2013/14 – 3rd Yr – La lettre Formelle

La lettre formelle:

 

(MY Address)                                                                                   (Place and date)

Rose O’Reilly                                                                                    Galway, le 19 novembre

14 King street

Galway, Co Galway

Irlande

 

                                                                                    à

                                                                                    (Address of my correspondant)

                                                                                    Francois Hollande

                                                                                    L’Elysee

                                                                                    Paris

                                                                                    France

 

 

Monsieur,

 

Je m’appelle Mr McElree et je vous contacte pour vous faire part d’une idée que j’ai eue cette semaine. Ce projet me tient à cœur et j’aimerais vous le présenter. à VARIETY OF TENSES

 

Always use « vous » in a formal letter.

Do not be too informal with your correspondent.

Use the conditional present.

Use more formal vocabulary / expressions.

 

. Introduce yourself and your project

. explain the project (which is about setting up a exchange program between the Irish and the French president and their cabinet, give the date, cultural/political exchange)

 

Le cabinet                           Monsieur / Messieurs, Madame / Mesdames

Le ministre                         Un programme d’échange entre

Le premier ministre       Culturel

Le gouvernement            Politique

 

Yours faithfully, = Je vous prie d’agréer, Monsieur, l’expression de mes plus sincères salutations,

 

Dr D.McElree

 

Layout: 6 points

Com:    12 points

Lang:    12 points

 

HW: Thursday – Finish this formal letter

Next Tuesday – exercise 8 p107

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