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 Manager, I am writing to you concerning an item I lost during my
last
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trip from Abuja to Lagos. I boarded the Abuja rail on the 24th of January to Lagos,
however
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after I disembarked, I noticed that my
laptop
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bag was lighter than usual. After checking in, I couldn't find my HP
laptop
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.
This
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is a 14-inches
laptop
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, Bluetooth and wireless network-enabled.
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, it is ash-coloured and it has the HP logo at the back of the screen. To be honest, I left the
laptop
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on top of my luggage,
besides
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where I sat during the trip and I was conscious of the bag, just to be sure that it was safe.
Although
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, I stepped out of the carriage once,
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, I returned immediately to my seat after visiting the lounge. For now, I would need your support to help track and maybe retrieve the
laptop
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. You can start by asking your staff, if they've seen the type of computer described or if they've seen any stray
laptop
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left on the train. I hope you can help out with finding
this
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device, I will be so happy if found eventually. Kindly let me know if there is any information on the finding. Yours faithfully, Rotimi
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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:
  • 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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