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 the company – describe the item lost – explain how you lost it – tell the insurance company what you would like them to do You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear Sir or Madam,

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Dear Sir I hope you are doing well. Today, I am writing

this

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letter to inform you of bad news, I lost my Apple watch during my

last

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holiday. I am embarrassed that I did

such

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carelessness but the circumstances made me do that. It was a sunny day,so I decided to have a run on the beach. I put on my sun cream, took my water bottle and wore my Apple watch to track my running.

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, I was halfway down but suddenly I saw a dog chasing me. I tried to run faster,but I went off track and rushed to the crowd.Fortunately, I got people's attention but at that very moment, I tripped and fell into the sand. Some young boys successfully turned the dog the other way,

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the owner came, told us how his dog got unleased and apologised. I hurry to get back to my room and relax a little bit. After cooling down, I realised that I had lost my watch somewhere in the chase. I tried to find it but I could not. As a customer of your insurance company, I am confident that I have cost coverage of lost stuff but I am quite unsure if your company is able to send me an item that I lost. If you are able to do so

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well and good but, If not

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I would like to get reimbursement, my watch was worth 600 dollars. I paid a total 645 after taxes. Please inform me of the details to share my bank details or address if needed. Regards Rounak

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coherence and cohesion

Consider using more varied linking words to enhance the flow between sentences and paragraphs.

task achievement

You could provide a little more detail on the significance of the lost item to strengthen your response.

tone

The letter maintains a polite and respectful tone throughout, which is appropriate for formal communication.

content

The narrative of losing the watch is engaging and provides context for your request.

Word Count

IELTS says that you should write a minimum of 150 words in writing task 1. If you go under word count you will lose marks in task response.

A very long letter will not give you a higher band score.

Aim for between 160 to 190 words in writing task 1. This will ensure a concise letter and will be realistic in terms of time management. You have only 20 minutes to write the letter and you need around 5 minutes of planning time, so you will not be able to write a long letter in 15 minutes.

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 9.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 9.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

267 words

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