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

Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing a request about
an
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issuance of
new
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a new
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debit
card
from your branch.
Since
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apply
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I applied for one week of
new
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a new
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ATM
card
through
online
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an online
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form and I received
today
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it today
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. The
letter
I am sending to you
because
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I
didn't
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haven't
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yet receive
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receive
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received
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my new
card
still
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apply
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.
Although
, I have to
mentioned
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that I received your
letter
. But unfortunately, my
card
was not with your acknowledgement
letter
.
Besides
this
, the
card
was not being attached
by
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mistakenly
from
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to
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your dispatcher.
However
, it is my deep concern that
where
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apply
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it is gone because the envelope had remained merely a
letter
.
Although
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However
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, is
an
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important to check
enclosure
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the enclosure
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before sending
letter
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to your clients so the mistakes
could
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do
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not happen again. You can ask
from
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apply
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your employee
that
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if
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he may
be
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have
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forgot
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forgotten
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to attach the
card
with
letter
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the letter
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. I am requesting to please send my bank
card
as soon as possible because my payments are stopped
due to
ATM
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my ATM
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card
.
Furthermore
, the charges
of
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on
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my
card
will not
deduct
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be deducted
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again because it is missed by your dispatcher. I am looking forward to hearing from you as
early
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soon
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as possible. Yours Sincerely,
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task achievement
Ensure that the letter has a clear introduction, ample development of each point, and a conclusion that effectively summarizes the writer's concerns and requests. Address all parts of the task with adequate detail.
logical structure
The letter's logical structure needs improvement. Your ideas should flow naturally from one to the next. Use paragraphs to separate different thoughts and connect them with appropriate transitional phrases.
single idea per paragraph
Make clear separations between paragraphs and ensure that each paragraph addresses a single idea or point. Avoid merging multiple concerns or requests in a single paragraph.
greeting and closing
Open your letter with a proper salutation, such as 'Dear Sir or Madam,' and close with a suitable sign-off, like 'Yours faithfully,' followed by your full name. Ensure that these elements are appropriate and consistent with the formality of the letter.
suitable writing tone
Maintain a consistently formal and polite tone throughout the letter. While some emotional concern is acceptable given the context, ensure that it is expressed professionally and without informal language or casual tone.

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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