You have just spent a week with a friend on holiday. When you got home, you realized you had left your wallet there. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: - Thank your friend for the holiday - Explain that you left your wallet in their house - Give them instructions of how to send it back to you.

Dear Cynthia I am sure you are doing great and hope you are not missing me too much?
Cynthia
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,Cynthia
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you are
such
a wonderful friend, I want to thank you so much for taking good care of me while I was at your place for one week. You were very accommodating and was at my beck and call at every moment. I am very grateful. My
friend
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you will not believe
if
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I told you I left my
wallet
at your place! You know how I always like to go about with my
wallet
, so you can imagine how devastated I must have been when I discovered I was without it. I am very sure I left it in the wardrobe of the room I slept in during my stay at your place. I must have forgotten it there while I was packing my clothes. Please I want to request you send it to me via a transport company coming to Lagos, preferably God is Good motors. You will need to go to their park early in the morning. When you get there, ask for the staff in charge of logistics. He will give you a form to fill and when you have completed the form, he will collect the
wallet
from you and put it in an envelope. Before you leave his office, please ensure you collect
an evidence
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that you gave him an item to dispatch. You can dispatch my
wallet
at any God is Good park, the one on the way to your office will be more convenient for you. I am sorry to bother you, but my situation leaves me no choice. My lovely Cynthia, take care of yourself and do not feel my absence so much. Kisses and Hugs Sharon

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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • memorable
  • grateful
  • remarkable
  • incident
  • essential
  • postage
  • courier
  • identification
  • reimburse
  • parcel
  • delivery method
  • anticipate
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