You have just spent a week with a friend on holiday. When you got home, you realised you had left your wallet there. Write a letter to your friend. In your Letter: - Thank your friend for the holiday - Explain that you left your wallet in their house - Give them instructions of how to send it back to you.

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Dear Jasmine,
First
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of all , I wanted to thank you for the amazing time we have spent together
this
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past holiday. It was a
delighful
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delightful
week, and I am sure it will leave good memories in our children. I can't forget the taste of
the
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Turkey you prepared
to
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for
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us
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use
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on
the
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Thanksgiving evening. It was for sure,
that
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best I ever ate in my entire life.
Besides
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the thank you note, I
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need to let you know that I have forgot my wallet
in
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at
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your house. We were having
such
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a nice talk when we were leaving, that I got distracted and forgot it right on your entrance cabinet, under the mirror. Too bad that we live so far from each other, if not I would pass by to have a cup of tea. But I have a friend that goes to your city every other week to see her parents. I have already talked to her, and she told me that your house is on
her
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its
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way. Could you please do me a huge
favor
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, and leave my wallet on your porch
next
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Friday evening, so she can pick it up and bring it back to me? I would really appreciate that. I hope I get to see you see soon, Melissa
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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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Topic Vocabulary:
  • memorable
  • grateful
  • remarkable
  • incident
  • essential
  • postage
  • courier
  • identification
  • reimburse
  • parcel
  • delivery method
  • anticipate
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