You recently used a taxi and left some important documents there. Write a letter to the taxi manager and say: – Describe what you left and where it happened. – Why are these papers important? – What would you like the manager to do about it?

Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to inform you about an incident in which I mistakenly left some valuable
documents
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in one of your taxis.
This
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happened about a week ago,and on the
day
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I was in quite a hurry to attend a very important job interview.I got
off
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out of
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the taxi at 55 Hespelier
road
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and
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, and
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when I got to the venue, I suddenly
realized
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I had left the
documents
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in the taxi.The
documents
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include my CV,British Passport,driver's license and birth certificate. I urgently need these
documents
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,as I have not been able to progress to the next stage of that particular interview,and they are
also
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required for
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interviews. I would be very grateful if someone from your
compamy
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company
gets in touch with me urgently and either
deliver
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delivers
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them to my address or
tell
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tells
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me where I can come pick them up. I look forward to,and would greatly appreciate
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, a
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prompt response from you. Yours sincerely, Timothy.

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structure
Break the letter into 3 small parts: 1) say what you left and where, 2) say why the papers are important, 3) say what you want the manager to do. Put each part in its own paragraph.
grammar punctuation
Fix small mistakes: put a space after each comma, and fix spellings like compamy to company.
tone
Keep a formal tone and give a clear way to reach you.
content
Add the date, your full name, and a good way to reach you at the end of the letter.
purpose
The aim is clear: to get the items back and to ask for help.
tone and content
Polite and respectful tone is shown in the letter.
content
The letter lists the papers to show what was left.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • document(s)
  • identifiable
  • urgent
  • significant
  • crucial
  • approximately
  • vehicle
  • manager
  • trip records
  • lost and found
  • taxi driver
  • contact
  • inform
  • update
  • locate
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