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Linguaskill Business: Linguaskill Business Writing: clear documents that meet the brief

Linguaskill Business · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.

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Linguaskill Business Writing: clear documents that meet the brief

Writing is the Linguaskill Business module that tests whether you can produce clear, appropriate workplace documents under a time limit. You type your answers on screen. The module normally asks for a shorter transactional text, such as an email, and a longer text, such as a report or proposal. Marks depend on task achievement, organisation, and the range and accuracy of your grammar and vocabulary.

Core rules

  • Identify the reader, your role and the purpose before you write. A supplier, a client and a colleague need different levels of formality.
  • Map every bullet point in the prompt to a sentence or section. Missing content lowers task achievement even if your English is good.
  • Use the genre's skeleton: email = subject line, greeting, short paragraphs, action request, sign-off; report = title, introduction, findings, recommendation.
  • Paragraph by function, not by random breaks. Start with a topic sentence, then support it.
  • Meet the minimum length, but do not pad with irrelevant sentences.

Worked example

Prompt: You ordered 200 chairs from OfficeFit. Thirty arrived damaged. Write an email to the supplier: give the order number, explain the problem and its impact, and request replacements and collection of the faulty items. A workable plan is: subject Damaged chairs - order OF-2841; paragraph 1 order details; paragraph 2 the damage and the impact on Friday's training-room setup; paragraph 3 a clear request for replacement by Thursday and collection of the damaged units. One sentence: Thirty of the 200 chairs in order OF-2841 arrived with damaged legs, which means we cannot complete the training-room setup planned for Friday. This is specific, links cause and effect, and avoids emotional language. The request then stays polite and direct: Please confirm whether replacements can be delivered by Thursday and arrange collection of the faulty items.

Traps that cost marks

  • Leaving out one prompt bullet.
  • Writing a report when the task asks for an email.
  • Using an overfamiliar tone (Hi mate, sort this out).
  • Producing one solid block with no paragraphing.
  • Using business jargon you cannot control.
  • Copying the prompt instead of developing it.