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Writing Samples
Band 4

You recently used a taxi and left some important documents there. Write a letter to the taxi manager and say: – Describe what you left and where it happened. – Why are these papers important? – What would you like the manager to do about it? Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses.

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I am writing a letter to inform about my
papers
Use synonyms
 have been left in one of
yours
Correct pronoun usage
your
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cab
Fix the agreement mistake
cabs
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. Since I was travelling for a business meeting on Friday I used the Uber
taxi
Use synonyms
 LED-345.
However
Linking Words
, I
use
Wrong verb form
used
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 my own car but
that
Change preposition
at that
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 time I hired
Use synonyms
taxi
Add an article
a taxi
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 for a meeting.
Besides
Linking Words
this
Linking Words
, I was preparing
minutes
Correct article usage
the minutes
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 of
meeting
Correct article usage
the meeting
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 in the cab so I correctly remembered that I put that file on the back seat. The importance of the file is that it includes the financial history
as well as
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 new project details. These are not only
import
Replace the word
important
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papers
Use synonyms
 for my meeting but
it
Correct pronoun usage
apply
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also
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 depends
of
Change preposition
on
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 my next promotion.
However
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, the driver's number is switched off and I am trying to reach out but
unfortunately
Add a comma
unfortunately,
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 I fail. I would request you to please locate your driver's car and give back my personal documents.
Furthermore
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, you can
also
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 track his
taxi
Use synonyms
 and call him to drop my
papers
Use synonyms
 at my home I will give give fare to him. If you track the
taxi
Use synonyms
then
Linking Words
 you will say to him that he
drop
Wrong verb form
dropped
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 my
papers
Use synonyms
 at my home. I am looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible. Yours Faithfully,

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Coherence and cohesion
The response should be more formal, and the content needs to be more relevant to the task. Ensure that the letter matches the tone and style required for a formal letter.
Coherence and cohesion
The logical structure of the letter needs improvement. Each paragraph should focus on a single idea and the ideas should be logically linked throughout the letter.
Lexical resource
Use a wider range of vocabulary to express ideas more precisely and accurately. Avoid repetition and use formal language where appropriate.
Grammatical range
The letter contains frequent grammatical errors and lacks control over a wide range of sentence structures. Work on using varied sentence structures and language accurately.

The Greeting

Depending on the style and aim of the letter, you will need to adapt your greeting.

Always start an informal letter in the ways:

  • Dear + name
  • Hi / Hello + name

‘Dear...’ is more appropriate, so stick with this.

For a formal letter there are two options for the greeting:

  • Use Dear Sir or Madam if you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to.
  • Use Dear + surname if you do know their name, e.g. Dear Mr Smith or Dear Mrs Jones.

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