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

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Dear Sir or Madam The reason why
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am writing
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letter is that I recently lost a valuable item during my holiday and I would like to inform you that
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have a travel insurance policy.
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is my watch which I lost item. It was
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watch which cost approximately
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18.000 dollars.
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was green and
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a
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my name
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the strap.
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also
It was monetary value and
important
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an important
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item to me. I
do not
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believe how I lost my watch
while
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visited
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Nusrat’s restaurant.I can remember correctly it with me at the beginning of the day, when I
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to the hotel in the
nigh
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I realized my watch had been lost.I tried to found but I could not find it.
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I hope my travel insurance policy will cover the loss of my personal belongings
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traveling.
Tank
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you for your attention to
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latter
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letter
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. Yours Faithfully Akbarshoh Qurbonmuratov
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coherence cohesion
Ensure your letter has a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. The body should be divided into paragraphs, each focusing on a different aspect of the situation.
greeting and closing
Use a more refined closing salutation. 'Tank you' is a typo and 'latter' should be 'letter'. Consider using 'Thank you for your attention to this matter.'
task achievement
For better task achievement, ensure you describe the item in more detail in its own paragraph, detail how it was lost in another, and clearly state your expectation from the insurance company in the final section.
general
Check for spelling and grammatical errors. Use tools or ask for help with proofreading. Consistent errors can significantly affect the reader's perception and the overall professionalism of your letter.

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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