On a recent holiday, you lost a valuable item. Fortunately, you have travel insurance…

Read a formal IELTS letter writing sample on the topic: You are soon going to spend three months doing work experience in an organisation.

On a recent holiday, you lost a valuable item. Fortunately, you have travel insurance to cover the cost of anything lost. 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

Band 6 Response:

Dear sir/madam,

Purpose- Regarding an item I lost on my recent trip.

I am writing you about my valuable watch that I lost on my trip. It was gold watch that I just bought a few weeks ago. it has small studs on it. It is a chain watch.

I was wearing it on my trip. I was wearing it when I went for paragliding with my friends on one the trip locations. I think that is when I lost it. It is a really precious watch for me.

I have travel insurance to cover the cost of anything lost on the trip. I want to ask about how can I use this insurance policy in order to get the cost of my watch covered. It would be really helpful if you can give me some details about how can I claim my watch insurance.

I will be waiting to hear from you.

Yours Faithfully,
XYZ

Written by an IELTS Candidate.

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Band Score Analysis:

• The student answered all three bullet points and maintained a clear purpose throughout the letter.
• The information is logically organised in separate paragraphs, and each one of them is developed sufficiently, except for the item you lost.
• The introduction needs improvement with a proper introductory sentence; the student has used the wrong format.
• In terms of grammar, capitalization, and preposition errors exist in the response.
• The student must add compound and complex sentences to increase their band in grammar.

Learn how to write letters in the IELTS writing test.