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Last Wednesday you flew from London to Vancouver. When you arrived home, you discovered that you had left your hand luggage on the plane. Write a letter to the airline. In your letter, you should explain: where and when you lost your bag what your bag looks like what its contents were

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Dear sir/Madam, I would like to report a lost property in the airport. On the
last
 Wednesday, 10th January 2020 I flew from London to Vancouver with
a
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flight number
of
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SQ 728, (seat 25A).
Although
 it was
long
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 flight,
unfortunately
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 I left my hand luggage on the upper head cabinet. As
this
 was
very
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 ordinary
bag
 and
maker
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 of Samsonite tagged on it.
This
 was
black
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a black
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color
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bag
 with a small side pocket on it and inside some books,
personal
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 diary and
red
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a red
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 jacket. There was a small
pad lock
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which
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 includes
combination
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 of
number
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 to open.
Eventually
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 my diary
which
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contains some valuable contact details that might be very
import
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 for me. Appreciate
if
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 you could locate
this
bag
 and let me know how
i
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 can get the
bag
 back. My email ID: [email protected] I am looking forward to your reply
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The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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