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, I am writing
this
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letter regarding the lost item which will be covered by your company
due to
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travel insurance. I have lost one of the most valuable items, namely,
Dell
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a Dell
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laptop
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. I had to invest
the
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significant funds to buy
this
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latest
laptop
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with its excellent features. Let me elaborate
the
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incident in more
details
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. Yesterday I was enjoying a picturesque view of
lake
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the lake
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and I was carrying my
laptop
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with me because I wanted to capture those
mind blowing
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moments in it. One family requested me to click their photos and I put my
laptop
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near to me. After clicking their pictures, I realised my
laptop
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bag was missing, making me panic and mentally disturbed. As a valuable customer, I would like to request you to cover the expenses of
my
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this
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item
due to
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having travel insurance. when I signed my agreement with you, it was clearly stated to cover anything lost. I look forward to hearing back from you. Yours Sincerely,
pawanm
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Pawan
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coherence cohesion
Try to be more concise and direct in your descriptions to maintain coherence.
single idea per paragraph
Ensure all paragraphs are evenly developed to enhance flow.
greeting and closing
The letter has a clear structure with a proper greeting and closing.
task achievement
The writing tone is polite and suitable for a formal 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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