Last week you were on a flight to London. Unfortunately, when you got off the plane, you left a bag there. You did not remember about the bag until you got to your hotel. Write a letter to the airline. In your letter explain what has happened describe the bag and its contents say what you would like them to do about this problem You should write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear Sir or Madam,

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Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing
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letter to inform you about the briefcase I forgot on the plane. I have travelled in airindia flight c-12 on 20th October from Newyork to London, after the departure when I reached my place I realized that I forgot my baggage inside the plane. Let me explain in detail the description of the bag. Its outer part has red stripes and white dots. The dimensions are about 4 in length and 6 in breadth.
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, It is secured by a digital lock, Inside there is a laptop and
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a pair of clothes,2 black t-shirts and blue jeans. There are
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confidential documents
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are present in a blue coloured file.
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, there is
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a tag pasted on the bag with the address
labelled
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on it and my phone number which will make it easy to identify. Could you please help me in delivering the luggage to the address on the label? It would be very kind if you can help.
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, I will pay the delivery charges. I would much appreciate it and thanks in advance. I look forward to hearing from you, Yours faithfully, Sushma.
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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:
  • Airliner, oversight, misplaced, personal belongings, valuable items, sentimental significance, luggage retrieval, lost and found, passenger service, tracking, compensate, verification of ownership, promptly, inconvenience, coordinate, verify, transparent communication
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