Practice Makes Perfect

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EXERCICE

Using the information provided, write each address as if on an envelope.

1.  avenue Leclerc / 12 / Monique Meru / Lille / Madame / 59000 / France

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5/29/18   9:29 AM

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2.  75009 / MM. / Royen et Sanson / Société Productrice d’Electricité / Paris / boulevard 

  Haussmann / 10

3.  Fort de France / Martinique / 5 / rue de la Liberté / Hôtel Le Lafayette / 97200

Writing a letter

In both informal and formal French letters, there usually does not appear any address at the top: 

A business letter is written on letterhead that provides the sender’s information, and a personal 

letter is often written on personalized stationery that also provides the sender’s information.

Place and date

Regardless of whether or not letterhead is used, the sender’s location (usually a city) appears at the 

top right of a letter and is separated from the date by a comma as follows:

Avignon, le 11 mars 2014

Salutations

In French and in English, the main difference between informal and formal salutations is the use 

of a title used in formal letters.