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Writing Samples
Band 4.5

You missed an international flight due to a problem at the airport. Write a letter to the airline. In your letter; Describe what happened that caused you to miss your flight Explain how missing your flight impact you clearly state what you would like the airline to do

Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to inform you
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problem that I faced at the airport.
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,I decided to book a ticket with PIA,so I got a ticket
of
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 23rd June at 10 pm.I
have been
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reached there
before two hours
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,and the immigration queue was extremely long.After completing all
screening
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 and other formalities,I sat in the waiting room.Abruptly,one of the staff members informed me that the flight had been delayed
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 to
plane
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 problem.
I
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 upset to
heard
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this
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 news.
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,
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 today I do not go there,my residency card will
expired
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 because only two days
left
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are left
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 to expire it,because of
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 reason,I wanted to reach there before time.
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If today
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 I
would
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 not there
,I
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today,I
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 would lose my residency. From my perspective,
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,
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airlines normally
hve
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have
 no problem,as by chance they have
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 they informed us in advance.I suggest that they
arranged
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 a new ticket with another airline to provide
for
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compensation and
unconvenience
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inconvenience
 caused. Thank you for your consideration
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 I am waiting for your prompt response. Yours faithfully, Rabia Rizwan.

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coherence and cohesion
Make sure to use clear paragraphs for each idea.
task achievement
Try to include more details on the impact of missing the flight.
coherence and cohesion
Check spelling and grammar carefully to avoid mistakes.
task achievement
You explained the flight delay clearly.
suitable writing tone
You used a polite tone in your letter.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • international flight
  • problem
  • airport
  • arrived
  • early
  • check-in
  • system failure
  • security checks
  • extra screening
  • boarding gate
  • cut-off time
  • announcement
  • confusion
  • scheduled
  • New York
  • delays
  • impacted
  • frustration
  • request
  • compensation
  • assistance
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