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 Write at least 150 words.
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing
this
letter to inform you that I have recently lost a mobile phone
during my holiday in Pondicherry and this
item is insured. It was an Apple iPhone 12 which cost me approximately 95,000 rupees. Since I have insurance
coverage for my mobile phone
from your company, I am hoping to get my insurance
money.
The incident occurred when I was on a holiday trip to Pondicherry between 26 May 2021 to 29 May 2021. I was on Paradise beach
on 28 August when I lost my mobile Capitalize word
Beach
phone
in the sand. I vigorously searched for the item for more than an hour but it was nowhere. I immediately lodged an FIR in the nearest police station and the FIR registration number is CH-25470145.
Since I hold insurance
coverage for the mobile phone
, I would like to claim the insurance
amount for the lost phone
. As per the policies of the insurance
, I am liable to claim an amount of 85,000 as an insurance
refund for the lost item. Please find the invoice and the FIR copy for the lost mobile phone
with this
letter.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
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Coherence and Cohesion
Ensure that the letter follows a clear logical structure; although there is an apparent structure, transitions could be smoother between the paragraphs.
Coherence and Cohesion
Include a clear and appropriate greeting and closing; while these are present, they can be more personalized to enhance formal correspondence.
Coherence and Cohesion
Each paragraph should focus on a single idea; ensure that paragraphs are not too lengthy and the ideas are not intermingled.
Task Achievement
All aspects of the task have been addressed with sufficient detail, but make sure to provide more specifics about the incident if possible.
Task Achievement
Maintain a consistently formal tone throughout the letter to suit the context of writing to an insurance company.
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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