Monday 14 July 2008

Review the phrases or useful language of research report

Background
A.the current situation
1)Recently,there has been growing interesting in...
2)The study of ... has become an important aspect of...

B.the space in the current research
1)The... has been extensively studied in recent years.
2)The previous research ... has concentrated on...

C.the aims based on the research space
1)A central issue in... is...
2)The purpose/The aim of this paper...

Findings
A.Start new subject.
1)Regarding...
2)In terms of the...
3)Contrary to expectation,
4)When it comes to...
5)As for...
6)With regard to...

B.Comment the findings
1)surprisingly/
unsurprisingly
2)disappointingly
3)interestingly
4)encouragingly

Contrast
1)
The use of IPods has increased considerably. However, the number of CDs purchased either online or on the high street has decreased.

2)
A considerable amount of towns in Europe have been pedestrianised in contrast to very few towns in North America have been.

3)There are number of arguments for abolishing the death penalty conversely to the few supporters.

4)
A few companies attempt to achieve a balance between the environment and business, whilst most of the companies aim for pure profit.

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