You recently attended a meeting at a hotel. When you returned home, you found you had left some important papers at the hotel. Write a letter to the manager of the hotel. In your letter: - say where you think you left the papers - explain why they are so important - tell the manager what you want him/her to do.
Sample Response
Dear Sir or Madam,Dear Sir/ Madam,
I am writing to inform you that I left some important documents in my room during a meeting held at your hotelyour esteemed hotel, Deluxe Inn, on January 3rd. I stayedresided in room 201 from January 2nd to 4th.
The documents, which are absolutely critical for my upcoming triptravels, are likely in the second drawer from the left within the room’s wardrobealmirah. They are enclosed in an envelope with my name, Rama, clearly written on it. Among these vital documents are my passport and visa, essential for my flight scheduled in just four days.
I would be veryimmensely grateful if you could check the room for the envelope. If it is found, I would appreciate it ifI would be most appreciative if you could return it promptly by mailexpedite its return by mailing it to the address listed on this letter. I understand there might be costs for express deliveryassociated costs for expedited shipping, and I am happy to cover them.
Thank you for your time and assistance in this urgent matter. Your prompt attention to this would be greatly appreciated.
Yours sincerelySincerely,
Rama
Why this response received Band 8.0
The response fully achieves its purpose through precise locating details, a convincing explanation of urgency, and a clear, courteous request for return. Its main weakness is occasional over-formality and repetition in phrases expressing gratitude and importance; the best improvement would be to use slightly more natural, economical wording while retaining the strong specificity and professional tone.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
All three bullet points are fully developed with specific details, an appropriately formal tone, and a clear sense of urgency.
Make the requested action even more complete by supplying or explicitly referring to the exact postal address for the return.
Coherence and Cohesion
The letter progresses smoothly from context to location, importance, and requested action, with clear paragraphing and effective referencing.
Reduce the repeated closing expressions of appreciation so the final paragraph is more concise.
Lexical Resource
The response uses a wide and precise vocabulary for location, urgency, and delivery, though a few choices sound more formal than necessary.
Prefer natural business-letter phrasing over heavily emphatic expressions such as repeated forms of deep gratitude.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Complex relative, conditional, and passive structures are used accurately throughout, with strong control of punctuation and agreement.
Refine the opening salutation spacing and keep long request sentences as direct as possible for maximum clarity.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
You recently attended a meeting at a hotel. When you returned home, you found you had left some important papers at the hotel. Write a letter to the manager of the hotel. In your letter:
- say where you think you left the papers
- explain why they are so important
- tell the manager what you want him/her to do.
Your response
Write the task yourself, then compare your choices with the annotated response.