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Informative Abstracts:

- communicate specific information from the report, article, or paper;

- include the purpose, methods, and scope of the report, article, or paper;

- provide the report, article, or paper's results, conclusions, and recommendations;

- are short – from a paragraph to a page or two, depending upon the length of the original work being abstracted. Usually informative abstracts are 10% or less of the length of the original piece.

- allow readers to decide whether they want to read the report, article, or paper.

All abstracts include:

- a full citation of the source, preceding the abstract;

- the most important information first;

- the same type and style of language found in the original, including technical language;

- key words and phrases that quickly identify the content and focus of the work;

- clear, concise, and powerful language.

Tips and Warnings

  • Embed keywords into the first 20 words of your abstract.

  • Emphasize the information, not the author, unless the author has noteworthy credentials.

  • Never introduce new information in the abstract. Reveal what's in the article.

  • Read it aloud to yourself.

  • Make sure it sounds natural and coherent.

  • Keep it short – stick to one or two solid paragraphs.

Answer the following questions:

  • Do you agree with the definition given above? Or would you like to add or take out anything?

  • What are the generally used types of abstracts?

  • How can you characterize the type of abstract you are going to write for P. Rogerson-Revell’s paper?

  • Why are abstracts so important?

  • What do abstracts include?

Prepare a 2 minute story about the guidelines of writing a good abstract.

Section 2. Grammar workout

Identify and correct errors involving word order

It is said that (from the Pacific the first refugees of climate change will come/the first refugees of climate change from the Pacific will come/the first will come refugees of climate change from the Pacific/the first refugees of climate change will come from the Pacific).

In the midst of this ocean's tropical regions (far away from/away so far from/from so far away/away from so far) populated continents (small 50,000 islands are scattered/are scattered 50,000 small islands/50,000 small islands are scattered/scattered are 50,000 small islands), 8,000 of them inhabited.

(Particularly vulnerable they are/Particularly vulnerable are they/They are particularly vulnerable/Vulnerable they are particularly) to the impacts of global warming.

(With the objective of understanding the processes/To objectively understand the processes/Understanding the processes with the objective of /Should they understand the processes objectively) of the use of English, as mother tongue, second language and international language in Europe the linguists have modified Kachru’s concentric circles framework of world English use (as the model suggested/as the model suggesting/like the model suggested/as the suggested model) to take into account the various, dynamic roles of English in different European countries.

(However democratic citizenship in Europe is to be internationally based/ Since democratic citizenship in Europe is to be internationally based/ If democratic citizenship in Europe is to be internationally based/ Although democratic citizenship in Europe is to be internationally based), it is crucial to ensure diversification in language teaching so that citizens in Europe can interact in their own languages, rather than through English as a lingua franca.