You lost your driving licence and someone found it and sent it back to you. Write a letter to the finder. In your letter -describe why the licence is important to you -ask where he or she found it -offer how would vou like to thank him/her

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Dear Sir/ Madam, Hope you are doing
good
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. I am writing
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letter to thank you for the great help
for
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in

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sending my purse which I lost
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month. First of all, I have no words to thank you for the help which I will never forget.
Last
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month, on September 11 when I came back
to
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home from
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. I found that my
driver
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driver's

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license was not in my purse. I got panic at that time because it
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was

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very important for my
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as I drive
everyday
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every day

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. I tried to find it
everwhere
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everywhere

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in my house, car,
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work
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and work

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but unfortunately at that time at lost
my
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hope. I went to
police
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the police
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station
for filing
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to file

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case
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. I
work
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part-time as
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an uber
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uber
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Uber

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driver and I was so stressed. But
government
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the government

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issued me
some
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a

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temporary license
last
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week. Still, I was very sad and yesterday I found your letter in which I got my license.Could you please tell me
from
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where you found it? Thank you so much once again for sending it to me. I really appreciate it, please let me know if you have some time so that we can meet someday. Hope to hear back soon Yours sincerely, Sim

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coherence cohesion
Consider dividing your letter into clear paragraphs, each focusing on a single idea to improve the logical flow of your message.
coherence cohesion
Try to refine your expression of emotions to be more streamlined. For example, you can combine expressions of gratitude with concise details to maintain a logical structure.
task achievement
The gratitude expressed is genuine and heartfelt, which is very suitable for the tone of the letter.
task achievement
The letter effectively addresses the tasks asked in the prompt: describing the importance of the license, asking how it was found, and offering thanks.
coherence cohesion
The greeting and closing are appropriately used and convey politeness.

Structure your letter

A letter needs to be written using a proper format, including the following:

  • A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)
  • The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)
  • A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)

When writing a letter as part of the IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, it is important to include the bullet points presented to you in the question.

All three bullet points need to be presented. And remember that some bullet points contain more than one element. So, make sure to watch for ‘and’ and plurals.

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