You recently made a journey by train. When you got on the train, you realised you had left a bag on the platform. Write a letter to the station manager. In your letter: • give details of where and when you left the bag • describe the bag and its contents • suggest how you could get the bag back

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Dear Sir, Happy Thursday! I hope
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letter finds you well and in good spirits. I am writing
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letter to seek your help regarding the lost property which I lost recently on the platform. I clearly remember that I took a bus on 5th April
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2025 at 12 o'clock in the afternoon, from Humberline Drive to reach my friend's place who is actually living at Queen's Way Park Drive. For that reason, I had to take the subway
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from Kipling
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to reach a specific place. Unfortunately, I left my bag on a train at Keele
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when I took a bus from that
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. The bag is from a Trailmaker company and has a company logo on it. It is in grey colour and I hung a heart key chain on it.
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, I put some essential items in
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bag
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as my laptop, phone charger and bank cards to use it instantly. I am really curious about my possessions and I want your help to find it out. I am ready to bear the shipping cost and send it to my address which I will mention with
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letter. I hope you will assist me in finding those items. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon! Yours Faithfully, Sam

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Consider providing a clearer explanation of how you reached the platform and the exact moment you realized the bag was missing, as this will enhance the narrative flow.
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While your tone is friendly and suitable, be mindful of using more formal language in certain parts of the letter, especially when discussing the inconvenience of losing your bag.
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Your letter has a friendly and polite tone throughout, which is great for correspondence.
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You clearly described the bag and its contents, making it easier for the station manager to assist you.

Use a variety of complex and simple sentences

You should use complex sentences in your writing, but it does not mean that you should try to make all of our sentences complex.

‘Complex’ sentences are not actually very complex; they are just two or more simple sentences put together. Putting them together makes the essay more coherent and cohesive.

Examples:

I really want to study but I’m too tired.

I wore a warm coat because the weather was cold.

If action is not taken soon on climate change, global warming will get worse.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • station manager
  • journey
  • platform
  • forgot
  • retrieve
  • lost and found
  • personal belongings
  • important documents
  • valuable items
  • contact information
  • describe
  • distinguishing features
  • express concern
  • suggest
  • recover
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