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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/Madam, I am writing
this
 letter to inquire about an item which I have lost while I was travelling on the train. It is a 22k gold neckless with a
heart shaped
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 pendant, including a blue
color
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 stone in the middle of it. The chain is made with
ovel
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novel
 cuts and
about
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 22cm long.
Further
, there is
an
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engraved
letters
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 near the locker namely, "MK". It is a cherished item for me as I received it from a dearest friend of mine. I was travelling from Colombo to Kandy on 12th Wednesday by train scheduled at 4.30 pm
,
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 when I misplaced it. I was in the D2 cabin and only noticed that it is not there as soon as I got off the train.
However
, as I can remember the chain was there when it was about 2km to the destination and
thus
 I think I lost it while trying to leave the cabin. Kindly help me to find it since,
usually
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 the lost items are delivered to the station and if you could put up a notice with my contact details so, that if anyone were to locate it can reach me.
Your
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Yours
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sincerly
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sincerely
,
Malsha
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Marsha
Masha
 Munasinghe
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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:
  • 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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