This essential new guide to speaking and writing effectively in French provides: * Over 100 model letters and postcards covering a wide variety of contexts, from business exchanges to booking a room in a hotel * A short guide to essay writing * Advice on using the telephone in France * The general rules to be observed when formulating a letter in French * Small advertisements, CVs, and minutes of a meeting This book is intended for students and teachers of French, as well as business professionals and travellers or anyone who needs to write a letter in French.