Last week you were on a flight to London. Unfortunately, when you got off the plane, you left a bag there. You did not remember about the bag until you got to your hotel. Write a letter to the airline. In your letter •explain what has happened •describe the bag and its contents •say what you would like them to do about this problem You should write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir or Madam I am writing to enquire that a
bag
was lost during my return to London from Colombo. I was returning from Colombo airport to London on 09 September 2024 in Sri Lankan Airlines flight number AO123, where I sat on window seat number 46 and kept my hand luggage in the cabin above my seat. Soon after reaching the hotel, I realized that the
bag
was
Verb problem
had
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forgotten to take home when got off the airbus,
hence
a complaint was unable to
make
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be made
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in
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at
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Airport
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the Airport
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. The luggage
that
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apply
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was manufactured with black colour leather material,
had
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and had
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a red
color
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colour
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small size star
center
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centre
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on the front side. Inside the
bag
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bag,
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there were a few clothes, which were materially insignificant, and had my silver colour
dell
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Dell
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laptop with my name on a sticker on
front
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the front
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side. I would be grateful to you if you could check with your cabin crew or the cleaning team whether they have come across the said
bag
or not. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully Aravinda Jayaweera Mob No - 7787231442
Submitted by aravindasajith on

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task achievement
Enhance your description of the situation with more specific details or contexts to make it even clearer.
coherence cohesion
Ensure that transition words and phrases are used to improve the flow and connection between sentences and paragraphs.
task achievement
You've fully responded to each part of the prompt, clearly explaining what happened, describing the bag, and stating what you would like the airline to do.
task achievement
Your letter maintains a suitable tone for formal correspondence which is appropriate for communicating with an airline.
coherence cohesion
The letter is well-organized and structured, making it easy to follow your narrative.

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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