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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 lost • explain how you lost • tell the insurance company what you would like them to do

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Dear Sir or Madam I am writing
this
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 letter to
insurance
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the insurance
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 company manager about
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the lost
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lost
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loss
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 of my new
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IPad
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iPad
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 that I purchased
it
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apply
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recently from "
Apple
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The Apple
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" store. It was very valuable for me because It was a gift for my mother. I wanted to gift her
new
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a new
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IPad
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iPad
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 as a graduation because of her countless acts of kindness. On the screen of the
iPad
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 was an image of New York City and
inspiring
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the inspiring
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 inscription "
just
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Just
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 do it". If I explain the
lost
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loss
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 of the item, after a stressful day I arrived a home and realized that my
iPad
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 was nowhere to be found. I started searching
from
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for
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 every possible location I had visited. I started searching my steps in the taxi and various shops I went in. I would appreciate your prompt to
this
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 problem with
resolution
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a resolution
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 to it.
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Furthermore
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 I would be delighted if you consider covering the cost of the item. Yours faithfully Mr Bear.

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Structure
Be sure to maintain a logical structure throughout your letter. Organize your ideas clearly and use paragraphs effectively to guide the reader through your narrative. Consider adding a brief introduction to establish context before diving into the details of the lost item.
Cohesion
To improve coherence and cohesion, consider using more conjunctions and cohesive devices. This will ensure your paragraphs flow smoothly from one idea to the next, enhancing the readability of your letter.
Specificity
For a better task response, try to provide more specific details about the item and the situation. This could include describing any steps taken to locate the iPad and any interaction you had with the places where you thought you may have lost it.
Tone
It's important to maintain a suitably formal tone throughout your letter. This can be achieved by choosing your words carefully, avoiding slang, and using polite requests to ask for the insurance company's assistance.
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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