OVERALL STRUCTURE. Task: Match the function with each section of an article.. Task: Match the sections of an article to the appropriate extracts from each section.. Task: Match the sections of an article to the appropriate extracts from each section.

OVERALL STRUCTURE

Task: Match the function with each section of an article.

STRUCTURE of an ARTICLE	FUNCTION OF EACH SECTION
TITLE	to summarise your findings and interpretations
ABSTRACT	to give more detailed information
INTRODUCTION	to provide a summary of the whole report
METHODS	to tell the reader what you found
RESULTS	to interpret and explain the significance of what you found
DISCUSSION	to tell the reader what you did, the materials you used, the procedure you followed
CONCLUSION (optional)	to give enough background information to readers so they will know the context and purpose of your experiment
REFERENCES	to tell the reader the topic of your report
APPENDIX(-CES) (optional)	to tell the reader the origin of all the references you have cited in the text

Task: Match the sections of an article to the appropriate extracts from each section.