You are staying at your friend’s house who is traveling to another country. A recent storm damaged the house. Write a letter to your friend And say: What happened and when, What was damaged in the house, What needs to be about it

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Dear Karthik, I hope you reached your destination safely.
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a bit of disappointing news to share with you, nothing serious though. As you might’ve heard, it was pouring heavily
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four days in your area. It was even difficult to go outside to get groceries and other supplies for the house. Unfortunately, the storm got terrible
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night, and it was so loud, I barely got any sleep. I feel sorry to inform you that your favourite car, which your grandmother gifted was damaged. The windows were broken and there were few dents on the top due to the hailstorm.
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the power was shut off due to the damage in the ground cable, I called the electricity department to make sure that it gets fixed. So, you don’t need to worry about that. If you have insurance for the vehicle, send me a copy so that I’ll get the process started. I know that it’s an expensive car so, let’s hope the insurance covers a significant amount so you don’t have to spend
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to get it fixed. Enjoy your trip
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London and don’t panic about
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situation. I’ll handle
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you arrive. Love, Vijaya

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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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