Why does Rachel ask for help from her teacher?

W: Oh, hello, can you spare me a few minutes, please?
M: Yes, of course, Rachel, what can I do for you?
W: (4) It’s about the book review you’ve asked us to write as part of the Academic Writing course. You said we should ask you if we didn’t know how to set about it.
M: Ok. Well, sit down, and let’s talk about it. I presume you’ve chosen the book you want to write about.
W: Yes.
M: Good. Then have a look at this outline. If we talk it through and you make notes on it, it’ll help you to structure your review. Right, first of all, what’s the name of the book?
W: The Human Mind.
M: Ah yes, by Robert Winston. It was tied in with a very good television series, wasn’t it? So you should start your review with the title and the author. (5) The next question is, what category would you put it in? For example, fiction, history, myth. . .
W: Well, I suppose it’s science.
M: Can you limit that field a little?
W: How about popular science?
M: Yes, I think that’s more helpful.
W: (5)And then I suppose the subject area is the brain.
M: Ok. And it’s important to mention the intended readership, because you can’t judge how effective a book is without considering who it’s meant for.
W: Well, it doesn’t assume you know a lot about the subject, so I’d say it’s for non-specialists. (6)It was promoted in general bookshops.