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.

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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
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on 28 August when I lost my mobile
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, jee
Submitted by jeeanay on

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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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Topic Vocabulary:
  • valuable possession
  • insurance claim
  • misplace
  • irreplaceable
  • receipt
  • policyholder
  • reimbursement
  • coverage
  • claim number
  • deductible
  • documentation
  • authenticate
  • liability
  • premium
  • accidental loss
  • indemnity
  • beneficiary
  • contact details
  • substantiate
  • correspondence
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