While watching the video, students make notes about the most common mistakes in abstract writing which are
divided into three areas: vocabulary, academic formalities and text organization. After viewing the video, the teacher
asks students about the structure of an abstract which is usually divided into the following parts:
x Aim/goal of an abstract
x Methods used for the research or survey
x Findings/results
x Recommendations/implications for further research or survey
Then s/he discusses with students the most common mistakes which occurred in the abstract. Thus, students
should:
x prefer short words of Anglo-Saxon origin to long words of Latin origin (e.g. use to utilize);
x use the right collocations such low speed, high speed …;
x avoid using colloquial words (so, stuff …);
x not use the abbreviation etc. at all because it is not academic;
x always explain the acronyms first;
x always use informal style of writing;