General
Your English Course
Click on the documents below to see your English group and read about this semester's English course.
Centre de Langues Links:
TOEIC 31st March:
Lesson 1, 13th January 2023
The TOEIC Test:
First read the description of the format of the TOEIC Test.
Then, use the documents below to do the test. You may do this during your timetable slot for English on 13/1/23, or at another time this week, and before Monday 16th January, if you prefer - you must enter your scores on the collaborative document before Monday 16th.
Respect the times indicated. The test will take 2 hours.
You will then need about 30 minutes to correct your test. Do not consult the corrections until you have finished doing the test.
PLEASE enter your results on the collaborative document (link below) before Monday 16th January, and finally, use the corrections to help you understand your errors.
The format of the test
The test
The answers
Collaborative Link - Please type in your scores as indicated
Video/Listening scripts
Click below to read the scripts of the documents you have studied in class
The Earthshot Prize
BY 2030, WE CHOOSE TO FIX THE WORLD’S CLIMATE BY CUTTING OUT CARBON: BUILDING A CARBON-NEUTRAL ECONOMY THAT LETS EVERY CULTURE, COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY THRIVE
Proofreading
On the Friday afternoon when you will not be doing your oral presentation, please work on the 3 exercises / links in this section. These concentrate on typical student errors that we have seen in written work and heard in oral presentations.
The work you do in this section may help you correct or understand the errors you regularly make when writing and speaking English.
You may also work in the grammar section.
Y BENZOUBAIR'S GROUP
TOEIC 31st MARCH
S COCKBURN'S GROUP
Watch the video and make a note of the shortened words
TOEIC 31st MARCH
C POUTIER-PEYTUREAU'S GROUP
Lesson 1 - January 20th 2023
Lesson 4 - Feb 24th 2023
March 17th 2023 - Eating insects.
J HENRY'S GROUP
TOEIC 31st MARCH
DS 2020: Prosecco
Vineyard Techniques and Winemaking
First read the 'Hills of Prosecco' text below.
Then watch the video 'Organic, Biodynamic and Sustainable Wine' .
You are going to use the information from these documents to write the report below. The third document (PDF) can also be exploited and you can search internet for supplementary information on this subject if you wish.
According to the information you have collected, write a report (minimum 250 words) entitled:
Problems caused by the traditional winemaking industry and how new wine production methods could provide a solution
Include the following information (this is not a paragraph plan, but a list of information that must be included):-problems with the traditional methods and the idea that new methods could solve these problems- an explanation of what exactly organic vine growing and winemaking methods are- an explanation of what exactly biodynamic vine growing and winemaking methods are- an explanation of what exactly sustainable vine growing and winemaking methods are- details of the advantages of these new techniques and what they focus on in order to make the necessary changes- your own comments
DS 2021: Fungi
Magic Mushrooms?
First read the text below.
Then watch the 3 videos. BE CAREFUL: you watch all of the first video, but only extracts of the other 2 videos - take note of the counter numbers indicated.
You are going to use the information from these documents to write the report below.
According to the information you have collected, write a report (minimum 250 words) entitled:
How can fungi save the world ?
Include information about:
- the plastic problem (give details), and 2 ways in which fungi could contribute to reducing this- the petroleum pollution problem, and how fungi can reduce this, but also contribute to restoring the ecosystem- the necessity of sustainability concerning the fashion industry and how fungi has been used to work towards remediating this- your own comments
DS 2022: COVID
Now that we are seeing the end of the acute phase of the epidemic of COVID -19, the world is starting to analyse the causes and the effects of the event on nature.
Read and watch the documents provided and write an article entitled:
COVID 19: the causes and the multiple positive and negative effects
DS 2023
Watch the 2 videos and read the text, then write a report on forest fires. Include information about positive and negative effects of forest fires and management methods that could mitigate their appearance and impact.