Describing Methods
| Paragraphs | Contents |
|---|---|
| First Paragraph | Material Listing |
| Second Paragraph | Methods Description |
The ... was set up/created with ..., ..., ... and .... In addition, ..., ... and ... were used to .... The ... part was established/constructed with materials including ....
To begin the experiment, ... was .... Once ..., .... Following ..., .... For the purpose of [noun phrase], .... The [noun] was .... To ..., ....When ..., .... [Noun] was then ... in order to .... After ..., .... On completion of ..., .... In particular, .... The final stage ....
Giving reasons:
establish, measure, determine, enable, increase, compare, ...
the establishment of, the measurement of, height/length measurement, ...
Adverbs:
carefully, accurately, gradually, gently, slowly, ...
(just under, less than, fewer than, well under, ...)
Verbs:
insert, secure, attach, measure, connect, line, join, place, add, read, establish, remove, range from to, stick,
Nouns:
removal, attachment, effect,
| General Acquirements | Specific Points |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement | key steps; materials; format; |
| Coherence & Cohesion | variety of linking words; logic |
| Vocabulary | academic; good word range (in methodology, verbs) |
| Grammar | accuracy; long and complex sentence |
Reading-> Writing:
- find the materials
- set steps
- write the materials listing
- write the methodology
note:
'In addition' Y;
'also', 'besides' X.
'However' Y;
'but' X.
Impersonal:
'The noun was ...' Y;
'The author ...' X.
