Write a letter to the manager of your insurance company. In your letter: -describe the item you lost -explain how you lost it -tell the insurance company what you would like them to do.

Dear
sir
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Sir
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, I am writing
this
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letter to inform you that
i
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I
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have lost
the
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apply
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my
loptop
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laptop
at
airport
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the airport
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,
while
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travelling to India to visit my family. The
laptop
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is silver in colour, my
laptop
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is of
HP
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the HP
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brand
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brand,
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it
ia
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is
about $1,490. Well, I remember
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I
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was using
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laptop
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a laptop
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while
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waiting for my flight. When the
attendend
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attendant
announced my flight
number
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number,
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I shut down my
laptop
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and put it with my other belongings.
Then
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,
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I
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went to
restroom
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the restroom
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and when
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I
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came back,
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I collect
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collect
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collected
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all my belongings
and
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, and
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i
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I
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found that my
laptop
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was missing. I asked people who were present there
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they did not see anything. I was
dispointed
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disappointed
because
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I
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was unable to do something.
Suddenly
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I saw security at
airport
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the airport
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and
explain
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explained
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my
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whole situation
they
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. They
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also
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tried to help me,
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due
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but due
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to
lack
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a lack
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of time
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, i
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i
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I
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could not find my
laptop
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and leave for my flight because they were announcing my name. I request you to
reinburse
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reimburse
the cost of my
laptop
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so that
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I
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could take any
further
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step
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. If you need any document, kindly feel free to ask me. Thank you for
you
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your
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time. I hope
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I
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can hear from you very soon. Amanpreet kaur

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task response
Plan what you will say. Start with what you lost, where and when, then say what you want the firm to do.
coherence logical structure
Put one main idea in each paragraph. Do not mix many facts at once.
greeting and closing
Use a good opening and closing. Use ‘Dear Sir’ and a polite ending.
paragraphing
Fix small spell and grammar. Use short and clear sentences.
content
You tell what was lost and when.
tone
The tone is polite at the start and end.
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,

Topic Vocabulary:
  • I
  • am
  • writing
  • to
  • the
  • manager
  • of
  • my
  • insurance
  • company
  • policy
  • number
  • claim
  • lost
  • item
  • wallet
  • phone
  • laptop
  • bag
  • color
  • model
  • value
  • price
  • receipt
  • proof
  • police
  • report
  • date
  • time
  • place
  • how
  • where
  • when
  • last
  • seen
  • evidence
  • documents
  • photo
  • contact
  • phone
  • email
  • address
  • replacement
  • payout
  • reimburse
  • deductible
  • cover
  • pay
  • support
  • steps
  • next
  • questions
  • thank
  • you
  • sincerely
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