8.2.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION FOR SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH
JONATHAN UPJOHN, EDP SCIENCES , PARIS / SERVICE DES LANGUES, UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER, GRENOBLE
Make a drawing of the system. Insert all the different elements into the
drawing. Indicate distances
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(N.B. A part of the information that you require is given after exercise 8.3.)
WORK SHEET
UNIT 8 : MODALITY
IFREMER & POLYMETALLIC NODULES
KEY WORDS
Beneath = dessous
NEW WORDS
To empty = vider
To expect = s'attendre à
faisable, techniquement possible
handle = manier, manipuler
soulever
(A) bubble = bulle
Pump
To
Otherwise =
autrement, sans cela
To propel =
DO YOU RECOGNIZE THESE
WORDS?
Remote controlled =
télécommandé, commandé à distance
scatter = disperser, éparpiller
convient, apte
Platform
Motor
Cable
being considered. The first one uses air bubbles to lift the nodules up the
pipe. Fill in the details:
Polymetallic nodules (small rocks containing
To
(A)
shortage = manque, insuffisance
solve = résoudre
Pipe
8.3. Because of the technological difficulties, three different pump systems are
Provided = pourvu que, à
condition que
Robot
Vehicle
To lift =
Likely = probable, vraisemblable
Offshore = au large
propulser
To crush = écraser, broyer
Feasible =
To
valuable metals, found on the seabed,
particularly in the Pacific Ocean)
SYSTEM 1 a) Pressure required : _____________________________________
Centrifugal
Suitable for : _____________________ mixtures ____________
Nickel
Suitable = qui
Worthwhile = qui en
SYSTEM 2 b)
vaut la peine qui
Type of pump : _______________________________________
8.1. Transcribe the missing words:
SYSTEM 3 c) Type of pump : standard : _______________________________
The rate at which we are currently consuming minerals ____________________
State of nodules: _______________________________________
____________________________________ that we find new sources, otherwise
the industrialized world will be faced with severe shortages in the very near future.
________________________________________ , Ifremer is the French national
marine institute with bases in Paris and the South of France. ________________
__________ that they are particularly interested in is the exploration of the seabed
________________________________ they are building a semi-automated system
for mining the polymetallic nodules scattered on the ocean bottom.
State of nodules : ______________________________________
8.4.
How many years will it take before Ifremer think that under-water mining
will be profitable? ________________________________________________
What will be the cost of research and development? ________________
What would operating costs be? ________________________________
8.5.
Listen to the text and complete with the phrases expressing HYPOTHESIS
& MODALITY.
When you have finished, stop the recoding.
Insert the
synonyms for the box
… it is almost certainly going to … if they are able to … technically possible …
will in principle be … is thought probable … supposes that it is true … predicting …
SYNONYMS
The French government a) _______________________
that because of growing competition ………….... They are
b) ________________ that by the year 2005 the supply
of polymetallic nodules c) _______________________
exceed half of France's nickel needs and all its cobalt and
manganese. d) ________________________________
solve the political issues they are confident that seabed
mining is not only e) ______________________ but it
f) _________________________ profitable. So, what
stage are they at now, then? It g) _________________
__________ that the French government will give the
go-ahead ...
a) __________________
_____________________
b) __________________
_____________________
c) __________________
_____________________
d) __________________
_____________________
e) __________________
_____________________
f) __________________
_____________________
g) __________________
_____________________