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Band 6

You have lost an item of value on a train. Write a letter to the railway company. In your letter • describe the item • explain where and when you left it • say what action you would like the company to take

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Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to you that recently I lost my Apple iWatch while travelling to Kota on
train
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 no - 12345, Shatabdi Express on 20th March 2020. The
watch
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 is black in
color
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colour
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 with a touchscreen and a silicone strap. 30 minutes before alighting at Kota Junction, I removed the
watch
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 from my wrist. My coach number was H2 and seat number 32. The
watch
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 was the table attached to
compartment
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the compartment
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 wall below the window. The
train
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 arrived
Kota
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at Kota
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 Junction at 2:30 pm on 20th March 2020. You can do the following things to expedite the search. 1. From the
train
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 manifest, contact the fellow passengers in the compartment
,
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 if they saw the
watch
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 and can contact me if they have it. 2.
Also
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, you can check with
station
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the station
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 master, if anyone from the compartment did
handover
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hand over
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 the
watch
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 to him. 3.
Last
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 option is to contact the
train
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 ticket examiner, to whom the
watch
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 was given. I am
hopeful
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 to get full cooperation from the railways and take necessary action to help recover my lost
watch
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. Yours faithfully, Gaurav Madan

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Structure your letter

A letter needs to be written using a proper format, including the following:

  • A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)
  • The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)
  • A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)

When writing a letter as part of the IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, it is important to include the bullet points presented to you in the question.

All three bullet points need to be presented. And remember that some bullet points contain more than one element. So, make sure to watch for ‘and’ and plurals.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • valuable
  • distinguishing features
  • route
  • carriage
  • seat number
  • lost and found department
  • appropriate steps
  • contact information
  • swift and positive action
  • item of value
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