You stayed at a hotel last week. After you got home, you realized that you had left your watch behind. Write a letter to the hotel manager and explain what happened. Describe the watch and ask them to help you find it.

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Dear Mr Manager, I am writing to request assistance regarding my missing watch.

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weekend, from July 25-July 28, I stayed at the Marriot Hotel in room 601. When I checked out, I had always thought that my watch was in my bag the whole time,

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, just today, I realized it was missing. The

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time I remembered, it was on the side table on the left side of the bed, and I must have forgotten to pack it. It was a silver Citizen watch with a gold lock.

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, it has my initials, GJ, engraved on the back. As it is valuable to me, could you please check if it is still there or if someone already found it? I am willing to give a reward to the one that could return it. If you have any

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information about it, please feel free to contact me anytime at 070-1234-5678 or [email protected]. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. Thank you. Yours sincerely, Gavin Jackson

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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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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 7.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 9.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 9.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 8.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

169 words

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You stayed at a hotel last week. After you got home, you realized that you had left your watch behind. Write a letter to the hotel manager and explain what happened. Describe the watch and ask them to help you find it.

Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

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