On a recent holiday, you lost a valuable item. Fortunately, you have travel insurance to cover the cost of anything lost. Writing a letter to the manager of your insurance company. In your letter explain: what did you lose? How you lost it? What do you want the insurance company to do?.

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Dear

sir

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Sir

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, I am writing to bring to your notice that I misplaced a very valuable property of mine

this

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afternoon

while

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enrouting

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en route

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to the airport. I came for a

two weeks

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two-week

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holiday in a foreign country as

tourist

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a tourist

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vwhen

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when

a close friend of mine called

this

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morning

that

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to say that

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he is seriously sick

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and

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will be undergoing surgery and

ask

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asked

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me if I could come stay with him in the hospital until he is

discharge

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discharged

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Therefore

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Therefore,

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I decided to travel

this

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afternoon,

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while

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and

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at the

airport

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airport,

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realized

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realised

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that I

have

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had

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left my black

leathery

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leather

bag

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However

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, there

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are more

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important things that are in

this

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bag

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, like

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my passport,

nation

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national

ID card and my computer

that

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, which

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worked

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used to work

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remotely from home. As I was in a rush going to the airport,

when

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apply

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I booked a taxi where I mistakenly left the

bag

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in the car with the vehicle number 125 ABJ. I would be pleased if the company

can

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could

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give

this

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due consideration and try to make a trace of

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apply

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this

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vehicle, so that I can get my computer back, because it

contain

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contains

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a lot of

clients

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clients'

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personal documents that I need to work on urgently.

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Therefore

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Therefore,

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this

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bag

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can be found in the next two

days

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days,

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I will truly appreciate

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it.

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Your's sincerely, Salieu.

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May 15, 2026

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task response

Say more clearly what you lost in the first part.

coherence and cohesion

Tell the story in a more simple order: trip, call, taxi, loss, request.

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Ask the company clearly for money or help to find the bag.

coherence and cohesion

Keep one main idea in each part.

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Use a polite and formal style all through the letter.

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You said what item was lost and where it may be.

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You gave a clear reason for your travel and your rush.

coherence and cohesion

The letter has greeting, ending, and paragraphs.

coherence and cohesion

You included the car number, which helps the message feel clear.

Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

firstly
secondly
thirdly
in additional
moreover
also
for example
for instance
therefore
however
although
even though
despite

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4
Linking words
meeting the goal of 7 or more
1
Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
28
Grammar mistakes
detected issues

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 5.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 4.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 5.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

215 words

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Topic Vocabulary:

valuable possession
insurance claim
misplace
irreplaceable
receipt
policyholder
reimbursement
coverage
claim number
deductible
documentation
authenticate
liability
premium
accidental loss
indemnity
beneficiary
contact details
substantiate
correspondence

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