnormal
Further investigate/study/research/dig out
3. Conciseness
In order to === to
Due to the fact that === because
There is the reason that === therefore
Despite/in spite of the fact that === although
In the event that === if/once
In the process of === during
It is clear that === clearly
It is possible that === possibly
It is interesting to note that === interestingly/notably
4. more verbs and participle phrases
Based on the assumption that === assuming that
Be protective === protect