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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. You have received a letter from your bank, asking you to acknowledge receipt of a new bank card. However, the card was missing from the envelope. Write a letter to the bank's head office. In your letter: explain why you are writing express concern about the missing card ask them what they intend to do You do NOT need to write your own address. Begin your letter as: Dear Sir or Madam, You should write at least 150 words.

#minutes #bank #receipt #card #envelope #head #office #concern #address #sir #madam
Dear sir, I am writing
this
letter
 to confirm that I have received a
letter
 from you regarding the replacement of my bank
card
 as the old one was worn out. To my utmost surprise, the envelope only contained the
letter
 of confirmation and steps to activate
new
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card
, but there was no
card
 attached with the
letter
 as it was supposed to be.
This
 is
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complete negligence on your part as my bank details and personal credentials are linked to
this
card
. I had phone bills, electricity bills and other services to pay for as I do online banking and
therefore
, I have to present my
card
 number. Not making the payments on time will lead to
low
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 credit score and affect my financial situation as well.
Although
 I am able to utilize the application on my phone,
but
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some services do not link directly to the bank account.
This
 has caused me greater inconvenience even though the inferior service is considered unintentional. It is highly unlikely that the
card
 was stolen or
misplace
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 while
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 voyage after a thorough evaluation of the
letter
.
However
, in order to avoid any fraudulent activities from my
card
 or prevent it from being used for illegal purposes, I would like to request you to deactivate that
card
 at your earliest convenience. I would
also
 like to request you to issue me a new
card
 as soon as possible.
Such
 negligence is truly inappropriate for a prestigious company like yours and incidents like
this
 can bring down the goodwill and reputation of the company. I am hopeful to receive my
card
 within the
next
 few days. Thank you. Sincerely,
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Word Count

IELTS says that you should write a minimum of 150 words in writing task 1. If you go under word count you will lose marks in task response.

A very long letter will not give you a higher band score.

Aim for between 160 to 190 words in writing task 1. This will ensure a concise letter and will be realistic in terms of time management. You have only 20 minutes to write the letter and you need around 5 minutes of planning time, so you will not be able to write a long letter in 15 minutes.

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