On a recent holiday you lost a valuable item. Fortunately, you have travel insurance to cover the cost of anything lost. Write a letter to the manager of your insurance company. In your letter -describe the item you lost -explain how you lost it -tell the insurance company what you would like them to do.

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Dear Sir or Madam, My name is SJ and my
insurance
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number is 123. I am writing
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email to you as I would like to claim my
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insurance
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to cover my lost item on my Thailand Trip. I lost my personal laptop which I used to store my
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photos and save my personal files
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as my resume and study materials. I left my laptop on the table in a coffee shop when I grabbed my coffee at the counter. I was so surprised that it just took me 3 minutes away from the table. As I bought
travel
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insurance
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for my trip to Thailand and the
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claim threshold is within CNY5,000, I would like to claim the full threshold to cover the cost of my lost laptop. Can you please send me the procedure for claiming
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insurance
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as well as
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the supporting documents which I need to prepare? Your prompt response will be highly appreciated Thanks, and regards SJ.
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coherence cohesion
Ensure that each paragraph focuses on one main idea to improve coherence.
coherence cohesion
The greeting and closing are appropriate but could be slightly more formal.
lexical resource
Use a wider range of vocabulary to enhance the letter.
grammatical range
Pay attention to sentence structure and use a variety of sentence types.

Use a variety of complex and simple sentences

You should use complex sentences in your writing, but it does not mean that you should try to make all of our sentences complex.

‘Complex’ sentences are not actually very complex; they are just two or more simple sentences put together. Putting them together makes the essay more coherent and cohesive.

Examples:

I really want to study but I’m too tired.

I wore a warm coat because the weather was cold.

If action is not taken soon on climate change, global warming will get worse.

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