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Dates oraux d’anglais à Mathias : (en général première ou deuxième semaine de juin)
Date de l’écrit : (en général mi-mai) sujet tertiaire généraliste en deux parties : compte rendu en français et exercise d’expression en anglais
Sujets oral 2022 : from 1 to 8
vocabulaire du secteur tertiaire
les chiffres, les nombres, la monnaie…
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Tuesday, March 21st
Getting ready for the exam: Why do I need a Website + video
Tuesday, March 14th
Using OpenAI ChatGPT, feed it the following prompt (copy and paste) and enjoy the conversation:
Hello I am a French IT student and I would like you to have a professional conversation with me in English. Ask me simple questions, one at a time, and in a separate paragraph correct my answers as well as suggest ways to improve them.
Friday, March 3rd
Write about 5 sentences describing your latest professional experience.
If you have an OpenAI Chat GPT account use it with the following prompt, followed by your sentences.
The following text was written by a French student, turn it into simple and proper English and in a second part explain some of the language mistakes:
Friday, February 24th
Getting ready for the oral exam: e-waste + video
2. another article on the same topic : https://www.alphabold.com/top-five-cybersecurity-trends-for-2023-beyond/
3. this article is interesting because it contains a lot of vocabulary which you may use for the exam.
video featured in: https://www.stylefactoryproductions.com/blog/chromebook-review
4. a last video about tech trends, so that you remenber the word TREND and think about using it during the exam (written, oral or both!)
video featured in: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/top-10-tech-trends-2023-everyone-must-ready-bernard-marr
Friday, December 16th
Friday, December 9th
Use this form to write about BOTH texts below:
H&M, fast fashion and the environment
McDonald’s Canada to remove single-use plastic from restaurants
Tuesday, December 6th
online English Quizzes @ l’ETUDIANT magazine
Friday, December 2nd
BBC Learning English – Big Business – International Law – What is a multinational?
Tuesday, November 29th
Sujets oral BTS CG 2021, des sujets typiques des BTS tertiaires qui donne une bonne idée des thèmes du sujet d’écrit
Friday, November 25th
Friday, November 18th
Bruno (Ransomware) / Thomas (Ransomware) / Matis (MFA)
Tuesday, November 8th
Choose 1 among the following subjects and get ready for a mock oral exam:
Friday, November 18th: Bruno (Ransomware) / Thomas (Ransomware) / Matis (MFA)
Tuesday, November 22nd: Gabin (MFA) /Romain V (Ransomware) / Romain L (Metaverse)
Tuesday, November 29th: Jean-Emilien Cybersecurity)
Friday, October 21st
After the autumn holidays we will conduct a series of mock oral exams based on the following subjects
Tuesday, October 18th
videos about some recurring themes at the exam
Choosing an OS for your computer
Friday, October 14th
Write about the picture below using this form (adapted from the handout “how to talk about any document“) and some vocabulary help.
Tuesday, October 11th
some reading material, browse and choose to focus on one magazine or booklet
Tuesday, October 4th and Friday, October 7th
Oral exam : subject 2 + video 2
Prepare the presentation and send it to me via email at pierre@acobas.net
Friday, September 30th
Monday, September 26th
=> imitate those structures to coin similar sentences in an IT context and send them to me using the contact form.
Friday, September 23rd
Use the following form to comment upon this text.
Tuesday, September 20th
- ADVICE
- 10 Things to Look for When Buying a Laptop
- The top 10 things to consider when buying a new laptop
- How to Pick an Operating System
- Which Operating System Should You Choose for Your Next PC
- Top Ten Safe Computing Tips
- 50+ Internet Security Tips & Tricks from Top Experts
- Ways to Access Your Files From Anywhere
- Getting started with your first computer: all the vocabulary you need to talk to a newbie!
- TROUBLESHOOTING
- www.gcflearnfree.org/windowsbasics/troubleshooting-basic-problems/1/
- www.computerhope.com/basic.htm
- www.pcworld.com/article/2047667/how-to-solve-the-10-most-common-tech-support-problems-yourself.html
- www.wikihow.com/Troubleshoot-a-Computer
- EXPRESSING ADVICE IN ENGLISH
- Top 10 Ways To Give Advice In English
- Making Suggestions and Giving Advice in English
Friday, September 16th
Getting ready :
=> useful vocabulary and ideas to play your role during the exam => prepare a list of phrases to remember for the exam
- 10 Things to Look for When Buying a Laptop
- The top 10 things to consider when buying a new laptop
- How to Pick an Operating System
- Which Operating System Should You Choose for Your Next PC
- Top Ten Safe Computing Tips
- 50+ Internet Security Tips & Tricks from Top Experts
- Ways to Access Your Files From Anywhere
Tuesday, September 13th
Email me (pierre@acobas.net) your account of your work placement (GB) / internship (US) by the end of the class. You my find some inspiration in the following handout:
Friday, September 9th
Prepare a detailed account of your work placement (GB) / internship (US) to be able to explain to me what you did and where, with the main focus on your project. Be ready to talk for about five minutes and to answer a couple of questions.
Tuesday, September 6th
Oral exam, subject 1 + video 1
Friday, September 2nd
Written exam from May 2022. “Wait, Why Are Manhole Covers Round?” by Mirel Zaman, from Refinery29.com.
