Instructions to students are printed like this: Complete the sentences with suitable words from the box below. Cross-references in margins look lik...

Instructions to students are printed like this:
Complete the sentences with suitable words from the box below.
Cross-references in margins look like this:
2.11 Synonyms
This means: refer to the unit on synonyms in Part 2 (Unit 11).

Most academic courses in English-medium colleges and universities use essays to assess students’ work, both as coursework, for which a deadline one or two months ahead may be given, and in exams, when an essay often has to be completed in an hour.
The process of writing essays for coursework assignments can be shown in a flowchart:
1. The Writing Process
Part 1, The Writing Process, examines each of these stages in turn. If students are concerned only with preparing for exam writing they could omit the reading and note-making stages, but if they have sufficient time they should work through every unit, preferably in the order given, for each stage builds on the previous one.
Although it is essential to understand the basic writing process, at the same time it will be useful to be aware of the elements which contribute to good academic writing. When practising note-making, for example, it is helpful to be aware of the conventions of referencing, and so students should use the cross-reference boxes to look at the unit on References and Quotations in Part 2.

The text provides instructions for students on how to complete sentences with suitable words.
The text explains the process of writing essays for coursework assignments.
The text suggests that students should omit the reading and note-making stages if they are preparing for exam writing.
The text recommends that students should work through every unit in Part 1 in the order given.