华电博士英语课程Unit-5-Introduction.ppt

Unit 5 Introduction Topical Highlights 1.General Functions of Introduction 2. Structural Features of Introduction and Some Idiomatic Expressions: 3. Special Attention: sentence structure (1) Theme Presentation 1. General Functions of Introduction one or two introductory paragraphs with or without a particular subtitle. The length or the degree of formality of a paper may decide whether the introduction should be a separate-labeled section. four functions: 1) Introducing the Subject provide background information the topic in this section can make readers a preliminary but overall impression of the paper 2) Limiting the Research Scope narrow down the scope of work define the boundary of your study the range of parameters the exact sphere of the general subject the work described is experimental or theoretical There are a number of expressions used to limit the scope of work: ? The problem is within the scope of... ? The problem under discussion is within the scope of... ? Studies of these effects covered various aspects of... ? Our studies with this technique are confined to only one particular aspect... ? The problem described previously was directed to the example of..., which differs from... ? This subject is concerned chiefly with the study of... ? The author has limited his studies to the related aspects of... ? The approach under study is only applied to... ? The problem I have referred to falls within the field of... ? The problem we have just outlined seems to be inside of the province of... ? The theory can not apply to other cases of... ? The emphasis of this paper is to survey... 3) Stating the General Purpose tell the reader why to where to start or where to guide inform the reader of the general purpose of the paper illustrate the primary objectives of his research 4) Showing the Writing Arrangement the reader understand the paper ,make the reader feel convenient and active in further reading Expressions used to indicate the organizati