Your company sent you to complete a course in another country. You have lost the certificate received at the end of the course. Write a letter to the principal of the college where you took the course. In your letter, you should tell: how you lost the certificate why you need it now what you want the principal to do.

Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing in regard to a
bag
which I forgot at Turkish
airlines
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on the 24th of June. Let me brief you on what happened
initially
. Before the plane landed, I had already booked a taxi to pick me up immediately
I
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after I
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arrive in Nigeria . In order not to miss it, I was in a hurry and
as a result
, I ended up forgetting one of my important
luggage
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pieces of luggage
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. My travelling
bag
is blue in colour and
in
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on
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the front of it, my name and final destination are written.
Also
, I have valuable possessions inside it
such
as my marriage certificate, some expensive
jewelry
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,
as well as
some clothing. I would like you to do two things for me.
Firstly
, could you take
this
bag
to the lost and found luggage area, as I have filled
the
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report form for my missing
bag
.
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Secondly
, after the form has been processed, I would appreciate it if the
bag
. is sent to my address through the post office. You can find my address and contact information at the back of
this
letter. I hope that you treat
this
issue as urgent. Your's Faithful, Mgbemere Diana.
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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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