Part 3

Band 6+: What are the possible effects of poor writing communication skills in a work

See all user-submitted answers on this topic

Skyrocket your IELTS band score by 1-2 points in under a month with our premium plan!

Note: Both the topic and the answer were submitted by one of our users.

75% Accuracy The overall pronunciation accuracy of your speech, reflecting how well a native speaker can comprehend it.

Polished transcript:

Male Female

In today's workplace, written communication through emails, reports, and messages is important. Poor writing skills marked by unclear language, grammar errors, and vague messages can have serious negative effects. Poorly written communication usually causes misunderstandings and errors. Colleagues may misinterpret instructions, leading to mistakes, rework, and wasted time. This directly reduces productivity as teams spend extra hours clarifying or fixing issues instead of advancing projects. It also affects professional relationships and reputation. A sloppy or confusing write-up can make someone seem incompetent, and colleagues will not trust that person with anything. It ultimately leads to missed opportunities and chances for promotion.

Actual audio transcript (What native speakers are likely to hear):

In today’s workplace, written communication through emails, reports, messages is important. Bad writing skills marked by unclear language, grammar errors, and vagal message can have serious negative effects. Polywritten communication usually cause misunderstanding and errors. Colleagues may interpret instruction leading to mistakes, rework, and wasted time. This directly reduces productivity as teams spend extra hours clarifying or fixing issues instead of advancing projects. Also affects professional relationship and reputation. A sloppy or confusing write-up can make someone incompetent and colleagues will not trust that person with anything. is ultimately miscarriage, goods and chance for promotion.

Tips: Click on each word to see feedback.

Speaking Time: 40 seconds

Check Your Own Answer On This Topic?

Check My Answer

Generate A Band-9 Sample With Your Idea?

Generate A Sample

Overall Band Score

6.5

(+/- 0.5)

Vocabulary Complexity:
C2 - Complex
Continue to challenge and refine your language choices.

Vocabulary Repetition:

written: 2

communication: 2

messages: 2

errors: 2

colleagues: 2

Try using synonyms for the above words

Pronunciation

Your pronunciation is quite good. Working on consistency and tackling difficult sounds may enhance clarity.

Task Response

The response addresses the question comprehensively and directly. It identifies multiple layers of impact, ranging from immediate operational issues like misunderstandings and lost productivity to long-term professional consequences such as damaged reputation and limited career progression. The answer maintains a high level of abstraction, focusing on general workplace dynamics rather than personal anecdotes, which is essential for Part 3. To further enhance such responses, one could use more complex cohesive devices to link the different categories of effects (e.g., 'From an operational standpoint...' versus 'On a more personal level...').

Fluency & Coherence

The speaker follows a logical progression, moving from the definition of the problem to specific consequences (productivity) and finally to personal consequences (reputation). However, the flow is somewhat disrupted by grammatical slips and abrupt sentence endings in the raw transcript. To improve, use more sophisticated cohesive devices (e.g., 'Furthermore,' 'Consequently,' or 'From a professional standpoint') to link the impact on productivity to the impact on reputation more smoothly.

Lexical Resource

The candidate uses some good topic-specific vocabulary such as 'rework,' 'productivity,' and 'incompetent.' However, there are several errors in word choice and formation in the raw version (e.g., 'vagal' instead of 'vague', 'polywritten' instead of 'poorly written', and 'miscarriage' which is used incorrectly in this context). To reach a higher band, focus on precision. Instead of 'bad writing skills,' use 'deficient writing abilities' or 'substandard written communication.'

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The grammatical range is limited, and there are frequent errors that occasionally impede clarity. There are issues with subject-verb agreement ('communication... cause'), missing subjects ('Also affects...'), and fragmented sentences ('is ultimately miscarriage...'). While the meaning is generally clear, the density of errors prevents a higher score. Work on ensuring every sentence has a clear subject and that verb tenses and agreements are consistent throughout your response.

Answers On The Same Topic:

What are the possible effects of poor writing communication skills in a work

Some of the reasons for poor written communication skills at work are a lack of understanding of English and some people, English skills are at a D level. For people to achieve an A in English, they need to take IOT and hire an IOT examiner to improve their English.

Band 4+

What are the possible effects of poor writing communication skills in a work

The effect of recurrent communication is going to be maybe aligned with the effective communication and misunderstanding accuracy. If you come to deliver the accuracy meaning of communication, you will miss the co-worker will spend the extra time to clarify your meaning and the process of workload.

Band 5+

What are the possible effects of poor writing communication skills in a work

Communication is a skill that is fundamental for clear communication which is essential for collaboration, problem solving and team. And it may, for weak communication skill may create tension and conflict within the team which may affect the overall productivity towards their success and yeah, poor communication directly hindering individuals effectiveness at workplace.

Band 6+

What are the possible effects of poor writing communication skills in a work

I think poor writing or communication skills can actually adversely affect their skills in work or their talent in work. Because writing in communication skills is something which is a basic necessity or basic quality which should be within a man or a woman, uh, when they do for a work. So they can face […]

Band 6+

See All

Why do some people prefer to read books in physical form despite the convenience of digital reading, and what does this say about human behavior?

I think there’s some kind of problem in the ebooks because it might actually damage our eye. If we read the ebooks all the time and the light from the phone contains blue light that may damage your eyes. So I think some people may actually prefer the physical books instead of the e-books.

Band 6+

How has the concept of 'personal space' changed with the rise of remote work and digital communication?

Well, if I say about the personal space and how we changed with the right of work from home and other online platforms, I could mention that the change had a big impact on individuals where nowadays people have more personal space, more time for themselves because of these changes. For an example, if a […]

Band 5+

What role, if any, should schools play in teaching students about personal finance and investment?

I think schools play an important role for students because I believe financial stability and teachers responsibility are much higher than any other things. So overall, schools play an important role for students as our teacher.

Band 5+

How might the rise of remote work influence urban planning and the design of cities?

from my perspective yes absolutely with remote-volatile urban planning in the next periods and I think this remote online working is a as a usual habit to in this in the next years and I think it affects to the urban areas especially in a one people’s not come to this cities or modernizing cities […]

Band 4+

What impact do electronic devices have on people?

I believe that electronic devices have both positive and negative impact on people. On the one hand, these tools allows everyone to look for materials that they need anytime and anywhere. Besides, we can also contact with our beloved ones easily as well as keep up with chance on the internet. However, there are still […]

Band 6+

Why are people keen on buying new electronic devices?

In my opinion, I believe that people are interested in buying new electronic devices simply because they have a fear of missing out. For example, whenever a new iPhone is shown on the market, many people immediately buy on the by it simply because they see others having a new phone and they just want […]

Band 6+

See All

Check Your Own Answer On This Topic?

Generate A Band-9 Sample With Your Idea?

Overall Band Score

Pronunciation

Task Response

Fluency & Coherence

Lexical Resource

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Answers On The Same Topic:

Other Topics:

Plans & Pricing

Free

Premium