Academic Writing

Part 4:
Writing Models
4 Question forms
Question 1 is given above
Table 1
. What were the other questions in this survey?
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Using the report, write possible questions below.
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5 Tenses
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What is the main tense in (a) Findings and (b) Conclusion? Explain the reasons for the
difference.

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6 Practice
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You are preparing a survey on one of the following subjects. Write a questionnaire of
no more than six questions to collect the most useful data.
(a) Patterns of student spending
(b) Student satisfaction with teaching methods
(c) Customer attitudes to taxi companies
4.5: Surveys
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Test Your 
Progress
Describing a process: writing an essay
This exercise is designed to allow students to assess their progress in academic writing.
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Study the flow chart below, which explains the process of writing an essay. Then
complete the description of the process by adding one suitable word to each gap in
the text opposite.
Understand title
and prepare
schedule of work.
Brainstorm topic and
make draft outline.
Evaluate possible
sources and select
most relevant.
Make notes on key
points using
paraphrasing and
summarising.
Write first draft of main
body from notes.
Avoid any plagiarism.
Write first draft of
introduction and
conclusion.
Re-read first draft
and revise where
necessary.
Finalise list of
references, appendices
and other additional
items.
Proofread entire text
and hand in on time.