You have recently been on a vacation in a foreign country and stayed at a home-stay, you have realised that you have misplaced an expensive wristwatch and cannot find it. Write a letter to the family you stayed with. In your letter: Give details of your stay Describe your wristwatch If found how they could return it to you.

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Dear Ronnie, Hope all is well,
Firstly
Linking Words

Usage of linking words is important in IELTS writing. They help create clear connections between ideas in your writing. They improve the flow of your essay by showing relationships between paragraphs and sentences. Using appropriate linking words demonstrates your ability to write cohesively and will help you achieve a higher band score.

I would like to thank you for
warm
Correct article usage
the warm

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hospitality provided by you and your
Family
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family

The word Family doesn’t seem to fit this context. Consider replacing it with a different one.

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during my stay at your home place in Bali. During the stay at your place, I Forgot my
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wristwatch

The word wrist watch seems to be miswritten. Consider replacing it.

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wrist watch
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wristwatch

The word wrist watch seems to be miswritten. Consider replacing it.

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on your couch, when we were discussing
over
Correct pronoun usage
it over

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the coffee.
Its
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It's
It is

It appears that the possessive pronoun Its should be a contraction instead. Consider changing it.

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a Tissot Watch with stainless steel body and black dial the dial glows in dark and has starting letter of my Name engraved on the
back side
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backside

The word back side seems to be miswritten. Consider replacing it.

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the watch is close to my soul as its gift from somebody and is a limited edition watch. If you find the same, can you please inform me as well it would be a great help if you can express courier the same to my residence address which is present in your record
.
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?

Consider using a question mark to signify that this sentence is a question.

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I am sorry for the inconvenience caused to you on my behalf. Would await
for
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apply

It seems that preposition use may be incorrect here.

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some positive reply from your side Wishing you Good health Regards, John

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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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