Sample letters

The following sample material is taken from the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary.

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Personal and Social Correspondence

• Announcing a wedding in the family
• Invitation to a wedding
• Announcing the birth of a baby
• Condolences: formal
• Thanks for condolences: formal
• Condolences: informal
• Thanks for condolences: informal

Holidays and Travel Plans

• Enquiry to the tourist office
• Enquiry to a tour operator
• Booking a hotel room
• Cancelling a hotel booking
• Renting a holiday house
• Booking a caravan site
• Enquiry to a camp site

Seeking employment and the world of work

• Looking for a placement in a computer company
• Enquiring about jobs
• Looking for a job
• Replying to a job ad
• Offering a job as an au pair
• Applying for a job as an au pair
• Covering letter for a CV
• Accepting a job
• Turning down a job
• Giving a reference
• Resigning from a post
• CV: English graduate
• CV: Male English senior executive

Source: The Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary