You stayed at your friend’s house when you participated in a business seminar in the other city. You mistakenly left a file with important documents at their house.
Write a letter to your friend,
describing the file, tell them why it is important.
ask him/her to return it to you by post.

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Dear Mint, I hope
this
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letter finds you in good health. The reason why I'm writing is to tell you that
last
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week I left an important annual financial report at your house.
Also
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, I want to be grateful for your hospitality during the week, it was fantastic to stay with you and your family.
To begin
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with,
this
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file is very important to me because the deadline for submitting it to the website's government is tomorrow at 8 p.m. If I am overdue, I will have to pay a fine that I cannot afford. Anyway, I try to avoid any misunderstandings with my boss! I would like to ask you to send me back to my office located at 5/Rowe Avenue, 6103, Perth
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today.
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, I hope you can send the express post the document, I will pay for the delivery service . Text me as soon as possible. I look forward to your reply and I appreciate your help. Yours faithfully, Claudia

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task achievement
Consider providing a clearer explanation of the contents of the file to enhance the reader's understanding of its importance.
coherence and cohesion
Ensure that each paragraph maintains a single focus to improve overall readability. For example, separate the thanks and the request into different paragraphs.
coherence and cohesion
Your greeting and closing are warm and appropriate for the context.
task achievement
You effectively communicated the urgency of returning the document and its importance.

The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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