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    Laura Mendoza
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    • Appendix 1: Chapter-Section Overviews and Summaries
    • Appendix 2: What is the aim of your thesis?
    • Appendix 3: Masters Introduction Chapters in Engineering (MICE)
    • Appendix 4: Opening sentences (Move 1-1)
    • Appendix 5: Topic sentences (Move 1-3)
    • Appendix 6: Getting the Tense Right
    • Appendix 7: Reporting Verbs
    • Formal connectors (Signposts)
    • How do you see the world? (article usage)

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