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 Hotel Manager,
I am writing to inform you that I may have left a brown leather shoulder bag at your hotelhostel, Shine, during my stay from December 16th to 18th. I attended a meeting for IntertechIntertech company on the evening of the 17th and I believe I left the bag onby the bedside table in room 405 on the fourth floor when I departed on the morning of the 18thon the 18th morning.
The bag contains important files I urgently need for an upcoming promotion-related meetingpromotion meeting at my office next week. Losing these documents would significantly impact my career advancement.
I would be incredibly grateful if you could check room 405 for my brown leather shoulder bag. Should it be found, kindly contact me onat my phone number, 756891011, to arrange its return. I will be availablereadily available to answer your call.
Yours sincerelySincerely,
Robin K.
Why this response received Band 8.0
The response is strongest in its precise location details, clearly explained urgency, and courteous, well-organised request for help. The main limitation is occasional imprecise or awkward wording, including the reference to a hostel and the phrase about departing on the eighteenth morning, while the response is also marginally short. Correct those word choices and add a brief practical detail about return arrangements.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
All three bullet points are fully addressed with specific, relevant details, and the request remains appropriately courteous and purposeful.
Briefly clarify how the bag should be returned so the requested action is entirely complete.
Coherence and Cohesion
Paragraphing cleanly separates the loss, importance, and requested action, creating a clear and natural progression.
Reduce minor repetition of the bag and room details where reference words would preserve clarity.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is varied and generally precise, especially when explaining the documents’ importance and arranging their return.
Replace “hostel” with “hotel” and revise a few less natural collocations such as “promotion meeting.”
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Complex sentences and conditional forms are used accurately, with only a few minor phrasing and punctuation slips.
Use the natural time expression “on the morning of the 18th” and check closing capitalization.
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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
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