You recently traveled on a train which arrived very late causing you to miss an appointment. Write a letter to the train company. In your letter, -explain what caused the delay in the journey -tell them what happened because of the delay -ask them for a refund
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am relentlessly disgruntled after travelling from Barrie to Toronto by your company’s Go train. I rarely use trains or buses for long trips, unfortunately, I needed to borrow a train
last
month which was supposed to be on time as per schedule but it was running approximately 45 minutes late. Moreover
, it got another 15-minutes
delay at Barrie station when the driver went off for breakfast.
I had a very important appointment on that day Correct your spelling
15-minute
however
, I missed my meeting due to
which I was asked to do some extra office tasks as punishment and my seniors were immensely disappointed with my behaviour .Besides
, I was to get promoted to senior
accountant position, but Correct article usage
a senior
due to
unexpected circumstances
they changed their mind.
I paid $300 for my trip and Add a comma
circumstances,
due to
the faulty conditions, I suffered the
loss. Correct article usage
a
Thus
, I would be obliged if you could provide me with a refund of my travel value. I would like to request you to take some necessary measures to avoid any further
delays.
I hope you will take it into consideration,
Yours sincerely,
Navneet Kaur.Submitted by ss6802125 on
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suitable writing tone
Ensure that your tone remains formal and polite throughout. While your letter is mostly appropriate, there's room for enhancing the formal tone slightly.
complete response
You should include more about how the delay directly impacted you financially or professionally to back up your request for a refund more forcefully.
single idea per paragraph
Your paragraphs each focus on a single idea, which makes the letter easy to follow.
greeting and closing
Your letter has a clear greeting and closing, which adds to its professional tone.
logical structure
Your letter is logically structured, and each section flows well into the next.
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